How to use variables inside a select (SQL Server)?

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Is it possibile to use variables inside a select?

For example I've tried this manual query in a datareader

 

DECLARE @anno as int
set @anno = 2018

select * from table where myyear=@anno

 

When I've tried to show the result, I received the error from the Boardserver:

Must declare the scalar variable "@anno".

 

It would be very helpful if we could use also variables, especially in complex sql-statements.

 

Regards,

Egon.

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  • Helmut Heimann
    Helmut Heimann Employee, Community Captain
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    edited March 2020

    Hi Egon Santoni,

     

    if it is just for time, you could use standard sql-functions in your where statement like this:

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    In any other case, I'd propose to populate a rolap in your sql database with your variables and then use this ROLAP in a sub-select to populate a view. Then use the SQL DataReader to get the desired data from the view. This might even work in a direct join between the SQL table and the ROLAP (although I have not tried that yet).

     

    Hope, this helps!

     

    Kind Regards,

    Helmut

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