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BKR
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I am trying to create a dynamic date range parameter for a field called WORK_DATE for a report/procedure. Here is my where statement:

WHERE ( WORK_DATE GE 'YYMD(&Today,-14,'I8YYMD')' ) AND ( WORK_DATE LE '&Today' );

However, I am getting the following error when running the report:

0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 35 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ FOCEXEC *
(FOC257) MISSING QUOTE MARKS: 'YYMD( ,-14,'I8YYMD
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND
(FOC009) INCOMPLETE REQUEST STATEMENT


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Dan Satchell
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Move the calculation of the begin date to Dialogue Manager before your TABLE FILE:

-SET &BEG_DATE = AYMD(&Today,-14,'I8YYMD');
-*
TABLE FILE xxx
PRINT/SUM ...
BY ...
WHERE ( WORK_DATE GE '&BEG_DATE' ) AND ( WORK_DATE LE '&Today' );
END


WebFOCUS 7.7.05
 
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BKR
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Hi Dan,

I tried your suggestion and received the following run time error:

(FOC1400) SQLCODE IS 206 (HEX: 000000CE) XOPEN: 22018
: Microsoft SQL Native Client: [22018] Operand type clash: date is incompa
: tible with tinyint [42000] Statement(s) could not be prepared. [] Deferr
: ed prepare could not be completed.
L (FOC1406) SQL OPEN CURSOR ERROR. : NUR_TIMECARDS


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Francis Mariani
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You have to be aware of the format of your date columns.

What does the SQL line look like? (You need to turn WebFOCUS SQL traces on to see the generated SQL).


Francis


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BKR
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The date format of this WORK_DATE field in SQL is YYYY-MM-DD but, when I pull the field into WebFocus 7.6.8 using a SQL 2005 adapter the field is converted to A10V format. So, I went into the master file and converted the Usage from A10V to YY-M-D and type from Alpha variable in characters to date type.


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Francis Mariani
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What does your SQL look like?


Francis


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BKR
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Here is an example of what a WORK_DATE value and other dates look like in SQL:
YYYY-MM-DD
2012-11-12


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BKR
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I thought you meant what does your SQL field format look like. What do you mean when you say "What does your SQL look like?"


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Prarie
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Hi BKR

Put this at the top of your fex and run it. It will print out the SQL generated.

 SET TRACEOFF=ALL
SET TRACEON=SQLAGGR//CLIENT
SET TRACEON=STMTRACE//CLIENT
SET TRACEON=STMTRACE/2/CLIENT
SET TRACEUSER=ON
SET TRACESTAMP=OFF
SET XRETRIEVAL=OFF
 
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BKR
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Hi Prairie,

I inputted the following code at the top of the fex:
SET TRACEOFF=ALL
SET TRACEON=SQLAGGR//CLIENT
SET TRACEON=STMTRACE//CLIENT
SET TRACEON=STMTRACE/2/CLIENT
SET TRACEUSER=ON
SET TRACESTAMP=OFF
SET XRETRIEVAL=OFF

I then ran the fex and received the HTML page with:

1. An empty BEG_DATE parameter box
2. An empty Today parameter box
3. A drop-down charge_dept parameter

I clicked the run buttom and received an excel spreadsheet with the charge department selected displayed and no data.

Brian.


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Francis Mariani
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When debugging a program that you know isn't going to return a report because there's an error, you ought not to output Excel.

Change it to HTML. Run the program. View source. Look for the error. Look for the generated SQL.

I'm not sure modifying the master is the correct approach. "The date format of this WORK_DATE field in SQL is YYYY-MM-DD" - is this what the data looks like, but is the column defined as a date formatted column?


Francis


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BKR
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When running the report with the suggested SET parameters, I don't get any errors but, on the html output I don't get any data. The WORK_DATE column looks like YYYY-MM-DD and in SQL it is defined is defined as a date formatted column but alphanumeric variable column of 10 characters in WebFocus. I hope this answers your question.


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