Article: Q142201
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,3.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp300bFIX kbMDAC250
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
- Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the Run Query option from the View Designer when modifying a previously
created view results in a dialog box reporting "CTOD is not a recognized built
in function name" for Remote Views and "Function argument value, type, or count
is invalid" for Local Views.
This only occurs for views using parameter values where one of the parameter
values is compared to a date field and is followed by another selection
criteria.
CAUSE
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The View Designer wraps the CTOD() function around the parameter value used
against the date field, when the view definition is read in.
RESOLUTION
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Rearrange the selection criteria so that the date field comparison is the last
line.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in version 3.0b.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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Remote View Example
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1. Use the ODBC Administrator to Create a Data Source to the SQL Server Pubs
database.
2. Create a test database, and then create a connection to the SQL Data Source
created in step 1.
3. Create a new remote view, choose the newly created connection, and then
select the Sales table. Select all the fields for output.
4. Create a new parameter (param1) with the datetime data type.
5. For the selection criteria use the following:
sales.ord_date more than ?param1
sales.stor_id equal 6380
6. Run the query and type "01/01/94" (without the quotation marks) for the
parameter. Two records should be returned.
7. Save the query, modify it again, and then run it again. The following
connectivity error is generated:
CTOD is not a recognized built in function name"
View SQL shows that ?param1 has been enclosed within a CTOD() function call.
Removing the selection criteria and adding them again in the reverse order
prevents the error from occurring.
Local View Example
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1. Open the Vfp\Samples\Data\Testdata.dbc database.
2. Create a new local view based on the Employee table.
3. Select all the fields for output.
4. Create a new parameter (param1) and give it a date data type.
5. For the selection criteria use the following:
employee.birth_date more than ?param1
employee.last_name like P%
6. Run the query and type "01/01/60" (without the quotation marks) for the
parameter. Two records should be returned.
7. Save the query, modify it, and then run it again. The following error is
generated:
Function argument value, type, or count is invalid
View SQL shows that ?param1 has been enclosed within a CTOD() function call.
Removing the selection criteria and adding them again in the reverse order
prevents the error from occurring.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbvfp kbvfp300bFIX kbMDAC250
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbVFP300
Version : WINDOWS:2.5,3.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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