Ignore the " they are from the code within my Software

So if the statement looks ok why do I get a error when I try to action the
code?

-----Original Message-----
From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of karolbieniaszewski
Sent: 23 May 2011 6:58 AM
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [firebird-support] Re: SQL statment Help


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Gable" <andrew.gable@...>
wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> I am using the following SQL statement
>
> "SELECT POSDESCRIPTION, "
> "CASE WHEN (TradeDate = '2011/05/01') THEN COALESCE(QtySold, 0) ELSE 0 END
> as Col1,"
> "CASE WHEN (TradeDate = '2011/05/02') THEN COALESCE(QtySold, 0) ELSE 0 END
> as Col2,"
> "CASE WHEN (TradeDate = '2011/05/03') THEN COALESCE(QtySold, 0) ELSE 0 END
> as Col3 FROM ("
> "SELECT "
> "POSDESCRIPTION, TradeDate, SUM(QtySold) As QtySold "
> "From SALEHISTORY "
> "Where "
> "TradeDate Between '2011/04/01' AND '2011/04/04'"
> "GROUP BY 1, 2) as Sales ORDER BY 1"
>
> But I am getting the following error message
>
> Runtime error -2147467259
> [ODBC Firebird Driver][Firebird]Dynamic SQL Error
> Expression evaluation not supported
>
> Is this because I am running it through code in VB6?
>
> Does the above sql code need to be run with in the Database?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Leyne, Sean
> Sent: 19 May 2011 11:29 PM
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [firebird-support] SQL statment Help
>
>
> > This may be the wrong group but I need some advice on a SQL statement
> >
> > I have a database that tacks all sales by date and by product I would

like

> to
> > run a function to display the products with a summary of the items per
> >
> > Day for example
> >
> > Item 01/05/11 02/05/11
> > 03/05/11
> >
> > =====================================================
> >
> > VALUE ORANGE JUICE 5 9
> > 10
>
> If you are using the Firebird v2.1 or later you should be able to:
>
> SELECT
> Sales.Product_Desc,
> CASE WHEN (Sales.ItemDate = '1 MAY 2011') THEN COALESCE(

Sales.ItemCount,

> 0) ELSE 0 END as Col1,
> CASE WHEN (Sales.ItemDate = '2 MAY 2011') THEN COALESCE(

Sales.ItemCount,

> 0) ELSE 0 END as Col2,
> CASE WHEN (Sales.ItemDate = '3 MAY 2011') THEN COALESCE(

Sales.ItemCount,

> 0) ELSE 0 END as Col3
> FROM (
> SELECT
> Product_Desc,
> ItemDate,
> SUM( ItemCount) as ItemCount
> FROM ItemSales
> WHERE
> ItemDate BETWEEN '1 MAY 2011' AND '3 MAY 2011'
> GROUP BY 1, 2
> ) as Sales
> ORDER BY 1
>
>
>
>
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statement look ok - i run it on test table
but from what are this chars " ?

Karol Bieniaszewski



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