Importing MS Access data into VFP - ms-access-2010

I need to import data from an Access app into VFP tables. I have found solutions on the net for reading VFP data into Access but not the opposite. The connection string suggested by MS* seems to be missing something because I keep getting a dialog box asking me for the type of the source data
"Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=MyAccessApp.accdb;Persist Security Info=False;"
I would be grateful for any suggestion and/or explanation.
/bernard

if you are writing the program within VFP, then you can do a connect from VFP to the Access Database without the use of a "DSN", but requires a full connection string setting. Once that is done, you can query the data down into a local VFP cursor, then do what you want once it is in VFP... copy to a VFP table, query subsets of data, add records to another VFP table by whatever criteria you need to process.
nAccessHandle = sqlstringconnect( "DRIVER=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb); DBQ=C:\YourFullPath\YourAccessDatabase.accdb;" )
if nAccessHandle < 1
messagebox( "Invalid connection to access database" )
return
endif
*/ Valid handle, now, query down the data to a local VFP cursor
nSQLAns = SQLExec( nAccessHandle, "select * from YourAccessTable", "C_CursorInVFP" )
if nSQLAns < 1
messagebox( "Unable to get any data..." )
sqldisconnect( nAccessHandle )
return
endif
*/ Done with connection
sqldisconnect( nAccessHandle )
select C_CursorInVFP
copy to C:\SomeOtherPath\NowItsAVFPTable
*/ Or, query from it within VFP or loop from it...
select C_CursorInVFP
scan
*/ Look for records in VFP to do/ignore as needed...
select * from SomeVFPTable ;
where SomeKey = C_CursorInVFP.KeyFromAccessTable;
into cursor C_WasItFound readwrite
if reccount( "C_WasItFound" ) > 0
*/ Do what if it WAS found
else
*/ Do what if it WAS NOT found
endif
endscan

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EOleException Error when trying to print a quick report

I have an Access database table named Receipts with the following field names: receipt number item name, buying price, selling price. I am using an Adoquery and datasource to connect to the access database. The following is the code I am using to print a report.
procedure TReceiptsform.BitBtn1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
qry :string;
begin
with ADOQuery1 do
begin
if ADOQuery1.Locate('receipt number',Edit1.Text,[]) then
open;
SQL.Clear;
qry:= 'SELECT*from Receipts WHERE (((Receipts.[receipt number])='+ edit1.Text+'))order by Receipts.[Item name]';
SQL.Add(qry);
Active:= True;
ReceiptForm.QuickRep1.Preview;
end;
end;
However when I run the program then I click BitBtn1Click at runtime, I get this error.
ProjectSales.exe raised exception class EOleException with message 'Extra ) in query expression "(((Receipt.[item name])=))". Process stopped. Use Step or Run to continue.
Which exception handling code can I use to prevent this error or is there a problem with the Query?
You problem is, that if Edit1 is Null, no value is given to filter on because the use of + eliminates the quotes:
'SELECT * from Receipts WHERE (((Receipts.[receipt number])='+ edit1.Text+'))order by Receipts.[Item name]'
=>
'SELECT * from Receipts WHERE (((Receipts.[receipt number])=)) order by Receipts.[Item name]'
So, use ampersand and some spaces:
'SELECT * from Receipts WHERE (((Receipts.[receipt number])=' & edit1.Text &')) order by Receipts.[Item name]'

How to get the sql print message using pymssql

I'm running some queries, that print runtime stats from their execution.
It's done through
print('message')
used within the sql script.
I would want to see these messages while calling the procedures/scripts through pymssql.
conn = pymssql.connect(server, user, password, "tempdb")
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute("print('message')")
conn.commit()
Above script doesn't return anything, and I can't find any tips on how to get that print to show up in the console output.
Found a solution that let's me still use pymssql and get the print messages.
pymssql.Connection actually uses _mssql.MSSQLConnection internally.
This means that you can use this example by accessing that internal object.
connection = pymssql.connect(server='server_address', database='db_name')
connection._conn.set_msghandler(my_msg_handler) # Install our custom handler
where the my_msg_handler is the same type of object as in pmssql wiki.
Accessing internal objects is not ideal, but it's the only way I've found if you don't want to use a different library and need to get the SQL prints.
I don't believe there is a way, but you can refactor your SQL. For example:
DECLARE #my_var AS VARCHAR(200)
PRINT 'Setting a variable...'
SET #my_var = 'this'
PRINT 'I am some output'
SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE this = #my_var
Could be refactored to be something like this:
DECLARE #my_var AS VARCHAR(200)
DECLARE #messages AS VARCHAR(MAX)
SET #messages = #messages + 'Setting a variable...'
SET #my_var = 'this'
SET #messages = #messages + 'I am some output'
SELECT #messages, * FROM my_table WHERE this = #my_var
Good luck!
In order to print something into the console in pymssql, you don't need to put the print inside the execute function. you can simply use
print("message")
so your code will be
conn = pymssql.connect(server, user, password, "tempdb")
cursor = conn.cursor()
print("message")
conn.commit()

Teradata : How to get the server name using query

How can I get the server name using query in Teradata?
That is, if I am writing a query on the 'dev' server, it should return the dev server name.
for example, in Sybase : we will be using select ##servername.
There's nothing like ##servername in TD.
You might create a SQL UDF on each server returning the name, e.g.
REPLACE FUNCTION syslib.#servername ()
RETURNS VARCHAR(30)
LANGUAGE SQL
CONTAINS SQL
DETERMINISTIC
RETURNS NULL ON NULL INPUT
SQL SECURITY DEFINER
COLLATION INVOKER
INLINE TYPE 1
RETURN 'dev'
If it's created in syslib it can be accessed without qualifying it like this:
SELECT #servername();
SELECT CASE
WHEN LogonSource LIKE '%UAT%' THEN 'UAT'
WHEN LogonSource LIKE '%PROD%' THEN 'Prod'
ELSE 'Unknown'
END DatabaseName
FROM DBC.SessionInfoV
WHERE UserName = 'myname';
This will give you information close to ##servername.
select ClientTdHostName, ServerIPAddrByServer, ServerPortByServer
from DBC.SessionInfo where SessionNo=Session;
Validated against 17.xx TD.

How to connect Oracle database 11g Server on FoxPro 9

How to connect remote oracle database 11g server in FoxPro?
It should be relatively simple provided you have the data provider installed.
I would start by looking at the connection string requirements
With that, you can get a handle to the database via
cConnectionString = "Driver = blah;Server=blah; etc from connection string website reference";
nHandle = SQLStringConnect( cConnectionString )
if nHandle < 1
messagebox( "Unable to connect" )
return
endif
*/ Once connected, you can then query the database
nResult = SQLExec( nHandle, "select * from yourTable", "cursorResultSentBackToVFPSide" )
if nResult < 1
messagebox( "Error querying data" )
return
endif
*/ If you need to parameterize something, a local variable in your routine can be used
*/ and will be applied by using the "?" place-holder, such as
lnSomeIDYouWant = 1234
lcSQLCmd = "select * from SomeTable where SomeKey = ?lnSomeIDYouWant order by blah"
nResult = SQLExec( nHandle, lcSQLCmd, "C_VFPAlias" )
SQLDisconnect(nHandle)
The parameters can be of almost any type (except for things like general/binary which might need alternate measures, but the others like logical, numeric, date, string all no problems).

INSERT stored procedure does not work?

I'm trying to make an insertion from one database called suspension to the table called Notification in the ANimals database. My stored procedure is this:
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[spCreateNotification]
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
#notRecID int,
#notName nvarchar(50),
#notRecStatus nvarchar(1),
#notAdded smalldatetime,
#notByWho int
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
-- Insert statements for procedure here
INSERT INTO Animals.dbo.Notification
(
NotRecID,
NotName,
NotRecStatus,
NotAdded,
NotByWho
)
values (#notRecID, #notName, #notRecStatus, #notAdded, #notByWho);
END
The null inserting is to replenish one column that otherwise will not be filled, I've tried different ways, like using also the names for the columns after the name of the table and then only indicate in values the fields I've got. I know it is not a problem of the stored procedure because I executed it from the sql server management studio and it works introducing the parameters. Then I guess the problem must be in the repository when I call the stored procedure:
public void createNotification(Notification not)
{
try
{
DB.spCreateNotification(not.NotRecID, not.NotName, not.NotRecStatus,
(DateTime)not.NotAdded, (int)not.NotByWho);
}
catch
{
return;
}
}
And I call the method here:
public void createNotifications(IList<TemporalNotification> notifications)
{
foreach (var TNot in notifications)
{
var ts = RepositoryService._suspension.getTemporalSuspensionForNotificationID(TNot.TNotRecID);
Notification notification = new Notification();
if (ts.Count != 0)
{
notification.NotName = TNot.TNotName;
notification.NotRecID = TNot.TNotRecID;
notification.NotRecStatus = TNot.TNotRecStatus;
notification.NotAdded = TNot.TNotAdded;
notification.NotByWho = TNot.TNotByWho;
if (TNot.TNotToReplace != 0)
{
var suspensions = RepositoryService._suspension.getSuspensionsAttached((int)TNot.TNotToReplace);
foreach (var sus in suspensions)
{
sus.CtsEndDate = TNot.TNotAdded;
sus.CtsEndNotRecID = TNot.TNotRecID;
DB.spModifySuspensionWhenNotificationIsReplaced((int)TNot.TNotToReplace, (int)sus.CtsEndNotRecID, (DateTime) sus.CtsEndDate);
}
DB.spReplaceNotification((int)TNot.TNotToReplace, DateTime.Now);
createNotification(notification);
}
else
{
createNotification(notification);
}
}
}
deleteTemporalNotifications(notifications);
}
It does not record the value in the database. I've been debugging and getting mad about this, because it works when I execute it manually, but not when I automatize the proccess in my application. Does anyone see anything wrong with my code?
Thank you
EDIT: Added more code. It still doesn't work changing that, I mean, the procedure works if I execute it, so I don't know what could be the error. In fact, I don't get any error. Could it be a matter of writin in a table that is not in the database where you have your stored procedure?
I would specify your column names and DONT incude the NULL at all for that column. Just let SQL Server deal with it.
INSERT INTO Animals.dbo.Notification
(
RecID,
[Name],
RecStatus,
Added,
ByWho
)
values (#notRecID, #notName, #notRecStatus, #notAdded, #notByWho);
Run profiler when you try to run it from the application and see what values it realy is sending. That will tell you if the application is creating the correct exec statment to exec the proc.
Also it may be a permissions problem.
Specify your column names:
INSERT INTO Animals.dbo.Notification
(RecID, Name, RecStatus, Added, ByWho)
VALUES
(#notRecID, #notName, #notRecStatus, #notAdded, #notByWho);
"Could it be a matter of writin in a table that is not in the database where you have your stored procedure?"
That may be the problem. You could try adding the "WITH EXECUTE AS OWNER" clause to your stored procedure so that it executes as the owner of the stored procedure. Or grant write permissions for the executing user to the table.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188354.aspx
ok, I finally found out what noone realized lol. It was a very stupid error but got me really mad till I found the problem. It wasn't a problem of permissions, the problem was that I was not executing the procedure from my application, so where I wrote this:
DB.spCreateNotification(not.NotRecID, not.NotName, not.NotRecStatus,
(DateTime)not.NotAdded, (int)not.NotByWho);
When I had to write:
DB.spCreateNotification(not.NotRecID, not.NotName, not.NotRecStatus,
(DateTime)not.NotAdded, (int)not.NotByWho).Execute();
so as you see I was focusing my efforts in much more complex things and I wasn't even executing it...lol.
Thank you all for your answers anyway:)

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