R Pass required variable from ODBC/HANA connection to sql statement - sql

Question

I have a table I am trying to call with my usual method
sql <- 'SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM "_SYS_BIC"."data-path.self-service.DOIP/table_name"'
df <- dbGetQuery(jdbcConnection, sql)
and receive the error
Error in .verify.JDBC.result(r, "Unable to retrieve JDBC result set for ", :
Unable to retrieve JDBC result set for SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM "_SYS_BIC"."data-path.self-service.DOIP/table_name" (SAP DBTech JDBC: [2048]: column store error: search table error: [34023] Instantiation of calculation model failed;exception 306106: Undefined variable: $$IP_ExtractionWeekFrom$$. Variable is marked as required but not set in the query)
I've been trying to insert IP_ExtractionWeekFrom into the sql statement with a where clause with no luck
param1 <- 201943
sql <- 'SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM "_SYS_BIC"."ccf-edw.self-service.DOIP/R_CA_B_DemandPlan" where
"$$IP_ExtractionWeek$$" = ?'
SpringVisit <- dbGetQuery(jdbcConnection, sql, param1)
I've tried the term surrounded by the "$$" and without, and both with and without "$$" sourrounded in quotes and not. Usually am met with an "invalid column name" error.
Is this supposed to be called with something other than a where clause?

Answer 1

Consider maintaining your working Tableau query with the integration of parameters in R with properly handling of double quotes for identifiers and single quotes for literals.
Additionally, parameterization is not supported with the old ('PLACEHOLDER'= ('<varname>', <varvalue>)) syntax.
Instead, as explained in How to escape sql injection from HANA placeholder use the PLACEHOLDER."<varname>" => ? syntax.
param1 <- 201943
sql <- "SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM \"_SYS_BIC\".\"ccf-edw.self-service.DOIP/R_CA_B_DemandPlan\"(
PLACEHOLDER.\"$$IP_ExtractionWeekFrom$$\", ?),
PLACEHOLDER.\"$$IP_ExtractionWeekTo$$\",?)
)\"_SYS_BIC\".\"ccf-edw.self-service.DOIP/R_CA_B_DemandPlan\"
WHERE (1 <> 0)"
SpringVisit <- dbGetQuery(jdbcConnection, sql, param1, param1)
Additionally, if your JDBC already connects to the schema_SYS_BIC, use the synonymous qualifier :: as original query in order to reference package and calculation view:
sql <- "SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM \"ccf-edw.self-service.DOIP::R_CA_B_DemandPlan\"(
PLACEHOLDER.\"$$IP_ExtractionWeekFrom$$\", ?),
PLACEHOLDER.\"$$IP_ExtractionWeekTo$$\", ? )
)\"ccf-edw.self-service.DOIP::R_CA_B_DemandPlan\"
WHERE (1 <> 0)"