i'm trying to GROUP by a created field in LOAD statement.
Here's my script:
LOAD
"EFF_DATE",
Dual(Month(EFF_DATE) & '-' & Date(EFF_DATE, 'YY'), Num(Year(EFF_DATE)) & Num(Month(EFF_DATE), '00')) AS MonthYear,
Max("EFF_DATE");
SELECT "EFF_DATE"
FROM "DataSet"
GROUP BY "MonthYear";
I'm getting the following error:
General error;260 invalid column name: MonthYear: line 4 col 10
I'm trying to find the Max EFF DATE in each MonthYear grouping.
Please assist.
I am assuming you are trying to find the end date of each month with the max(EFF_DATE) expression. If not tell me what you are trying to do and I'll edit my answer
Try this
SOURCE_DATES:
SELECT "EFF_DATE"
FROM "DataSet";
DATES:
LOAD
"EFF_DATE",
Dual(Month(EFF_DATE) & '-' & Date(EFF_DATE, 'YY'), Num(Year(EFF_DATE)) & Num(Month(EFF_DATE), '00')) AS MonthYear,
monthend("EFF_DATE") as MaxDate
resident SOURCE_DATES;
drop table SOURCE_DATES;
What you are trying to do is pass the group by to the SELECT before it has been created.
Even though the preceding load is typed in before the select it is only executed after the entire result set has been returned. You will require some other method to perform that group by at that step if it is needed in that step.
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I'm looking at doing some report development for one of our Training softwares. I finally got some queries working in FB Maestro, as I'm only familiar with SQL and Oracle.
I have the following query that works and returns results, but when trying to set up a parameter for the display name, the query runs (at least it returns no errors) however the dataset does not return any data. Has anyone worked with these before?
Here's the query:
Select CertStatus, DisplayName, Count(CertStatus) From ( With cte as (Select * From (Select COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.CourseTitle, COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.CourseNumber, "MaxTrainedCompletionDate", "Course_ID", PersonnelView.DISPLAYNAME, COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RecertificationValue, COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONUNIT_ID,
CASE
WHEN COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONUNIT_ID = 3 THEN DATEADD(year, 1*COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONVALUE, MaxTrainingView."MaxTrainedCompletionDate")
WHEN COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONUNIT_ID = 2 THEN DATEADD(month, 1*COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONVALUE, MaxTrainingView."MaxTrainedCompletionDate")
WHEN COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONUNIT_ID = 1 THEN DATEADD(week, 1*COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONVALUE, MaxTrainingView."MaxTrainedCompletionDate")
WHEN COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONUNIT_ID = 0 THEN DATEADD(day, 1*COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.RECERTIFICATIONVALUE, MaxTrainingView."MaxTrainedCompletionDate") END
AS ExpirationDate
From MAXTRAININGVIEW
INNER JOIN PERSONNELVIEW ON (MAXTRAININGVIEW."Personnel_ID" = PERSONNELVIEW.PERSONNELID) INNER JOIN COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES ON (MAXTRAININGVIEW."Course_ID" = COURSEVERSIONSWITHAGGREGATES.COURSEID)
WHERE Personnelview.DisplayName = 'Aaron')) Select CourseTitle, CourseNumber, "MaxTrainedCompletionDate", "Course_ID", DisplayName, RecertificationValue, Recertificationunit_ID, ExpirationDate,
CASE WHEN ExpirationDate > current_date Then 'Active' WHEN ExpirationDate < current_date Then 'Expired' END As CertStatus from cte) Group By CertStatus, DisplayName
This returns values with the static value of 'Aaron' in report builder. But trying to use a parameter, it does not throw an error in report builder, however it just does not return any data.
For example this:
WHERE Personnelview.DisplayName = '#DisplayName'))
I've got the parameter based off another data set query, and that seems to work (it gives me the option to select employees)
Here is an example of it passing 'Aaron' (with personal info removed)
Example of passing #FName Parameter:
If you want to pass the parameter in report, other type database might not recognize query like "where [field] in #parameter", so I think you could try to use filter to achieve this goal(create a filter in dataset, and create a parameter, then specify it in filter properties).
I'm working with a access database and vb6. My table has a field named "InvoiceDate" which is a text field. I'm not allowed to make database modifications. So I guess my only option is to change the text field into a date/time field in my query. I found several methods to do so. They are as follows.
Format(InvoiceDate, "yyyy/mm/dd")
(DateSerial(Left(InvoiceDate,4),Mid(InvoiceDate,5,2),Right(InvoiceDate,2))
Between #2015/01/01# And #2016/01/01#))
DateValue(InvoiceDate, "yyyy/mm/dd")
CDate(InvoiceDate, "yyyy/mm/dd")
But those 4 methods didn't work. I can't figure out this.
The query I'm using as follows
SELECT Invoice.InvoiceDate, InvoicedProduct.InvoiceType, Invoice.InvoiceStatus,
Invoice.RetailerID, Invoice.DailySalesID, Invoice.RepID,
InvoicedProduct.Quantity, InvoicedProduct.UnitRate,
InvoicedProduct.TotalItemValue
FROM Invoice
INNER JOIN InvoicedProduct
ON (Invoice.DailySalesID = InvoicedProduct.DailySalesID)
AND (Invoice.RepID = InvoicedProduct.RepID)
AND (Invoice.InvoiceID = InvoicedProduct.InvoiceID)
WHERE (((InvoicedProduct.ProductID)='9010001174130.4')
AND (DateValue(Invoice.InvoiceDate) Between #2015/01/01# And #2016/01/01#))
GROUP BY Invoice.InvoiceDate, InvoicedProduct.InvoiceType, Invoice.InvoiceStatus,
Invoice.RetailerID, Invoice.DailySalesID, Invoice.RepID,
InvoicedProduct.Quantity, InvoicedProduct.UnitRate,
InvoicedProduct.TotalItemValue
HAVING (((InvoicedProduct.InvoiceType)='Invoice' OR (InvoicedProduct.InvoiceType)='Sound')
AND ((Invoice.InvoiceStatus)='VALID'))
ORDER BY Invoice.InvoiceDate;
This gives me the error "Data Type mismatch in criteria expression"
Following two types are include in my InvoiceDate Field
2016/01/04 10:00: AM and 2016/01/20 08:25 PM
The only difference is the colon after the time
Please help.
Thank you.
Your criteria:
DateValue(Invoice.InvoiceDate) Between #2015/01/01# And #2016/01/01#
is correct, so the error message indicates, that one or more of your text dates in InvoiceDate don't represent a valid date, like 2015-06-31 or Null.
Run a query to check this:
Select *, IsDate(InvoiceDate) As ValidDate From Invoice
and see if any of the values of ValidDate are False.
To ignore the extra colon:
DateValue(Replace(Invoice.InvoiceDate, ": ", " ")) Between #2015/01/01# And #2016/01/01#
I have a simple query in PostgreSQL which is ok when I run it without any query parameters :
select date_trunc('week', action_time),count(*) from event
group by date_trunc('week', action_time);
But if I try to send the 'week' as a parameter like this (in Java):
PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement
("select date_trunc(?, action_time),count(*) from event"
+ " group by date_trunc(?, action_time)");
statement.setString(1,"week");
statement.setString(2,"week");
statement.execute();
it'll throw the following error:
ERROR: column "event.action_time" must appear in the GROUP BY clause or
be used in an aggregate function
is this normal behavior ?
When the query is prepared there's no guarantee that you will bind the same value ('week') for both placeholders. If you don't, the query would be illegal, and that's why postgres doesn't allow preparing it.
One way around this could be to change your query so you only bind 'week' once, and use it from inside a subquery:
PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement
("select dt, count(*) from (select date_trunc(?, action_time) as dt "
+ "from event) s group by dt");
statement.setString(1,"week");
statement.execute();
I think this should work, but Postgres can be a bit finicky. For instance, the following does not work:
select date_trunc(val, now())
from (select 'week' as val) t
But this does:
select date_trunc(val, now())
from (select cast('week' as text) as val) t
You might check if this version works:
select date_trunc(datepart, action_time), count(*)
from event cross join
(select cast(? as text) as datepart) vars
group by date_trunc(datepart, action_time);
And then supply only one parameter.
Like Mureinik mentioned its because postgres cant prove the statement arguments are the same.
I was able to use a column alias to provide the argument once.
eg
select date_trunc(?, action_time), count(*) from event
group by date_trunc(?, action_time);
becomes
select date_trunc(?, action_time) as action_t, count(*) from event
group by action_t;
i'm having an issue comparing a date in an access database. basically i'm parsing out a date from a text field, then trying to compare that date to another to only pull newer/older records.
so far i have everything working, but when i try to add the expression to the where clause, it's acting like it's not a date value.
here's the full SQL:
SELECT
Switch(Isdate(TRIM(LEFT(bc_testingtickets.notes, Instr(bc_testingtickets.notes, ' ')))) = false, 'NOT ASSIGNED!!!') AS [Assigned Status],
TRIM(LEFT(bc_testingtickets.notes, Instr(bc_testingtickets.notes, ' '))) AS [Last Updated Date],
bc_testingtickets.notes AS [Work Diary],
bc_testingtickets.ticket_id,
clients.client_code,
bc_profilemain.SYSTEM,
list_picklists.TEXT,
list_picklists_1.TEXT,
list_picklists_2.TEXT,
list_picklists_3.TEXT,
bc_testingtickets.createdate,
bc_testingtickets.completedate,
Datevalue(TRIM(LEFT([bc_TestingTickets].[notes], Instr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes], ' ')))) AS datetest
FROM list_picklists AS list_picklists_3
RIGHT JOIN (list_picklists AS list_picklists_2
RIGHT JOIN (list_picklists AS list_picklists_1
RIGHT JOIN (bc_profilemain
RIGHT JOIN (((bc_testingtickets
LEFT JOIN clients
ON
bc_testingtickets.broker = clients.client_id)
LEFT JOIN list_picklists
ON
bc_testingtickets.status = list_picklists.id)
LEFT JOIN bc_profile2ticketmapping
ON bc_testingtickets.ticket_id =
bc_profile2ticketmapping.ticket_id)
ON bc_profilemain.id =
bc_profile2ticketmapping.profile_id)
ON list_picklists_1.id = bc_testingtickets.purpose)
ON list_picklists_2.id = bc_profilemain.destination)
ON list_picklists_3.id = bc_profilemain.security_type
WHERE ( ( ( list_picklists.TEXT ) <> 'Passed'
AND ( list_picklists.TEXT ) <> 'Failed'
AND ( list_picklists.TEXT ) <> 'Rejected' )
AND ( ( bc_testingtickets.ticket_id ) <> 4386 ) )
GROUP BY bc_testingtickets.notes,
bc_testingtickets.ticket_id,
clients.client_code,
bc_profilemain.SYSTEM,
list_picklists.TEXT,
list_picklists_1.TEXT,
list_picklists_2.TEXT,
list_picklists_3.TEXT,
bc_testingtickets.createdate,
bc_testingtickets.completedate,
DateValue(TRIM(LEFT([bc_TestingTickets].[notes], Instr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes], ' '))))
ORDER BY Datevalue(TRIM(LEFT([bc_TestingTickets].[notes], Instr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes], ' '))));
the value i'm trying to compare against a various date is this:
DateValue(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' '))))
if i add a section to the where clause like below, i get the Data Type Mismatch error:
WHERE DateValue(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' ')))) > #4/1/2012#
i've even tried using the DateValue function around the manual date i'm testing with but i still get the mismatch error:
WHERE DateValue(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' ')))) > DateValue("4/1/2012")
any tips on how i can compare a date in this method? i can't change any fields in the database, ect, that's why i'm parsing the date in SQL and trying to manipulate it so i can run reports against it.
i've tried googling but nothing specifically talks about parsing a date from text and converting it to a date object. i think it may be a bug or the way the date is being returned from the left/trim functions. you can see i've added a column to the end of the SELECT statement called DateTest and it's obvious access is treating it like a date (when the query is run, it asks to sort by oldest to newest/newest to oldest instead of A-Z or Z-A), unlike the second column in the select.
thanks in advance for any tips/clues on how i can query based on the date.
edit:
i just tried the following statements in my where clause and still getting a mismatch:
CDate(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' ')))) > #4/1/2012#
CDate(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' ')))) >
CDate("4/1/2012") CDate(DateValue(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' '))))) > #4/1/2012#
i tried with all the various combinations i could think of regarding putting CDate inside of DateValue, outside, ect. the CDate function does look like what i should be using though. not sure why it's still throwing the error.
here's a link to a screenshot showing the results of the query http://ramonecung.com/access.jpg. there's two screenshots in one image.
You reported you get Data Type Mismatch error with this WHERE clause.
WHERE DateValue(Trim(Left([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],
InStr([bc_TestingTickets].[notes],' ')))) > #4/1/2012#
That makes me wonder whether [bc_TestingTickets].[notes] can ever be Null, either because the table design allows Null for that field, or Nulls are prohibited by the design but are present in the query's set of candidate rows as the result of a LEFT or RIGHT JOIN.
If Nulls are present, your situation may be similar to this simple query which also triggers the data type mismatch error:
SELECT DateValue(Trim(Left(Null,InStr(Null,' '))));
If that proves to be the cause of your problem, you will have to design around it somehow. I can't offer a suggestion about how you should do that. Trying to analyze your query scared me away. :-(
It seems like you are having a problem with the type conversion. In this case, I believe that you are looking for the CDate function.
A problem might be the order of the date parts. A test in the Immediate window shows this
?cdate(#4/1/2012#)
01.04.2012
?cdate(#2012/1/4#)
04.01.2012
Write the dates backwards in the format yyyy/MM/dd and thus avoiding inadverted swapping of days and months!
DateValue("2012/1/4")
and
CDate(#2012/1/4#)
I have a column called DayShift in a table which is of Yes/No data type (Boolean). The result Output I want is: if the value is true, display "Day" else display night.
I have tried the following:
SELECT iif(DayShift=Yes,"Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
SELECT iif(DayShift,"Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
SELECT iif(DayShift=True,"Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
SELECT iif(DayShift=1,"Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
But none of the above work. It just gives me a list of blank check boxes in the output datasheet window. I am using Ms Access 2003. Any help appreciated.
Update:
After a bit of research that the yes/no data type in Ms Access 2003 cannot handle null values appropriately. Hence, the error. Check this link for details.
Update 2
Real Query with the joins. Didnt mention it since i though the information provided above would work.
SELECT tblovertime.contfirstname AS [First Name],
tblovertime.contlastname AS [Last Name],
tblovertime.employeenumber AS [Employee Number],
tblsignup.thedate AS [Sign Up Date],
Iif([tblOvertime.DayShift] =- 1, "Day", "Night") AS shift,
(SELECT Mid(MIN(Iif(sector = 1, "," & sector, NULL)) & MIN(
Iif(sector = 2, "," & sector, NULL)) & MIN(
Iif(sector = 3, "," & sector, NULL)) & MIN(
Iif(sector = 4, "," & sector, NULL)), 2) AS concat
FROM tblempsectorlist
WHERE tblempsectorlist.empnum = tblsignup.employeenumber
GROUP BY empnum) AS sectors,
tblovertime.timedatecontact AS [Date Contacted],
tblovertimestatus.name AS status
FROM (tblsignup
INNER JOIN tblovertime
ON ( tblsignup.thedate = tblovertime.otdate )
AND ( tblsignup.employeenumber = tblovertime.employeenumber ))
INNER JOIN tblovertimestatus
ON Clng(tblovertime.statusid) = tblovertimestatus.statusid
WHERE (( ( tblsignup.thedate ) ># 1 / 1 / 2011 # ))
ORDER BY tblsignup.thedate;
Your second one has it right
SELECT iif(DayShift,"Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
I suggest trying the following to see what's actually being evaluated
SELECT iif(DayShift,"Day","Night") as Shift, DayShift FROM table1;
You could equally do
SELECT iif(DayShift = -1,"Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
Since MS Access is storing true as -1 and false as 0 (it's not as intuitive as true = 1, but it's probably faster to evaluate in twos-compliment)
-- edit --
Since you appear to be using a join, which can result in Nul's for Yes/No's, use the nz() function.
select iff(nz(DayShift, 0), "Day","Night") as Shift FROM table1;
When DayShift comes out null, this will return 0 (false/no) as a result instead.
This one might be stupid, but ....
In case you have some Null values in the DayShift field, Access will not be able to evaluate the formula. You could write your test this way:
iif(Nz(DayShift,0)=-1,"Day","Night")
I ran the following query successfully:
SELECT IIf([Table1]![isDayShift]=True,"Day","Night") AS Shift
FROM Table1;
I built this in Access 2007 (sorry, I didn't have a copy of 2003 lying around). The only difference I saw was that it gave the full path to the field instead of just the field name. However, that shouldn't be an issue. If it is giving you checkboxes, it would seem that it is not seeing this field as a text field but rather as a checkbox field still.
Bottom line is the above query should work.
You are binding to "DayShift" rather then the derived "Shift" in the form.
The 3rd query (=True) show when run in isolation should show Day/Night.
The Access database engine (ACE, Jet, whatever) has a clever/stupid feature that allows an expression in the SELECT clause to refer to an AS clause ("column alias") in the same SELECT clause if that AS clause is to the left of the expression. This makes it easy to test expressions with test data without using a table at all (assuming ANSI-92 Query Mode, I think) e.g. try executing any of the following statements individually: all should work and produce the expected result:
SELECT CBOOL(TRUE) AS DayShift,
IIF(DayShift = TRUE, 'Day', 'Night') AS Shift;
SELECT CBOOL(FALSE) AS DayShift,
IIF(DayShift = TRUE, 'Day', 'Night') AS Shift;
SELECT NULL AS DayShift,
IIF(DayShift = TRUE, 'Day', 'Night') AS Shift;
SELECT CBOOL(TRUE) AS DayShift,
IIF(DayShift, 'Day', 'Night') AS Shift;
SELECT CBOOL(FALSE) AS DayShift,
IIF(DayShift, 'Day', 'Night') AS Shift;
SELECT NULL AS DayShift,
IIF(DayShift, 'Day', 'Night') AS Shift;