access vba string that references multiple numeric items in a form - ms-access

So I am writing a string in VBA. It needs to use 2 different numeric variables from a form that the user clicked on. My code works great if I only use 1 variable, but I can't get the syntax correct for 2 variables. Here is what I originally wrote that works fine.
stringSQL = "select table1.field1, table2.field2 from table1 where table1.flag='flag' and
table1.weight = " & [Forms]![myform]![weight]
When I try to add age to the string (I want to use age and weight from myform) I write this which does not work -
stringSQL = "select table1.field1, table2.field2 from table1 where table1.flag='flag' and
table1.age= " & [Forms]![myform]![age] & " and " & table1.weight= " &
[Forms]![myform]![weight]

stringSQL = "select table1.field1, table2.field2 " & _
" from table1 where table1.flag='flag' " & _
" and table1.age= " & [Forms]![myform]![age] & _
" and table1.weight= " & [Forms]![myform]![weight]

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ms-Access is removing leading zeros from a string

In the below code, the value of skuSet.Fields(0), which is a text field in the database, is "000000002".
If skuSet.RecordCount = 0 Then
sql = "SELECT Stock_Code FROM Stock WHERE Stock_Code = '" & stkLine.StockCode & "'"
Set skuSet = dbStock.OpenRecordset(sql, dbOpenDynaset)
End If
sql = "SELECT * FROM PickedByPicco WHERE OrderID = " & stkLine.OrderId & " AND StockCode = '" & skuSet.Fields(0) & "'"
Set SOPSLineSet = dbSOPS.OpenRecordset(sql, dbOpenDynaset)
If SOPSLineSet.RecordCount = 0 Then
sql = "INSERT INTO PickedByPicco(OrderID, StockCode, Qty, ScannedBy, ProcessedBy, processed) VALUES(" & stkLine.OrderId & _
", " & skuSet.Fields(0) & ", " & stkLine.Quantity & ", '" & stkLine.UserId & "', '', False)"
dbSOPS.Execute (sql)
When I step through the code, the value in skuSet.Fields(0) is still the same, as expected.
When the query has been executed, I check the PickedByPicco table, and the StockCode field shows just a value of 2 instead, and it's removed all of the leading 0's.
Why would it be doing this and how can I stop it?
That's because your INSERT statement looks like this:
INSERT INTO PickedByPicco (...) VALUES (..., 000000002, ...)
when it should look like this:
INSERT INTO PickedByPicco (...) VALUES (..., '000000002', ...)
(Note the quotes around your value.)
Normally, I'd tell you to use parameterized SQL, because SQL creation by string concatenation is evil, but, unfortunately, DAO's Database.Execute does not support that. So, the next best thing is to properly escape strings. To do that:
put single quotes around your value and
escape any single quotes occurring in your value:
I.e. this line
", " & skuSet.Fields(0) & ", " & ...
becomes
", '" & Replace(skuSet.Fields(0), "'", "''") & "', " & ...
While you are at it, be sure to replace single quotes in your other strings as well! Currently, a UserId of O'Brien would break your SQL, and other values might do worse.

Adding values into a table with a query

So all I'd like to do is add two queries into a table called tmpGroupSearch. I'm not sure how to do it wit out creating a record set and looping through every record and individually adding them in. I'm thinking there is a much easier way to do this I just can't find the proper structure.
Here are my queries:
"SELECT tblGroupHeader.GroupName" _
& ", tblGroupHeader.GroupNum" _
& ", tblAlsoKnown.AlsoKnown" _
& " FROM tblGroupHeader" _
& " LEFT JOIN tblAlsoKnown ON tblGroupHeader.GroupNum = tblAlsoKnown.GroupNum" _
& " WHERE tblGroupHeader.GroupName like '" & txtgroupSearch.Value & "*'" _
& " OR tblGroupHeader.GroupNum like '" & txtgroupSearch.Value & "*';"
"Select * FROM tblActionLog WHERE AlsoKnown LIKE '" & txtgroupSearch.Value & "*';"
You can follow an INSERT INTO clause with a list of values, like #Asad shows, or also a SELECT query. Do yourself a favor and always list the field names in your SQL or you are just creating time bombs for the future.
Dim strSelect1 As String
Dim strSelect2 As String
strSelect1 = "SELECT tblGroupHeader.GroupName" _
& ", tblGroupHeader.GroupNum" _
& ", tblAlsoKnown.AlsoKnown" _
& " FROM tblGroupHeader" _
& " LEFT JOIN tblAlsoKnown ON tblGroupHeader.GroupNum = tblAlsoKnown.GroupNum" _
& " WHERE tblGroupHeader.GroupName like '" & txtgroupSearch.Value & "*'" _
& " OR tblGroupHeader.GroupNum like '" & txtgroupSearch.Value & "*';"
strSelect2 = "Select * FROM tblActionLog WHERE AlsoKnown LIKE '" & txtgroupSearch.Value & "*';"
Dim strInsert1 As String
Dim strInsert2 As String
strInsert1 = "INSERT INTO tmpGroupSearch (GroupName, GroupNum, AlsoKnown) " & strSelect1
'the next version is valid SQL, but *dangerous* because field names are not enumerated
strInsert2 = "INSERT INTO tmpGroupSearch " & strSelect2
It is possible to write the INSERT INTO statement in two forms.
The first form does not specify the column names where the data will be inserted, only their values:
INSERT INTO table_name
VALUES (value1,value2,value3,...);
The second form specifies both the column names and the values to be inserted:
INSERT INTO table_name (column1,column2,column3,...)
VALUES (value1,value2,value3,...);
Test this parameter query in the Access query designer and adjust as needed so that it returns the row set you expect for the pSearchText parameter value you supply.
PARAMETERS pSearchText Text ( 255 );
SELECT gh.GroupName, gh.GroupNum, ak.AlsoKnown
FROM
tblGroupHeader AS gh
LEFT JOIN tblAlsoKnown AS ak
ON gh.GroupNum = ak.GroupNum
WHERE
gh.GroupName Like "'" & pSearchText & "*'"
OR gh.GroupNum Like "'" & pSearchText & "*'"
UNION ALL
SELECT al.GroupName, al.GroupNum, al.AlsoKnown
FROM tblActionLog AS al
WHERE al.AlsoKnown Like "'" & pSearchText & "*'"
Once you have it returning the correct data, convert it to an INSERT query by changing the beginning of the statement to this ...
PARAMETERS pSearchText Text ( 255 );
INSERT INTO tmpGroupSearch (GroupName, GroupNum, AlsoKnown)
SELECT gh.GroupName, gh.GroupNum, ak.AlsoKnown
... and the rest
Save that query as qryGroupSearchAppend. Then you can execute that query from your VBA code:
Dim qdf As DAO.QueryDef
Set qdf = CurrentDb.QueryDefs("qryGroupSearchAppend")
qdf.Parameters("pSearchText").Value = Me.txtgroupSearch.Value
qdf.Execute dbFailOnError

query a query in VBA

Hi guys I dont know if this makes sense but how can I query another query in VBA?
I will show with example below
This is my first query
strSQL1 = "SELECT DISTINCT SourceBank" _
& ", Fullname, FirstNames" _
& ", Surname, Company" _
& ", EmailAddress" _
& " FROM question" _
& " WHERE FirstNames = '" & strFirstNames & "'" _
Set rs = dbs.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
Then I want to do something like this. Query the first query
strSQL2 = "S"SELECT * from " & strSQL1
Set rs1 = dbs.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
I just want to know if this is possible and if not then what is the best way around it?
All I want to do is to be able to query another query/string/recordset.
thanks
You can do it almost like you've wrote:
strSQL2="SELECT * FROM (" & strSQL1 & ")"
but be sure not to include ; in strSQL1
upd, try:
strSQL2 = "SELECT Question.EmailAddress, SUBQUERY.EmailAddress &" _
& "FROM Question LEFT JOIN (" & strSQL1 & ") AS SUBQUERY ON Question.EmailAddress = SUBQUERY.EmailAddress"
OR just save sql1 into QueryDef (Query in ms access) and use it like source table.

VBA Access - Multiple Tables count by date

We'd like to count from an Access database that has multiple tables - about 50.
We need to count from 1 column in each table that is 'QCPASS' This is a check box - if a product passed the box was checked if failed then not. We need to count both for EACH table, also allowing the user to specify a date range from a date column that exists in every table.
I've tried this with a query but I am told the query is unable to select, count and do the date range. Any VBA help would be great.
Exporting to Excel would be great, but any results would be fine. Here is the query I created that counts in a column from each table passes and failures. I can't iterate with a query either, so VBA seems the way to go:
SELECT "Table1" , Count('qcpass') AS column
FROM 5000028
GROUP BY [5000028].qcpass
union
SELECT "Table2",count('qcpass')
FROM 5000029
Group By [5000029].qcpass;
You can traverse the full TableDefs collection in your database, and create a query using VBA.
A word of warning: The TableDefs collection has the Access database system tables, so you need to skip this. A way I suggest you is to check for a specific table name prefix (it is noted in the code below).
public sub createMyBigUnionQuery()
dim db as DAO.database(), tbl as DAO.tableDef
dim strSQL as string, i as integer
set db = currentdb()
i = 1
for each tbl in db.TableDefs
if left(tbl.name, 1) = "5" then ' Check for a table name prefix
if i = 1 then
' The final spaces are important
strSQL = "select '" & tbl.Name & "' as table, count(qcpass) as column " & _
"from [" & tbl.Name & "] " & _
"group by qcpass "
else
' The final spaces are important
strSQL = strSQL & " union all " & _
"select '" & tbl.Name & "' as table, count(qcpass) as column " & _
"from [" & tbl.Name & "] " & _
"group by qcpass "
end if
i = i + 1
end if
next tbl
db.createQueryDef "qryYourFinalQuery", strSQL
db.close
exit sub
Notice that you can define any valid query you want. Take this as a hint, and tweak it to fit your specific needs.
Hope this helps you
Adressing #HansUp comment, if you need to filter your data by date, you have two options:
Include the where condition on every select created by the procedure
Include the date field in your query and group by it, and create a second query to filter the data you need from the created query.
I would personally go with option 1, and here is a sample code:
public sub createMyBigUnionQueryWithDates(d0 as date, d1 as date)
dim db as DAO.database(), tbl as DAO.tableDef
dim strSQL as string, i as integer
set db = currentdb()
i = 1
for each tbl in db.TableDefs
if left(tbl.name, 1) = "5" then ' Check for a table name prefix
if i = 1 then
' The final spaces are important
strSQL = "select '" & tbl.Name & "' as table, count(qcpass) as column " & _
"from [" & tbl.Name & "] " & _
"where rowDate between " & cDbl(d0) & " and " &cDbl(d1) & " " & _
"group by qcpass "
else
' The final spaces are important
strSQL = strSQL & " union all " & _
"select '" & tbl.Name & "' as table, count(qcpass) as column " & _
"from [" & tbl.Name & "] " & _
"where rowDate between " & cDbl(d0) & " and " &cDbl(d1) & " " & _
"group by qcpass "
end if
i = i + 1
end if
next tbl
db.createQueryDef "qryYourOtherFinalQuery", strSQL
db.close
exit sub
The reason I use cDbl(d0) is because Access dates are sensitive to regional settings, and I've had a lot of headaches dealing with it. Access (and many other Microsoft products) store dates as floating-point numbers (the integer part is the date, and the decimal part is the time).
Another word of warning: If your dates don't include time, then the between condition will work. But if they do include time, then I recommend you change the where condition to this:
"where rowDate >= " & cDbl(d0) & " and rowDate < " & cDbl(d1 + 1)"

Query in insert statement?

I have the following VB statement for inserting text data to a SQL 2008 DB. How can I check if sValueList already exists in sFieldNameList column while doing the insert?
sInsertStatement = "INSERT " & sTableName
& "(" & sFieldNameList & ") VALUES("
& Mid(sValueList , 3) & ")"
I would do it as follows:
"IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM " & sTableName * "
WHERE " & sFieldNameList & " = " & sValueList & ")
BEGIN
"INSERT " & sTableName
& "(" & sFieldNameList & ") VALUES("
& Mid(sValueList , 3) & ")"
END
(this needs to be adapted to a VBScript syntax though!)
You need to do either UPDATE or INSERT? What you need is an UPSERT command. Basically you need a WHERE clause like:
where not exists (select 1 from mytable where col2='myId').
Read here how postgres do it.
sql2008 does not have same functionality but check this blog (end of page) where they do:
USE [MyDatabase]
GO
merge into mytable as Target
using mytable2 as Source
on Target.id=Source.id
when matched then
update set Target.name=Source.name,
Target.Salary = Source.Salary
when not matched then
insert (id,name,salary) values (Source.id,Source.name,Source.Salary);