Dynamic SQL Query

  • Hi,

    I have a large dynamic SQL query, stored in a nvarchar(max) variable. However, string is truncated at 8000 characters and I really don't know how to fix this:

    DECLARE @SQLSTRING NVARCHAR(MAX)
    DECLARE @ERS INT = 1
    DECLARE @FDATO INT = 79627
    DECLARE @TDATO INT = 79777

    SET @SQLSTRING = N';WITH CTE AS ' +
    '( SELECT ' + CAST(1756 AS nVARCHAR(10)) + ' AS RPT_ID, ' +
    'DBM.DATO, ' +
    'S.KUNDE, ' +
    'S.ONR, ' +
    'S.MNR, ' +
    'replicate(''0'', 4 - LEN(cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)))) + cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)) as HBS,' +
    'case when isnull(s.kundegrp, 0) = 0 then kun.grp else s.kundegrp end AS KUNDEGRP,' +
    '0 STUE, ' +
    '0 SENG, ' +
    'KUN.CPR,' +
    'case ' + cast(@ERS as nvarchar(10)) + ' when 0 then kun.sort else kgs.kgs_sort end as sort, ' +
    'S.LEVTYPE, ' +
    'ISNULL(S.INTERN,0) AS INTERN, ' +
    'CASE WHEN OA.VAR1_PREC IS NULL THEN DBM.VNR1 ELSE OA.VAR1_NR END AS VARENR, ' +
    'CASE WHEN OA.VAR1_PREC IS NULL THEN var.GRP ELSE OA.VAR1_GRP END AS varegrp,' +
    'CASE WHEN OA.VAR1_PREC IS NULL THEN var.TYPE ELSE OA.VAR1_TYPE END AS varetype,' +
    '0 FORDRENR,' +
    'S.VARENR AS MENUNR, ' +
    'VARM.TYPE AS MENUTYPE, ' +
    'CASE WHEN OA.MTY_PREC IS NULL THEN L.MADTYPE ELSE ISNULL(OA.MTY_NR, L.MADTYPE) END AS MTY_MADTYPE,' +
    '0 AS MADTYPE2, ' +
    '0 AS MOS, ' +
    '0 AS EPORTION, ' +
    'S.TEXT, ' +
    'L.PORTION, ' +
    'CASE WHEN MEN.PREC IS NULL THEN ' +
    ' CASE DBM.DP ' +
    'WHEN 1 THEN L.D7 ' +
    'WHEN 2 THEN L.D1 ' +
    'WHEN 3 THEN L.D2 ' +
    'WHEN 4 THEN L.D3 ' +
    'WHEN 5 THEN L.D4 ' +
    'WHEN 6 THEN L.D5 ' +
    'WHEN 7 THEN L.D6 ' +
    'ELSE '''' ' +
    ' END ' +
    'ELSE MEN.ANTAL ' +
    'END AS ANTAL,' +
    '0 AS RABAT, ' +
    'S.BETALING , ' +
    'DBM.VFAKTOR ,' +
    '0 AS Hmenuvalg ,' +
    '0 AS BMenuvalg ,' +
    'S.PRISGRP ,' +
    'S.INDSTED ,' +
    '0 AS TAG ,' +
    'L.MENULINE ,' +
    '0 AS levtid ,' +
    ''''' AS kodeko ,' +
    ''''' AS kodebu , ' +
    ''''' AS kodean , ' +
    ''''' AS kodepr , ' +
    'DBM.KATALOGNR ,' +
    '0 AS stdcopy , ' +
    ''''' AS Bruger , ' +
    '0 AS Date , ' +
    '0 AS Guest , ' +
    'MEN.ANTAL_GUEST ,' +
    'MEN.TILVALG1 ,' +
    'MEN.TILVALG2 ,' +
    'MEN.TILVALG3 ,' +
    'MEN.TILVALG4 ,' +
    'S.ONR AS OrgONr ,' +
    'CASE DBM.DP ' +
    ' WHEN 1 THEN L.D7 ' +
    ' WHEN 2 THEN L.D1 ' +
    ' WHEN 3 THEN L.D2 ' +
    ' WHEN 4 THEN L.D3 ' +
    ' WHEN 5 THEN L.D4 ' +
    ' WHEN 6 THEN L.D5 ' +
    ' WHEN 7 THEN L.D6 ' +
    ' ELSE '''' ' +
    'END AS organtal , ' +
    '( CASE WHEN MEN.PREC IS NULL THEN ' +
    'CASE DBM.DP ' +
    ' WHEN 1 THEN L.D7 ' +
    ' WHEN 2 THEN L.D1 ' +
    ' WHEN 3 THEN L.D2 ' +
    ' WHEN 4 THEN L.D3 ' +
    ' WHEN 5 THEN L.D4 ' +
    ' WHEN 6 THEN L.D5 ' +
    ' WHEN 7 THEN L.D6 ' +
    ' ELSE '''' ' +
    'END ' +
    ' ELSE MEN.ANTAL ' +
    ' END ) AS LD ' +
    'FROM dbo.STDORDRE S ' +
    ' INNER JOIN dbo.STDORD STO ON STO.DATO = S.DATO AND STO.KUNDE = S.KUNDE ' +
    ' LEFT JOIN dbo.STDORDML L ON L.ONR = S.ONR ' +
    ' CROSS APPLY ( SELECT dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(D.DATO) SQL_DATO , ' +
    ' DATEPART(dw, dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(D.DATO)) DP , ' +
    ' D.VNR1 , ' +
    ' D.DATO , ' +
    ' D.LINE , ' +
    ' D.KATALOGNR , ' +
    ' D.VFAKTOR , ' +
    ' D.MADTYPE ' +
    ' FROM dbo.DBMENU D ' +
    ' WHERE D.SNR = S.VARENR AND D.LINE = L.MENULINE ) DBM ' +
    ' INNER JOIN dbo.DBKUNDE kun ON kun.NR = S.KUNDE ' +
    ' INNER JOIN dbo.DBKUNGRP dbk ON dbk.NR = kun.GRP ' +
    ' INNER JOIN dbo.DBVARE varm ON varm.NR = S.VARENR ' +
    ' INNER JOIN dbo.DBVARE var ON var.NR = DBM.VNR1 ' +
    ' LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.DBKGSORT kgs ON kgs.KGS_KUN_PREC = kun.PREC AND kgs.KGS_DBK_PREC = dbk.PREC ' +
    ' LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.MENORDRE MEN ON MEN.KUNDE = S.KUNDE AND MEN.DATO = DBM.DATO AND MEN.LINIE = DBM.LINE AND MEN.NR = S.MNR ' +
    ' OUTER APPLY ( SELECT MTY.PREC MTY_PREC , ' +
    ' MTY.NR MTY_NR , ' +
    ' VAR1.PREC VAR1_PREC , ' +
    ' VAR1.VAR_PKG_ID VAR1_VAR_PKG_ID , ' +
    ' VAR1.NR VAR1_NR , ' +
    ' VAR1.TYPE VAR1_TYPE , ' +
    ' VAR1.GRP VAR1_GRP ' +
    ' FROM dbo.DBVAREKT VKT ' +
    ' LEFT JOIN dbo.DBVARE VAR1 ON VAR1.PREC = VKT.TO_VARE_PREC AND ( ISNULL( ' +
    ' VKT.MADTYPE , ' +
    ' 0) <> 0 ) ' +
    ' LEFT JOIN dbo.DBMTYPE MTY ON MTY.PREC = VKT.TO_MADTYPE_PREC ' +
    ' WHERE 1 = 1 ' +
    ' AND VKT.MADTYPE = L.MADTYPE ' +
    ' AND VKT.VARENR = DBM.VNR1 ) OA ' +
    'WHERE 1 = 1 ' +
    'AND ( kun.UDSKREVET = 0 ' +
    ' OR ( kun.UDSKREVET = 1 ' +
    ' AND kun.UDSDATO >= ' + Cast(@FDato as nvarchar(10)) + ')) ' +
    'AND varm.TYPE = 9 ' +
    'AND varm.KPFIX = 0 ' +
    'AND S.ML = 1 ' +
    'AND DBM.DATO BETWEEN ' + Cast(@FDato as nvarchar(10)) + ' AND ' + Cast(@TDato as nvarchar(10)) +
    ' AND STO.TYPE = 1 ' +
    'AND CASE WHEN MEN.PREC IS NULL THEN CASE DBM.DP ' +
    ' WHEN 1 THEN L.D7 ' +
    ' WHEN 2 THEN L.D1 ' +
    ' WHEN 3 THEN L.D2 ' +
    ' WHEN 4 THEN L.D3 ' +
    ' WHEN 5 THEN L.D4 ' +
    ' WHEN 6 THEN L.D5 ' +
    ' WHEN 7 THEN L.D6 ' +
    ' ELSE '''' ' +
    ' END ' +
    ' ELSE MEN.ANTAL ' +
    ' END <> 0 ) ' +
    'SELECT CTE.RPT_ID , ' +
    ' CTE.MADTYPE , ' +
    ' CTE.PREC , ' +
    ' CTE.VNR1 , ' +
    ' CTE.DATO , ' +
    ' CTE.FTYPE , ' +
    ' CTE.FNR , ' +
    ' CTE.KUNDE , ' +
    ' CTE.S_DATO , ' +
    ' CTE.HBS , ' +
    ' CTE.KUNDEGRP , ' +
    ' CTE.stue , ' +
    ' CTE.seng , ' +
    ' CTE.CPR , ' +
    ' CTE.sort , ' +
    ' CTE.LEVTYPE , ' +
    ' CTE.INTERN , ' +
    ' CTE.VARENR , ' +
    ' CTE.varegrp , ' +
    ' CTE.varetype , ' +
    ' CTE.fordrenr , ' +
    ' CTE.menunr , ' +
    ' CTE.menutype , ' +
    'CTE.MTY_MADTYPE , ' +
    'CTE.madtype2 , ' +
    'CTE.MOS , ' +
    'CTE.eportion , ' +
    'CTE.TEXT , ' +
    'CTE.PORTION , ' +
    'CTE.ANTAL , ' +
    'CTE.Rabat , ' +
    'CTE.BETALING , ' +
    'CTE.VFAKTOR , ' +
    'CTE.Hmenuvalg , ' +
    'CTE.BMenuvalg , ' +
    'CTE.PRISGRP , ' +
    'CTE.INDSTED , ' +
    'CTE.TAG , ' +
    'CTE.MENULINE , ' +
    'CTE.levtid , ' +
    'CTE.kodeko , ' +
    'CTE.kodebu , ' +
    'CTE.kodean , ' +
    'CTE.kodepr , ' +
    'CTE.KATALOGNR , ' +
    'CTE.stdcopy , ' +
    'CTE.Bruger , ' +
    'CTE.Date , ' +
    'CTE.Guest , ' +
    'CTE.ANTAL_GUEST , ' +
    'CTE.TILVALG1 , ' +
    'CTE.TILVALG2 , ' +
    'CTE.TILVALG3 , ' +
    'CTE.TILVALG4 , ' +
    'CTE.OrgONr , ' +
    'CTE.organtal , ' +
    'CTE.LD * CPRICE.CP_PRIS , ' +
    'CTE.LD * GP.PRICE , ' +
    'CA.dato ' +
    'FROM CTE ' +
    'CROSS APPLY ( SELECT MAX(S1.DATO) AS dato ' +
    ' FROM dbo.STDORD S1 ' +
    ' WHERE S1.DATO <= CTE.DATO ' +
    ' AND S1.KUNDE = CTE.KUNDE ' +
    ' AND ISNULL(S1.ANN, 0) <> 1 ) CA ' +
    'OUTER APPLY ( SELECT TOP ( 1 ) CP_PRIS ' +
    ' FROM #COSTPRICES CP ' +
    ' WHERE 1 = 1 ' +
    ' AND CP.CP_VAR_PREC = CTE.PREC ' +
    ' AND CP.POR_NR = CTE.PORTION ' +
    ' AND CP.CP_DATE <= CTE.SQL_DATO ' +
    ' ORDER BY CP.CP_DATE DESC ) CPRICE ' +
    'OUTER APPLY ( SELECT TOP ( 1 ) PRICE ' +
    ' FROM #PRICES SP ' +
    ' WHERE 1 = 1 ' +
    ' AND SP.PREC = CTE.PREC ' +
    ' AND SP.PORTION_NR = CTE.PORTION ' +
    ' AND SP.SQL_DATO <= CTE.SQL_DATO ' +
    ' AND SP.GRP_NR = CTE.PRISGRP ' +
    ' ORDER BY SP.SQL_DATO DESC ) GP ' +
    'WHERE 1 = 1 ' +
    ' AND CTE.S_DATO = CA.dato ' +
    ' AND ( ( CTE.FTYPE = 1 ' +
    ' AND ( CTE.DATO - CA.dato ) % CTE.FNR = 0 ) ' +
    ' OR ( CTE.FTYPE = 2 ' +
    ' AND DATEDIFF( ' +
    ' WEEK , ' +
    ' dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CA.dato - 1), ' +
    ' dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CTE.DATO - 1)) % CTE.FNR = 0 ) ' +
    ' OR ( CTE.FTYPE = 3 ' +
    ' AND DATEPART(DAY, dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CTE.DATO)) = 1 )) '

    SELECT datalength (@SQLString);
    PRINT @SQLSTRING

    How should I write the query?

    Thanks in advance.

  • I think data type precedence is causing your nvarchar(max) string to be converted to nvarchar(8000).  Trying converting those variables to nvarchar(max) instead of nvarchar(10).  Alternatively, there's probably a dozen ways you could simplify that query.

    John

    Edit - you may still find that the string isn't fully displayed when you run the query - that's a limitation of SSMS.

  • Hi John,

    you're right, converting to nvarchar(max) those variables seems to fix the issue. I thought that, considering that datatype was the same, my @SQLString keeps its type and lenght.

    About your statement: "there's probably a dozen ways you could simplify that query.". Can you suggest me something?

    Thanks again.

  • Have a read about data type precedence - it should help you to understand.

    Without being familiar with your data or database structure, it's difficult to advise on the query.  Consider whether you need all those conversions to varchar(10) - is what you're converting already varchar?  And do you need all those ISNULLs - if the columns in question aren't nullable then you certainly don't.  Get rid of WHERE 1 = 1.

    John

     

  • Thanks for your suggestions, John!

  • Why are you injecting the value of your parameters here as well? You should be parametrising them. I also suggest retaining linebreaks in your dynamic Statement as well; as it means that PRINT @SQLSTRING won't be a complete single line eye sore to look at.

    The values you are injected aren't safely injected either, which is a BIG security flaw and you need to stop that immediately. Always parametrise dynamic statement and safely inject object names (using QUOTENAME). Not doing so opens you to SQL Injection, and you don't want Little Bobby Tables to ruin your day.

    I covered some of these in an article a while ago; It would likely be a good read: Dos and Don'ts of Dynamic SQL.

    The reason that your string is getting truncated, however, is because non of your string literals are declared as an nvarchar(MAX), nor are any of the injected values. As a result the literal string is treated as an nvarchar(4000) and  the value is truncated once it reached 4,000 characters.

    Changing the first like N';WITH CTE AS to CONVERT(nvarchar(MAX),N'WITH CTE AS ') fixes this. Note I removed the leading ; as well is ; is a terminator not a beginninator. It's not a ;WITH statement, you should be properly terminating your statements, not just starting the ones that need the previous line terminated properly with a ;. You'll find that one day that logic doesn't work and it teaches bad habits.

    Looking at your statement, however, it doesn't appear it even need to be dynamic. There's nothing dynamic in it (no object names are injected into the code). Therefore you don't need to be using @SQLSTRING at all. Unfortunately, when I remove all the injected values and turn them into parameters and PRINT the value of @SQLSTRING is contains syntax errors. Therefore I dumped a bunch of line breaks at the end (after putting in the above fix). This results in the query below, however, you'll need to look at line 143 (ending END <> 0)) as you are missing 2 right parenthesis here.

    WITH CTE AS
    (SELECT 1756 AS RPT_ID,
    DBM.DATO,
    S.KUNDE,
    S.ONR,
    S.MNR,
    REPLICATE('0', 4 - LEN(CAST(L.MENULINE AS varchar(10)))) + CAST(L.MENULINE AS varchar(10)) AS HBS,
    CASE WHEN ISNULL(S.kundegrp, 0) = 0 THEN kun.grp ELSE S.kundegrp END AS KUNDEGRP,
    0 AS STUE,
    0 AS SENG,
    kun.CPR,
    CASE @ERS WHEN 0 THEN kun.sort ELSE kgs.kgs_sort END AS sort,
    S.LEVTYPE,
    ISNULL(S.INTERN, 0) AS INTERN,
    CASE WHEN OA.VAR1_PREC IS NULL THEN DBM.VNR1 ELSE OA.VAR1_NR END AS VARENR,
    CASE WHEN OA.VAR1_PREC IS NULL THEN VAR.GRP ELSE OA.VAR1_GRP END AS varegrp,
    CASE WHEN OA.VAR1_PREC IS NULL THEN VAR.TYPE ELSE OA.VAR1_TYPE END AS varetype,
    0 AS FORDRENR,
    S.VARENR AS MENUNR,
    varm.TYPE AS MENUTYPE,
    CASE WHEN OA.MTY_PREC IS NULL THEN L.MADTYPE ELSE ISNULL(OA.MTY_NR, L.MADTYPE)END AS MTY_MADTYPE,
    0 AS MADTYPE2,
    0 AS MOS,
    0 AS EPORTION,
    S.TEXT,
    L.PORTION,
    CASE
    WHEN MEN.PREC IS NULL THEN CASE DBM.DP
    WHEN 1 THEN L.D7
    WHEN 2 THEN L.D1
    WHEN 3 THEN L.D2
    WHEN 4 THEN L.D3
    WHEN 5 THEN L.D4
    WHEN 6 THEN L.D5
    WHEN 7 THEN L.D6
    ELSE ''
    END
    ELSE MEN.ANTAL
    END AS ANTAL,
    0 AS RABAT,
    S.BETALING,
    DBM.VFAKTOR,
    0 AS Hmenuvalg,
    0 AS BMenuvalg,
    S.PRISGRP,
    S.INDSTED,
    0 AS TAG,
    L.MENULINE,
    0 AS levtid,
    '' AS kodeko,
    '' AS kodebu,
    '' AS kodean,
    '' AS kodepr,
    DBM.KATALOGNR,
    0 AS stdcopy,
    '' AS Bruger,
    0 AS Date,
    0 AS GUEST,
    MEN.ANTAL_GUEST,
    MEN.TILVALG1,
    MEN.TILVALG2,
    MEN.TILVALG3,
    MEN.TILVALG4,
    S.ONR AS OrgONr,
    CASE DBM.DP
    WHEN 1 THEN L.D7
    WHEN 2 THEN L.D1
    WHEN 3 THEN L.D2
    WHEN 4 THEN L.D3
    WHEN 5 THEN L.D4
    WHEN 6 THEN L.D5
    WHEN 7 THEN L.D6
    ELSE ''
    END AS organtal,
    (CASE
    WHEN MEN.PREC IS NULL THEN CASE DBM.DP
    WHEN 1 THEN L.D7
    WHEN 2 THEN L.D1
    WHEN 3 THEN L.D2
    WHEN 4 THEN L.D3
    WHEN 5 THEN L.D4
    WHEN 6 THEN L.D5
    WHEN 7 THEN L.D6
    ELSE ''
    END
    ELSE MEN.ANTAL
    END) AS LD
    FROM dbo.STDORDRE S
    INNER JOIN dbo.STDORD STO ON STO.DATO = S.DATO
    AND STO.KUNDE = S.KUNDE
    LEFT JOIN dbo.STDORDML L ON L.ONR = S.ONR
    CROSS APPLY (SELECT dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(D.DATO) AS SQL_DATO,
    DATEPART(dw, dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(D.DATO)) AS DP,
    D.VNR1,
    D.DATO,
    D.LINE,
    D.KATALOGNR,
    D.VFAKTOR,
    D.MADTYPE
    FROM dbo.DBMENU D
    WHERE D.SNR = S.VARENR
    AND D.LINE = L.MENULINE) DBM
    INNER JOIN dbo.DBKUNDE kun ON kun.NR = S.KUNDE
    INNER JOIN dbo.DBKUNGRP dbk ON dbk.NR = kun.GRP
    INNER JOIN dbo.DBVARE varm ON varm.NR = S.VARENR
    INNER JOIN dbo.DBVARE VAR ON VAR.NR = DBM.VNR1
    LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.DBKGSORT kgs ON kgs.KGS_KUN_PREC = kun.PREC
    AND kgs.KGS_DBK_PREC = dbk.PREC
    LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.MENORDRE MEN ON MEN.KUNDE = S.KUNDE
    AND MEN.DATO = DBM.DATO
    AND MEN.LINIE = DBM.LINE
    AND MEN.NR = S.MNR
    OUTER APPLY (SELECT MTY.PREC AS MTY_PREC,
    MTY.NR AS MTY_NR,
    VAR1.PREC AS VAR1_PREC,
    VAR1.VAR_PKG_ID AS VAR1_VAR_PKG_ID,
    VAR1.NR AS VAR1_NR,
    VAR1.TYPE AS VAR1_TYPE,
    VAR1.GRP AS VAR1_GRP
    FROM dbo.DBVAREKT VKT
    LEFT JOIN dbo.DBVARE VAR1 ON VAR1.PREC = VKT.TO_VARE_PREC
    AND (ISNULL(VKT.MADTYPE, 0) <> 0)
    LEFT JOIN dbo.DBMTYPE MTY ON MTY.PREC = VKT.TO_MADTYPE_PREC
    WHERE 1 = 1
    AND VKT.MADTYPE = L.MADTYPE
    AND VKT.VARENR = DBM.VNR1) OA
    WHERE 1 = 1
    AND (kun.UDSKREVET = 0
    OR (kun.UDSKREVET = 1
    AND kun.UDSDATO >= @FDato
    AND varm.TYPE = 9
    AND varm.KPFIX = 0
    AND S.ML = 1
    AND DBM.DATO BETWEEN @FDato AND @TDato
    AND STO.TYPE = 1
    AND CASE
    WHEN MEN.PREC IS NULL THEN CASE DBM.DP
    WHEN 1 THEN L.D7
    WHEN 2 THEN L.D1
    WHEN 3 THEN L.D2
    WHEN 4 THEN L.D3
    WHEN 5 THEN L.D4
    WHEN 6 THEN L.D5
    WHEN 7 THEN L.D6
    ELSE ''
    END
    ELSE MEN.ANTAL
    END <> 0)
    SELECT CTE.RPT_ID,
    CTE.MADTYPE,
    CTE.PREC,
    CTE.VNR1,
    CTE.dato,
    CTE.FTYPE,
    CTE.FNR,
    CTE.KUNDE,
    CTE.S_DATO,
    CTE.HBS,
    CTE.KUNDEGRP,
    CTE.STUE,
    CTE.SENG,
    CTE.CPR,
    CTE.sort,
    CTE.LEVTYPE,
    CTE.INTERN,
    CTE.VARENR,
    CTE.varegrp,
    CTE.varetype,
    CTE.FORDRENR,
    CTE.menunr,
    CTE.menutype,
    CTE.MTY_MADTYPE,
    CTE.MADTYPE2,
    CTE.MOS,
    CTE.EPORTION,
    CTE.TEXT,
    CTE.PORTION,
    CTE.ANTAL,
    CTE.RABAT,
    CTE.BETALING,
    CTE.VFAKTOR,
    CTE.Hmenuvalg,
    CTE.BMenuvalg,
    CTE.PRISGRP,
    CTE.INDSTED,
    CTE.TAG,
    CTE.MENULINE,
    CTE.levtid,
    CTE.kodeko,
    CTE.kodebu,
    CTE.kodean,
    CTE.kodepr,
    CTE.KATALOGNR,
    CTE.stdcopy,
    CTE.Bruger,
    CTE.Date,
    CTE.GUEST,
    CTE.ANTAL_GUEST,
    CTE.TILVALG1,
    CTE.TILVALG2,
    CTE.TILVALG3,
    CTE.TILVALG4,
    CTE.OrgONr,
    CTE.organtal,
    CTE.LD * CPRICE.CP_PRIS,
    CTE.LD * GP.PRICE,
    CA.dato
    FROM CTE
    CROSS APPLY (SELECT MAX(S1.DATO) AS dato
    FROM dbo.STDORD S1
    WHERE S1.DATO <= CTE.DATO
    AND S1.KUNDE = CTE.KUNDE
    AND ISNULL(S1.ANN, 0) <> 1) CA
    OUTER APPLY (SELECT TOP (1)
    CP_PRIS
    FROM #COSTPRICES CP
    WHERE 1 = 1
    AND CP.CP_VAR_PREC = CTE.PREC
    AND CP.POR_NR = CTE.PORTION
    AND CP.CP_DATE <= CTE.SQL_DATO
    ORDER BY CP.CP_DATE DESC) CPRICE
    OUTER APPLY (SELECT TOP (1)
    PRICE
    FROM #PRICES SP
    WHERE 1 = 1
    AND SP.PREC = CTE.PREC
    AND SP.PORTION_NR = CTE.PORTION
    AND SP.SQL_DATO <= CTE.SQL_DATO
    AND SP.GRP_NR = CTE.PRISGRP
    ORDER BY SP.SQL_DATO DESC) GP
    WHERE 1 = 1
    AND CTE.S_DATO = CA.dato
    AND ((CTE.FTYPE = 1
    AND (CTE.dato - CA.dato) % CTE.FNR = 0)
    OR (CTE.FTYPE = 2
    AND DATEDIFF(WEEK, dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CA.dato - 1), dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CTE.dato - 1)) % CTE.FNR = 0)
    OR (CTE.FTYPE = 3
    AND DATEPART(DAY, dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CTE.dato)) = 1));

    Like mentioned, also bin the WHERE 1 = 1 clauses (there are many, so really not sure why you have them all), it's really not needed.

    The clause below looks like a performance killer as well

    AND DATEDIFF(WEEK, dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CA.dato - 1), dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(CTE.dato - 1)) % CTE.FNR = 0).

    Those are multi-line scalar function which perform awfully and will ruin the SARGability of your query. I suggest moving things like that to proper Boolean Logic.

    • This reply was modified 5 years ago by  Thom A.

    Thom~

    Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
    Larnu.uk

  • Thanks Tom!!! I will follow your advices. 🙂

  • Just break up the statement so you are adding to @SQLSTRING several times.

    SET @SQLSTRING = N';WITH CTE AS ' +
    '( SELECT ' + CAST(1756 AS nVARCHAR(10)) + ' AS RPT_ID, ' +
    'DBM.DATO, ' +
    'S.KUNDE, ' +
    'S.ONR, ' +
    'S.MNR, ' +
    'replicate(''0'', 4 - LEN(cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)))) + cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)) as HBS,'

    SET @SQLSTRING += N' case when isnull(s.kundegrp, 0) = 0 then kun.grp else s.kundegrp end AS KUNDEGRP,' +
    '0 STUE, ' +
    '0 SENG, ' +
    'KUN.CPR,' +
    'case ' + cast(@ERS as nvarchar(10)) + ' when 0 then kun.sort else kgs.kgs_sort end as sort, ' +
    'S.LEVTYPE, ' +

    etc...

     

     

     

  • Jonathan AC Roberts wrote:

    Just break up the statement so you are adding to @SQLSTRING several times.

    But why use a dynamic statement at all for a statement that isn't dynamic? The problem only exists because the OP is using a constructed query when they don't need to. Remove the unrequired element and there is no truncation problem; a single statement isn't limited to 4,000 characters.

    Thom~

    Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
    Larnu.uk

  • I'm going to use the easy excuse here :). This is a part of a very long stored procedure and I'm just trying to improve a bit (and I did it, so imagine how it was before). In the code there are things like this:

        If @KP = 1
    Begin
    Set @SqlString = @SqlString + ' (' + @AntalString + ') * dbo.MD_GetKostPris(isnull(var1.prec, var.prec), ''V'', dbo.MCS_ClarionDateToSQL(dbm.dato), s.portion, '
    + CAST(@PH as CHAR(1)) + ') as TKPris,'
    End
    ELSE
    SET @SqlString = @SqlString + '0 as TKPris,'

    that can be probably solved with a CASE. I was trying to keep everything as it was before. However, you're completely right and I have to rewrite the whole sp and avoid the use of dynamic SQL.

  • That code is wide open to injection. You really need to fix it before you do anything else. And I do literally mean anything. SQL injection is something your code should never be open to; it's 2019 and there is more than enough education out there about it.

    Thom~

    Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
    Larnu.uk

  • Point taken!

  • String manipulation (such as concatenating lots of small strings into a big one) is messy under the covers; avoid when possible.

    SQL Server treats carriage returns and line feeds as text characters inside strings. In other words, there's no need to treat T-SQL like C# or other languages that always see CRLF as the end of a line, unless a line-continuation character (such as the back-tick ` character in Powershell) precedes it.

    Compare the following two lines of code, which are both valid:

    -- this forces lots of string-concat operations
    SET @SQLSTRING = N';WITH CTE AS ' +
    '( SELECT ' + CAST(1756 AS nVARCHAR(10)) + ' AS RPT_ID, ' +
    'DBM.DATO, ' +
    'S.KUNDE, ' +
    'S.ONR, ' +
    'S.MNR, ' +
    'replicate(''0'', 4 - LEN(cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)))) + cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)) as HBS,'

    -- this only breaks on a switch from text to function code
    SET @SQLSTRING = N'
    WITH CTE AS ( SELECT ''' + CAST(1756 AS nVARCHAR(10)) + ''' AS RPT_ID,
    DBM.DATO,
    S.KUNDE,
    S.ONR,
    S.MNR,
    replicate(''0'', 4 - LEN(cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)))) + cast(L.MENULINE as varchar(10)) as HBS,'

    Eddie Wuerch
    MCM: SQL

  • From my quick look, there is absolutely NOTHING in the code in the original post that requires Dynamic SQL.

    --Jeff Moden


    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

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