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checking for a column and printing a message

  • July 21, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    #221504

    This is what i am trying to do I akm trying to update a department as inactive and if the department doesnot exist i am trying to print a message as doesnot exist as

    If exists

    (Select * from departments )

    Update Dept Set IsActive = 0

    where deptID = '106' and areaID = '20'

    Else

    print 'department Doesnot Exist dude'

    please let me know what am i doin wrong, for some reason it either updates or shows me the message saying that no rows updated

  • July 21, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    #1196440

    i didnot have the where clause in select which is why it was not working

    If exists

    (Select * from departments where XXID = 106 and XXID = 20)

    Update Departments Set IsActive = 0

    where XXXID = 106 and XXXID = 20

    Else

    print 'department and plant Doesnot Exist '

    if someone has a better way to do this let me knwo coz i have to use this frequently

    MAY BE HAVE A TEMP TABLE STORE IT THERE and then update it if everyhitng is cool

  • July 23, 2010 at 4:10 am

    #1197408

    declare @deptid int

    SEt @deptid = 24

    if not exists ( select * from department where deptid = @deptid )

    print 'department Doesnot Exist dude'

    ELSE

    update .....

    Where deptid = @deptid

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  • July 23, 2010 at 7:16 am

    #1197488

    DROP TABLE #Departments

    CREATE TABLE #Departments (deptID INT, areaID INT, IsActive TINYINT)

    INSERT INTO #Departments (deptID, areaID, IsActive)

    SELECT 102, 20, 1 UNION ALL

    SELECT 103, 20, 1 UNION ALL

    SELECT 104, 20, 1 UNION ALL

    SELECT 105, 20, 1 UNION ALL

    SELECT 106, 20, 1

    UPDATE #Departments SET IsActive = 0 WHERE deptID = 106 and areaID = 20

    IF @@ROWCOUNT > 0 PRINT 'UPDATED'

    DELETE FROM #Departments WHERE deptID = 106 and areaID = 20

    UPDATE #Departments SET IsActive = 0 WHERE deptID = 106 and areaID = 20

    IF @@ROWCOUNT = 0 PRINT 'NOT FOUND'

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