SQL query problem with sorting

Hi,
I have question regarding sql query . Right now I am getting the results like this if i use this sql query
select ID,Name,Desc,Priority from emp order by Priority ;
Priority is varchar field. I don't want to change the Priority field and cannot add a new column in the table. Because i don't have permission to do that.
ID Name Desc Priority
=============================================
234 paul paul desc Highest
3452 mike mike desc High
4342 smith smith desc Low
6565 kelly kelly desc Low
9878 nate nate desc Medium
3223 deb deb desc High
============================================
I need a query to get the results like that.
ID Name Desc Priority
=============================================
234 paul paul desc Highest
3452 mike mike desc High
3223 deb deb desc High
9878 nate nate desc Medium
4342 smith smith desc Low
6565 kelly kelly desc Low
============================================
If any one knows about this one, please let me know.
Thanks,
Bala

You are aware that there are differences in the SQL implementation between Sqlserver and Oracle? You could try something like this, if there's a INSTR function:
ORDER BY INSTR('Highest,High,Medium,Low,', Priority || ',')You may have to change the "Priority || ," to a "Priority + ','), if string concatenation is done differently in sqlserver. Don't know about the ('), maybe you need (").
C.

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nvl(d.disk06,0)nvl(d.disk07,0)+nvl(d.disk08,0)+nvl(d.disk09,0)+nvl(d.disk10,0)
nvl(d.disk11,0)nvl(d.disk12,0)+nvl(d.disk13,0)+nvl(d.disk14,0)+nvl(d.disk15,0)
nvl(d.disk16,0)nvl(d.disk17,0)+nvl(d.disk18,0)+nvl(d.disk19,0)+nvl(d.disk20,0)
nvl(d.disk21,0)nvl(d.disk22,0)+nvl(d.disk23,0)+nvl(d.disk24,0)+nvl(d.disk25,0)
nvl(d.disk26,0)nvl(d.disk27,0)+nvl(d.disk28,0)+nvl(d.disk29,0)+nvl(d.disk30,0)
nvl(d.disk31,0)nvl(d.disk32,0)+nvl(d.disk33,0)+nvl(d.disk34,0)+nvl(d.disk35,0)
nvl(d.disk36,0)nvl(d.disk37,0)+nvl(d.disk38,0)+nvl(d.disk39,0)+nvl(d.disk40,0)
nvl(d.disk41,0)nvl(d.disk42,0)+nvl(d.disk43,0)+nvl(d.disk44,0)+nvl(d.disk45,0)
nvl(d.disk46,0)nvl(d.disk47,0)+nvl(d.disk48,0)+nvl(d.disk49,0)+nvl(d.disk50,0)) total_tracksfrom book b,
book bk,book bkk,person p,lkup_book_author la,lkup_book_publisher lp,
lkup_book_format lkf,format f,publisher pb,conversion_info_audio c,
lkup_book_disk_info dwhere b.book_id = la.book_idand b.book_id = bk.book_idand b.book_id = bkk.book_idand p.person_id = la.author_idand
b.book_id = lp.book_idand b.book_id = c.book_idand b.book_id = d.book_idand
b.book_id = lkf.book_idand lkf.format_id = f.format_idand pb.publisher_id(+) = lp.publisher_idand
b.wishlist = 'N'and (upper(b.book_id) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'
or upper(b.title) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.subtitle) like '%' ||
upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.series) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or
upper(b.volume) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.isbn) like '%' ||
upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.format) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.description) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.published)
like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.purchased_from) like '%' ||
upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(b.comments) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH)
|| '%'or upper(b.website) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or
upper(p.last_name) like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(p.first_name)
like '%' || upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(pb.name) like '%' ||
upper(:P40_SEARCH) || '%'or upper(:P40_SEARCH) is null)and
((upper(b.title) like '%' || upper(:P40_TITLE) || '%' or
upper(:P40_TITLE) is null))and ((upper(b.series) like '%' ||
upper(:P40_SERIES) || '%' or upper(:P40_SERIES) is null))and
((upper(p.last_name) like '%' || upper(:P40_LASTNAME) || '%' or
upper(:P40_LASTNAME) is null))and ((upper(p.first_name) like '%' ||
upper(:P40_FIRSTNAME) || '%' or upper(:P40_FIRSTNAME) is null))and
((upper(f.format_ret) in (upper(l_vc_format)) or upper(:P40_FORMAT) is null))
group by b.BOOK_ID, bk.book_id, bkk.book_id, b.TITLE, b.SUBTITLE, b.SERIES, b.VOLUME,
b.ISBN, f.FORMAT_ret, b.DESCRIPTION, b.PUBLISHED, b.PURCHASED_FROM, b.COMMENTS, b.WEBSITE,
c.LENGTH_MINS, pb.name, b.abridged, (nvl(d.disk01,0)+nvl(d.disk02,0)+nvl(d.disk03,0)
nvl(d.disk04,0)nvl(d.disk05,0)+nvl(d.disk06,0)+nvl(d.disk07,0)+nvl(d.disk08,0)
nvl(d.disk09,0)nvl(d.disk10,0)+nvl(d.disk11,0)+nvl(d.disk12,0)+nvl(d.disk13,0)
nvl(d.disk14,0)nvl(d.disk15,0)+nvl(d.disk16,0)+nvl(d.disk17,0)+nvl(d.disk18,0)
nvl(d.disk19,0)nvl(d.disk20,0)+nvl(d.disk21,0)+nvl(d.disk22,0)+nvl(d.disk23,0)
nvl(d.disk24,0)nvl(d.disk25,0)+nvl(d.disk26,0)+nvl(d.disk27,0)+nvl(d.disk28,0)
nvl(d.disk29,0)nvl(d.disk30,0)+nvl(d.disk31,0)+nvl(d.disk32,0)+nvl(d.disk33,0)
nvl(d.disk34,0)nvl(d.disk35,0)+nvl(d.disk36,0)+nvl(d.disk37,0)+nvl(d.disk38,0)
nvl(d.disk39,0)nvl(d.disk40,0)+nvl(d.disk41,0)+nvl(d.disk42,0)+nvl(d.disk43,0)
nvl(d.disk44,0)nvl(d.disk45,0)+nvl(d.disk46,0)+nvl(d.disk47,0)+nvl(d.disk48,0)
nvl(d.disk49,0)nvl(d.disk50,0))
This query will never work. I marked only couple of errors you have there. Actually,
I meant "formating" errors rather than "syntactical" errors. You are missing spaces
all over the place. This is why I suggested to use a CLOB column in a test table
to return the query for debugging purposes - this is how I do it at least, when I need
to escape and concatenate a lot of code.
If you are referencing item values from a user session in a function or a procedure,
then you need to use the v('ITEM') syntax instead of :ITEM syntax. However, if the
output of this procedure will be used as a function returning SQL query, you will
be fine with :ITEM.
Denes Kubicek
http://deneskubicek.blogspot.com/
http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=31517:1
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Query problem with accumulated key figures

Hi BI Gurus!
I have a report problem that I hope you can help me with!
In my report I have 2 key figures. One for accumulated revenue previous year (KF1) and one for accumulated revenue current year (KF2). Both key figures should be presented in a graph in monthly buckets.
January figures from both the key figures shoule be presented in the same bucket. Therfore I can't use 0CALYEAR since we have the "year" information in there. Instead I'm using 0CALMONTH2 which is only two digits, 01 for January. That way I can map figures from both previous year and current year in the same bucket.
I need the figures to be accumulated and this is what I have problem with. When I run the report today in February 2010 it looks like this:
Month   KF1   KF2
01        10     15
02        10     20
03        15
04        10
05        20
06        10
07        10
08        15
09        15
10        20
11        20
12        10
This is how I would like the report to look like:
Month   KF1   KF2
01        10     15
02        20     35
03        35
04        45
05        65
06        75
07        85
08        100
09        115
10        135
11        155
12        165
I have tried to use the setting "accumulated" for the key figures but then I get this result:
Month   KF1   KF2
01        10     15
02        20     35
03        35     35
04        45     35
05        65     35
06        75     35
07        85     35
08        100   35
09        115   35
10        135   35
11        155   35
12        165   35
Since the KF2 is revenue for current year and I run the report in February I don't want any figures to be displayed in Mars...
I have tried to restrict the key figures by 0CALMONTH2 and 0CALYEAR. The KF1 is havein a restriction to only show values for 0CALYEAR - 1 and an interval for 0CALMONTH2 from JAN - DEC.
The KF2 is having a restriction to only show values in the interval "first month in year - current month" (in this example JAN - FEB) for 0CALMONTH2. And current year for 0CALYEAR.
Despite my restrictions for KF2 the numpers repeats itself for every month...
Any suggestion how I can resolve this?
Best regards
Anders Florin

Hi Khaled and thank you for trying to help me!
I agree with you and think the users should accept the report as it is. But they are claiming that top management will not accept this and they would really want this to be fixed the whay that they want. I have tried to push back on this and said that I'm not sure that it can be resoleved and that it could cost them a lot of money if I try.
But I will try to resolve it for them if I have spare time in the end of the project. I have not promised them anything but it would really be nice if I could fix it.
So when you say I need to use a structure and a calculated key figure. How should the calculated key figure and the structure be configured?
If I use a structure in the rows I guess I can't use same object in calc.key.figure right? Like if I use 0CALMONTH2 in the structure I'm not able to restrict the key figure with the same object? If that is correct I also have a ZMONTH object, different story why I have that... , that I can use in the same way as 0CALMONTH2. Or is this only a problem when I use "local" formulas within the query and not using a "global" calculated key figure? Cause I have only used the "loacal" formula calculated key figure in this report....
Br
Anders

SQL query slow with call to function

I have a SQL query that will return in less than a second or two with a function in-line selected in the "from" clause of the statement. As soon as I select that returned value in the SQL statement, the statement takes from anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes to return. Here is a simplified sample from the statement:
This statement returns in a second or 2.
select A.pk_id
from stu_schedule A, stu_school B, stu_year C, school_year D,
(select calc_ytd_class_abs2(Z.PK_ID,'U') ytd_unx
from stu_schedule Z) II
where B.pk_id = A.fk_stu_school
and C.pk_id = B.fk_stu_year
and D.pk_id = C.year
and D.school_year = '2011';
if I add this function call in, the statement runs extremely poor.
select A.pk_id,
II.ytd_unx
from stu_schedule A, stu_school B, stu_year C, school_year D,
(select calc_ytd_class_abs2(Z.PK_ID,'U') ytd_unx
from stu_schedule Z) II
where B.pk_id = A.fk_stu_school
and C.pk_id = B.fk_stu_year
and D.pk_id = C.year
and D.school_year = '2011';
Here is the function that is called:
create or replace FUNCTION calc_ytd_class_abs2 (p_fk_stu_schedule in varchar2,
p_legality in varchar2) return number IS
l_days_absent number := 0;
CURSOR get_class_abs IS
select (select nvl(max(D.days_absent),'0')
from cut_code D
where D.pk_id = C.fk_cut_code
and (D.legality = p_legality
or p_legality = '%')) days_absent
from stu_schedule_detail B, stu_class_attendance C
where B.fk_stu_schedule = p_fk_stu_schedule
and C.fk_stu_schedule_detail = B.pk_id;
BEGIN
FOR x in get_class_abs LOOP
l_days_absent := l_days_absent + x.days_absent;
END LOOP;
return (l_days_absent);
END calc_ytd_class_abs2;

Query returns anywhere from 6000 to 32000 rows. For each of those rows a parameter is passed in to 4 different functions to get ytd totals. When I call the functions in the in-line view but do not select from them in the main SQL, the report (oh, this is Application Express 4.0 interactive reports, just an FYI) runs fast. The report comes back in a few seconds. But when I select from the in-line view to display those ytd totals, the report runs extremely slow. I know there are the articles about context switching and how mixing SQL with PL/SQL performs poorly. So I tried a pipeline table function where the function for the ytd totals populate the columns of the pipeline table and I select from the pipeline table in the SQL query in the interactive report. That seemed to perform a little worse from what I can tell.
Thanks for any help you can offer.

A Problem With Sorting via Applescript

Hello everyone. I have always lurked these forums and learnt many things along the way, but this is my first question, and I hope that someone can help me out. I apologise for the huge post.
I have created a spreadsheet in Numbers that I plan to use for a soccer tournament. There are 8 Groups of 4 teams in the competition, so I have set each Group up on its own sheet in order to record the results of the games. Group 1 is on Sheet 1, Group 2 is on Sheet 2 etc. These results are then fed into a second table on the each page in order to create a competition ladder for each group. So far so good, works beautifully. See image:
My next step is sorting these tables so that they form a proper "results table" with the best team on top. My wish is to sort the results table in this order:
Points
Diff
F
Although not very experienced with Applescript, I have written a script to sort all of the 8 sheets so that I don't have to do them one at a time. Unfortunately I find that every second sheet does not sort correctly, even though I am using the same instructions for each seet in my script.
See here, sheet two:
Sheet 3 sorts correctly but not sheet 4, sheet 5 is good but sheet 6 bad etc...
This is my script:
tell application "Numbers"
          tell table "Ladder1" of sheet "Group1" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder1" of sheet "Group1" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder1" of sheet "Group1" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder2" of sheet "Group2" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder2" of sheet "Group2" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder2" of sheet "Group2" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder3" of sheet "Group3" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder3" of sheet "Group3" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder3" of sheet "Group3" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder4" of sheet "Group4" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder4" of sheet "Group4" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder4" of sheet "Group4" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder5" of sheet "Group5" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder5" of sheet "Group5" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder5" of sheet "Group5" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder6" of sheet "Group6" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder6" of sheet "Group6" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder6" of sheet "Group6" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder7" of sheet "Group7" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder7" of sheet "Group7" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder7" of sheet "Group7" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder8" of sheet "Group8" of document "Manu"
sort by column "k" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder8" of sheet "Group8" of document "Manu"
sort by column "i" direction descending
          end tell
          tell table "Ladder8" of sheet "Group8" of document "Manu"
sort by column "g" direction descending
          end tell
end tell
Can anybody see any obvious errors with the script? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

First I would look at some items to simplify the script:
I did NOT run this.
tell application "Numbers"
          set LadderNumber to 1
          repeat 8 times
       set theLadder to "Ladder" & LadderNumber
       set theGroup to "Group" & LadderNumber
       tell table theLadder of sheet theGroup of document "Manu"
            sort by column "k" direction descending
            sort by column "i" direction descending
            sort by column "g" direction descending
                         end tell
                         set LadderNumber to (LadderNumber + 1)
          end repeat
end tell
I don't see a problem with the script. I suggest adding a dummy table to each sheet and confirming you can set a value in the dummy table from the script (maybe after manually setting the value to some default value). you can also add print dialogs at each step to see what's happening... like:
set aValue to <what ever>
display dialog "The value is: " & aValue
just some thoughts

Date in sql query problem

Hi,
I have a search form with 1 field (date picker) - the user chooses a date and a report based on a sql query is shown.
I want the report to be based on only the month and year, and not the particular day.
If there is a date picker (or something similar) for only month and/or year, then I can change my form, but I don't see this option.
So, I'm trying to write my query to ignore the Day portion in the search form and just do a search based on the month and year, but i'm having trouble with this.
This is my query...
select d.dept, count(e.emp_id) "No. of Employees"
from dept d, employees e
where e.date_created = trunc(:P13_DATE, 'MONTH YYYY')
and d.dept_id = e.dept_id
group by dept
order by dept
How do I write the where clause so that the search is done only on month and year?
Or otherwise, how can I change the search form to exclude the day from the date?
Thanks.

Hi,
Oh, the invalid number is the result of :P13_DATE being a string value. all item values are actually strings (or varchar2 if you like) when you referencing them with ':Px_ITEM' format. With the pl/sql function there are 2 possible ways to reference item, namely the function: V('Px_ITEM') and NV('Px_ITEM'). Although in SQL varchar2 => number conversion can be dealed with by the SQL engine.
Unfortunally there is no pl/sql method for getting a DATE of an date-picker item (based on its format mask etc.). Patrick Wolf has added this function in his ApExLib framework, function DV. I find this a nice extension.

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