I would like to search for a first name and surname in two sql fields using entity framework. Below is some example code where I am searching for searchString as a concatenation of firstname and lastname database strings.
using(var ent = new testEntities)
{
ent.Contacts.Where(u => (u.firstname + ' ' + u.lastname).contains(searchString))
}
Searching a single field is easy but how could I query for a string which is a concatenation of two database fields.
From the comments: [I get an error] about unable to create a constant value of type char.
The problem with your expression is the way you add a space in between the first and second string. EF knows how to translate string concatenation to SQL, but it does not know how to translate + between a field of string type and space ' ', a constant of type char.
Replacing concatenation expression with u.firstname + " " + u.lastname will fix the problem, because the space " " is now a string literal, not a char constant.
Replace code with below code that will help you i think.
using(var ent = new testEntities)
{
ent.Contacts.Where(u => (u.firstname + " " + u.lastname).contains(searchString))
}
Related
I have a JPA/Springboot application backed by a Postgres database. I need to get a records that is equal to a substring passed back to the server.
For example:
Select * from dp1_attachments where TRIM(RIGHT(dp1_submit_date_dp1_number::text, 5)) ='00007'
This query works in PgAdmin, but not in the JPA #Query statement.
#Query("SELECT a.attachmentsFolder as attachmentsFolder, a.attachmentNumber as attachmentNumber, a.attachmentName as attachmentName, a.dp1SubmitDateDp1Number as dp1SubmitDateDp1Number,a.attachmentType as attachmentType, a.attachmentDate as attachmentDate, a.attachmentBy as attachmentBy "
+ "FROM DP1Attachments a WHERE TRIM(SUBSTRING(a.dp1SubmitDateDp1Number::text, 5 )) = :dp1Number")
I've also tried CASTing the parameter like this:
#Query("SELECT a.attachmentsFolder as attachmentsFolder, a.attachmentNumber as attachmentNumber, a.attachmentName as attachmentName, a.dp1SubmitDateDp1Number as dp1SubmitDateDp1Number,a.attachmentType as attachmentType, a.attachmentDate as attachmentDate, a.attachmentBy as attachmentBy "
+ "FROM DP1Attachments a WHERE TRIM(SUBSTRING(CAST(a.dp1SubmitDateDp1Number as string, 5 ))) = :dp1Number")
but the application won't even run, and returns an error that the query isn't valid.
If I make no attempt to cast it, I get an error that function pg_catalog.substring(numeric, integer) does not exist
UPDATE
I've also tried creating a native query instead but that also doesn't seem to work.
List<DP1AttachmentsProjection> results = em.createNativeQuery("Select * FROM dp1_attachments WHERE TRIM(RIGHT(CAST(dp1_submit_date_dp1_number as varchar),5)) =" + dp1Number).getResultList();
In place of varchar I have also tried string and text.
Errors come back similar to ERROR: operator does not exist: text = integer. Its like the CAST is being ignored and I'm not sure why.
I also tried the following as a native query:
em.createNativeQuery("Select * FROM dp1_attachments WHERE TRIM(RIGHT(dp1_submit_date_dp1_number::varchar),5)) =" + dp1Number).getResultList();
and get ERROR: syntax error at or near ":"
FINAL SOLUTION
Thanks to #Nenad J I altered the query to get the final working solution:
#Query(value = "SELECT a.attachments_Folder as attachmentsFolder, a.attachment_Number as attachmentNumber, a.attachment_Name as attachmentName, a.dp1_Submit_Date_Dp1_Number as dp1SubmitDateDp1Number,a.attachment_Type as attachmentType, a.attachment_Date as attachmentDate, a.attachment_By as attachmentBy FROM DP1_Attachments a WHERE TRIM(RIGHT(CAST(a.dp1_Submit_Date_Dp1_Number as varchar ), 5 )) = :dp1Number", nativeQuery = true)"
Default substring returns a string, so substring(integer data,5) returns a string. Thus no need for the cast.
#Query("SELECT * FROM DP1Attachments a WHERE TRIM(SUBSTRING(a.dp1SubmitDateDp1Number, 5)) = :dp1Number")
But I recommend in this case use native query like this:
Put this code in your attachment repository.
#Query(value="SELECT * FROM DP1Attachments AS a WHERE TRIM(SUBSTRING(a.dp1SubmitDateDp1Number, 5 )) = :dp1Number", nativeQuery=true)
Be careful with the column's name.
I'm getting SQL exception while executing the query which contains
split_part() method as split_part(value::TEXT,':', 1).
String queryStr = " select split_part(value::TEXT,':', 1) from table";
Query query = entityManager.createNativeQuery(queryStr);
List results = query.getResultList();
ERROR 2020-02-10 14:54:37,926 [http-nio-7070-exec-1] 142 - ERROR: syntax error at or near ":"
Position: 855
Your obfuscation layer probably chokes on the :: operator. Use the cast() operator instead:
String queryStr = " select split_part(cast(value as text),':', 1) from table";
But why do you think you need the cast to begin with? If you are storing : characters that column, it is most probably a text (or varchar) column anyway and you don't need a cast at all.
I have a table on my workbook that looks like below
Parameter Value
salestart 01/01/2016
saleend 01/21/2016
And I am trying to query a postgresql database and use the value for salestart and saleend in the where clause. I am just stuck on how to get the syntax perfect to achieve such a result. This is what I have thus far, but I get an error of:
ODBC escape convert error
And this is the actual syntax I am attempting. What must I alter so that this will be a valid statement and return the data I am needing?
let
Parameter = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Parameters"]}[Content],
txtsalestart = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Parameter,{{"salestart", type text}}),
txtsaleend = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Parameter,{{"saleend", type text}}),
Source = Odbc.Query("dsn=123", "Select * from saledb AND CAST(saledate As Date) BETWEEN between '"&#"txtsalestart" & "'" AND '"&#"txtsaleend" & "'#(lf)ORDER BY saleitem ASC")
in
Source
The query value is not built correctly: "'" AND '" should be "' AND '"
I am using JDBC in JSP with PostGreSQL.
I want to read all values of a row with the given titel and interpret from a text field but the AND operator doesn't work.
// some code
stmt = conn.createStatement();
res = stmt.executeQuery(
"SELECT * " +
"FROM album " +
"WHERE interpret = ? AND titel = ? " +
"ORDER BY interpret, titel ASC "
);
//... closte statements, etc.
Not I get a syntax exception for AND.
Do you guys have any advices why?
You cannot use bind variables in a statement created with createStatement.
PreparedStatement is what you should be working with.
Use:
stmt = conn.prepareStatement();
stmt.setString(1, interpretValue); //set the value for the first parameter to interpretValue
stmt.setString(2, titleValue); //second parameter
A PreparedStatement is the preferred way of executing SQL statements because the statement is precompiled. This can be more efficient than a Statement, specially if the same query is executed multiple times.
I am making a report and I need to split a coma separated string into three columns of a table.
string = 'some text, some text, some text'
But the sting doesn't always have two coma's i.e.
string = 'some text, some text'
so when i try to get the value for the third column
=Split(Fields!GLDescription.Value, ", ").GetValue(2)
This code can result in a "#Error" message in the column. I tried to solve this by checking the length like so
=IIF(Split(Fields!GLDescription.Value, ", ").Length >= 3, Split(Fields!GLDescription.Value, ", ").GetValue(2), "")
But it still resulted in the same error. Is there anyway to check if an array key exists?
The issue, as you've seen, is that SSRS IIf expressions aren't good at short circuiting. I can think of a workaround that will work for 2 and 3 column fields.
Try an expression like:
=IIf(
Split(Fields!GLDescription.Value, ", ").Length = 3
, Mid(
Fields!GLDescription.Value
, InStrRev(Fields!GLDescription.Value, ", ") + 2
, Len(Fields!GLDescription.Value) - InStrRev(Fields!GLDescription.Value, ", ") + 2
)
, "No val 3"
)
With dataset:
Gives result:
It's not bulletproof for all possible situations, but might be enough for your data.