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Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls

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On 5/2/2011 12:11 PM, BobAlston wrote:
> On 5/2/2011 11:52 AM, Bob Barrows wrote:
>> BobAlston wrote:
>>>> and sSQL is
>>>>
>>>> INSERT INTO aud_client_Data_Additional SELECT TOP 1
>>>> audtmp_client_Data_Additional.* from audtemp.client_data_additional
>>>> where (audtemp_client_Data_Additional.audtype = 'EditFrom')
>>>> ORDER BY audtemp_Client_Data_Additional.audDate DESC;
>>>>
>> My first step would be to copy the above sql into the SQL View of a query
>> and attempt to run it. If it runs, you've eliminated the query being the
>> problem.
>>>> It is writing the before image of the record, previously saved in the
>>>> audtemp.... table into the aud.... table.
>>>>
>>>> Clearly my table DOES have various null values in it.
>>
>> The corresponing fields in the audit table are set to Required? If so,
>> why
>> would you do that when the fields in the source table are not Required?
>>
>>>>
>>>> It seems to me that my best approach to resolve
>>
>> ... assuming the append query is the actual problem ...
>>
>>>> would be to use DAO
>>>> or ADO and update the data fields using a loop of all controls and
>>>> check for null values before attempting to set a value.
>>
>>
>> Nah - replace the * with actual field names in the query and use Nz on
>> the
>> fields that are set to be Required in the audit table.
>> Better yet - set Required to No on the relevant fields in the audit
>> table -
>> again, this is assuming the append query is the actual culprit.
>>
>>
> Excellent debugging advise. thank you.
>
> Copied the insert query to a separate query and ran it interactively. NO
> problem.
>
> then saved it and ran it - so the insert would happen - got the error.
>
> I looked at the fields - none are set to required. But clearly some of
> the fields (optional content) are null.
>
> Now????
>
> Bob
I may have found the solution here.

http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=157357

Can't try until tonight when I get exclusive access to the database.

bob

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  Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls "Douglas J Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteele@NOSPAM_gmail.com> - 2011-05-01 20:01 -0400
  Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-02 11:11 -0500
    Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahooSPAM.com> - 2011-05-02 12:52 -0400
      Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-02 12:11 -0500
        Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-02 12:17 -0500
          Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-02 12:45 -0500
            Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahooSPAM.com> - 2011-05-02 14:53 -0400
            Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-05 08:09 -0500
              Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahooSPAM.com> - 2011-05-05 10:00 -0400
                Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-05 09:12 -0500
                Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahooSPAM.com> - 2011-05-05 10:51 -0400
                Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-05 14:01 -0500
                Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahooSPAM.com> - 2011-05-05 15:58 -0400
                Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-05 15:11 -0500
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