Handling Null Values In A DB
Jun 25, 2011
I have a bunch of tables who share the same kind of information, but each table has a different name for each. (There was no standardization on the naming scheme). Some tables have important data that others do not contain. Some tables that have shared important data, but they are null values. I'm writing a program to combine all the tables into one master table.
The problem is when I read in a field, the reader.getvalue(i) is null, and I cannot use that value to insert into my new master table, obviously. The null values are so random, and I cannot write IF THEN statements for every single field for every single table in the database. I'd have thousands of lines of code constantly checking for nulls, and then trying to figure out what to do with them. What can I do to convert these reader values from NULL into something VB/SQL can handle? ere is the code so you can get a picture of how I'm approaching this problem:
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Nov 12, 2011
From r In ReceiptLines
Where
r.RECEIPT.RECEIPTDATE >= _reportStartDate
And r.RECEIPT.RECEIPTDATE <= _reportEndDate
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I am fetching all departments and their sales, average, count from the ReceiptLine, Receipt, ReceiptDiscount tables. The problem i am facing is, if i remove where discount > 0, I am getting null exception. But if I include that, then I only get sales that has discount. How would I write query that bring all sales less discount (if it has one).
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Dec 22, 2009
I have a sql query which is returning null value below is the section the iID is null.Once debugger reaches this it goes to exception as its result is NULL. How to control debugger from going to the exception.
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Sep 30, 2011
I am looping through the rows of a DataRowCollection and assigning the fields of each row to a variable. I always get "Input string was not in a correct format" no matter how I cast this. I just need gapCd to contain 0 if the field is null or the value otherwise. It seems the IsDbNull is not returning true properly. I've also tried DbNull.Value comparisons with no l
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Nov 9, 2011
I have this simple-minded query:
select a.str_number+' '+a.str_name+' '+a.str_suffix+' '+a.str_apt AS addr from mytable
This query works as long as none of the concatenated values are not NULL. If any is null, the address does not show.
I tried this:
select IsNULL(a.str_number+' '+a.str_name+' '+a.str_suffix+' '+a.str_apt AS addr,'') from table
What I would like to accomplish is to replace NULL with empty space if the value is null but I still get no values.
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Mar 14, 2012
i am using the LookupEdit control from DevExpress fairly heavily in my projects. It is like a combobox, but it is bound to a datasource and can display multiple columns from the datasource. A single column is identified as the "value" column and a single column is identified as the "Display" column.
I use the LookupEdit control on my forms to give users a pick-list of appropriate values for a particulat database field. Each field has its own table in the database holding said values, commonly referred to as a lookup table, and each lookup table is used as the datasource for each paired LookupEdit control. Of course when a form is being filled-in by the user this works great. And it works good when the user opens a saved record into the form and I set the EditValue of the LookupEdit based on the value stored in the database. Pretty basic stuff right?
Now here is the problem... Let's say a lookup value is no longer an appropriate entry and so it is removed from the lookup table. Say I sell cars and one of the fields in the Cars table is Color. And I have a lookup table called CarColors and the selections are: Black, White, Red, and Silver. Now let's say we sold some Red cars in the past, but now we no longer carry Red as an option and we probably never will. So I remove "Red" from my lookup table, and now when I load an old Order into my form the LookupEdit for Car Color value now shows NULL. What is the best way to handle this situation? ProcessNewValue? Set NullText property? Use a bit field in my lookup table for IsActive, and set to FALSE for Red instead of deleting it?
Obviuosly I want to retain the historical values while maintaining a currently valid lookup list. And I know this question goes deeper as there are probably database design considerations like whether or not to put a constraint on the foreign key relationship between the lookup and child table, etc... I should also mentioin I am using LookupEdit control rather than a ComboBox becasue a lot of my lookups have other information like Description, Sort Order, or are coded and thus require a multiple column display.
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Feb 16, 2012
I've come across an error I'm not quite sure how to get rid of, I've got a listview with listview items making up the grid, I've got values coming from a database populating the cells however if there are any null values(in this case, there's null values in the date) it crashes my program. I'm not quite sure of a way to allow the listview to have null values in it, I figured it would default allow it but that's not the case.[code]....
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Jun 3, 2011
what is the code for allowing null values to appear on the textbox
Dim i As Integer
dg1.DataSource = bs
i = dg1.CurrentRow.Index
Patient_Profile.Txtpatient_id.Text = dg1.Item(0, i).Value
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Jul 30, 2009
I have a databound DataGridView and use a button to control updates.
The problem is that if a db Column does not allow a null value an error is thrown ("Column <ID> does not allow null values") and then the datagridview automatically removes the row. This error is raised as soon as the user leaves the cell and before the update command is issued.
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Jun 9, 2012
I doing a project for my office. In that I am showing the values and strings from a particular table based on the date range and vendor selection. It is working fine with the date range. Except within the date range if the particular reader has no data it throws an error message like dbnull string.
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Jun 4, 2012
I have an SQL query that gets a max value so that I can decide the next value to use in an ID field. The code works fine when there's a matching result, but if the query returns Null, it throws a Specified Cast is Invalid error.This is the code I'm using:
LastID = DirectCast(SQLQuery.ExecuteScalar(), Integer)
What would be the proper way to check for a null value?
I suspect this is going to be one of those cases where within 2 minutes of posting myquestion, I finally hit upon the right combination of terms in Google to find what I'm looking for...
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Oct 15, 2009
I'm trying to import my xls files to sql server, but i saw some values become null even though data in excel values are exist.
below is my connection string :
Code:
Dim cnstr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & txtfName.Text & ";" & _
"Extended Properties =""Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;IMEX=1"""[code].....
This error occurs while i'm importing the alphanumeric values into text, but previous values are numeric (but string datatyped).
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Mar 18, 2010
So I'm writing a simple piece of code to take a series of strings, go through them, and replace and add values as needed, and then dump them all out to a text box. However, when I run the code I'm getting 3 null characters at the end of each line except for the last one. What am I doing wrong?
Code:
If isPet.Checked = False Then
While intI <> lenCode
Try
lineHold = codeHold(intI).Split(",")
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Oct 8, 2009
Have read most of the null value posts here, and I have managed to get things working as far as a "next record" button for my database application form (there's some awesome advice on this forum!). I have just one question, though. How do you manage saving of blank text box values from a form? I am using JET, but when I try to save an updated file that has a null value, it is not letting me. I got around it by forcing the text boxes with null values to contain " ", but obviously this is not the bext solution!
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May 29, 2012
I have the followin problem. Opening a table using SqlDataAdapter, numeric columns(sqlDbType = int16, 32, 64) that allow Null value, are set in my dataRows to 0.I am using Visual Studio 2010 and Sql Server 2008.Here's my code:
Dim cmd As New SqlCommand
Dim ds As New DataSet
Dim dt As DataTable
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Nov 10, 2011
I'm confused at the variety of different ways to say "null" in VB.net. I've got text and numerical fields with checkboxes to mark unknown values; I just want to populate a table with the fields' values (if the corresponding checkbox is not checked) or null values (if checked) so I can later input them into a mySQL database.So my question is just which of the various null types I should be using in what situations.
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Jun 3, 2005
I have a dataset which I wish to export to XML. The writeXML function works fine, but if a value in my dataset is a NULL, it doesn't export that element at all, for that row. I would have expected it to export at least an open and closed element.
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Feb 9, 2010
Some tables I am dealing with have null values and are throwing errors. So far ive tried a few solutions to deal with the nulls with no success.Here are the code samples from my efforts so far;
If (r("datemodified").Equals(DBNull.Value)) Then
datemodified = String.Empty
Else[code]....
i have ran the query and it is working ok (i.e all the cols exist)
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Dec 27, 2011
I have used XML serialization to persist objects in my application but I am now interested in using null- able Data types for properties. Will I still be able to serialize?
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May 19, 2012
the combox is bound database table,but it is not displaying the contents of table in database,instead it is displaying corresponding null values(blank).it is showing just "select" and the blank spaces corresponding to the number of items in database
here is my
Function combobfill() As DataSet
addconnection.Open()
Dim selectstring As String = "select materialsname from materialtype_table"
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Jan 12, 2012
Dim myreader As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
'read information from the database and give the values to the arguments(column_1, and column_2)
While myreader.Read
column_1 = myreader.GetString(1)
column_2 = myreader.GetString(2)
.....
I get an error when the data returned from myreader.GetString(2) is NULL. How do I check for nulls before assigning column_2 a value?
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Jan 4, 2010
I have a database that has null date values in it. When I call the columns from the database with the null datetime values and display it in the datetimepicker text box using a dataset, theres always values in the datetimepicker text box. It sets everything that was in the database with null values to the current date. This is what i have..
DateOPStartedRevisionDateTimePicker.Text = ds.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item(13).ToString
I just cant figure out a way to get the datetimepicker text box to display nothing if the values are null in the database.
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Nov 17, 2011
I am working asp.net vb application. I have set of values to be inserted to Database.But their some fields are optional to be filled. I need to check the textbox empty. If empty I should not enter the value to Database. How to work on this?
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Jul 8, 2010
Some tables I am dealing with have null values and are throwing errors. So far ive tried a few solutions to deal with the nulls with no success.
Here are the code samples from my efforts so far;
If (r("datemodified").Equals(DBNull.Value)) Then
datemodified = String.Empty
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Apr 26, 2011
What are NULL values? Sometimes when I try to assign a query to variable, I get error saying:
Type-Cast-Error. txtMiddleName.Text = Reader.GetString(2)
How can I put it that if the value of the Middle is nothing then txtMiddleName.Text = "". Working on VS 2010 (VB.net) EDIT 1: This is the error Message I get (Line 364 is the above mentioned code)
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Mar 4, 2010
i am not getting the integer values in dataset while reading from an excel files the field which is integer will be showing as NULL.
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Oct 22, 2008
I created a connection string for an excel file. I prefer this method as opposed to creating "Excel" objects since it is not restricted to a specific version of Excel.When I connect to the excel file, I step past the first few rows since they have data that is not needed. When I reach the first field that contains a date, then I begin my data import. However, at that point (A8), it shows the cell in the "A" column as having a Null value even though there is indeed a value in the cell. Columns "B" and "C" are fine.
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Jul 17, 2011
On a ASP.net form, I need to add a textbox to update a date field in MS SQL server via stored procedure. I want to verify user input cant figure out the correct syntax to do so (please see below)
If d.Text <> "" Then
cmd.Parameters.Add("@date", SqlDbType.DateTime)
cmd.Parameters("@date").Value = Date.Parse(d.Text)
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Mar 30, 2011
I need to round and print a price like below, but this does not handle null values.How can I handle null values on one line of code? DBRSet is an SQLDataReader and the price is money
<%= Math.Round(DBRSet("price"))%>
I have about 200 .aspx pages of this so I could also use some tips on how to change these in an easy way? Can I do a search and replace with a reg-exp or something like that?
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Jan 3, 2011
For example in my datalist if Eval("OptionJ").Tostring = Null I would like the function GetVisible to set visibility of the radio button to false like so:
<input name="Q<%#Eval("ID")%>" type="radio" value="J" visible="<%# GetVisible(Eval("OptionJ").ToString()) %>">
<%#Server.HtmlEncode(Eval("OptionJ").ToString())%>
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