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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle16><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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have to respectfully disagree with the previous recommendations.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>LIKE will prevent your sp from
compiling in the first place, while the usage of EXEC is very proper in the
original code. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Although the
suggested form is still valid, specifying named parameters is actually
encouraged for the clarity of the code, and MS fully supports EXEC sp_PROC
@Parm1=’<value>’, @Parm2=<value>, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Robert Djabarov<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Mike and Doris Manning
[mailto:mikedorism@ntelos.net]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 05, 2003
7:25 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> dba-sqlserver@databaseadvisors.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE:
[dba-SQLServer]Calling a Sproc with Parameter</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Two things.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>1) Make sure your
sproc is looking for LIKE @AccStatus and not = @AccStatus</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>2) When you use
EXEC, you don't add the name of the parameter.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>"EXEC
spfrmCustomers 'Active'" </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Doris
Manning</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hargrove
Inc.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
dba-sqlserver-admin@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-admin@databaseadvisors.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Emerson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 04, 2003
07:01 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
dba-SQLServer@databaseadvisors.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [dba-SQLServer]Calling a
Sproc with Parameter</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I have a button on a form which is used to
filter the records. The code is -<br>
<br>
Private Sub cmdCustomerFilter_Click()<br>
<br>
On Error GoTo Err_cmdCustomerFilter_Click<br>
<br>
If Me!cmdCustomerFilter.Caption = "Show Active"
Then<br>
Me.RecordSource = "EXEC
spfrmCustomers @AccStatus = 'Active'" <- Problem line<br>
Me!cmdCustomerFilter.Caption =
"Show All"<br>
Else<br>
Me.RecordSource = "EXEC
spfrmCustomers @AccStatus='%'"<br>
Me!cmdCustomerFilter.Caption =
"Show Active"<br>
End If<br>
..... <br>
<br>
End Sub<br>
<br>
In the sproc the parameter is -<br>
<br>
</span></font><font color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'>@AccStatus varchar(20) = '%'<br>
<br>
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>When I click on the
button I get error 2353 - Bad query parameter. I can run the query in
Query analyser and it runs ok.<br>
<br>
If I leave the @AccStatus = 'Active' off then a message appears telling me that
the procedure expects the parameter (so this tells me it is calling the correct
sproc)<br>
<br>
I think the problem is in the call but can't put my finger on it. Any
help?<br>
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<X-SIGSEP>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'></X-SIGSEP><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Regards<br>
<br>
David Emerson<br>
DALYN Software Ltd<br>
25b Cunliffe St, Johnsonville<br>
Wellington, New Zealand<br>
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
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