Question

pasing Null Values on Formula field

Asked by: ISKPatel

dear All
i m using Crystal report 8.5 in .net C#. i have a problum in pasing Null formula field in the where clause...
my Crystal Qurey is:
SELECT
    Vehicle_Information."Reg_No",
    Colour_Information."Colour_Name",
    Customer_Information."Cust_FirstName", Customer_Information."Cust_MidName", Customer_Information."Cust_LastName", Customer_Information."Cust_Off_Name", Customer_Information."Is_Cooperate",
    Make_Information."Make_Desc",
    Model_Information."Model_Name",
    Registration."Install_Date", Registration."Reg_Date", Registration."Transfer_from",
    Vehicle_Category."Cat_Descr",
    Bas_Equipment."Descr",
    Location."Location_Name"
FROM
    TBL_Tech_Activity INNER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.tbl_GatePass ON TBL_Tech_Activity.Activity_ID = tbl_GatePass.Activity_ID RIGHT OUTER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Vehicle_Information Vehicle_Information INNER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Customer_Information Customer_Information ON Vehicle_Information.Cust_ID = Customer_Information.Cust_ID INNER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Make_Information Make_Information ON Vehicle_Information.Make_ID = Make_Information.Make_ID INNER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Colour_Information Colour_Information ON Vehicle_Information.Colour_ID = Colour_Information.Colour_ID INNER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Registration Registration ON Vehicle_Information.Reg_No = Registration.Reg_No LEFT OUTER JOIN                        trakker.dbo.Vehicle_Category Vehicle_Category ON Vehicle_Information.Veh_Category = Vehicle_Category.Cat_Id LEFT OUTER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Model_Information Model_Information ON Vehicle_Information.Model_ID = Model_Information.Model_ID INNER JOIN                        Trakker.dbo.Location Location ON Registration.Install_Location = Location.Location_ID ON Trakker.dbo.tbl_GatePass.Reg_No = Registration.Reg_No                         LEFT OUTER JOIN                        trakker.dbo.Bas_Equipment Bas_Equipment ON Registration.Product_install = Bas_Equipment.Equip_ID                      
WHERE
    Registration."Reg_Date" >= {ts '2007-02-01 00:00:00.00'} AND      Registration."Reg_Date" < {ts '2007-02-07 00:00:00.00'} AND      Vehicle_Information."Status" = 'A' AND      (tbl_GatePass. "Is_Cancel" = 'N')   OR (tbl_GatePass. "Is_Cancel" IS Null)    
ORDER BY
    Location.Location_Name ASC, Bas_Equipment.Descr ASC, Vehicle_Category.Cat_Descr ASC
this query working fine in crystal report (preview) with "(tbl_GatePass. "Is_Cancel" IS Null)" clause
but when i use the folowing:

selFormula = "{Registration.Reg_Date} >= date(" + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(6) + "," + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(3,2) + "," + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(0,2) + ") AND {Registration.Reg_Date} <= date(" + txtToDate.Text.Substring(6) + "," + txtToDate.Text.Substring(3,2) + "," + txtToDate.Text.Substring(0,2) + ") AND {Vehicle_Information.Status} = 'A' AND {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} = 'N' OR {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} IS NULL "

in c# .net they gives an error
How can i pass IS NUll in where clause in Crystal report

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2007-02-07 at 04:24:08ID22152853
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Answers

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-07 at 05:42:54ID: 18484671

Does the formula work without the IS NULL part?

How are you passing this to Crystal?

YOu might try using IsNull({tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel})

mlmcc

 

by: KenTurnerPosted on 2007-02-07 at 06:55:59ID: 18485266

You may have hit a glitch that I encountered some years ago in CR8.0:  if you're using the Oracle native driver (are you?), and you put a statement such as isnull({LOCAL_HEADER.Hd_LodgementDate}) in your record selection criteria, it generates a line in the SQL SELECT statement like this:

WHERE "LOCAL_HEADER".Hd_LodgementDate IS NULL

which is syntactically incorrect SQL, because the column name, being mixed case, needs to be enclosed in double quotes, like this:

WHERE "LOCAL_HEADER"."Hd_LodgementDate" IS NULL

The problem was rectified in later versions, but quite likely still existed in CR8.5

If this is the root of your problem, I can post a workaround that worked for me.

 

by: ISKPatelPosted on 2007-02-07 at 20:43:38ID: 18491236

Hi mlmcc ,
i need pass some NUll in where clause
i use selFormula = "{Registration.Reg_Date} >= date(" + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(6) + "," + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(3,2) + "," + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(0,2) + ") AND {Registration.Reg_Date} <= date(" + txtToDate.Text.Substring(6) + "," + txtToDate.Text.Substring(3,2) + "," + txtToDate.Text.Substring(0,2) + ") AND {Vehicle_Information.Status} = 'A' AND {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} = 'N' OR {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} IS NULL "
to pass where cluse to crystel report
yes i tried IsNull but they not display nay repord

thanks


 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-07 at 21:13:10ID: 18491316

Since you have an OR you need to use ( ) to guarantee the precedence is evaluated as you desire.

selFormula = "{Registration.Reg_Date} >= date(" + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(6) + "," + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(3,2) + "," + txtFromDate.Text.Substring(0,2) + ") AND {Registration.Reg_Date} <= date(" + txtToDate.Text.Substring(6) + "," + txtToDate.Text.Substring(3,2) + "," + txtToDate.Text.Substring(0,2) + ") AND {Vehicle_Information.Status} = 'A' AND ({tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} = 'N' OR {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} IS NULL) "

With the ( ) you may want to try the IsNull again

mlmcc

 

by: ISKPatelPosted on 2007-02-07 at 21:31:04ID: 18491365

i tried your given idea but got the error
Exception Details: CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.FormulaException: Error in File c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CTIS_UAE\Reports\rptRegistration1.rpt: Error in formula <Record_Selection>. '{Registration.Reg_Date} >= date(2007,02,01) AND {Registration.Reg_Date} <= date(2007,02,08) AND {Vehicle_Information.Status} = 'A' AND ({tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} = 'N' OR {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} IS NULL) ' The ) is missing.


OOPss.....................

regards

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-08 at 06:14:41ID: 18493675

I don't see where there is a missing )

Did you try

AND (IsNull({tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel})  OR  {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} = 'N' )

mlmcc

 

 

by: ISKPatelPosted on 2007-02-09 at 03:15:00ID: 18500450

records not display on the report

 

by: ISKPatelPosted on 2007-02-09 at 04:37:14ID: 18500753

i use ObjReport.RecordSelectionFormula = selFormula to pass the query in crystal report file

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-10 at 09:12:22ID: 18507631

Did my suggestion get passed the error?

Maybe go back to your way but use
AND {tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel} = 'N' OR  IsNull({tbl_GatePass.Is_Cancel})  

mlmcc

 

by: ISKPatelPosted on 2007-02-11 at 20:45:00ID: 18512975

yes. this and your suggestion returned blank report

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-11 at 22:05:06ID: 18513199

Did you try it without the ( ) around last part?

mlmcc

 

by: ISKPatelPosted on 2007-02-12 at 02:29:31ID: 18513933

yes i already used the () arround last part.

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-18 at 20:01:48ID: 18560969

What are you passing now and what is the error?

mlmcc

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2007-02-22 at 06:18:19ID: 18587587

Did you resolve this?  If so what was the resolutiion?

mlmcc

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