PRB: Negative Values Put in Remote View Rounded Up in SQL Server Table

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Negative values inserted into numeric fields of remote views of SQL Server tables are rounded up by 0.01.

RESOLUTION

There are three alternative resolutions for this issue:

1. Install the 3.70 ODBC driver.



2. Set the DataType of the numeric field of the remote view to "Y" (currency) as in the following example:




=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','KeyField',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','Updatable',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','UpdateName',lcsysdbo+'myKEY')
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','DataType',"C(12)")
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','KeyField',.F.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','Updatable',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','UpdateName',lcsysdbo+'myamt')
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','DataType',"Y") 

3. Use SQL Pass-through commands as in the following example:




sqlcommand="INSERT INTO testamount (mykey, myamt)" + ;
   "VALUES ('" + m.cmykey + "', " + STR(0-m.nnumber,6,2) + " )"
=sqlexec(gnconnhandle,sqlcommand) 

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior occurs under the following conditions:

• The DataType for the field of the remote view is N (numeric).



• The value inserted into the numeric field is negative.



• The DataType for the corresponding field of the base SQL Server table is NUMERIC.



• The 3.60.0319 version of the SQL Server ODBC driver is being used.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a program file named SQLRND.PRG using the following code:

LOCAL lcconnstring 
LOCAL lncounter, lnhandle, lnchecksource
LOCAL lbsourceexists, lbtableexists, lbconnexists, lbviewexists
lcconnstring    =  "DRIVER={SQL Server};" + ;
   "SERVER=MY_SERVER;DATABASE=PUBS;UID=sa;PWD="
lncounter       =   0
lnhandle = SQLSTRINGCONN(lcconnstring)
IF lnhandle>0
   lnchecksource=sqltables(lnhandle,'TABLE','sourcetabs')
   SELECT sourcetabs
   SCAN
      IF UPPER(ALLTRIM(table_name))="TestSQL"
         lbsourceexists=.T.
         EXIT
      ENDIF
   ENDSCAN
   IF !lbsourceexists
      tmpcommand="CREATE TABLE dbo.TestSQL (MYKEY CHAR(10),"
      tmpcommand=tmpcommand+" MYAMT NUMERIC(18,4))"
      lnreturnresult=sqlexec(lnhandle,tmpcommand)
   ELSE
      sqlcommand="DELETE FROM TestSQL"
      lnreturnresult=SQLEXEC(lnhandle,sqlcommand)
   ENDIF
   =sqldisconnect(lnhandle)
   SET EXCLUSIVE ON
   SET MULTILOCKS ON
   CLOSE DATA ALL
   CREATE DATABASE sqltest
   CREATE CONNECTION TEST1 CONNSTRING (lcconnstring)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','Asynchronous', .F.)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','BatchMode', .T.)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','Comment', '')
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','DispLogin', 3)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','ConnectTimeOut', 15)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','DispWarnings', .T.)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','IdleTimeOut', 0)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','QueryTimeOut', 0)
   =DBSETPROP('TEST1','Connection','Transactions', 2)
   CREATE SQL VIEW testview REMOTE CONNECT 'TEST1' SHARE ;
      AS SELECT * ;
      FROM TestSQL ;
      ORDER BY mykey
ENDIF
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','SendUpdates',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','UpdateType',1)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','WhereType',3)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','BatchUpdateCount',1)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','UseMemoSize',255)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','FetchSize',100)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','MaxRecords',-1)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','Tables','dbo.TestSQL')
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','Prepared',.F.)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','FetchMemo',.F.)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','CompareMemo',.F.)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','FetchAsNeeded',.F.)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','FetchSize',100)
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','Comment',"")
=DBSETPROP('testview','View','ShareConnection',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','KeyField',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','Updatable',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','UpdateName','dbo.TestSQL.myKEY')
=DBSETPROP('testview.mykey','Field','DataType',"C(12)")
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','KeyField',.F.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','Updatable',.T.)
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','UpdateName','dbo.TestSQL.myamt')
=DBSETPROP('testview.myamt','Field','DataType',"N(15,2)")
USE testview IN 0
SELECT testview
DELETE FROM testview
=REQUERY('testview')
FOR lncounter = 1 TO 10
   m.nnumber = 0-lncounter
   m.cmykey = PADL(ALLTRIM(STR(lncounter,10,0)),FSIZE("MYKEY")-4 , '0')
   INSERT INTO Testview (mykey, myamt) VALUES (m.cmykey,m.nnumber )
NEXT
BROW TITLE 'Display values inserted into remote view'
=TABLEUPDATE(.T.)
=REQUERY('testview')
BROW TITLE 'Negative Values inserted into view with NUMERIC datatype' + ;
   'are rounded up by 0.01'
USE
CLOSE ALL
CLEAR ALL 

2. From the Command window, type:

DO SQLRND 

3. Note the numeric values when the first BROWSE window appears.



4. Note that the numeric values displayed in the second BROWSE window have been rounded up by 0.01.

© Microsoft Corporation 1999, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by John Desch, Microsoft Corporation

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbDatabase kbODBC kbSQL kbVFp300 kbVFp300b kbVFp500 kbVFp500a kbVFp600 KbDBFDBC kbGrpFox 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: April 21, 1999