help in auto generating item code

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help in auto generating item code

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mercury76
Starting Member

7 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-28 : 23:52:39

Hi guys,

I am new to programming and sqlserver 2000. i use sql2000 as my database server...

I have a problem on auto-generating medicine codes. and i hope someone would help me with my script.

as you noticed i declared two variables (@id and @code). I am having a problem in generating @code... i would just like to create an autogenerated medicines_code from another field from another table (hosp_counter.counter_id)

here is how my medicines_code should look like ('MEDS34') "where 34 is from a counter_id in hosp_counter table...

but it only creates a medicines_code = 'M' (below is the result)

34(this is from counter_id) M(this is the autogenerated code) AUTOGENERATE1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/29/2007 11:29:46 AM 1/1/1900 1/1/1900

here is my script in autogenerating medicine code...

set xact_abort on
begin transaction
declare @Code as varchar
select @Code =
(select 'MEDS' + CAST
(Counter_ID + 1 as varchar (50))
from Hosp_Counter where table_description = 'Medicines')
declare @ID as integer
select @ID = Counter_ID + 1
from Hosp_Counter
where table_description = 'Medicines'
select @ID
INSERT INTO Hosp_Medicines
(medicines_id,
medicines_code,
medicines_description,
medicines_specification,
medicines_genericname,
medicines_drugclass,
PhicCategory,
medpreparation,
medicines_prohibited,
medicines_trade,
medicines_NoneTrade,
medicines_taxable,
medicines_PhicCovered,
medicines_AmountCovered,
medicines_Discountable,
medicines_SmallUnit,
medicines_BigUnit,
medicines_AverageCostSmall,
medicines_AverageCostBig,
medicines_WeightedAverageCost,
medicines_weight,
medicines_conversion,
medicines_LowStockLevel,
medicines_OverStockLevel,
medicines_LowSalesReference,
AllowStat,
status,
CreateBy,
UpdateBy,
DeleteBy,
CreateDate,
UpdateDate,
DeleteDate)
VALUES
(@ID,
@code,
'AUTOGENERATE2',
'',
1,
1,
1,
1,
0,
1,
0,
1,
1,
0,
0,
1,
2,
1,
100,
100,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
1,
'',
'',
'',
'8/29/2007 11:31:25 AM',
'',
'')
select @ID
Update Hosp_Counter set Counter_ID = @ID
where Table_Description = 'Medicines'
commit transaction

any help is very much appreciated!

'confused'
Joel

PeterNeo
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

357 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 01:18:21

Hi Joel,

Change the "declare @Code as varchar"
to "declare @Code as varchar(50)"

and to get the code u need only this
select @Code = 'MEDS' + CAST( @ID AS VARCHAR(50))

do the modifications, and let me know if any thing goes wrong...

mercury76
Starting Member

7 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 01:36:22

Hi PeterNeo,

I really appreciate the help! it generated as i want it. Thanks a lot!!!!

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 02:44:40

<<
declare @Code as varchar
>>
If you dont specify the width then by default it would take 30

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

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