Adjust values in db base in the value modified on the form?

Hi everyone,

Here is the problem I am facing with. I have a form which has multiple fields including Price (read only), Discount(read/write), TotalSellPrice(read/write), Quantity(read/write) ... What I need to do is I need to adjust TotalSellPrice value if there was a new Discount value entered and vise versa. If both values have been changed I should use Discount value entered and calculate the TotalSellPrice. I am having hard time figuring the query out. Any thoughts or ideas in what direction should I go.

Thanks for your help!Hi everyone,

Here is the problem I am facing with. I have a form which has multiple fields including Price (read only), Discount(read/write), TotalSellPrice(read/write), Quantity(read/write) ... What I need to do is I need to adjust TotalSellPrice value if there was a new Discount value entered and vise versa. If both values have been changed I should use Discount value entered and calculate the TotalSellPrice. I am having hard time figuring the query out. Any thoughts or ideas in what direction should I go.

Thanks for your help!

Paste your query or the tables involved and explain what you want in new one?|||I don't have any query yet, I need to come up with the query that will check which value has been changed and do update approprietly.

Ex. #1 - Discount value is changed
Price is $100
Quantity was 0 (changed to) 2
Discount was 0% (changed to) 10%
TotalSellPrice $0 (hasn't been changed) -> I need to calculate it then. it becomes $180

Ex. #2 - Discount and TotalSellPrice values are changed
Price is $100
Quantity was 0 (changed to) 2
Discount was 0% (changed to) 10%
TotalSellPrice $0 (changed to) $150
Then I need to calculate TotalSellPrice since both Discount and TotalSellPrice values have been changed. TotalSellPrice becomes $180

Ex. #3 - TotalSellPrcie value is changed
Price is $100
Quantity was 0 (changed to) 2
Discount was 0% (hasn't been changed) -> I need to calculate it. Discount is 25%
TotalSellPrice $0 (changed to) $150

Ex. #4 - TotalSellPrice value is changed to number bigger then it's original one then I have to keep Discount at 0% don't go negative
Price is $100
Quantity was 0 (changed to) 2
Discount was 0% (hasn't been changed) -> I need to keep Discount at 0%
TotalSellPrice $0 (changed to) $250|||I don't have any query yet, I need to come up with the query that will check which value has been changed and do update approprietly.

Whatever I make out from the above problem is, you want to adjust the data according to the changes in the other fields.I think you can easily do it at the front end and send the update query to the database according to its invoice no.
An user can see the store data and update it anytime by changing the different fields.You can do the neccessary calculation at the front end.And pass a simple update query to the database.That will do the trick..|||I think you can easily do it at the front end and send the update query to the database according to its invoice no.
The thing is it would not be efficient from a programming stand point, because I have to grab all the information from the database and store it somewhere in the session, then compare it to what user enters, then create a query dynamically instead of using stored procedure. I need a back end query that will handle all these stuff for me.

Any idea?|||Any idea?

And you need not have to create a stored procedure for such a small calculation.I think so...;)|||Maybe I explained it incorrectly, I am sorry.
What I do I initially populate those fields with the default data from the database

Ex. - Initial page load
Price -> "$100"
Quantity -> "0"
Discount -> "0%"
TotalSellPrice -> "$0"

After user updates any of writable fields I do update and populate that form again but base on the rules I described before, I hope that explains everything.|||Maybe I explained it incorrectly, I am sorry.
What I do I initially populate those fields with the default data from the database

Ex. - Initial page load
Price -> "$100"
Quantity -> "0"
Discount -> "0%"
TotalSellPrice -> "$0"

After user updates any of writable fields I do update and populate that form again but base on the rules I described before, I hope that explains everything.
So...?? You can write the adjustment code in asp page,and simply update the record.Mind it you are not doing anything more than that..so I don't think on the point of efficiency ,use of stored procedure will make any difference...|||After user updates any of writable fields I do update and populate that form again but base on the rules I described before...You think it is efficient or good programming practice to make a call to the database every time a user changes a value on a form?

It's not, and you certainly wouldn't design scalable enterprise applications this way.

Your form should get complete recordsets from the database (even defaults), and should submit complete recordsets to the database.

And frankly, you don't have to store all the detail data to keep track of the new total. NewTotal = OldTotal - OldValue + NewValue. That is just three variables.

Adjust Parameter Dropdown control Size/Length

Dear Anyone,

Is there a way to adjust Parameter Dropdown control Size/Length of a report so that it would no longer display a scrollbar?

Thanks,
JosephSorry, this is not a customizable property.

-Danielsql

Adjust Parameter Dropdown control Size/Length

Dear Anyone,

Is there a way to adjust Parameter Dropdown control Size/Length of a report so that it would no longer display a scrollbar?

Thanks,
JosephSorry, this is not a customizable property.

-Daniel

Adjust number of decimal places

I have a column used in my report that has values such as:
496.1000
These are money values and thus I require them to be in the format:
496.10
How do I get rid of the two extra zeroes?
(my sql statement actually does it, but they still appear in reporting
services for some reason)
Thanks!Don't worry about the above - I found the answer in the SQL 2005
documentation
For those interested, it was under:
Formatting Numeric and Date Values in a Report
Cheers
On Dec 18, 9:27 am, "David Conte" <davco...@.gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a column used in my report that has values such as:
> 496.1000
> These are money values and thus I require them to be in the format:
> 496.10
> How do I get rid of the two extra zeroes?
> (my sql statement actually does it, but they still appear in reporting
> services for some reason)
> Thanks!

adjust my code

Hi,
I've created this code to determine the dates for an exam when a
certification must be met within a X number of months or years. The last
deadline date for an exam is the enddate. The marge where one can
schedule his time to study depends on how many exams he must take. So
based on the enddate i calculate backwards to the startdate to get
intervals of when the next examdate should be.
In my testscenario i used 12 months and the number of exams are 4. The
code gave me the results i needed, but when i tried e.g. 18 months the
results are not what i expected. The dates are somewhat correct but
there were too many dates.
Can someone see the error in my code?
declare @.exams int,
@.begindate datetime,
@.enddate datetime,
@.examdate datetime,
@.intervals int,
set @.begindate = '2005-11-23'
set @.enddate = dateadd(mm,12,@.begindate)
set @.exams = 4
set @.intervals = datediff(mm,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
create table #examdates(id int identity(1,1) , examdate datetime)
--i inserted the enddate as startingpoint, but this could be done
--better, i think
insert into #examdates(examdate)
values(@.enddate)
while (select count(*) from #examdates) <= @.intervals
begin
set @.examdate = (select examdate from #examdates where id in
(select max(id) from #examdates))
insert into #examdates(examdate)
select dateadd(mm,-@.exams,@.examdate) as examdate
end
select examdate from #examdates order by examdateJason
> results are not what i expected. The dates are somewhat correct but
> there were too many dates.
>
What do you want to return if you put 18 months in?
"Jason" <jasonlewis@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eonG0vfEGHA.2040@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> I've created this code to determine the dates for an exam when a
> certification must be met within a X number of months or years. The last
> deadline date for an exam is the enddate. The marge where one can schedule
> his time to study depends on how many exams he must take. So based on the
> enddate i calculate backwards to the startdate to get intervals of when
> the next examdate should be.
> In my testscenario i used 12 months and the number of exams are 4. The
> code gave me the results i needed, but when i tried e.g. 18 months the
> results are not what i expected. The dates are somewhat correct but
> there were too many dates.
> Can someone see the error in my code?
> declare @.exams int,
> @.begindate datetime,
> @.enddate datetime,
> @.examdate datetime,
> @.intervals int,
> set @.begindate = '2005-11-23'
> set @.enddate = dateadd(mm,12,@.begindate)
> set @.exams = 4
> set @.intervals = datediff(mm,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
> create table #examdates(id int identity(1,1) , examdate datetime)
> --i inserted the enddate as startingpoint, but this could be
> done --better, i think
> insert into #examdates(examdate)
> values(@.enddate)
> while (select count(*) from #examdates) <= @.intervals
> begin
> set @.examdate = (select examdate from #examdates where id in
> (select max(id) from #examdates))
> insert into #examdates(examdate)
> select dateadd(mm,-@.exams,@.examdate) as examdate
> end
> select examdate from #examdates order by examdate|||You are creating a variable called intervals which is really the number of
months that you have to take each exam based on the way that you set it.
datediff(mm,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
So for 12 months this would be 3 but for 18 months it would be 4.5.
You then use this as the loop constraint for adding in your exam dates.
It seems to me like your look constraint should just be the number of exams
that you need to take since you are trying to find a date when to take each
of the exams.
This is the core of your problem. I didn't put any thought into the rest of
the algorithm and how you might be able to accomplish your goal easier.
HTH
Ryan Powers
Clarity Consulting
http://www.claritycon.com
"Jason" wrote:

> Hi,
> I've created this code to determine the dates for an exam when a
> certification must be met within a X number of months or years. The last
> deadline date for an exam is the enddate. The marge where one can
> schedule his time to study depends on how many exams he must take. So
> based on the enddate i calculate backwards to the startdate to get
> intervals of when the next examdate should be.
> In my testscenario i used 12 months and the number of exams are 4. The
> code gave me the results i needed, but when i tried e.g. 18 months the
> results are not what i expected. The dates are somewhat correct but
> there were too many dates.
> Can someone see the error in my code?
> declare @.exams int,
> @.begindate datetime,
> @.enddate datetime,
> @.examdate datetime,
> @.intervals int,
> set @.begindate = '2005-11-23'
> set @.enddate = dateadd(mm,12,@.begindate)
> set @.exams = 4
> set @.intervals = datediff(mm,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
> create table #examdates(id int identity(1,1) , examdate datetime)
> --i inserted the enddate as startingpoint, but this could be done
> --better, i think
> insert into #examdates(examdate)
> values(@.enddate)
> while (select count(*) from #examdates) <= @.intervals
> begin
> set @.examdate = (select examdate from #examdates where id in
> (select max(id) from #examdates))
> insert into #examdates(examdate)
> select dateadd(mm,-@.exams,@.examdate) as examdate
> end
> select examdate from #examdates order by examdate
>|||Ryan Powers wrote:
> You are creating a variable called intervals which is really the number of
> months that you have to take each exam based on the way that you set it.
> datediff(mm,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
> So for 12 months this would be 3 but for 18 months it would be 4.5.
> You then use this as the loop constraint for adding in your exam dates.
> It seems to me like your look constraint should just be the number of exam
s
> that you need to take since you are trying to find a date when to take eac
h
> of the exams.
>
> This is the core of your problem. I didn't put any thought into the rest
of
> the algorithm and how you might be able to accomplish your goal easier.
> HTH
>
Hi Ryan,
I want to calculate a date for taking an exam. The intervals are just
the number of months when the next exam must be taken.
Could you point out to me where i should better my code?|||Uri Dimant wrote:
> Jason
>
>
> What do you want to return if you put 18 months in?
>
> "Jason" <jasonlewis@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eonG0vfEGHA.2040@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
Hi Uri,
I want to return 4 examdates because the number of exams to be taken are
4, the higher the months the longer someone may study until the next
date occurs.
In case of adding 18 months to the begindate, divide that with the
number of exams, you'll get 4.5 months. So knowing the enddate (is also
the last examdate deadline) i substract the 4.5 months from the enddate
which will give me the examdate before that and so on.
Can you find the mistake i have made in the code?|||Try the following script. I have given some hint about changes made in your
script. Inside the While loop, I have removed the select statement from the
#examdates table. This will enhance performance.
declare @.exams int,
@.begindate datetime,
@.enddate datetime,
@.examdate datetime,
@.intervals int
-- Added script
declare @.NextExamDate datetime, @.LastExamDate datetime
--
set @.begindate = '20051101'
set @.enddate = dateadd(mm,12,@.begindate)
-- Added script
set @.LastExamDate = @.enddate
--
set @.exams = 4
--[replaced with below line] set @.intervals =
datediff(mm,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
set @.intervals = datediff(dd,@.begindate,@.enddate)/@.exams
--create table #examdates(id int identity(1,1) , examdate datetime)
--i inserted the enddate as startingpoint, but this could be done
--better, i think
insert into #examdates(examdate)
values(@.enddate)
-- While loop script with lots of changes
while @.exams > 1
begin
set @.NextExamDate = dateadd(dd,-@.intervals,@.LastExamDate)
insert into #examdates(examdate) values(@.NextExamDate)
set @.LastExamDate = @.NextExamDate
set @.exams = @.exams -1
end
--
select examdate from #examdates order by examdate
"Jason" wrote:

> Ryan Powers wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
> I want to calculate a date for taking an exam. The intervals are just
> the number of months when the next exam must be taken.
> Could you point out to me where i should better my code?
>|||Sure. You don't need the intervals variable, since you are actually
recalcing it on the fly within the loop. I am going to just keep your base
logic, and show you how you can correct it so it works.
I changed it slightly to find days between exams because I'm thinking that
you can evenly divide the months by the number of exams is not correct. Wha
t
I did will not necessarily give you your last exam on your end date due to
integer math. But, it should be close. We could put in a condition that
checks if we are setting the last date and just set it as the enddate. Let
me know if you need help with that.-
declare @.exams int,
@.begindate datetime,
@.enddate datetime,
@.examdate datetime,
@.intervals int,
@.months int,
@.daysBetweenExams
set @.begindate = '2005-11-23'
set @.exams = 4
set @.months = 12
set @.enddate = dateadd(mm,@.months,@.begindate)
set @.daysBetweenExams = datediff(dd, @.begindate, @.enddate)/@.exams
create table #examdates(id int identity(1,1) , examdate datetime)
set @.examdate = @.begindate
while (select count(*) from #examdates) <= @.exams
begin
SELECT @.examdate = dateadd(dd, @.daysBetweenExams, @.examdate)
insert into #examdates(examdate)
values(@.examdate)
end
select examdate from #examdates order by examdate
--
Ryan Powers
Clarity Consulting
http://www.claritycon.com
"Jason" wrote:

> Ryan Powers wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
> I want to calculate a date for taking an exam. The intervals are just
> the number of months when the next exam must be taken.
> Could you point out to me where i should better my code?
>|||On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:28:42 +0100, Jason wrote:

>Hi,
>I've created this code to determine the dates for an exam when a
>certification must be met within a X number of months or years. The last
> deadline date for an exam is the enddate. The marge where one can
>schedule his time to study depends on how many exams he must take. So
>based on the enddate i calculate backwards to the startdate to get
>intervals of when the next examdate should be.
>In my testscenario i used 12 months and the number of exams are 4. The
>code gave me the results i needed, but when i tried e.g. 18 months the
>results are not what i expected. The dates are somewhat correct but
>there were too many dates.
>Can someone see the error in my code?
Hi Jason,
Why not use a set-based query instead of looping?
-- inputs:
DECLARE @.begindate datetime,
@.enddate datetime,
@.exams int
SET @.begindate = '2005-11-23'
SET @.enddate = '2007-05-23'
SET @.exams = 4
-- generate exam dates
--INSERT INTO @.examdate(examdate)
SELECT DATEADD(month,
Number * DATEDIFF(month, @.begindate, @.enddate) / @.exams,
@.begindate)
FROM dbo.Numbers
WHERE Number BETWEEN 1 AND @.exams
Note: this requires the use of a numbers table. See www.aspfaq.com/2516.
Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server MVP|||Hugo Kornelis wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:28:42 +0100, Jason wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jason,
> Why not use a set-based query instead of looping?
> -- inputs:
> DECLARE @.begindate datetime,
> @.enddate datetime,
> @.exams int
> SET @.begindate = '2005-11-23'
> SET @.enddate = '2007-05-23'
> SET @.exams = 4
> -- generate exam dates
> --INSERT INTO @.examdate(examdate)
> SELECT DATEADD(month,
> Number * DATEDIFF(month, @.begindate, @.enddate) / @.exams,
> @.begindate)
> FROM dbo.Numbers
> WHERE Number BETWEEN 1 AND @.exams
> Note: this requires the use of a numbers table. See www.aspfaq.com/2516.
>
Hi hugo,
your solution did the job. Thnx!

adjust colours of bars in bar charts at run time

Hi,
does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the colours of the bars in
bar charts at run time using custom assemblies or functions? I have
clicked on all the options I can find and I can see no expression
capability for the colours of the bars, only a selection of color
schemes...is this just not an option in 2000?
Thanks
Peter
www.peternolan.comYou will need to have at least SP1 of Reporting Services 2000 installed (on
the server and on the report designer). Please check the SP1/SP2 Readme for
more details:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/1/3/513534ae-a0e7-44e6-9a04-ba3c549a5f5f/sp2Readme_EN.htm#_chart_enhancements
You can also search the archives of this newsgroup and you should find many
related threads about setting datapoint colors in charts.
-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Peter Nolan" <peter@.peternolan.com> wrote in message
news:1127599073.728978.199980@.g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
> does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the colours of the bars in
> bar charts at run time using custom assemblies or functions? I have
> clicked on all the options I can find and I can see no expression
> capability for the colours of the bars, only a selection of color
> schemes...is this just not an option in 2000?
> Thanks
> Peter
> www.peternolan.com
>|||Hi Robert,
I just installed RS...SP2.....yes, I understand I can change the
colour of the data points printed on the chart at run time.....but I
cannot see any way to change the colour of the bar itself....it only
appears that I can change the style of the report between things like
'excel', 'earthy', 'transparent' etc...and the colours of the bars are
rendered according to these definitions for all bars in the
series.....
No big deal as I will probably use another charting package on
2005...but I was wondering if I can do this in RS charts...
Thanks
Peter|||Peter,
I've done this in the following way:
In Chart Properties, Data, Values, Edit, Appearance, Series Style I use this
function:
= Code.GetColor(Fields!RightsHolder.Value)
And in the code for the report I have:
Public Function GetColor(ByVal RightsHolder As String) As String
if RightsHolder = "EMI" Then
Return "#CC3333" ' "Red"
end if
if RightsHolder = "EMI RW" Then
Return "Pink"
end if
if RightsHolder = "WMG" Then
Return "#3300CC" ' "Blue"
end if
if (RightsHolder <> "WMG") and (RightsHolder <> "EMI") and (RightsHolder
<> "EMI RW") Then
Return "Black"
end if
End Function
HTH,
Paul Ibison, SQL Server MVP|||Paul,
thanks for that...I will give it a go.
Peter|||You cannot define your own custom palettes directly. The closest you can get
is to use the approach discussed in the following blog posting (it also
provides a sample for download):
http://blogs.msdn.com/bwelcker/archive/2005/05/20/420349.aspx
The sample defines its own "color palette" by always overriding the colors
that come from the selected color palette.
-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Peter Nolan" <peter@.peternolan.com> wrote in message
news:1127656949.717291.17150@.z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Hi Robert,
> I just installed RS...SP2.....yes, I understand I can change the
> colour of the data points printed on the chart at run time.....but I
> cannot see any way to change the colour of the bar itself....it only
> appears that I can change the style of the report between things like
> 'excel', 'earthy', 'transparent' etc...and the colours of the bars are
> rendered according to these definitions for all bars in the
> series.....
> No big deal as I will probably use another charting package on
> 2005...but I was wondering if I can do this in RS charts...
> Thanks
> Peter
>|||Robert,
apologies for not referencing/crediting your great blog example - knew I got
my code template from somewhere but couldn't remember where :)
Cheers,
Paul Ibison, SQL Server MVP|||That's fine. I'm glad people find my samples, tips, answers, etc. useful and
it helps them solving their issues.
-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Paul Ibison" <Paul.Ibison@.Pygmalion.Com> wrote in message
news:u3iZoK2wFHA.2728@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Robert,
> apologies for not referencing/crediting your great blog example - knew I
> got my code template from somewhere but couldn't remember where :)
> Cheers,
> Paul Ibison, SQL Server MVP
>|||Paul,
you are brilliant!!! Thank You!!!!
When I read this I thought it related to the numbers that were printed
on the chart if they were printed...but when I tested I found it was
the bar and line colour that it was referring to...now I can pass data
from the row to a member of a custom assembly and get it to generate
the bars on the chart to be the colours I want!!
Thank you very much for this...this is a feature I really wanted on my
charts....
Best Regards
Peter
www.peternolan.com|||Hello,
I read the blog and for HTML and PDF it works great. However when i export a
report to excel, excel reinterprets the colors to what it can handle.
In my case i made a colorpalette of only oranges and browns. When i export
it to excel, the graph itself is exported ok. Only the colors i used in the
legend table are changed. eg. GoldenRod, Orange and DarkOrange are all
reverted to the same color.
Is there a way to have the table also exported as a picture or something to
get the right color across?
"Robert Bruckner [MSFT]" wrote:
> You cannot define your own custom palettes directly. The closest you can get
> is to use the approach discussed in the following blog posting (it also
> provides a sample for download):
> http://blogs.msdn.com/bwelcker/archive/2005/05/20/420349.aspx
> The sample defines its own "color palette" by always overriding the colors
> that come from the selected color palette.
>|||Hi,
I don't seem to have the 'Series Style" section showing on my 'Appearance'
tab.
Have installed SP2 for RS 2000 on the server, but surely this is a "client"
issue with
SQL Server Report Designer. I'm using Ver 8.00.743
Any ideas?
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Peter,
> I've done this in the following way:
> In Chart Properties, Data, Values, Edit, Appearance, Series Style I use this
> function:
> = Code.GetColor(Fields!RightsHolder.Value)
> And in the code for the report I have:
> Public Function GetColor(ByVal RightsHolder As String) As String
> if RightsHolder = "EMI" Then
> Return "#CC3333" ' "Red"
> end if
> if RightsHolder = "EMI RW" Then
> Return "Pink"
> end if
> if RightsHolder = "WMG" Then
> Return "#3300CC" ' "Blue"
> end if
> if (RightsHolder <> "WMG") and (RightsHolder <> "EMI") and (RightsHolder
> <> "EMI RW") Then
> Return "Black"
> end if
> End Function
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison, SQL Server MVP
>
>

Adhoc,prepared,dynamic,what else...

I keep hearing about these different types of SQL statements. Can someone
tell me what they all are vs differences in brief or maybe point me to a
link if one exists ?
Hi Hassan
"Hassan" wrote:

> I keep hearing about these different types of SQL statements. Can someone
> tell me what they all are vs differences in brief or maybe point me to a
> link if one exists ?
>
I am not sure if there is one that specifically exists but you may be able
to piece together something for yourself from
http://www.sommarskog.se/dyn-search.html
http://www.sommarskog.se/dynamic_sql.html
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa175762(SQL.80).aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms998569.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/pt-br/library/aa175244(SQL.80).aspx
John
sql