I have a query that searches saved records and creates a report based on the record(s). Some of the fields are searchable either independently or in association with other parts of the saved record (e.g., one could search the ID, location, and/or whether or not police were notified). However, I run into problems when searching by date.
I have fields for the user to input Start Date and End Date of their desired date range. When ONE or NEITHER field are filled, the search pulls up all records AFTER the Start Date, BEFORE the end date, or ALL the records. When BOTH fields are filled, the search pulls up a record where all fields are blank (which does not exist in the table).
Each searchable field uses the same criteria in the Query:
Like Nz([field that you're searching],"*")
But the date range uses a modified version (sorry if it's SUPER clunky):
Like Nz(([Data_Input_Table].[Day_Current])>=[Forms]![Search_Form]![Start_Date_Lookup_text] And ([Data_Input_Table].[Day_Current])<=[Forms]![Search_Form]![End_Date_Lookup_text],"*")
Ideally, I'd like the user to search by NEITHER, ONE, or BOTH Start Date and End Date.
Please help!
You can't use Like on dates. Try this:
[Data_Input_Table].[Day_Current] >= Nz([Forms]![Search_Form]![Start_Date_Lookup_text], [Data_Input_Table].[Day_Current]) And [Data_Input_Table].[Day_Current] <= Nz([Forms]![Search_Form]![End_Date_Lookup_text], [Data_Input_Table].[Day_Current])
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I'm currently facing a problem working with a CV on SAP HANA.
Basically my goal is to create a calculated field on every row, based on the content of another field of the same row.
More specifically, I have a column of dates with the current format (YYYYMMDD) and I have to automatically create an associated field based on current criterias:
the date with the current month and year has to be associated with 0;
every month after the current one, has to be, in order, increased by one (example: for 20220930 I have 0, for 20221030 I have 1, for 20221230 I have 3.. for 20231230 I have 15, this until 600);
if more than one row has the same date, the calculated field has to be the same, that means that, for example, if more than one row has 20221030, I need to have 1 on all of them).
My first idea was to use a rank node, but the outcome is not as I expected.
Attached, there is a screenshot of a data preview of my attempt (just showing the dates and rank_field columns..).
Any advice is welcome, thanks.
Example of data
I set up a google forms form for my work where my employees pass information and this information is recorded in a spreadsheet. The information, when recorded, automatically inserts a date and time in the first column of form responses. However, when I enter the code = month (a1), it always returns the answer "1" or "January" and this information does not match the date entered in the column. How do I fix this?
If you are entering '=month(a1)' for every row, then you are always taking the month of the top left cell in the sheet. You would need to adjust the row number for the row you are in.
You could use something like '=month(now())' to ensure you are always getting the month of the current date.
In MS Access SQL, I have a query that uses two excel tables, one with all the data and a second as an input, the input fields are names, start date and end date. The query i wrote will return data from the first tale where the name is matched and the date falls between the range of start to end.
The problem is when the start and end date fields are left empty the query returns nothing, i need a query that when the date range is empty it will just match the name and return all dates with the matching name. I attached my query that I have so far
You want logic like this:
where (sheet1.b1_file_dd > [inputs].start_date or [inputs].start_date is null) and
(sheet1.b1_file_dd < [inputs].end_date or [inputs].end_date is null)
I have a report which runs weekly and in one of the tables it says week1, week2 etc all the way to the recent week (e.g. week28 currently)
This table is in the report and I would like the week28 value to be in the title. The title reads "summary report for" I want to place the week number at the end so every week the report is run it changes.
There are also a couple of other places I would like to place the dynamic value but i'm guessing the code will be the same.
Assuming you have a sorted dataset called "MyDataset" with a column that contains the week names called "Week", you could simply use the following expression:
=Last(Fields!Week.Value, "MyDataset")
This returns the last value in the Week column of MyDataset.
Alternatively, you could construct the week number using some of the date functions, for example the datepart function
I am proposing to have a table (the design isn't settled on yet and can be altered dependent upon the views expressed in reply to this question) that will have a primary key of type int (using auto increment) and a field (ReturnPeriod of type Nchar) that will contain data in the form of '06 2013' (representing in this instance June 2013).
I would simply like to return 06 or whatever happens to be in the last record entered in the table. This table will never grow by more than 4 records per annum (so it will never be that big). It also has a column indicating the date that the last entry was created.
That column seems to my mind at least to be the most suitable candidate for getting the last record, so essentially I'd like to know if sql has a inbuilt function for comparing the date the query is run to the nearest match in a column, and to return the first two characters of a field.
So far I have:
Select Mid(ReturnPeriod,1,2) from Returns
Where DateReturnEntered = <and this is where I'm stuck>
What I'm looking for is a where clause that would get me the last entered record using the date the query is run as its reference point(DateRetunEntered of type Date contains the date a record was entered).
Of course there may be an even easier way to guarantee that one has the last record in which case I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks
I think you should store ReturnPeriod as a datetime for example not 06 2013 as a VARCHAR but 01.06.2013 as a DATETIME (first day of 06.2013).
In this case, if I've got your question right, you can use GETDATE() to get current time:
SELECT TOP 1 MONTH(ReturnPeriod)
FROM Returns
WHERE DateReturnEntered<=GETDATE()
ORDER BY DateReturnEntered DESC
If you store ReturnPeriod as a varchar then
SELECT TOP 1 LEFT(ReturnPeriod,2)
FROM Returns
WHERE DateReturnEntered<=GETDATE()
ORDER BY DateReturnEntered DESC
I would store your ReturnPeriod as a date datatype, using a nominal 1st of the month, e.g. 1 Jun 2013, if you don't have the actual date.
This will allow direct comparison against your entered date, with trivial formatting of the return value if required.
Your query would then find the latest date prior to your date entered.
SELECT MONTH(MAX(ReturnPeriod)) AS ReturnMonth
FROM Returns
WHERE ReturnPeriod <= #DateReturnEntered