I have a trigger "before update" that change some values, including a timestamp column. My sql code does an update using the "returning clause" to get the values changed by the trigger. The problem is:
When I do an "update [...] returning timestamp_field", this timestamp_field has the old value equals to null (in the trigger). And, this field in the table is not null. This problem not occurs with the others fields of type number, varchar... only with the timestamp field.
Here are the code to simulate this problem:
--Table
create table TB_TEST
(
ID NUMBER(10) not null,
FLAG NUMBER(10) not null,
TAG VARCHAR2(16) not null,
TS_ATU_DTR TIMESTAMP(9) not null
);
"old.TS_ATU_DTR=, " Isn't it right?????
Why the other fields aren't null?
I need the "old.TS_ATU_DTR" to use in my other trigger to compare timestamps, how can I get it?
I have a trigger "before update" that change some values, including a timestamp column. My sql code does an update using the "returning clause" to get the values changed by the trigger. When I do an "update [...] returning timestamp_field", this timestamp_field has the old value equals to null (in the trigger). And, this field in the table is not null. This problem not occurs with the others fields of type number, varchar... only with the timestamp field.
Here are the code to simulate this problem:
--Table create table TB_TEST ( ID NUMBER(10) not null, FLAG NUMBER(10) not null, TAG VARCHAR2(16) not null, TS_ATU_DTR TIMESTAMP(9) not null ); [code]...
Why the other fields aren't null?I need the "old.TS_ATU_DTR" to use in my other trigger to compare timestamps, how can I get it? I am using Oracle 11.2.0 - Suse Linux.
I am running a GROUP BY query on a few columns of enumerated data like:
select count(*), Condition, Size group by Condition, Size;
COUNT(*) CONDITION SIZE -------- ---------- -------- 3 MINT L 2 FAIR L 4 FAIR M 1 MINT S
Well, let's say I also have a timestamp field in the database. I cannot run a group by with that involved because the time is recorded to the milisec and is unique for every record. Instead, I want to include this in my group by function based on whether or not it is NULL.
For example:
COUNT(*) CONDITION SIZE SOLDDATE -------- ---------- -------- ---------- 3 MINT L ISNULL 2 FAIR L NOTNULL 2 FAIR M NOTNULL 2 FAIR M ISNULL 1 MINT S ISNULL
I want to implement a business rule such as we have for each id at most 1 dat null. So, I've created this unique index on test.
create unique index x_only_one_dat_cess_null on test(id, case when dat_cess is null then 'NULL' else to_char(dat_cess, 'dd/mm/yyyy') end);
insert into test values (1, sysdate); insert into test values (1, sysdate - 1); insert into test values (1, null); insert into test values (1, null); -- ----- insert into test values (2, sysdate); insert into test values (2, sysdate - 1); insert into test values (2, null);
The 4th insert will cause an error and this is what I wanted to implement. OK. Now the problem is that for non-null values of dat, we can't have data like this
because of the unique index (the 2nd and the 3rd row are equal). So just for learning purposes, how could we allow at most one null value of dat and allow duplicates for non-null values of dat.
SQL> Describe Stu_Table Name Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------- STU_ID VARCHAR2(2) STU_NAME VARCHAR2(10) STU_CLASS VARCHAR2(10)
now when i try to modify this Stu_id column to not null its give me error.
SQL>ALTER TABLE Stu_Table MODIFY Stu_Id int(3)not null; ALTER TABLE Stu_Table MODIFY Stu_Id int(3)not null * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01735: invalid ALTER TABLE option
and when i try to add new column with not null its also gives me error
SQL> ALTER TABLE Stu_Table add C1_TEMP integer NOT NULL; ALTER TABLE Stu_Table add C1_TEMP integer NOT NULL * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01758: table must be empty to add mandatory (NOT NULL) column
I have 8 columns. Some of them might be null.I want to display all 8 columns in my result. Not null columns will be first and null at the end.Here is a sample data :
Suppose that, I have two tables: emp, dept emp records the empid, emp_name, deptid dept records the deptid, dept_name
Here is a record, it's a president or some special position in company, so it's deptid is set to NULL. Here comes the question, how can I print all the emp_name with their deptartment name?
I know how to print all the emp_name with their department name if they have dept_id, but is that possible that I merge the record with dept_id NULL?
SELECT TO_DATE('21-NOV-2010') DAY, 0 RATE FROM DUAL UNION SELECT TO_DATE('22-NOV-2010') DAY, 10.5 RATE FROM DUAL UNION SELECT TO_DATE('23-NOV-2010') DAY, 0 RATE FROM DUAL UNION SELECT TO_DATE('24-NOV-2010') DAY, 0 RATE FROM DUAL UNION
MY requirment is: I want the first three nullable attributes. For Eg: If I have 60 columns in table, I need to fetch the first three null data in a row.
i have a function which takes in two variables and return a varchar.
ex: Function(var1,var2) return as varchar2.
in the function,i query a table for var1 and var2 and concatenate the result set to return a varchar. But if either var1 or var2 is null,then my query in the function fetches the result set for the other variable.
My question is,how would i pass a null value through the function and handle it in the function.
I have a table containing hundreds of columns and I would like to be able to qualify my select statements so that only those columns containing a value are returned. Something like:
Select (non null columns) from tablename where columnX = 'whatever'
My Asp.Net/C# application is connected to an Oracle database where it retrieves database values and also values calculated/returned from Oracle functions. My problem is that sometimes an Oracle function I calling returns a null value because of not correct input parameters which will cause Oracle function to (I think) return an null value. My problem and question is how to catch/obtain if he Oracle function returns a null value? Oracle function should return a decimal value if correct input parameters. Below is my row of code that crashes when Oracle function returns a null value in case of incorrect input parameters.
I have a table with column A which contains very few null values. I need to select these rows. I am considering two options:
a) create function based index on NVL(A, 0) and use this in where clause NVL(A, 0)=0 (column doesn't have values 0) b) create function based index on NVL2(A, 0, NULL) and and use this in where clause NVL2(A, 0, NULL) = 0
First idea was option A. But I realized in option B the index will be much smaller, because most of values of column A isn't NULL so NVL2 will return NULL and index will not have as much leafs as in NVL. It is good idea to use NVL2? Is there any against to use option B instead of A?
I have 2 tables, AFF_TEMP and COUNTY AFF_TEMP has the following columns FNAME, LNAME, EMAIL and COUNTY COUNTY has 2 columns COUNTY_ID and CNAME
Both tables have the following test data AFF_TEMP Joe, Bloggs, joe@gmail.com, '' Ann, Bloggs, anne@gmail.com,Donegal
and COUNTY column in AFF_TEMP can contain a NULL value
County table has the following Test data, 1, Dublin 2, Donegal 3, Tipperary, 4, Galway
I am trying to select the following from both tables FNAME, LNAME, EMAIL, COUNTY_ID.Tried the following queries select a.FNAME, a.LNAME,a.EMAIL, C.COUNTY_ID FROM temp_aff A LEFT OUTER JOIN COUNTY C ON A.COUNTY=C.CNAME OR (A.COUNTY IS NULL) select a.FNAME, a.LNAME,a.EMAIL, C.COUNTY_ID FROM temp_aff A, COUNTY C WHERE C.CNAME IN (SELECT UPPER(A.COUNTY) FROM TEMP_AFF A)
My query returns the 3rd field from a CSV string. If the third field in the string is empty I want the select to return a null but it returns the 4th field :
SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR( 'A,B,,D,E','[^,]+',1,3) from dual;
.. this returns 'D'.
Can we somehow make the REGEX_SUBSTR return a NULL for the third field ?
