Null Result Returned Even Though IS NOT NULL Specified.
Apr 25, 2007
Hi guys,
I've got a query on a particular table returning an odd result:
SELECT DISTINCT WorkStation
FROM Invoice
WHERE WorkStation Is Not Null
ORDER BY WorkStation
This query returns the rows I'd expect plus a null row. This doesn't happen in databases at other sites, or in other tables at this site. The following query behaves as I'd expect returning only non-null AccountNumbers.
SELECT DISTINCT AccountNumber
FROM Suppliers
WHERE AccountNumber Is Not Null
ORDER BY AccountNumber
I can't reproduce these results on another site on a table of the same structure, or on another table at this site.
Any suggestions as to what might be going on?
Pertinent info:
---
select @@Version
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.760 (Intel X86)
Dec 17 2002 14:22:05 Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation
Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 1)
---
dbcc checkdb
Abridged result:
CHECKDB found 0 allocation errors and 0 consistency errors in database 'POS'.
---
SELECT * INTO #Inv FROM Invoice
SELECT DISTINCT WorkStation
FROM #Inv
WHERE WorkStation Is Not Null
ORDER BY WorkStation
Does not reproduce this problem (and so is a probable fix) but the questions remains, what causes this?
I run a stored procedure for which I have a return variable. The stored procedure returns the ID of a row in a table if it exists:
m_sqlCmd.ExecuteScalar();
The m_sqlCmd has been fed an SQLParameter with direction set to output. When the stored proc returns, I want to test it. Now when there IS a row it returns the ID ok. When the row doesn't exist, in my watch I have:
m_sqlParam.SqlValue with value {Null}
I can't seem to work out how to test this value out. I've tried several things but none seem to work.
This line compiles ok, but the following runs into the IF statement as if the SqlValue is null??
if (m_sqlParam.SqlValue != null).... {
// I'm here!! I thought the watch says this is null??? }
Sorry if this is obvious, but I can't work this one out!!
Hey. I need to substitute a value from a table if the input var is null. This is fine if the value coming from table is not null. But, it the table value is also null, it doesn't work. The problem I'm getting is in the isnull line which is in Dark green color because @inFileVersion is set to null explicitly and when the isnull function evaluates, value returned from DR.FileVersion is also null which is correct. I want the null=null to return true which is why i set ansi_nulls off. But it doesn't return anything. And the select statement should return something but in my case it returns null. If I comment the isnull statements in the where clause, everything works fine. Please tell me what am I doing wrong. Is it possible to do this without setting the ansi_nulls to off??? Thank you
set ansi_nulls off
go
declare
@inFileName VARCHAR (100),
@inFileSize INT,
@Id int,
@inlanguageid INT,
@inFileVersion VARCHAR (100),
@ExeState int
set @inFileName = 'A0006337.EXE'
set @inFileSize = 28796
set @Id= 1
set @inlanguageid =null
set @inFileVersion =NULL
set @ExeState =0
select Dr.StateID from table1 dR
where
DR.[FileName] = @inFileName
AND DR.FileSize =@inFileSize
AND DR.FileVersion = isnull(@inFileVersion,DR.FileVersion)
Anyone know how I can null-out the returned values of the PrjMgr field? I have bolded the field in question. Here is the code:
select AgencyId ,ControlNumber ,ISNULL(LLA_AUDITS.PrjMgr,Projects.PrjMgr) as PrjMgr,ISNULL(CASE LEN(datepart(mm, PeriodFinish)) WHEN 1 THEN '0' + CAST(datepart(mm, PeriodFinish) as varchar(2)) ELSE CAST(datepart(mm, PeriodFinish) as varchar(2)) END ,'')As month ,ISNULL(CAST(datepart(dd, PeriodFinish) as varchar), '') As day ,ISNULL(CAST(right(datepart(yy, PeriodFinish),2) as varchar),'') As year ,ISNULL(CAST(left(datepart(yy, PeriodFinish),2) as varchar),'') As century ,custName from LLA_Audits Left Outer Join Projects on controlnumber = prjcode Left Outer Join Customers on Agencyid = CustCode where AgencyId is not null and not(LLA_AUDITS.PrjMgr is null and Projects.PrjMgr is null) and left(controlnumber,2)<>'72' and left(controlnumber,2) <>'13' and (CPAFirmId IN ('0','')or CPAFirmId is null) order by ControlNumber
Hi Folx, I am new to SQL Server. I am rolling summed values from table profile to two columns in table txn. When the value for one (not necessarily both...) column is null, can that value be translated to zero? Or must I write a procedure or use a cursor? Versions: Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Designer Version 9.00.1399.00
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 9.00.1399.00
For example, when version_count for a particular transaction_id is null in the profile table but profile_count has summable integers, how do I update the version_count to zero in the same pass that I update the profile_count?
update txn set version_count = ( select sum(a.version_count) from profile a where a.transaction_id=txn.transaction_id and a.extraction_date=txn.extraction_date and txn.version_count is null ), profile_count = ( select count(*) from profile a where a.transaction_id=txn.transaction_id and a.extraction_date=txn.extraction_date and txn.profile_count is null )
This should be a simple solution, but it has been a long time since I've done any query writing (mostly in Oracle) and I am stumped, so here goes:
We are in the process of converting Access database to MSSQL with web form front ends.
I have a table, all columns are nullable, and want users to be able to query from a form, which has a field for each column and defaults to a % wild card for the entered value.
I want the users to be able to put any string in any field, and have it return each row that matches that, including rows with null values in the other columns, but not the column with the entered criteria.
Here is a sample of the data:
Code: SQL> select * from test;
COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4 ----- ----- ----- ----- this is a test this is not test this is not this is test too is test too is too is too
7 rows selected.
Now, if I have this SQL run, it will return only rows that have no nulls in any columns:
Code: select col1, col2, col3, col4from test where col1 like'th%' and col2 like '%' and col3 like '%' and col4 like '%';
COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4 ----- ----- ----- ----- this is a test this is not test this is test too
Now, if I use an OR clause for each column, this mostly works, but the trouble is it will also return rows with null values for the field that has criteria entered in it:
Code: select col1, col2, col3, col4from test where (col1 like'th%' OR col1 is null) and (col2 like '%' OR col2 is null) and (col3 like '%' OR col3 is null) and (col4 like '%' OR col4 is null); COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4 ----- ----- ----- ----- this is a test this is not test this is not this is test too is test too is too is too
The idea is to only select the first 4 rows in the above example.
I was playing with ISNULL in the select clause, but all it does is substitute a string for a null, and I think CASE will do the same thing.
Is there a way I can write this query so it will return rows with NULL values in any column, except the one(column) that has user entered criteria in it?
Is there a way to ignore a column/variable when the whole result set for the applied filter (where) is null?
Not all clients have data for every variable, i.e. some variables are client specific. There are too many variables and clients to amend the select query every time so I just want to ignore a col if its null.
I hope that makes sense (my inability to describe it might explain my inability to find anything related to it!)
The next step would be to run all clients' data in one go using, I believe, a cursor, but one step at a time!
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/* SQL Server & Windows NT login name, security access */ USE master go SELECT name, loginname, sysadmin, securityadmin, serveradmin, setupadmin, @@SERVERNAME FROM syslogins WHERE status != 0 AND ((sysadmin = 1) OR (securityadmin =1) OR (serveradmin =1) OR (setupadmin = 1))
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[Code] ....
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Server Error in '/' Application.
Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'OrderID', table 'outman.outman.Contact'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'OrderID', table 'outman.outman.Contact'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.Source Error:
Line 89: sContact.Phone = sPhone.Text.Trim Line 90: sContact.Email = sEmail.Text.Trim Line 91: sContact.Save() Line 92: Line 93: Dim bContact As Contact = New Contact()Source File: F:InetpubwwwrootOutman KnifeCheckout.aspx.vb Line: 91 Stack Trace:
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I've built a sample CLR function with the following declaration....
CREATE FUNCTION GetManager(@DeptCode nvarchar(3)) RETURNS nvarchar(1000) WITH RETURNS NULL ON NULL INPUT AS EXTERNAL NAME Assembly1.[ClassLibrary1.MyVBClass].MyManager
It returns the value "Unknown" as it would have for any unknown DeptCode, as-programmed.
I'm of the theory it should have returned NULL without actually firing the function? Or is this only for non-CLR items... or stored procedures, not functions?
We have a case where in we should show date based on conditions for e.g if we had a column defined as
col varchar(10) then we would show col as 'NULL' for some condition and actual value when no condition
Normaly date values are stored here e.g under col 20150901 .
Case when col>'20150901' then 'NULL' else col end as Derivedcol
Note this is an extract process and we are presenting data by pumping the data in a table .
Now there is another similar column -colz varchar(10) which stores date but doesnt have case condition so whenever date has no value its shows null which is database null.
So whats the difference between database null and string null ?
How can we show database null for the case condition instead of string "null"?
I have two columns A (which allows nulls) and B( which does not allow nulls). How can I add the contents of columns A and B SO THAT I DO NOT GET A NULL RESULT WHEN A IS NULL.
The result of A+B concatanation will be stored in a column, C.
I have 595 default constraints in my database. I can return a list of them using the following:
select * from sys.default_constraints
Is there a way I can return a list of just the ones where NULL is still allowed? I want to update all of the columns with a default value to not allow NULLs.
I've NEVER EVER had this issue, I have always done this and it works great both locally and remotely.
I have a table, which is a "customers" table.
I have a stored procedure which takes in parameters (name, address, password etc...) and returns me back, via a parameter declared as output - the customer ID.
I've always done this, and works great.
Now, this works fine locally.
IF I try to run this/do the exact same execution of commands (create a customer) remotely (where the database is stored, so copying everything from local to "over there") it does not work.
I get a DBNULL value back from the parameter, declared as an int output.
IF I copy and paste this Stored procedure Query/command into Query Analyzer and execute it (on the remote connection) and run it, giving it the exact same values as I do, it works perfect and returns me the correct value.
I've even dropped and recreated the stored procedure but makes no difference.
Any ideas why?
here is the proc....
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[DoCreateNewCustomer] ( @theFirstName nvarchar(25), @theLastName nvarchar(25), @theAddress nvarchar(50), @theCity nvarchar(15), @thePostCode nvarchar(9), @thePhoneNumber nvarchar(21), @theMobilePhoneNumber nvarchar(21), @theIPAddress nvarchar(25), @thePassword nvarchar(50), @theEmailAddress nvarchar(30), @result int output ) AS SET @result = (SELECT [ID] FROM Customers WHERE emailAddress = @theEmailAddress) IF @result IS NOT NULL SET @result = -1 ELSE BEGIN SET @result = @@IDENTITY INSERT INTO Customers (
Firstname, Lastname, Address, City, Postcode, PhoneNumber, MobileNumber, IPAddress, [Password], EmailAddress
Any ideas why it does not work when calling the stored proc from either a web app, or through QA remotely but works fine when I run that command in QA or locally?
Again, if I do:
EXEC DoCreateNewCustomer { params } - the output result it gives me is DBNULL (if on remote connection)
If I do this locally, perfect
If I copy and paste pretty much the SP into QA and execute it on the remote connection, works great, and also locally.