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fonzie
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 Posted - 2006-01-05 : 13:38:40
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| I have a dropdown box that has 51 items to choose from: all 50 states plus the word "ALL". How would you form an SQL statment if the user chose ALL? For example:SELECT * FROM MYTABLE WHERE STATE = DROPDOWNLIST.SELECTEDITEM.VALUE |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2006-01-05 : 13:40:44
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| select * from tbl where (state = @state or @state = 'all') and ...==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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fonzie
Starting Member
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Posted - 2006-01-05 : 13:45:19
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| How about : where (state = @state or @state = '%%') ?The thing is I want no discrimination of states if user has selected "ALL" from the dropdownlist. |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2006-01-05 : 13:51:36
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nr's suggestion accomplishes your requirement because you're comparing the variable to 'all' not the state column values:select * from tbl where (state = @state or @state = 'all') Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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fonzie
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Posted - 2006-01-05 : 14:40:04
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| oh, so that's the same as selecting from a table where "7" = "7", you get em all? |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2006-01-05 : 14:50:58
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| You got it!Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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Forming SQL statement on results of choices