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Using FSIZE() in UPDATE for SQL Server
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows Server 2012
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
Application:
Web
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01580577
Message ID:
01580578
Views:
44
>Hi,
>
>I want to add to the UPDATE command (used with SQL Server) an expression that would be included only if the table has a certain field/column. For example, in VFP I would probably do it as following:
>
>
>cUpdateCommand = "UPDATE " + cTableName + " SET FieldName = " + cNewValue + " WHERE FieldName = " + cOldValue + ;
>  IIF( FSIZE('FieldB') > 0 ," AND FieldB = " + SomeValue, "")
>
>
>How do you change the above to make it work for SQL Server?
>
>TIA.

Can you clarify your question? Do you want to create UPDATE statement but don't know the structure of the table in advance?

Take a lot at INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns view to check if the table has column or alternatively into sys.columns.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.


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