asked on 7/27/2016

Why does this function work one way in MSSQL Studio and another when accessed via PDO?

I'm trying to troubleshoot a function that's part of a SELECT statement. I built a little sandbox so I could better manipulate / view the code in a PHP environment. But when I went to fire the code, I got some different results and I don't understand why.

Here's the SQL:

SELECT
                ac.AccountID,
                clt.ClientName,
                clt.ClientTetrisID,
                clt.ClientID,
                cast(dbo.ufn_ClientPreference(clt.ClientID, 'StatementRollUp') as int) as StatementRollUp
              

            from Statement st with (nolock)
                                                Join Account ac with (nolock) on st.Accountid = ac.AccountID

                join Patient pat with (nolock) on pat.AccountID = ac.AccountID
                join Practice prt with (nolock) on ac.PracticeID = prt.PracticeID
                join Client clt with (nolock) on prt.ClientID = clt.ClientID
                left join
                (select pmtplanamount, pmtplanday, primarypatientid, startingplanbalance from PaymentPlan
                  where planendeddate is null
                  and iscurrentplan = 1) pp
                  on pp.primarypatientid = pat.patientid
            where ac.accountid=10093227

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When you fire that in MSSQL Studio, you get this:

Notice the value you're getting for "StatementRollUp."

Now when I try to run the same SELECT using a PDO dynamic, I get this:

...notice the value of "StatementRollUp."

In the Studio, StatementRollUp is "1." When I run it via PDO, it's "0" and I don't understand why.

Here's my PDO code:

<?php
date_default_timezone_set('America/Chicago');

$mssql_pdo=new PDO("");
$mssql_pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE,PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
if(!$mssql_pdo)
{
	echo "no connection";
}
		
	function test(){
		
	global $mssql_pdo;		
				
		//$sql="select TOP 5 patientcode from txn where accountid=10001124";
		$sql="
            SELECT
                ac.AccountID,
                clt.ClientName,
                clt.ClientTetrisID,
                clt.ClientID,
                cast(dbo.ufn_ClientPreference(clt.ClientID, 'StatementRollUp') as int) as StatementRollUp
              

            from Statement st with (nolock)
                                                Join Account ac with (nolock) on st.Accountid = ac.AccountID

                join Patient pat with (nolock) on pat.AccountID = ac.AccountID
                join Practice prt with (nolock) on ac.PracticeID = prt.PracticeID
                join Client clt with (nolock) on prt.ClientID = clt.ClientID
                left join
                (select pmtplanamount, pmtplanday, primarypatientid, startingplanbalance from PaymentPlan
                  where planendeddate is null
                  and iscurrentplan = 1) pp
                  on pp.primarypatientid = pat.patientid
            where ac.accountid=10093227";
			//echo $sql;
		$query=$mssql_pdo->query($sql);
		if(!$query){
			echo "nope";
		}
		
		$result_array=array();

	while($row=$query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) )
		{
			$result_array[]=$row;
		}
	return $result_array;
	}		


//$test_sql=getOldTransactions();
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Patient Focus | SQL Machine</title>

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
  window.open(selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value, "_blank"); 
  if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}
// -->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    function toggle_visibility(id) {
       var e = document.getElementById(id);
       if(e.style.display == 'none')
          e.style.display = 'block';
       else
          e.style.display = 'none';
    }
//-->
</script>

<style>
body {
font-family:Arial;
size:12pt;
color:#000000;
}

.content {
margin:auto;
width:900px;
height:auto;
border:1px solid #cccccc;
border-radius:10px;
}

.wysiwyg {
white-space: pre-line;
padding-left:10px;
padding-right:10px;
}

.code_container {
border:1px solid #000000; 
width:807px; 
height:250px; 
overflow:auto; 
background-color: #013c76;
font-family:Arial; 
color:#ffffff; 
font-size:10pt; 
margin:auto;
white-space:pre;
}

ol {
	white-space: normal;
	word-wrap: break-word;
	width:750px;
	margin:auto;
	background-color:#036; background-repeat:repeat-y;background-position:center;
	font-family:Helevtica, Arial;
	font-size:10pt;
	color:#ffffff;
}
ol	li {
	padding:6px;
	background-color:#ffc;
	color:#ffffff;
	}
	
ol li span{ 
color:#000000; }

.blue {
	color:blue;	
}
</style>

</head>

<body>

<br><br>
<div class="content">
	<div class="wysiwyg">
	
	<table border="1" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" width="100%">
		<tr>
			<td>Account ID</td>
			<td>Client Name</td>
			<td>Client Tetris ID</td>
			<td>Client ID</td>
			<td>Statement Roll Up</td>
		</tr>
	<?php
	$test_stuff=test();
	//echo $test_stuff;
	
	if($test_stuff){
	//echo "yes";
	}	

	foreach($test_stuff as $row)
	{
		echo "<tr><td>";
		echo $row['AccountID'];
		echo "</td><td>";
		echo $row['ClientName'];
		echo "</td><td>";
		echo $row['ClientTetrisID'];
		echo "</td><td>";
		echo $row['ClientID'];
		echo "</td><td>";
		echo $row['StatementRollUp'];
		echo "</td></tr>";
	}
	?>
	</table>

	</div>
</div>

</body>
</html>

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What am I missing?

PHP

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Bruce Gust

8/2/2016

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Scott Fell

7/27/2016

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Bruce Gust

7/27/2016

ASKER

Scott!

I appreciate your time, friend! I'm up against a deadline so I'm glad you're at your desk! BTW: I'm in Nashville, so good to be talking to fellow Tennessean!

I should've provided the function. Here it is:

USE [PCAR_Data]
GO
/****** Object:  UserDefinedFunction [dbo].[ufn_ClientPreference]    Script Date: 07/27/2016 10:07:34 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
/*
ufn_ClientPreference - returns a client's preference for a given item

DROP FUNCTION [dbo].[ufn_ClientPreference]
*/

ALTER FUNCTION [dbo].[ufn_ClientPreference]
    (
      @ParmClientID BIGINT, 
      @ParmItem VARCHAR(200) 
    )
RETURNS sql_variant
    BEGIN
    
		DECLARE @Preference sql_variant
		
		SET @Preference = (select coalesce(
							(select coalesce(cast(preferenceStr as sql_variant),cast(preference as sql_variant)) preference
								from ClientPreference with (NOLOCK), client with (NOLOCK)
								where ClientPreference.ended is null
								and client.clientid = @ParmClientID
								and ClientPreference.clientid = client.clientid
								and client.clientstatuscode = ClientPreference.clientstatuscode 
								and ClientPreference.item = @ParmItem),
							coalesce(
								(select coalesce(cast(preferenceStr as sql_variant),cast(preference as sql_variant)) preference
									from ClientPreference with (NOLOCK), client with (NOLOCK)
									where ClientPreference.ended is null
									and client.clientid = @ParmClientID
									and ClientPreference.clientid = client.clientid
									and ClientPreference.clientstatuscode is null
									and ClientPreference.item = @ParmItem),
								coalesce(
									(select coalesce(cast(preferenceStr as sql_variant),cast(preference as sql_variant)) preference
										from ClientPreference with (NOLOCK), client with (NOLOCK)
										where ClientPreference.ended is null
										and client.clientid = @ParmClientID
										and ClientPreference.clientid is null
										and client.clientstatuscode = ClientPreference.clientstatuscode
										and ClientPreference.item = @ParmItem),
									(select coalesce(cast(preferenceStr as sql_variant),cast(preference as sql_variant)) preference
										from ClientPreference with (NOLOCK)
										where ClientPreference.ended is null
										and ClientPreference.clientid is null
										and ClientPreference.clientstatuscode is null
										and ClientPreference.item = @ParmItem)										
								)
							)
						  ))			
		
		RETURN @Preference
	
	END

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If you're like most, you're looking at this and wondering "Who wrote this?" I know. But be that as it may, I've got to understand what it's doing and how so I can determine conclusively whether or not it's posing a problem.

It works when I fire it in Studio, but it gives me a 0 when I run in PDO. Why the disparity?

Bruce Gust

8/2/2016

ASKER

Scott, I've run into this on a couple of situations since posting this question. I was able to solve the problem I was working on, but for the sake of establishing a bottom line, I'm going to close this question, but if I'm what I'm getting ready to suggest here inspires you to add any commentary, please do.

This particular app uses pconnect to connect to a T-SQL database. Not sure if pconnect has any advantages over PDO, but I've encountered situations where PDO sometimes coughs and sputters a little bit when it interacts with functions and stored procedures on the server. I remember one project where we boiled it down to a temp table being constructed within a stored procedure that was causing a problem. When we reconfigured that proc, it worked fine.

Whether or not that was an example of something that applies across the boards, I'm not sure. What I did this time around to circumvent even the possibility of an inconsistency is I built a little "sandbox" that used the same database connection as the actual app.

There you have it! Thanks for weighing in!