Hi,
My database user has just decided that a recent text field in my database needs to be numeric so that some calculations can be run. I've changed it to a double so I can keep the point formatting (ie. 4.1).
I have changed the data types and altered my variables to insert numbers. I have added a default value of 0 to new records added to the database.
Howevern, some of the existing records have a null field in this changed column.
CF can display them but won't update the field without erroring out if the field is left blank. - PowerRating = <cfif IsDefined("form.PowerRating") AND #form.PowerRating# NEQ "">
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#form.PowerRating#
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<cfelse>
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NULL
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</cfif>,
Any idea what I am doing wrong?
Thanks
Neil
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What's the error message? Have the NULL values in the existing fields been set by the query or the default used to be null?
@acoder
It's a basic sytnx error:
ODBC Error Code = 37000 (Syntax error or access violation)
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Syntax error in UPDATE statement.
The null values are set by the query.
This is the code that adds a new record: - <cfif IsDefined("form.PowerRating") AND #form.PowerRating# NEQ "">
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#form.PowerRating#
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<cfelse>
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NULL
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</cfif>,
This is the code that updates it if their is a change: - PowerRating = <cfif IsDefined("form.PowerRating")>
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<cfif #form.PowerRating# NEQ "">
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<cfset PowerRating = #form.PowerRating#>
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<cfelse>
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NULL
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</cfif>
..which works if the valeu is NULL, but not if it has retrieved any other value.
acoder 16,027
Recognized Expert Moderator MVP
The following code: - PowerRating = <cfif IsDefined("form.PowerRating")>
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<cfif #form.PowerRating# NEQ "">
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<cfset PowerRating = #form.PowerRating#>
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<cfelse>
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NULL
would result in the output "PowerRatin g = " when there's a value because you've set a variable but you haven't output anything. Your original code would work.
acoder 16,027
Recognized Expert Moderator MVP
Just a point to bear in mind: in queries where you accept user input as values, you should use cfqueryparam to insert/update values in the database.
No problem - are there any tutorials on using it?
acoder 16,027
Recognized Expert Moderator MVP
Yes, there's a few. Here's one from the horse's mouth.
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