PSLine2000Documentation/Queries/CntlPanel3.md

CntlPanel3

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SQL Statement

SELECT [Expr1]+[t2] AS PartNumber, CntlPanel2.Expr1, IIf(IsNull([LastOfExpr2])," ",[LastOfExpr2]) AS T2
FROM CntlPanel2;

Dependencies

• None

Parameters

• None

What it does

SQL Code Description

Overview

This SQL code retrieves data from a table named CntlPanel2 and performs a join with another table or column, based on the Expr1 field. The results are aggregated using conditional expressions and aliasing.

Breakdown

1. Select Statement

The code starts by defining a select statement that specifies the columns to be retrieved:

SELECT [Expr1]+[t2] AS PartNumber, CntlPanel2.Expr1, IIf(IsNull([LastOfExpr2])," ",[LastOfExpr2]) AS T2

• Expr1 and [t2] are aliases for the columns being selected. The exact meaning of these column names depends on the context of the database.
• AS PartNumber: This is an alias for the calculated expression [Expr1]+[t2], which will be used in the output.

2. Join with CntlPanel2

The code then specifies that it wants to perform a join with the table named CntlPanel2 on the Expr1 field:

FROM CntlPanel2;

• The FROM clause specifies the tables involved in the query, which is just one table (CntlPanel2) in this case.

3. Conditional Expression for T2 Column

The code uses an IIf (also known as CASE or conditional expression) to conditionally select either a value from the [LastOfExpr2] column if it's not null, or the string " " (a space):

IIf(IsNull([LastOfExpr2])," ",[LastOfExpr2]) AS T2

• IsNull([LastOfExpr2]): This checks whether the [LastOfExpr2] column is null.
• If it's not null, then [LastOfExpr2] is used as the value for the T2 column; otherwise, " " is used.

4. Alias for Expr1 Column

Finally, the code includes an alias for the Expr1 column from the CntlPanel2 table:

cntlpanel2.expr1

• This alias allows the query to reference this column in a more readable format.

Example Use Case

This SQL code could be used in a scenario where you need to combine data from two tables based on a common field, and also handle cases where certain columns might not exist or contain null values. For instance:

• Suppose you have an order table with the order number as Expr1 and another table that contains customer information, again using Expr1 as the join key.
• The SQL code could be used to combine data from these two tables, adding a condition to ensure that the customer name is displayed only if it exists in the data.