Substituting for NULL parameters with NVL kills my performance!

We're having a frustrating time over here with XML Publisher. Wouldn't you know the users ask for too much with all the parameters they never use anyway?
We have some queries with multiple parameters that are optional, and when we substitute for them like so in the WHERE clause:
WHERE table.column = NVL (:parameter,table.column)
... it absolutely kills our performance. The more parameters we add like this to the query, the worse things get.
Strange thing is that when we run this exact same query through a client tool like SQL Developer, it returns all the rows in a matter of seconds.
I can't believe I actually miss a feature in Oracle Reports (Lexical Parameters) and wish it would be implemented in XML Publisher. Is there anything out there like that, or has anyone else encountered and surmounted this problem using what we have now?

Unfortunately, it's a really complex report that wouldn't do well to go in a simple example. I'm joining 18 tables and views in a query that would probably exceed the maximum number of characters allowed in a forum post.
The bottom line is that even when a parameter is entered, use of the NVL in the WHERE clause disables the index that we want to use, and we have to deal with a full table scan nested inside 15 or so other joins. Taking the NVL out and making the parameter required drops the run time to about five seconds.
Here's a kicker I'm sure you'll enjoy noodling over: we use XML Publisher 5.6.2 in Production, but we recently set up BI Publisher 10.1.3.2 on a test box and attached it to the production database.
When this same report was executed in BIP 10 on that test box, we saw tremendously improved performance - in the neighbourhood of 30 seconds or so. It almost seemed like BIP 10 was evaluating the NVL function (and who knows what else?) before letting the database's optimizer have a go at it, whereas XMLP 5 was just handing the whole thing over from the start.
Does that make sense?

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How do I check for null parameters in Process Validations?

I am trying to create a Unit Test that validates that a record has been inserted into a table. However I am having problems when dealing with null parameters.
I created a simple table and insert procedure:
create table TEST_TAB (
A varchar2 (30) not null,
B varchar2 (30));
create or replace procedure TEST_TAB_INS (P_A in varchar2, P_B in varchar2) is
begin
insert into TEST_TAB values (P_A, P_B);
end;
Then I created a Unit Test with two implementations:
The first executes TEST_TAB_INS ('One', 'Two')
The second executes TEST_TAB_INS ('One', null)
I attached the following Query Returning Rows Process Validation to both implementations:
select *
from TEST_TAB
where A = '{P_A}'
and (B = '{P_B}' or '{P_B}' is null)
This should allow for the case where P_B is null. However the second test fails with a "Query check returned no rows" error.
I've tried altering the test to use nvl, but get the same results:
select *
from TEST_TAB
where A = '{P_A}'
and (B = '{P_B}' or nvl ('{P_B}', 'XXXX') = 'XXXX')
However, the following test succeeds:
select *
from TEST_TAB
where A = '{P_A}'
and (B = '{P_B}' or nvl ('{P_B}', 'XXXX') = '{P_B}')
Which suggests that null parameters are not being treated as nulls in Process Validations

I've found a way to solve this. By changing the test to:
select *
from TEST_TAB
where A = '{P_A}'
and (B = '{P_B}' or '{P_B}' = 'NULL')
I am able to get both to get both implementations to succeed.
Edited by: AJMiller on Dec 28, 2012 4:24 AM

How to create report with status killed and cancel ?

Hi Guys,
From the report query filter, i only able to pull a certain status of job ? anyone know how to pull the report for the job with status killed and cancel ?
regards,
Chris

Hi Mano,
You are in the filter editor for job definitions (Definitions > Job definitions). Job definitions do not have a status (they simply define what to do, optionally when).
Go to "Monitoring > Jobs" (First item in the first group), you can also click on the button in the tool bar. See screenshots below on my English system:
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XMLGEN: Produce XML dump of a table WITH tags for null column values

I am new to generating XML so bear with me....
We have a customer who needs an XML extract of data, including tags for any column that is null.
I created a simple test case below using DBMS_XMLGEN.getXML. The first row (A1) has no null values and thus tags for columns A, BEE and CEE are produced. The second row (A2) has null in column BEE and thus tags for only columns A and CEE are produced.
Is there a way to force a tag for null column BEE in the second row?
create table foo (A varchar2(10), BEE number, CEE date);
insert into foo values ('A1',1,sysdate);
insert into foo values ('A2',null,sysdate);
SELECT DBMS_XMLGEN.getXML('SELECT * FROM foo') FROM dual;
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<A>A1</A>
<BEE>1</BEE>
<CEE>27-SEP-12</CEE>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<A>A2</A>
<CEE>27-SEP-12</CEE>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>

What's the database version? (SELECT * FROM v$version)
Could you use this instead :
SQL> select xmlserialize(document
2           xmlelement("ROWSET",
3             xmlagg(
4               xmlelement("ROW",
5                 xmlelement("A", a)
6               , xmlelement("BEE", bee)
7               , xmlelement("CEE", cee)
8               )
9             )
10           )
11         -- for display purpose only :
12         as clob indent
13         )
14 from foo
15 ;
XMLSERIALIZE(DOCUMENTXMLELEMEN
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
    <A>A1</A>
    <BEE>1</BEE>
    <CEE>2012-09-27</CEE>
</ROW>
<ROW>
    <A>A2</A>
    <BEE/>
    <CEE>2012-09-27</CEE>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
Or,
SQL> select xmlserialize(document
2           xmlquery(
3             '(#ora:view_on_null empty #)
4             {
5               <ROWSET>{fn:collection("oradb:/DEV/FOO")}</ROWSET>
6             }'
7             returning content
8           )
9           as clob indent
10         )
11 from dual;
XMLSERIALIZE(DOCUMENTXMLQUERY(
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
    <A>A1</A>
    <BEE>1</BEE>
    <CEE>2012-09-27</CEE>
</ROW>
<ROW>
    <A>A2</A>
    <BEE/>
    <CEE>2012-09-27</CEE>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
(where "DEV" is my test schema)
If you want to stick with DBMS_XMLGEN, you're gonna have to use PL/SQL and setNullHandling procedure.
Edited by: odie_63 on 27 sept. 2012 17:14

With CSS, what font does Ubuntu Firefox substitute for Palatino?

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I am using the following declaration in my CSS:
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*https://developer.mozilla.org/Tools/Page_Inspector

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points will be awarded if useful

lv_name1 TYPE name1,        "Vendor Name
CALL FUNCTION 'POPUP_TO_SEARCH_VALUE'
    EXPORTING
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      titel       = 'Enter'(f17)
      valuelength = 35
    IMPORTING
      value       = lv_name1.
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Searching for NULL with a FindPanel?

Can I search for null values in my dataset using the FindPanel
InfoBus control?
From what I can gather, it actually puts together a primitive
kind of where clause that I can trick to a certain extent (eg
entering a criteria of "ANY (value, value,...)" to simulate an IN
clause - because it will prepend the criteria with an equals
sign), BUT I can't get it to find NULL values, which requires the
IS NULL operator.
Lachlan
null

We've found a workaround, which is ugly, but works.
In the FindPanel, to successfully search for nulls, you can enter
a combination of two conditions joined with an OR operator. For
example, to search for members in the ACME_MEMBERS table with a
null MID_INITIAL, I could enter the condition:
= 'XXX' OR MID_INITIAL is null
and then the WHERE clause will be:
WHERE MID_INITIAL = 'XXX' OR MID_INITIAL is null
which will find the rows I'm looking for.
BUT, this is REALLY ugly, and there should be a better way.
If anyone knows of a better way, please let me know.
Lachlan
Lachlan Williams (guest) wrote:
: I am assuming that the FindPanel will call the associated
: DataItem's setQueryCondition and then actually execute the
query
: for me, all happening when I press the Find button.
: I can't see where in this paradigm there is an opportunity to
: alter the where clause.
: So to rephrase my original question: how can I explicitly test
: for null values using the existing functionality of the
FindPanel
: control? (ie how do I get the IS NULL operator into the where
: clause?).
: Thanks,
: Lachlan
: JDeveloper Team (guest) wrote:
: : Hi
: : The FindPanel relies on RowSetInfo 's setQueryCondition. you
: can
: : try to directly use this method to set the query condition.
: : regards
: : Lachlan Williams (guest) wrote:
: : : Can I search for null values in my dataset using the
: FindPanel
: : : InfoBus control?
: : : From what I can gather, it actually puts together a
primitive
: : : kind of where clause that I can trick to a certain extent
(eg
: : : entering a criteria of "ANY (value, value,...)" to simulate
: an
: : IN
: : : clause - because it will prepend the criteria with an
equals
: : : sign), BUT I can't get it to find NULL values, which
requires
: : the
: : : IS NULL operator.
: : : Lachlan
null

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Having said all that, as I indicated earlier in this thread, the idea for bigger, better marked key labels has been submitted to our design team for consideration. MY vision certainly isn't perfect either, so I do understand where you are coming from. Thanks for raising the issue again.

SQL 2012 and later will fail to publish a database for any tables with a default constraint that references a user defined function.

Script will create database, 3 database objects and publish.
The error is due to the generation script to create the conflict tables that is not stripping out default constraints that reference a UDF.
As you can see below, the failure is on the generation script for the conflict table.
The conflict table should be a bucket table that shouldn’t enforce data integrity.
See how the default constraints for the columns someint and somestring were stripped out of the generation logic however the default constraint that utilizes a UDF persist and uses the same object name that was used on the production table (The
bold line) , this occurs if I explicitly name the constraint or let the system generate the name for me like in the example posted.
  The only way I could see getting around this right now is to drop all default constraints in the system that uses a UDF, publish then add the constraints back which is vulnerable to invalid data and a lot of moving
steps. This all worked with SQL 2000, 2005, 2008, 2008r2, it’s stopped working in SQL 2012 and continues to not work in SQL 2014.
Error messages:
Message: There is already an object named 'DF__repTable__id__117F9D94' in the database.
Could not create constraint. See previous errors.
Command Text: CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MSmerge_conflict_MergeRepFailurePublication_repTable](
        [id] [varchar](8) NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__repTable__id__117F9D94] DEFAULT ([dbo].[repUDF]()),
        [somedata] [varchar](64) NULL,
        [rowguid] [uniqueidentifier] ROWGUIDCOL NULL,
        [someint] [int] NULL,
        [somestring] [varchar](64) NULL
Parameters:
Stack:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.ReMapSqlException(SqlException e, SqlCommand command)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.AgentExecuteNonQuery(SqlCommand command, Int32 queryTimeout)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.ExecuteDiscardResults(CommandSetupDelegate commandSetupDelegate, Int32 queryTimeout)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.YukonMergeConflictTableScriptingManager.ApplyBaseConflictTableScriptToPublisherIfNeeded(String strConflictScriptPath)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.BaseMergeConflictTableScriptingManager.DoConflictTableScriptingTransaction(SqlConnection connection)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.RetryableSqlServerTransactionManager.ExecuteTransaction(Boolean bLeaveTransactionOpen)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.BaseMergeConflictTableScriptingManager.DoConflictTableScripting()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeSmoScriptingManager.GenerateTableArticleCftScript(Scripter scripter, BaseArticleWrapper articleWrapper, Table smoTable)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeSmoScriptingManager.GenerateTableArticleScripts(ArticleScriptingBundle articleScriptingBundle)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeSmoScriptingManager.GenerateArticleScripts(ArticleScriptingBundle articleScriptingBundle)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SmoScriptingManager.GenerateObjectScripts(ArticleScriptingBundle articleScriptingBundle)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SmoScriptingManager.DoScripting()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServerSnapshotProvider.DoScripting()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeSnapshotProvider.DoScripting()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServerSnapshotProvider.GenerateSnapshot()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.SnapshotGenerationAgent.InternalRun()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.Run() (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 2714)
Get help: http://help/2714
Server COL-PCANINOW540\SQL2012, Level 16, State 0, Procedure , Line 1
Could not create constraint. See previous errors. (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 1750)
Get help: http://help/1750
Server COL-PCANINOW540\SQL2012, Level 16, State 0, Procedure , Line 1
Could not create constraint. See previous errors. (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 1750)
Get help: http://help/1750
Pauly C
USE [master]
GO
CREATE DATABASE [MergeRepFailure]
ALTER DATABASE [MergeRepFailure] SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 110
GO
USE [MergeRepFailure]
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
create view
[dbo].[repView] as select right(newid(),8) as id
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[repUDF]()
RETURNS varchar(8)
BEGIN
declare @val varchar(8)
select top 1 @val = id from [repView]
return @val
END
GO
create table repTable
id varchar(8) default([dbo].[repUDF]()),
somedata varchar(64) null,
rowguid uniqueidentifier ROWGUIDCOL default(newid()),
someint int default(1),
somestring varchar(64) default('somestringvalue')
GO
insert into reptable (somedata) values ('whatever1')
insert into reptable (somedata) values ('whatever2')
go
/*test to make sure function is working*/
select * from reptable
GO
/*Publish database*/
use [MergeRepFailure]
exec sp_replicationdboption @dbname = N'MergeRepFailure', @optname = N'merge publish', @value = N'true'
GO
declare @Descrip nvarchar(128)
select @Descrip = 'Merge publication of database ''MergeRepFailure'' from Publisher ''' + @@servername +'''.'
print @Descrip
-- Adding the merge publication
use [MergeRepFailure]
exec sp_addmergepublication @publication = N'MergeRepFailurePublication', @description = N'@Descrip',
@sync_mode = N'native', @retention = 14, @allow_push = N'true', @allow_pull = N'true', @allow_anonymous = N'true',
@enabled_for_internet = N'false', @snapshot_in_defaultfolder = N'true', @compress_snapshot = N'false', @ftp_port = 21,
@ftp_subdirectory = N'ftp', @ftp_login = N'anonymous', @allow_subscription_copy = N'false', @add_to_active_directory = N'false',
@dynamic_filters = N'false', @conflict_retention = 14, @keep_partition_changes = N'false', @allow_synctoalternate = N'false',
@max_concurrent_merge = 0, @max_concurrent_dynamic_snapshots = 0, @use_partition_groups = null, @publication_compatibility_level = N'100RTM',
@replicate_ddl = 1, @allow_subscriber_initiated_snapshot = N'false', @allow_web_synchronization = N'false', @allow_partition_realignment = N'true',
@retention_period_unit = N'days', @conflict_logging = N'both', @automatic_reinitialization_policy = 0
GO
exec sp_addpublication_snapshot @publication = N'MergeRepFailurePublication', @frequency_type = 4, @frequency_interval = 14, @frequency_relative_interval = 1,
@frequency_recurrence_factor = 0, @frequency_subday = 1, @frequency_subday_interval = 5, @active_start_time_of_day = 500, @active_end_time_of_day = 235959,
@active_start_date = 0, @active_end_date = 0, @job_login = null, @job_password = null, @publisher_security_mode = 1
use [MergeRepFailure]
exec sp_addmergearticle @publication = N'MergeRepFailurePublication', @article = N'repTable', @source_owner = N'dbo', @source_object = N'repTable', @type = N'table',
@description = null, @creation_script = null, @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @schema_option = 0x000000010C034FD1, @identityrangemanagementoption = N'manual',
@destination_owner = N'dbo', @force_reinit_subscription = 1, @column_tracking = N'false', @subset_filterclause = null, @vertical_partition = N'false',
@verify_resolver_signature = 1, @allow_interactive_resolver = N'false', @fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true', @check_permissions = 0, @subscriber_upload_options = 0,
@delete_tracking = N'true', @compensate_for_errors = N'false', @stream_blob_columns = N'false', @partition_options = 0
GO
use [MergeRepFailure]
exec sp_addmergearticle @publication = N'MergeRepFailurePublication', @article = N'repView', @source_owner = N'dbo', @source_object = N'repView',
@type = N'view schema only', @description = null, @creation_script = null, @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @schema_option = 0x0000000008000001,
@destination_owner = N'dbo', @destination_object = N'repView', @force_reinit_subscription = 1
GO
use [MergeRepFailure]
exec sp_addmergearticle @publication = N'MergeRepFailurePublication', @article = N'repUDF', @source_owner = N'dbo', @source_object = N'repUDF',
@type = N'func schema only', @description = null, @creation_script = null, @pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @schema_option = 0x0000000008000001,
@destination_owner = N'dbo', @destination_object = N'repUDF', @force_reinit_subscription = 1
GO

More information, after running a profile trace the following 2 statements, the column with the default on a UDF returns a row while the other default does not. This might be the cause of this bug. Is the same logic to generate the object on
the subscriber used to generate the conflict table?
exec sp_executesql N'
select so.name, schema_name(so.schema_id)
from sys.sql_dependencies d
inner join sys.objects so
on d.referenced_major_id = so.object_id
where so.type in (''FN'', ''FS'', ''FT'', ''TF'', ''IF'')
and d.class in (0,1)
and d.referenced_major_id <> object_id(@base_table, ''U'')
and d.object_id = object_id(@constraint, ''D'')',N'@base_table nvarchar(517),@constraint nvarchar(517)',@base_table=N'[dbo].[repTable]',@constraint=N'[dbo].[DF__repTable__id__117F9D94]'
exec sp_executesql N'
select so.name, schema_name(so.schema_id)
from sys.sql_dependencies d
inner join sys.objects so
on d.referenced_major_id = so.object_id
where so.type in (''FN'', ''FS'', ''FT'', ''TF'', ''IF'')
and d.class in (0,1)
and d.referenced_major_id <> object_id(@base_table, ''U'')
and d.object_id = object_id(@constraint, ''D'')',N'@base_table nvarchar(517),@constraint nvarchar(517)',@base_table=N'[dbo].[repTable]',@constraint=N'[dbo].[DF__repTable__somein__1367E606]'
Pauly C

The type Set is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments K ?

When I use Hashtable or HashMap to get the keySet, it shows the error of "The type Set is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <K>".
The following is my code:
Hashtable table = new Hashtable();
table.put("A", new Integer(1));
table.put("B", new Integer(2));
Iterator its = table.keySet().iterator(); // <<<<<<<<<<<<<< this line shows the error "The type Set is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arguments <K>"
How can I solve it? Please help me! I have no idea on it. It works fine in 1.4.
Best regards,
Eric

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          String where = getSQL("app.sql.where");
          boolean hasWhere = false;
          if (startDate != null) {
               SQL = SQL + " where d.create_date >= to_date('" + DMSUtil.convertDateToString(startDate) + "', 'yyyy-MM-dd')";
               hasWhere = true;
          if (endDate != null) {
               if (hasWhere) {
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               hasWhere = true;
          if (hasWhere) {
               SQL = SQL + " and " + where;
          } else {
               SQL = SQL + " where " + where;
          SQL = SQL + " " + getSQL("app.sql.order");
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          //Connection con = getParaDMConnection("findDlicApp");
          HashMap<String, DlicApp> dlicDocs = new HashMap<String, DlicApp>();
          List result = new ArrayList();
          try {
               Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
               ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(SQL);
               long lastDocID = 0;
               boolean hasStartDate = false;
               while(rs.next()) {
                    long docID = rs.getLong("docID");
                    String docName = rs.getString("docName");
                    String refNo = rs.getString("refNo");
                    java.util.Date createDate = rs.getDate("createDate");
                    String creator = rs.getString("creator");
                    String profileType = rs.getString("profileType");
                    String assunto = rs.getString("assunto");
                    String fromEntity = rs.getString("fromEntity");
                    String location = getLocation(docID, con);
                    long fieldID = rs.getLong("fieldID");
                    String fieldValue = rs.getString("fValue");
                    DlicApp doc = null;
                    if (dlicDocs.containsKey(String.valueOf(docID))) {
                         doc = (DlicApp)dlicDocs.get(String.valueOf(docID));
                    } else {
                         doc = new DlicApp();
                    doc.setId(docID);
                    doc.setDocName(docName);
                    doc.setReferenceNo(refNo);
                    doc.setCreateDate(createDate);
                    doc.setCreator(creator);
                    doc.setProfileType(profileType);
                    doc.setAssunto(assunto);
                    doc.setFrom(fromEntity);
                    //if (doc.getStartDate() == null) {
                    //     doc.setStartDate(createDate);
                    doc.setLocation(location);
                    if (fieldValue != null) {
                         if (fieldID == 1114) {
                              doc.setChineseName(fieldValue);
                         if (fieldID == 1115) {
                              doc.setPortugueseName(fieldValue);
                         if (fieldID == 1116) {
                              doc.setApplicationCategory(fieldValue);
                         if (fieldID == 1118) {
                              doc.setStatus(fieldValue);
                         if (fieldID == 1119) {
                              Date d = DMSUtil.parseDate(fieldValue, "yyyy-MM-dd");
                              doc.setStartDate(d);
                              hasStartDate = true;
                         if (fieldID == 1120) {
                              Date d = DMSUtil.parseDate(fieldValue, "yyyy-MM-dd");
                              if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(fieldValue)) {
                                   //System.out.println(docName + ":" + fieldValue + ">>>>>>>>>findDlicApp>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>APP END DATE: " + d);
                                   doc.setEndDate(d);
                    if (docID != lastDocID) {
                         doc.setRelatedDocs(findRelatedDoc(docID, con));
                         lastDocID = docID;
                    dlicDocs.put(String.valueOf(docID), doc);
               stmt.close();
               rs.close();
               Iterator<String> its = dlicDocs.keySet().iterator();
               while(its.hasNext()) {
                    String id = (String)its.next();
                    DlicApp a = (DlicApp)dlicDocs.get(id);
                    a.setRelatedDocs(findRelatedDoc(a.getId(), con));
                    dlicDocs.put(id, a);
               result.addAll(dlicDocs.values());
               // take out start date is not in the given period
               int n = 0;
               while(true) {
                    if (n < result.size()) {
                         DlicApp a = (DlicApp)result.get(n);
                         Date sd = a.getStartDate();
                         if (!isWithin(sd, startDate, endDate)) {
                              result.remove(n);
                         } else {
                              n++;
                    } else {
                         break;
          } catch(Exception e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
          if (result.size() > 0) {
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<i>Message was edited by Kjetil Kilhavn:</i>
Sorry about the rather unreadable code, but I don't know what's the problem with the CODE tag.

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