Set parameter values according to other parameter value - sql-server

I'm trying to setup parameter values according to other parameter value like following in stored procedure
DECLARE #secndvalues NCHAR(1);
IF (#firstvalue = 'Con')
BEGIN
SET #secndvalues = 'R';
END
ELSE IF (#firstvalue = 'Tin')
BEGIN
SET #secndvalues = 'N';
END
but it seems like it's not working with the second condition which is ELSE IF (#firstvalue = 'Tin'). How can I do this properly?

Your code should work, but a case seems simpler:
DECLARE #secndvalues NCHAR(1);
SET #secondvalues = (CASE WHEN #firstvalue = 'Con' THEN 'R'
WHEN #firstvalue = 'Tin' THEN 'N'
ELSE #secondvalues
END);

Actually problem was #firstvalue length too short keep its values, since that #firstvalue value getting null, therefor #secndvalues values can't setup , now problem sorted

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Oracle function re-write in SQL-Server

I have an Oracle function that needs to be converted to SQL-Server function
This is the Oracle Function:
FUNCTION check_education(in_crs_code IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN BOOLEAN IS
v_bool BOOLEAN := FALSE;
v_dummy VARCHAR2(1);
CURSOR find_education IS
SELECT 'x'
FROM KU_LIBRARY_EDUCATION_EXTLOAN
WHERE UPPER(course_code) = UPPER(in_crs_code) AND in_use = 'Y';
BEGIN
OPEN find_education;
FETCH find_education INTO v_dummy;
IF find_education%FOUND THEN
v_bool := TRUE;
ELSE
v_bool := FALSE;
END IF;
CLOSE find_education;
RETURN (v_bool);
END check_education;
This is what I have written in SQL-Server to replicate Oracle function:
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[check_education](#in_crs_code VARCHAR(4000))
RETURNS BIT AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #v_bool BIT = 0;
DECLARE #v_dummy VARCHAR(1);
DECLARE find_education CURSOR LOCAL FOR
SELECT 'x'
FROM [dbo].[KU_LIBRARY_EDUCATION_EXTLOAN]
WHERE UPPER(course_code) = UPPER(#in_crs_code)
AND in_use = 'Y';
OPEN find_education;
FETCH find_education INTO #v_dummy;
IF ##CURSOR_ROWS >1 BEGIN
SET #v_bool = 1;
END
ELSE BEGIN
SET #v_bool = 0;
END
CLOSE find_education;
DEALLOCATE find_education;
RETURN (#v_bool);
END;
I would expect the SQL server function to return 1 if the cursor returns 'x' but i'm getting 0. Anu help will be appreciated.
I would suggest using an inline table valued function instead of a scalar function. To make sure this is an inline table valued function it MUST be a single select statement. This means there can't be loops and other stuff. Fortunately this query does not actually need any loops. A simple count will return the number of rows. And any value other than 0 when converted to a bit will always be 1.
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[check_education]
(
#in_crs_code VARCHAR(4000)
) RETURNS table as return
SELECT CourseExists = convert(bit, count(*))
FROM [dbo].[KU_LIBRARY_EDUCATION_EXTLOAN]
WHERE UPPER(course_code) = UPPER(#in_crs_code)
AND in_use = 'Y';
This is a mere EXISTS thing, so we could try
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[check_education](#in_crs_code VARCHAR(4000)) RETURNS BIT AS
BEGIN
RETURN EXISTS ( <query> )
END;
But as far as I know, SQL Server doesn't accept this (though I cannot say why not - maybe it's because of their lack of a real boolean; Oracle doesn't accept it, because EXISTS is no keyword in their PL/SQL programming language).
So we'd use IF/ THEN/ ELSE:
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[check_education](#in_crs_code VARCHAR(4000)) RETURNS BIT AS
BEGIN
IF EXISTS
(
SELECT 'x'
FROM ku_library_education_extloan
WHERE UPPER(course_code) = UPPER(in_crs_code) AND in_use = 'Y'
)
RETURN 1
ELSE
RETURN 0
END
END;
There may be errors, because I've never coded a stored procedure in T-SQL, but anyway, you get the idea.

T-SQL Function to Throw error

Hello there I have a Function and is introduction a variable which will bring a letter or a number, if the variable is a letter it need to cause an error and return a 0, or if is a number then return 1.
SO in T-SQL I have a Procedure that eventually will call this function to check is is a number:
IF dbo.VALIDNUMBER(#sTxpX) != 0 AND #sTxpX IS NOT NULL
The variable #sTxpX is holding a value which is 'T' so I know it needs to return 0 from the function because is invalid to be a numeric, but Im not getting the proper function to build it, I will appreciate some help here.
CREATE FUNCTION DBO.VALIDNUMBER (#sTextStr VARCHAR(4000)) RETURNS BIT AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #bValidNumberStr BIT = 1; DECLARE #nTest BIGINT;
SET #nTest = CAST(#sTextStr AS numeric(38, 10)) + 1;
RETURN #bValidNumberStr;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
SET #bValidNumberStr = 0;
RETURN #bValidNumberStr;
END;
Try this function:
CREATE function [dbo].[VALIDNUMBER]
(#strText VARCHAR(4000))
RETURNS BIT
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #Return as bit
IF TRY_CAST(#strText AS NUMERIC(38,10)) IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET #Return = 1
END ELSE BEGIN
SET #Return = 0
END
RETURN #Return
END
Why can't you use the built-in SQL function? It's faster, and no need for you to drive yourself crazy to come up with a solution.
In your procedure do the following:
DECLARE #isNumber bit;
IF (ISNUMERIC(#sTextStr) = 1)
BEGIN
SET #isNumber = 1
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SET #isNumber = 0
RAISERROR(15600, 16, 20, 'That was not a number')
END
You can pass the #isNumber variable back to the user at a later point in time.

What code is needed to conditionally provide a value to a field in a beforeinsert trigger?

I need to store a string value in a field in a table, specifically in its Subcategory VarChar(50) column.
The value of Subcategory prior to this post processing is either 0 or 1; I need to change that to a more human-friendly value.
I haven't created a database trigger in decades and need some help with the code. This is my pseudo SQL (a hodgepodge of SQL and VB):
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER tr_CustomerCategoryLog_BeforeInsert
BEFORE INSERT ON CustomerCategoryLog FOR EACH ROW
DECLARE _Category = :new.Category;
DECLARE _Subcategory = :new.Subcategory;
BEGIN
If _Category = "New"
If _Subcategory = 0
:new.Subcategory := 'New';
End If
Else If _Subcategory = 1
:new.Subcategory := 'Assumed';
End If
End If
If _Category = "Existing"
If _Subcategory = 0
:new.Subcategory := 'Existing';
End If
Else If _Subcategory = 1
:new.Subcategory := 'Organic'
End If
End If
Return "Unknown"
End Function
END;
If the logic isn't clear, in semi-plain English it is:
If the value of the Category field is "New", set the Subcategory field value also to "New" if the value of Subcategory is currently 0; otherwise, set it to "Assumed"
If the value of the Category field is "Existing", set the Subcategory field value also to "Existing" if the value of Subcategory is currently 0; otherwise, set it to "Organic"
Maybe I need to give Steely Dan's album "Trigger Logic" a listen.
UPDATE
I think the answer will work, but it's not complete enough for me.
Since I apparently have Oracle code mixed up in the pseudoSQL above, what would the complete code need to look like (to create a BeforeInsert trigger on the CustomerCategoryLog table)?
Is this more like it:
CREATE TRIGGER tr_CustomerCategoryLog_BeforeInsert
ON CustomerCategoryLog
INSTEAD OF INSERT
AS
BEGIN
SELECT
CASE
WHEN #Category = 'New'
THEN CHOOSE(#Subcategory + 1, 'New', 'Assumed')
WHEN #Category = 'Existing'
THEN CHOOSE(#Subcategory + 1, 'Existing', 'Organic')
ELSE 'Unknown'
END
END
?
I tend to avoid triggers (perhaps a character flaw... I also don't like mashed potatoes), but the following illustration could simplify your logic
Declare #Category varchar(50) = 'Existing'
Declare #Subcategory int = 1 -- works if BIT
Select case when #Category = 'New' then choose(#Subcategory+1,'New','Assumed')
when #Category = 'Existing' then choose(#Subcategory+1,'Existing','Organic')
else 'Unknown' end
Returns
Organic

How do i format a sql numeric type with commas on Sybase SQLAnywhere?

I came across the following solution but it does not work on Sybase
SELECT CONVERT(varchar, CAST(987654321 AS money), 1)
I have read the Convert Sybase information but still i receive the same number without the commas.
Have you tried giving a varchar (20) for example instead ? something like :
SELECT CONVERT(varchar(20), CAST(987654321 AS money), 1)
In SqlAnywhere money datatype is a domain, implemented as NUMERIC(19,4).
in CAST function , If you do not indicate a length for character string types, the database server chooses an appropriate length. If neither precision nor scale is specified for a DECIMAL conversion, the database server selects appropriate values.
So maybe this is what's causing the issue, what do you get as output ? do you get 987654321.00 , or just 987654321 ?
Update:
My last suggestion would be using insertstr() function and loop through the char value of your number to insert comma every 3 digits .. this is not the cleanest/easiest way but apparently SQLAnywhere deal with money datatype as normal NUMERIC datatype ...
insertstr() documentation is here.
I would give you a code sample but I don't have SQLAnywhere installed to test it ...
Here is the SP i created based on F Karam suggestion.
CREATE FUNCTION "DBA"."formattednumber"( in #number numeric)
returns char(60)
begin
declare #returnnumber char(60);
declare #workingnumber char(60);
declare #n_ind char(1);
declare #decimalnumber char(10);
declare #tempnumber char(60);
declare #decimalpos integer;
if isnull(#number,'') = '' then
return null
end if;
if #number < 0 then set #n_ind = 'Y'
else set #n_ind = 'N'
end if;
set #workingnumber = convert(char(60),ABS(#number));
set #decimalpos = patindex('%.%',#workingnumber);
if #decimalpos > 0 then
set #decimalnumber = substr(#workingnumber,#decimalpos);
set #decimalnumber = "left"(#decimalnumber,3+1);
set #workingnumber = "left"(#workingnumber,#decimalpos-1)
end if end if;
set #returnnumber = '';
while length(#workingnumber) > 3 loop
set #tempnumber = "right"(#workingnumber,3);
set #returnnumber = insertstr(0,#returnnumber,#tempnumber);
set #workingnumber = "left"(#workingnumber,length(#workingnumber)-3);
if length(#workingnumber) > 0 then
set #returnnumber = insertstr(0,#returnnumber,',')
end if
end loop;
if length(#workingnumber) > 0 then
set #returnnumber = insertstr(0,#returnnumber,#workingnumber)
end if;
if length(#decimalnumber) > 0 then
set #returnnumber = #returnnumber+#decimalnumber
end if;
if #n_ind = 'Y' then set #returnnumber = '-' || #returnnumber
end if;
return(#returnnumber)
end;
You need to distinguish between server-side and client-side formatting. When you use the 'isql' client for example (the TDS client), then the result will be this:
1> select convert(money, 9876543210)
2> go
9876543210
------------------------
9,876,543,210.00
(1 row affected)
But this is purely because the client application happens to format 'money' values this way. Also, this is actually not specific for SQLA, since isql is originally the client tool for ASE (a different Sybase database).
When you run the same conversion at the SQLA server (i.e. as part of an expression in a SQL statement), those commas will not be there since SQLA doesn't have such a built-in formatting style.
If you want this, you should write a SQL function that formats the number as you desire.

IF ELSE syntax error

My IF..ELSE block fails at BEGIN. I can understand how my expression is not boolean in nature, but what is causing this failure?
IF (SUBSTRING(#PARIDIN,1,1) = 'P'
BEGIN
SET #PARIDTEMP = SUBSTRING(LTRIM(RTRIM(#PARIDIN)),2,6))
END
BEGIN
ELSE SET #PARIDTEMP = #PARIDIN
END
You have an extra set of parentheses in a weird place.:
IF SUBSTRING(#PARIDIN,1,1) = 'P' -- one at the beginning of this line.
BEGIN
SET #PARIDTEMP = SUBSTRING(LTRIM(RTRIM(#PARIDIN)),2,6) -- one at the end of this line.
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SET #PARIDTEMP = #PARIDIN
END
You are not closing the expression being evaluated.
Change
IF (SUBSTRING(#PARIDIN,1,1) = 'P'
To
IF (SUBSTRING(#PARIDIN,1,1) = 'P')
Taking everybody else's suggestion of fixing the condition I am surprised nobody mentioned the very strange BEGIN END blocks. They don't make sense and not sure they would even work. Since you have only a single statement for each it makes more sense to remove them.
IF (SUBSTRING(#PARIDIN,1,1) = 'P')
SET #PARIDTEMP = SUBSTRING(LTRIM(RTRIM(#PARIDIN)),2,6))
ELSE
SET #PARIDTEMP = #PARIDIN

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