return 0 instead of null with pivot

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return 0 instead of null with pivot

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cognos79
Posting Yak Master

241 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-29 : 12:13:14

when I do pivot on date column...if some of the dates are not in the table then pivot returns null, but I want to show 0 in the column.

exec('select pvt.*
from #final
pivot
(
sum(totCount)
for attend_date in (' + @dates +')
) as pvt')

Vinnie881
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1231 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-29 : 12:32:36

List the columns rather than pvt.*, but I think this works, but I havn't worked with a pivot in a little while.

exec ('select pvt.col1,pvt.col2,pvt.etc, coalesce(totcount,0) as Totcount
from #final
pivot
(
sum(totCount)
for attend_date in (' + @dates +')
) as pvt'

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cognos79
Posting Yak Master

241 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-29 : 12:36:39

the number columns in the pivot is dynamic...so I wont be able to list them.

Vinnie881
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1231 Posts

Posted - 2010-07-29 : 13:51:52

Please show some sample data if this is not what you want.

exec('select pvt.col1,pvt.col2,pvt.etc, coalesce(totcount,0) as Totcount
from #final
where not totcount is null
pivot
(
sum(totCount)
for attend_date in (' + @dates +')
) as pvt'

Success is 10% Intelligence, 70% Determination, and 22% Stupidity.
\_/ _/ _/\_/ _/\_/ _/ _/- 881

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