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I have BOOLEAN data type field in my table and and I created synonym on it,
Below is the master file snapshot of FLAG filed ,
FIELDNAME=FLAG, ALIAS=FLAG, USAGE=I11, ACTUAL=I4,
Now i need to perform conditional operation based on flag field , If I am using below condition , it says Cannot convert 'INT4' to 'BOOL'
DEFINE FILE XYZ
A_SALE/D12= IF( FLAG EQ 0 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0;
B_SALE/D12= IF( FLAG EQ 1 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0;
END
TABLE FILE XYZ
SUM A_SALES
B_SALES
BY FILED_A
END
I did a workaround and that works , I created another field using FLAG field and change the DATA type to check condition on it
DEFINE FILE XYZ
D_FLAG/I1 = EDIT(FLAG);
A_SALE/D12= IF( D_FLAG EQ 0 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0;
B_SALE/D12= IF( D_FLAG EQ 1 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0;
END
TABLE FILE XYZ
SUM A_SALES
B_SALES
BY FILED_A
END
Is there any way where I would be able to use FLAG field directly instead of creating another field .This message has been edited. Last edited by: FP Mod Chuck,
I think that WF can convert the BOOL to Integer. However, when you issue a test of the field, WF doesn't know that the original field is boolean hence the SQL message. I would suggest 2 possibilities: 1. Try changing the field to USAGE=I1, ACTUAL=I1 and see what happens 2. If this does not work, put the DEFINE in the Master, without using EDIT: DEFINE D_FLAG/I1=FLAG;
Daniel In Focus since 1982 wf 8.202M/Win10/IIS/SSA - WrapApp Front End for WF
Posts: 1980 | Location: Tel Aviv, Israel | Registered: March 23, 2006
1. Try changing the field to USAGE=I1, ACTUAL=I1 and see what happens 2. If this does not work, put the DEFINE in the Master, without using EDIT: DEFINE D_FLAG/I1=FLAG;
Thanks Danny-SRL ,
I tried both the suggestions .None of these does work for me.
As long as the table request does not attempt to pass through an arithmetic expression treating the Boolean FLAG field as an integer value, table requests a boolean value (True or False) and takes care of the rest. -- But when table tries to pass through the expression
IF( FLAG EQ 0 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0;
as a Select column, the SQL server raises a syntax error (cannot convert 0 to Boolean).
To test that hunch, see what happens with: TABLE FILE XYZ PRINT FLAG SALE FIELD_A on table set recordlimit 1000 ON TABLE HOLD END
DEFINE FILE HOLD A_SALE/D12= IF( FLAG EQ 0 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0; B_SALE/D12= IF( FLAG EQ 1 ) THEN SALES ELSE 0; END
TABLE FILE HOLD SUM A_SALES B_SALES BY FIELD_A END
- Jack Gross WF through 8.1.05
Posts: 1925 | Location: NYC | In FOCUS since 1983 | Registered: January 11, 2005