Unknown error in Dynamic String Handling in a T-SQL Environment. PS: I am not going to do any conversions. Just want to create an Update statement and execute it later
Code:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #TEMP
Select 'CRDB_Reporting' tablename,'MagnitudePackage' updatecolumn,'String' updatecolumntype,'''XLFWH''' updatevalue,'NatureOfFundCode' primaryfilter,'String' primaryfiltertype,'''FWH''' primaryfiltervalue,NULL remainingfilter
INTO #TEMP
Select
CASE
WHEN remainingfilter IS NOT NULL THEN
'Update [dbo].[' + tablename +'] Set [' + updatecolumn +'] = ' + updatevalue + ' Where [' + primaryfilter +'] = ' + primaryfiltervalue + ' And ' + remainingfilter
WHEN remainingfilter IS NULL THEN
'Update [dbo].[' + tablename +'] Set [' + updatecolumn +'] = ' + updatevalue + ' Where [' + primaryfilter +'] = ' + primaryfiltervalue + ' And '
END
From #Temp
Expected Result
Update [dbo].[CRDB_Reporting] Set [MagnitudePackage] = 'XLFWH' Where [NatureOfFundCode] = 'FWH'
Error Msg:
Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Line 34 Conversion failed when converting
the varchar value 'Update [dbo].[CRDB_Reporting] Set
[MagnitudePackage] = 'XLFWH' Where [NatureOfFundCode] = 'FWH' And '
to data type int.
When you are creating the column remainingfilter it has an implicit conversion of int
So to fix that, use ...,cast(NULL as varchar(max)) remainingfilter
That said, I would opt for concat()
Example
Select Cmd = concat('Update ',quotename(tablename),' set ',quotename(updatecolumn),' = ',updatevalue,' And ' + nullif(remainingfilter,''))
From #Temp
Returns
Update [CRDB_Reporting] set [MagnitudePackage] = 'XLFWH'
Related
Currently in an SP, we have columns created in a temp table that are being set to 0 by default using the first SET statement below but I am now needing the columns to be set to an empty string value and not null:
SET #columns = #columns + ',' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + ' [' + cast((#i+1) as nvarchar) + '] int Default 0' SET #i = #i + 1;
I tried using this solution:
SET #columns = #columns + ',' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + ' [' + cast((#i+1) as nvarchar) + '] nvarchar Default []' SET #i = #i+1;
but when I create the ALTER statement:
Alter TABLE #Survivaltmp Add ' + STUFF(#columns, 1, 1, '') + ''
that adds the column with stuffing this variable I am getting this error:
An object or column name is missing. For Select Into statements verify each column has a name.
My question is, is there any way to add an empty string value to a column? Any help/direction would be appreciated. Thanks.
Strings are enclosed in single quotes, not brackets, they're for identifiers.
Try:
... + '] nvarchar Default ''''' ...
I'm trying to convert the following query to dynamic SQL to allow for variations:
UPDATE T
SET SumCount = J.SUM
FROM #temp T
JOIN (SELECT Count_99221 + COUNT_99222 + Count_99223 [SUM], t2.userID
FROM #temp t2
GROUP BY t2.userID, Count_99221 + COUNT_99222 + Count_99223
) J ON T.userID = J.UserID
This is what I have for the Dynamic SQL:
DECLARE #sql3 nvarchar(2000) =
'UPDATE T ' +
'SET SumCount = J.SumOfColumns ' +
'FROM #temp T ' +
'JOIN (SELECT ' + #columnSumString + ' [SumOfColumns], t2.userID ' +
'FROM #temp t2 ' +
'GROUP BY t2.userID, ' + #columnSumString +
' ) J ON T.userID = J.UserID'
EXEC sp_executesql #sql3
I am receiving the following error only when I run the query as Dynamic SQL:
Each GROUP BY expression must contain at least one column that is not
an outer reference.
Can somebody help explain why this is happening? I am new to Dynamic SQL so I'm not privy to any limitations for running queries this way.
Thank you in advance.
EDIT:
The variable #columnString is a string made by concatenating several other column names, created in the following way:
DECLARE #Cursor Cursor
DECLARE #code varchar(20)
DECLARE #ID INT
SET #cptCursor = CURSOR FOR
SELECT * FROM dbo.Split(#UserInput,CHAR(44))
OPEN #cptCursor
FETCH NEXT FROM #cptCursor INTO #ID, #code
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
DECLARE #colName varchar(50) = 'Count_' + cast(#code as varchar(10))
DECLARE #sql nvarchar(50) = 'ALTER TABLE #temp ADD ' + #colName + ' int'
EXEC sp_executesql #sql
--Code that adds values to each column that is created.....
SET #columnSumString = #colName + ' + ' + #columnSumString
--SET #columnSumString = #code + ' + ' + #columnSumString
FETCH NEXT FROM #cptCursor INTO #ID, #code
END
CLOSE #Cursor
DEALLOCATE #Cursor
SET #columnSumString = SUBSTRING(#columnSumString,1,LEN(#columnSumString)-2)
SELECT #columnSumString
The user input is a comma separated string. "Count_99221 + COUNT_99222 + Count_99223" is just one example of columns created from the user input "99221, 99222, 99223".
I also realized I was concatenating the #code variable into #columnSumString instead of #colName. Now when I run the query I don't get the error (even though I don't understand how the above error message relates to that mistake) but every value of SumCount is NULL.
IMHO you must re-write your query as follow:
UPDATE #temp
SET SumCount =
(SELECT Count_99221 + COUNT_99222 + Count_99223
FROM #temp t2
WHERE t2.userID = #temp.userID)
So the dynamic SQL will become:
DECLARE #columnString varchar(200)
SET #columnString = Count_99221 + COUNT_99222 + Count_99223
DECLARE #sql3 nvarchar(2000) =
N'UPDATE #temp ' +
'SET SumCount = (SELECT ' + #columnString +
' FROM #temp t2 WHERE t2.userID = #temp.userID)'
EXEC sp_executesql #sql3
I'm looking for a way to import a SQL Server table data into goinstant. Is there a JSON editor or script that allows this and that can be clipboard pasted right into goinstant?
I may have come up with a solution. I was able to use a previously created sql to json object tsql script written by Matthew D. Erwin. I modified it to handle creating an importable output to goinstant. See the script here on github, or feel free to grab it from below.
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[GetJSON] Script Date: 5/16/2014 9:04:40 AM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
--
-- Author: Matthew D. Erwin (Snaptech, LLC)
-- Create date: May 9, 2013
-- Modified date: May 16, 2014 by Rudy E. Hinojosa (CBM Archives, LLC) rudy.hinojosa#cbmarchives.com
-- Description: Returns the contents of a given table
-- in JavaScript Object Notation JSON -
--
-- Very notably useful for generating MOCK .json files
-- for testing or before RESTful services are completed.
--
-- This implementation:
-- *removed cursor (using FOR XML PATH(''))
-- *properly supports NULL vs quoted values
-- *supports dates in ISO 8601 - presuming UTC
-- *uses Data_Type and Is_Nullable info
-- *escapes '\'
-- *formats output with tabs/newlines
-- *can return final results as XML to bypass
-- truncation in SSMS
-- *supports schema (e.g. [dbo].[TableName]
-- *includes "recordCount" field
-- Options:
-- #table_name: the table to execute the query
-- #limit: equivalent to "select top N * from table"
-- #ssms: flag to use if executing in Sql Server Management Studio
-- to bypass result truncation limits.
-- #isgoinstant: flag to use if importing results to GoInstant database
--
-- Inspired primarily by the 2008 work of Thiago R. Santos which was influenced by Thomas Frank.
-- Usage: [dbo].[GetJSON] #Table_name = 'MySchema.MyTable', #limit = 50, #ssms = 0, #isgoinstant = 0
CREATE procedure [dbo].[GetJSON] (
#table_name varchar(max),
#limit int = null,
#ssms bit = 0,
#isgoinstant bit = 0
)
as
begin
declare #json varchar(max), #query varchar(max), #table_schema varchar(max) = null
if( charindex('.', #table_name) > 0 )
begin
set #table_schema = replace(replace( substring(#table_name, 0, charindex('.',#table_name)), '[', ''), ']', '')
set #table_name = replace(replace( substring(#table_name, charindex('.',#table_name) + 1,len(#table_name)), '[', ''), ']', '')
end
set #query =
'select ' + case when #limit is not null then 'top ' + cast(#limit as varchar(32)) + ' ' else '' end + ''' '' + REVERSE(STUFF(REVERSE(''' +
--case when #isgoinstant is not null then ('"' + cast(newid() as varchar(max)) + '"' + ': { ') else '' end +
CAST((SELECT ' "' + column_name + '" : ' +
case when is_nullable = 'YES'
then ''' + case when [' + column_name + '] is null then ''null'' else ' +
case when data_type like '%binar%' then null else '' end +
case when data_type like 'XM%' then null else '' end +
case when data_type like '%char%' or data_type like '%text%' then '''"'' + ' else '' end +
case when data_type like '%date%' then 'char(34) + convert(varchar(23),[' + column_name + '], 126) + ''Z'' + char(34)' else
'replace(replace(replace(replace(cast([' + column_name + '] as varchar(max)),''\'',''\\''),''"'',''\"''),char(10),''\n''),char(13),''\n'') ' end +
case when data_type like '%char%' or data_type like '%text%' then '+ ''"''' else '' end + ' end + '''
else
case when data_type like '%binar%' then null else '' end +
case when data_type like 'XM%' then null else '' end +
case when data_type like '%char%' or data_type like '%text%' then '"' else '' end +
''' + ' +
case when data_type like '%date%' then 'char(34) + convert(varchar(23),[' + column_name + '], 126) + ''Z + char(34)' else
'replace(replace(replace(replace(cast([' + column_name + '] as varchar(max)),''\'',''\\''),''"'',''\"''),char(10),''\n''),char(13),''\n'') + ''' end +
case when data_type like '%char%' or data_type like '%text%' then '"' else '' end end + ',' AS [text()]
from information_schema.columns where table_name = #table_name and (#table_schema is null or table_schema = #table_schema) FOR XML PATH('') ) as varchar(max)) +
'''),1,1,'''')) + '' }'' as json into tmpJsonTable from ' + #table_name + ' with(nolock) '
exec sp_sqlexec #query
if (#isgoinstant = 0)
set #json =
'{' + char(10) + char(9) +
'"recordCount" : ' + Cast((select count(*) from tmpJsonTable) as varchar(32)) + ',' + char(10) + char(9) +
'"records" : ' + char(10) + char(9) + char(9) + '[' + char(10)
+ REVERSE(STUFF(REVERSE(CAST((SELECT char(9) + char(9) + json + ',' + char(10) AS [text()] FROM tmpJsonTable FOR XML PATH('')) AS varchar(max))),1,2,''))
+ char(10) + char(9) + char(9) + ']' + char(10) + '}'
else
set #json =
'{' + char(10) + char(9) +
REVERSE(STUFF(REVERSE(CAST((SELECT case when #isgoinstant is not null then ('"' + cast(newid() as varchar(max)) + '"' + ': { ') else '' end + char(9) + json + ',' + char(10) AS [text()] FROM tmpJsonTable FOR XML PATH('')) AS varchar(max))),1,2,''))
+ char(10) + char(9) + char(9) + '}'
drop table tmpJsonTable
if( #ssms = 1 and len(#json) > 65535 ) --deal with Sql Server Management Studio text/grid truncation
select cast('<json><![CDATA[' + #json + ']]></json>' as xml) as jsonString
else
select #json as jsonString
end
GO
The following code is supposed to take a string that may or may not be comma delimited and put it into a table (#tmpFullanme) that part works flawlessly. The second part is supposed return all the values that are LIKE / NOT LIKE with or without % symbols based on what is input. The error that I am getting is "the multi-part identifier "#tmpFullname.Item" could not be bound." The best guess I have is that it may be out of scope?
DROP PROCEDURE uspJudgments;
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE uspJudgments
#fullName varchar(100), #SrchCriteria1 varchar(15), #SrchCriteria2 varchar(15), #qualifier varchar(10)
AS
BEGIN
SELECT *
INTO #tmpFullname
FROM dbo.DelimitedSplit8K(#fullName, ',')
DECLARE #Query NVarChar(1024)
SET #Query = 'SELECT d.*' + ' FROM defendants_ALL d, #tmpFullname' +
' WHERE d.combined_name' + ' ' + #qualifier + ' ' + '''' + #SrchCriteria1 + '''' + ' + ' + '''' + #tmpFullname.Item + '''' + ' + ' + '''' + #SrchCriteria2 + ''''
END
EXEC sp_executesql #Query
PRINT(#Query)
IF OBJECT_ID('#tmpFullname', 'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #tmpFullname
EXEC uspJudgments #qualifier = 'LIKE', #fullName = 'johnson', #SrchCriteria1 = '%', #SrchCriteria2 = '%'
Cannot get to the PRINT output as "the multi-part identifier "#tmpFullname.Item" could not be bound." If I change #tmpFullname.Item to '#tmpFullname.Item it goes through and returns nothing but it shows that the query is correct minus the issue with that table.
SELECT d.* FROM defendants_ALL d, #tmpFullname WHERE d.combined_name LIKE '%' + '#tmpFullname.Item' + '%'
Please note that until I made this into a dynamic query so I can change the statement from LIKE to IN etc it worked very well.
I set up a full test to get the proper script to get you your desired results. I also have a SQL Fiddle showing how this works. Note You will want to run EXECUTE sp_executesql #Query inside the stored procedure
ALTER PROCEDURE uspJudgments #fullName varchar(100)
, #SrchCriteria1 varchar(15)
, #SrchCriteria2 varchar(15)
, #qualifier varchar(10)
AS
BEGIN
--Simulates your split function
SELECT *
INTO #tmpFullName
FROM
(
SELECT 'firstTest' AS Item
UNION ALL SELECT 'secondTest'
UNION ALL SELECT 'NotThere'
) AS t;
DECLARE #Query NVARCHAR(1024);
SELECT #Query = 'SELECT d.* '
+ ' FROM defendants_ALL d '
+ ' CROSS JOIN #tmpFullName AS t '
+ ' WHERE d.combined_name' + ' ' + #qualifier + ' '
+ '''' + #SrchCriteria1 + ''''
+ ' + ' + 't.Item' + ' + ' + '''' + #SrchCriteria2 + '''';
EXECUTE sp_executesql #Query;
END
EXECUTE uspJudgments
#fullName = 'does not matter'
, #SrchCriteria1 = '%'
, #SrchCriteria2 = '%'
, #qualifier = 'LIKE';
You have to use the tempdb prefix in this case
insert into tempdb..#TABLENAME
and
set #query = 'select * from tempdb..#TABLENAME'
Well, After my last answer i have found several things..
When i look into your procedure you start with the "BEGIN", next you do a insert into the "#tmpFullName" table, your declare the "#Query" variable and create a select statement.
After that you do and "END" with logic after it. You do the "sp_executesql" after that you drop the temptable and you do and EXEC of the current procedure..
The Structure isn't all that readable, sorry to tell you. So maybe you go there first.
Beside a strange structure you are using the "#tmpFullName.Item" in some dynamic SQL as a parameter, while it is declared inside the SQL query it self. So you have to do something like this :
SET #Query = 'SELECT d.*' + ' FROM defendants_ALL d, #tmpFullname' +
' WHERE d.combined_name' + ' ' + #qualifier + ' ' + '''' + #SrchCriteria1 + '''' + ' + ' + ' #tmpFullname.Item ' + ' + ' + '''' + #SrchCriteria2 + ''''
Where the "#tmpFullName.Item" resides insde the code, not as a parameter. But then again, what are you trying to achieve here? To answer this completly we have to know what the other variables are. Your structure isn't telling me what are trying to achieve..
I really can't make any more out of it...
I have the following dynamic sql statement where I want to add #StartRowIndex + #MaximumRows and subtract 1 from it. I am unclear on where to put the single quotes in the statement. Here it is:
SET #sql = #sql + ' SELECT *
FROM
LicenseInfo
WHERE RowNum
BETWEEN ' + #StartRowIndex + ' AND ' +
'(' + #StartRowIndex + #MaximumRows + ')' - 1
+ ' ORDER BY cnt desc'
Create new variable #EndRowIndex and calculate it before you construct the dynamic sql statement.
Something like:
DECLARE #EndRowIndex int
SET #EndRowIndex = #StartRowIndex + #MaximumRows - 1
SET #sql = #sql + ' SELECT *
FROM
LicenseInfo
WHERE RowNum
BETWEEN ' + #StartRowIndex + ' AND ' + #EndRowIndex
+ ' ORDER BY cnt desc'
You need to cast the int parameters into varchar
SET #sql = #sql + ' SELECT *
FROM
LicenseInfo
WHERE RowNum
BETWEEN ' + #StartRowIndex + ' AND ' +
'(' + CAST(#StartRowIndex as varchar(10)) + CAST(#MaximumRows as varchar(10)) + ') - 1
ORDER BY cnt desc'
Declare a variable, do the calculation and CAST it to varchar when generating the SQL statement
DECLARE #LastRowIndex int
SET #LastRowIndex = #StartRowIndex + #MaximumRows - 1
SET #sql = #sql + '
SELECT *
FROM LicenseInfo
WHERE 1=1
AND RowNum BETWEEN ' + CAST (#StartRowIndex as VarChar) +
' AND ' + CAST (#LastRowIndex as VarChar)
+ ' ORDER BY cnt DESC'
You have to cast in order to let SQL Server concatenate string values, otherwise it will try to convert the nVarChar to number and try to add them as numerics.