You need to build the string literally. String = "'Task ID' = " + """ + "TSK00001" + """"
I may be slightly off on syntax of embedding a double quote, that may take a little tweaking. What I do is make the char string visible and editable, so I can see what is being populated, and can manually tweak it to figure out what is right. If you're embedding a variable, i.e. $USER$, you may need to put a \ in front of the var name $\USER$ so it isn't interpreted when compiled. Again, you will need to tweak to get it exactly right. Thanks, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of koray Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 8:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Qualification EXTERNAL() Issue - Returns Nothing Qualification I am using is something basic like 'Task ID' = "TSK000001" just to test it. Weird thing is that when I enter the qualification string manually on Table Properties it works perfect, but not via the character field. On Sep 4, 3:37 pm, Mark Lev <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you post what the char string is that you're using when it doesn't work? > You have to build it out to include formatting. > > As for the 1=1 when you're leaving blank, it is probably building that to > show all, as it likely needs to put in something. I don't see that as > anything to worry about. > > Thanks, > Mark > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of koray > Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 8:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Qualification EXTERNAL() Issue - Returns Nothing > > Update on situation: > > When the qualification string is empty log files reads > > SELECT (......) FROM (...) WHERE (1 = 1) ORDER BY 6 ASC > > and lists all the data, as i had mentioned previously. > > On Sep 4, 3:13 pm, koray <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear List, > > > I again have an issue but this seems a bit meaningless to me. > > > I have a table on my form retrieving data from X form with every > > fields of it added as columns. > > > I also created a Character Field and set the table's Qualification to > > that char field as External(). > > When I refresh the table without any qualification - in other words > > when the char field is empty - table lists all the data. > > > But, when I enter a valid qualification string in the char field, I > > get nothing. Log file shows like > > > SELECT (......) FROM (...) WHERE (1 = 0) ORDER BY 6 ASC > > > 1) where does 1=0 come from? Isn't it meaningless? > > 2) Although I have not set any Order option from Table Properties > > ORDER BY 6 ASC occurs. > > > Any ideas? > > > Regards, > > > Koray. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ____ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives atwww.arslist.org > > Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives atwww.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives atwww.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
