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

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On 5/2/2011 12:17 PM, BobAlston wrote:
> 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
That wasn't it.  all text fields allowed zero length.
But I found two text fields with Indexed = yes.  When I changed the 
Indexed=no, running with a test copy of the production table, it worked. 
  Yea!

Bob

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Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-01 18:40 -0500
  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
                Re: Using AllenBrowne's AppAudit routine - getting errors with nulls BobAlston <bobalston9@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-05 22:16 -0500

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