Hello Helen and thanks,
i try to change from "tdate" to"tdateTime" and "asDateTime" but
the error is the same. i also get the error if i use a "String" with
"asString"and i got the error in the line
Query.ParamByName('MySearchDate').asDateTime := MyDateVar;
not later in the line with "open"
can i set the param datatype before to avoid this errors?
regards Uwe


i got the error not after "open"

>>> Helen Borrie (TeamIBO<helebor@... ")"Newsgroups> 17.02.2002

11:31:35 >>>
At 02:56 PM 17-02-02 +0200, you wrote:

>IB Version is "6.0.1.0" Dialect is "3"
>"MyDateVar" in Delphi is "tdate"
>"MyDateField" in IBtable is "Date"
>? "MySearchDate" ?
>? Parameter is only defined in the Statement ?

No, the parameter is checked by the database during Prepare and, if it is
the wrong type, or (as in your case) an unknown type, you will get a
database exception.

i.e. the database is receiving this statement:
select * from MyTable where MyDateField = 'some string'
or
select * from MyTable where MyDateField = <some date>

Neither is recognised by the database as DATE.

You can pass either a Date Literal in an SQL statement which you construct
yourself (not recommended; and you can't use a parameter for this as it is
not a string type) or you can pass a TDateTime. TDate is not the right
format for converting to a Dialect 3 DATE type.

Change MyDateVar to a TDateTime and do

Query.ParamByName('MySearchDate').asDateTime := MyDateVar;


regards,
Helen Borrie (TeamIBO Support)

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