Need Help With A Select Staement

This is my data set.
OPEN_DATE CLOSE_DATE
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 03-JAN-08
04-JAN-08 04-JAN-08
05-JAN-08
07-JAN-08
07-JAN-08 07-JAN-08
07-JAN-08 07-JAN-08
08-JAN-08 08-JAN-08
08-JAN-08
02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08
08-JAN-08
09-JAN-08
I'm need totals for those that are opened and closed per day. Here is what I'm trying to achieve...
Status Value DATE
Open 6 02-JAN-08
Closed 3 02-JAN-08
Open 0 03-JAN-08
Closed 1 03-JAN-08
Open 1 04-JAN-08
Closed 1 04-JAN-08
Open 0 05-JAN-08
Closed 1 05-JAN-08
Open 3 07-JAN-08
Closed 2 07-JAN-08
Open 3 08-JAN-08
Closed 1 08-JAN-08
Open 1 09-JAN-08
Close 0 09-JAN-08
This select statement gets me close but the problem is how to get the ones that should have a Value of 0
select 'Open' "Status", count(*) "Value", to_char(open_date, 'DD-MON-YY') "DATE"
from usar_log2
where open_date IS NOT NULL and
to_char(open_date, 'MON-YY') = to_char(sysdate, 'MON-YY')
and (USAR_status like 'CLOSED' or usar_status like 'OPENED' or USAR_Status like 'WORKING')
group by to_char(open_date, 'DD-MON-YY')
UNION
select 'Closed' "status", count(*) "Close", to_char(close_date, 'DD-MON-YY')
from usar_log2
where close_date is not null and
to_char(close_date, 'MON-YY') = to_char(sysdate, 'MON-YY')
and (USAR_status like 'CLOSED' or usar_status like 'OPENED' or USAR_Status like 'WORKING')
group by to_char(close_date, 'DD-MON-YY')
order by 3, 1 desc;
The above select statement's results...
Status Value DATE
Open 6 02-JAN-08
Closed 3 02-JAN-08
Closed 1 03-JAN-08
Open 1 04-JAN-08
Closed 1 04-JAN-08
Closed 1 05-JAN-08
Open 3 07-JAN-08
Closed 2 07-JAN-08
Open 3 08-JAN-08
Closed 1 08-JAN-08
Open 1 09-JAN-08
But I need this instead...
Status Value DATE
Open 6 02-JAN-08
Closed 3 02-JAN-08
<----- Open 0 03-JAN-08
Closed 1 03-JAN-08
Open 1 04-JAN-08
Closed 1 04-JAN-08
<----- Open 0 05-JAN-08
Closed 1 05-JAN-08
Open 3 07-JAN-08
Closed 2 07-JAN-08
Open 3 08-JAN-08
Closed 1 08-JAN-08
Open 1 09-JAN-08
<----- Close 0 09-JAN-08
Any help would be more appreciative.

Thank you...You all are great. While I'm still
looking at the various ways you all provided, from
what I have looked at so far, they don't address
05-JAN-08 which has a null open date. There are
three possiblities, maybe four. Does 05-JAN-08 have a null open date in the data you supplied?
You showed us:
OPEN_DATE CLOSE_DATE
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 03-JAN-08
04-JAN-08 04-JAN-08
05-JAN-08
07-JAN-08
07-JAN-08 07-JAN-08
07-JAN-08 07-JAN-08
08-JAN-08 08-JAN-08
08-JAN-08
02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08
08-JAN-08
09-JAN-08
which looks like they all have open dates.
Perhaps, if there was null open dates you should have used [code][/code] or [pre][/pre] tags around your data so it looked something like
OPEN_DATE CLOSE_DATE
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08 03-JAN-08
04-JAN-08 04-JAN-08
          05-JAN-08
07-JAN-08
07-JAN-08 07-JAN-08
07-JAN-08 07-JAN-08
08-JAN-08 08-JAN-08
08-JAN-08
02-JAN-08
02-JAN-08
08-JAN-08
09-JAN-08And then it would have required the ANSI outer join in my query to allow for outer joining on more than one column...
SQL> ed
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1 WITH t as (SELECT to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') as open_date, to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') as closed_date from dual union all
2             SELECT to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
3             SELECT to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
4             SELECT to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('03-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
5             SELECT to_date('04-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('04-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
6             SELECT NULL, to_date('05-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
7             SELECT to_date('07-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), NULL from dual union all
8             SELECT to_date('07-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('07-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
9             SELECT to_date('07-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('07-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
10             SELECT to_date('08-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), to_date('08-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY') from dual union all
11             SELECT to_date('08-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), NULL from dual union all
12             SELECT to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), NULL from dual union all
13             SELECT to_date('02-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), NULL from dual union all
14             SELECT to_date('08-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), NULL from dual union all
15             SELECT to_date('09-JAN-2008','DD-MON-YYYY'), NULL from dual)
16      ,all_dates as (select minod+rownum-1 as dt
17                     from   dual, (select min(open_date) minod, max(open_date) maxod from t)
18                     connect by rownum <= maxod-minod+1)
19      ,stat as (select 'open' as status from dual union all select 'closed' from dual)
20 -- END OF DATA
21 select all_dates.dt, stat.status, sum(decode(decode(stat.status, 'open', t.open_date, t.closed_date), all_dates.dt, 1, 0)) as cnt
22 from   stat JOIN all_dates ON (1=1)
23         LEFT OUTER JOIN t ON (NVL(t.open_date, NVL(t.closed_date, all_dates.dt)) = all_dates.dt)
24 group by all_dates.dt, stat.status
25* order by 1,2 desc
SQL> /
DT        STATUS        CNT
02-JAN-08 open            6
02-JAN-08 closed          3
03-JAN-08 open            0
03-JAN-08 closed          0
04-JAN-08 open            1
04-JAN-08 closed          1
05-JAN-08 open            0
05-JAN-08 closed          1
06-JAN-08 open            0
06-JAN-08 closed          0
07-JAN-08 open            3
07-JAN-08 closed          2
08-JAN-08 open            3
08-JAN-08 closed          1
09-JAN-08 open            1
09-JAN-08 closed          0
16 rows selected.
SQL>Make your requirements clear in the future.

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So after thinking this all out, and yeah...due to my total ignorance, i figured that we could make a form with Live Cycle Designer (Now Forms Central)...(back then something that was bundled with Adobe Acrobat Pro), I believe, and thats what this thing was authored in... and it would be all good...LOL!
Well not so simple...as you well know, Adobe Acrobat would NOT LET YOU EMAIL anything from itself.....it just wouldn't work (and I know why, and all that hooey), but not being one to take NO for answer,.I started looking for a way to make my little gizmo work.. So I found this company that said they can "hijack" (re-direct actually) the request to email, bypass the wah-wah, and re-transmit it to the proper parties.....for less than $100 a year, I think...its called http://pdf-fillableforms.com/.
A nice gentleman named Joseph Silva helped us program the thing to go to his servers and back out. Please dont hassle them...I need them...for now..it basically does work...try it...you should get back a copy of the form that you filled out...good luck however, if you're on MAC OSX or similar...
I have included a copy of both of our forms (and feel free to fill it out and play with it)...just put test somewhere on it...(and you must include YOUR email or it will balk)..they are supposed to be mostly identical, except one seems to be twice as large....generating a 1.7 meg file upon submission, while the other one only generates a 600K file or so...thats another issue for another day or maybe you can advise on that also...
OK so far so good......In our shop, once Grandma buys a 10 pack (or whatever), Only then she gets to the link on her receipt page ro the relevant "selection form" ,(this prevents "Filling and Sending" with "no order" and "no payment", another early problem we had)... which they can click on and it will usually download and open up on their device if all goes well...Then our little form is supposed to be fillable and is supposed to ADD UP all the quantities, so grandma knows how many she is buying and so forth right on the fly, and even while she changes her mind..., and IT'S LARGE so grandma can see it, and then it TOTALS it all up for them, ( cause remember, they can NOT add).., except there is a programming bug (mouse-click should be a mouse-up probably or something..) which makes you click in the blank spaces to get to a correct TOTAL...about 70-80% of our customers can enable all these features and usually the process completes without problems for them especially on PC's running Windows OS and Acrobat Reader X or XI...at least for most... Unfortunately it is still not the "seamless process" I would like or had envisioned for the other folks out there that do have trouble using our form.... Many folks report to us the following issues that we know of. First of all it takes too much time to load up...We know its HUGE...is there anyway that you can see, to streamline this thing? I would love for it to be more compact...this really helps on the phones and pads as I'm sure you well know.
Some just tell us,"it WON'T work"....I believe this is because they are totally out of it and dont even have Adobe Reader on their machine, & don't know how to get it ( yes, we provide the links).....or it's some ancient version....no one can stop this one...
It almost always generates some kind ( at least one time) of "error message" which we do warn them about..., telling one, basically that "Acrobat doesnt even like this happening at all, and it could be detrimental to ones computer files", blah-blah...(this freaks grandma out really bad)...& usually they end up not even trying to send it... and then I get calls that even you wouldn't believe...& If they DO nut up and push the Red "Submit Form" button, it will usually send the thing to us (and also back to them at the "required email address" they furnished on the form, thats what the folks at the "fillable forms place" do) so, if it's performing it's functions, why it is having to complain?. What are we doing wrong?....and how can I fix it?...Will re-compiling it or saving it as a newer version of "FormsCentral" correct any of these problems ?
Ok, so that should keep you busy for a minute and we can start out with those problems...but the next thing is, how can I take advantage of YOUR re-direct & hosting services?, And will it get rid of the error messages, and the slowness, and the iOS incompatibilities ? (amazingly, the last iOS Reader version worked almost OK.. but the newest version doesnt seem to work with my form on my iphone4) If it will enable any version of the iOS to send my form correctly and more transparently, then it might be worth the money...$14.95 a MONTH you say. hmmmmm...Better be good.
Another problem is, that I really don't need 5000 forms a month submitted. I think its like 70-100 or less....Got any plans for that? Maybe I'm just not BIG ENOUGH to use Adobe's services, however in this case, I really don't care whose I do use as long as the product works most correctly for my customers as well as us. Like I said, If I'm doing the best I can, I won't change anything, and still use the other third party, If Adobe has a better solution, then i'm all for that as well. In the meantime, Thanks for any help you can provide on this...
Michael Corman
VinylCouture.com
(706) 326-7911

Need help with trim and null function

Hi all,
I need help with a query. I use the trim function to get the first three characters of a string. How do I write my query so if a null value occurs in combination with my trim to say 'Null' in my results?
Thanks

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. What am I doing wrong?
SELECT trim(SUBSTR(AL1.user_data_text,1,3)),NVL
(AL1.user_data_text,'XX')
FROM Table
I want the XX to appear in the same column as the
trim.The main thing you're doing wrong is not formatting your code. The solution may become obvious if you do.
What you're saying is:
SELECT trim ( SUBSTR (AL1.user_data_text, 1, 3))
,       NVL ( AL1.user_data_text, 'XX' )
FROM    Tablewhich makes it clear that you're SELECTing two columns, when you only want to have one.
If you want that column to be exactly like the first column you're currently SELECTing, except that when that column is NULL you want it to be 'XX', then you have to apply NVL to that column, like this:
SELECT NVL ( trim ( SUBSTR (AL1.user_data_text, 1, 3))
            , 'XX'
FROM    Table

I need help with resetting my ichat. When i try to login now it wont let me... it says "AOL Instant Messenger password" and then "iChat can't log in to ... because your login ID or password is incorrect. How do I reset this if I cant log in?

I need help with resetting my ichat. When i try to login now it wont let me... it says "AOL Instant Messenger password" and then "iChat can't log in to ... because your login ID or password is incorrect. How do I reset this if I cant log in? When I try to press online the same thing pops up and I have no way of logging in or asking for help.

Hi,
iChat (it would help to know which version) can accept Apple IDs as valid AIM Screen Names.
However if you have iChat 5 or earlier you cannot use ones ending in @me.com or @icloud.com issued by iCloud. (they can be used in iChat 6 or Messages as these versions make a double login to AIM and Apple to allow the use of the password).
In addition if you are using an Apple ID for an AIM Screen Name the password still needs to keep to the 16 character limit that AIM has.
AN @mac.com name can be used on any version of iChat (Until the 30th June 2014)
As it does not need a double check with Apple you can use it to log in to the AIM Web pages
Login here with an AIM Name registered at AIM or and @mac.com name and see if you get any suspended account messages.
Sometimes account can be suspended. Usually because something has triggered the "Unusual Activity" item.
About a year ago many @mac.com users that travelled out of their own country found themselves suspended when they got home.
If the Name checks out of if an Apple ID the password in known to be 16 characters or Less then do this:-
In Lion upwards open a Finder Window and use the Go Menu whilst holding down the ALT key.
Select the Library that appears in the menu list.
Navigate to Preferences.
(If you have version earlier than Lion the just navigate to ~/Library/Preferences (that's the Library in you Home - Little House icon - folder)
Fnd com.apple.ichat.aim.plist (even if you are using Messages)
Drag the file to the Trash and Restart the app.
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