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Out of Range Error while accessing date from SQL Server

I want to fetch the maximum value of date from the table. But I always get an 'OutofRangeException' error. I changed my query several times.
Due_Date column has date data type
Due_Date_Sample is a string var
Due_Date_var is a DateTime var
My code:
using (SqlConnection sqlCon = new SqlConnection(Main.connectionString))
{
string commandString = "SELECT TOP 1 FORMAT(Due_Date,'dd-MM-yyyy') FROM Transactions WHERE Plot_Code='" + Plot_Code_var + "' ORDER BY Due_Date DESC;";
SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand(commandString, sqlCon);
sqlCon.Open();
SqlDataReader dr = sqlCmd.ExecuteReader();
while (dr.Read())
{
date_control_var = 2;
Due_Date_Sample = (dr["Due_Date"].ToString());
Due_Date_var = DateTime.Parse(Due_Date_Sample.ToString());
}
dr.Close();
}

You need to give an alias to the selected value, e.g.: FORMAT(Due_Date,'dd-MM-yyyy') as Due_Date

You can do this:
using (SqlConnection sqlCon = new SqlConnection(Main.connectionString))
{
string commandString = "SELECT TOP 1 FORMAT(Due_Date,'dd-MM-yyyy') as Due_Date FROM Transactions where Plot_Code='" + Plot_Code_var + "' ORDER BY Due_Date DESC;";
SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand(commandString, sqlCon);
sqlCon.Open();
SqlDataReader dr = sqlCmd.ExecuteReader();
while (dr.Read())
{
date_control_var = 2;
Due_Date_Sample = (dr["Due_Date"].ToString());
Due_Date_var = DateTime.Parse(Due_Date_Sample.ToString());
}
dr.Close();
}

How to construct Dynamic #Para statement?

How to construct dynamic select statement with two different parameters.
My code works fine without parameter but if i like to convert it in parameters.
If i convert code with #VehiNo and #CustName.
Please check comments in code.
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(dbConn))
{
if (txtSearchVehicleNo.MaskCompleted)
{
sqlString = "Select * From Master Where VehiNo = '" + txtSearchVehicleNo.Text + "'"; // here i convert with #VehiNo
}
else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(txtSearchMemberName.Text))
{
sqlString = "Select * From Master Where CustName = '" + txtSearchMemberName.Text + "'"; // here i convert with #CustName
}
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sqlString, conn))
{
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
// How to use following 2 in condition
//cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#VehiNo", txtSearchVehicleNo.Text);
//cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#CustName", txtSearchMemberName.Text);
conn.Open();
SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
dtMember.Load(reader);
}
}

How about this:
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(dbConn))
{
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand())
{
string sqlString = string.Empty;
if (txtSearchVehicleNo.MaskCompleted)
{
sqlString = "Select * From Master Where VehiNo = #VehiNo;";
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#VehiNo", txtSearchVehicleNo.Text);
}
else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(txtSearchMemberName.Text))
{
sqlString = "Select * From Master Where CustName = #CustName;";
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#CustName", txtSearchMemberName.Text);
}
cmd.Connection = conn;
cmd.CommandText = sqlString;
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
conn.Open();
SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
dtMember.Load(reader);
}
}

Using ExecuteReader instead of SQLDataAdapter

I've got a C# project where I'm trying to export the results of a datagrid. Sometimes the data gets quite large, so rather than re-executing the code I want to dump the dataset into a session variable.
This works perfectly in most of my projects. One example from a project where I use this is:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SqlConnection sqlconnectionStatus = new SqlConnection(str);
string DDL_Value = Convert.ToString(Request.QueryString["DDL_Val"]);
//Use the ClassTesting class to determine if the dates are real, and fill in today's date if they're blank
string StDt_Value = ClassTesting.checkFields(Request.Form["txtStartDate"], "Date");
string EnDt_Value = ClassTesting.checkFields(Request.Form["txtEndDate"], "Date");
//string StDt_Value = Convert.ToString(Request.QueryString["StDt_Val"]);
//string EnDt_Value = Convert.ToString(Request.QueryString["EnDt_Val"]);
string BTN_Value;
// Because the date is stored as an INT, you have to request the string and then
// convert it to an INT
string StDT_Vals = Request.QueryString["StDt_Val"].ToString();
string EnDT_Vals = Request.QueryString["EnDt_Val"].ToString();
//sqlquery = "Select PROC_NM as 'Agent Name', AdminLevel as Role, Count(Claim_ID) as 'Count of Claims Reviewed', Spare as AgentID ";
//sqlquery = sqlquery + "from ClosedClaims_MERGE CCM ";
sqlquery = "Select PROC_NM as 'Agent Name', AdminLevel as Role, Count(DISTINCT Claim_ID) as 'Count of Claims Reviewed', Spare as AgentID ";
sqlquery = sqlquery + "from (SELECT DISTINCT Spare, SpareFinished, CLAIM_ID FROM ClosedClaims_MERGE ";
sqlquery = sqlquery + "UNION SELECT DISTINCT Spare, SpareFinished, CLAIM_ID FROM tblAuditing) CCM ";
sqlquery = sqlquery + "LEFT JOIN PROC_LIST PL ON CCM.Spare = PL.LOGIN ";
sqlquery = sqlquery + "WHERE CCM.SpareFinished >= '" + StDt_Value + "' AND CCM.SpareFinished <= '" + EnDt_Value + "' ";
sqlquery = sqlquery + "GROUP BY Spare, PROC_NM, AdminLevel ";
sqlquery = sqlquery + "ORDER BY Count(Claim_ID) DESC";
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(str);
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sqlquery, con);
SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
// Fill the DataSet.
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(ds, "dsEffVol");
// Add this to a session variable so the datagrid won't get NULLed out on repost
Session["SSEffVol"] = ds;
// Perform the binding.
grdEffVol.Attributes.Add("style", "overflow:auto");
//GridView_WODetails.Attributes.Add("style", "table-layout:fixed");
grdEffVol.AutoGenerateColumns = true;
grdEffVol.DataSource = ds;
grdEffVol.DataBind();
}
I've got a new project where I'm not using SQL strings, but instead I'm pulling data based on SQL Server Stored Procedures. The code block there is:
protected void btnSubmit_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
List<ReportData> myReportData = new List<ReportData>();
using (SqlConnection connection1 = new SqlConnection(str2))
{
//Query the Reports table to find the record associated with the selected report
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * from RM_tblManagerReports WHERE ReportID = " + cboFilterOption.SelectedValue + "", connection1))
{
connection1.Open();
using (SqlDataReader DT1 = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
while (DT1.Read())
{
//Read the record into an "array", so you can find the SProc and View names
int MyRptID = Convert.ToInt32(DT1[0]);
string MyRptName = DT1[1].ToString();
string MyRptSproc = DT1[2].ToString();
string MySQLView = DT1[3].ToString();
string MyUseDates = DT1[4].ToString();
//Run the Stored Procedure first
SqlConnection connection2 = new SqlConnection(str2);
SqlCommand cmd2 = new SqlCommand();
cmd2.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd2.CommandText = "" + MyRptSproc + "";
cmd2.Connection = connection2;
//Set up the parameters, if they exist
if (MyUseDates != "N")
{
cmd2.Parameters.Add("#StDate", SqlDbType.Date).Value = DateTime.Parse(txtStDate.Value);
cmd2.Parameters.Add("#EnDate", SqlDbType.Date).Value = DateTime.Parse(txtEnDate.Value);
}
else
{
}
try
{
connection2.Open();
GridView_Reports.EmptyDataText = "No Records Found";
SqlDataReader dr = cmd2.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
Session["SSRptMenu"] = dr;
GridView_Reports.DataSource = dr;
GridView_Reports.DataBind();
// Add this to a session variable so the datagrid won't get NULLed out on repost
GridView_Reports.DataBound += GridView_Reports_RowDataBound;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(btnSubmit, typeof(Button), "Report Menu", "alert('There is no View associated with this report.\\nPlease contact the developers and let them know of this issue.')", true);
Console.WriteLine(ex);
return;
}
finally
{
connection2.Close();
connection2.Dispose();
}
}
}
}
}
}
I'm kind of guessing my way through this, and I'm not sure if I'm reading the data into a dataset properly. The page is shutting down, and I'm pretty sure the problem is in the lines:
SqlDataReader dr = cmd2.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
Session["SSRptMenu"] = dr;
GridView_Reports.DataSource = dr;
Quite honestly, I've googled SqlDataReader vs SqlDataAdapter and can't really find anything, but I need to fill the session variable in the second example and also have the datagrid populate properly. So, in essence, I need to put the results of a Stored Procedure into a dataset. Can anyone offer suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

I'm pretty sure most controls don't accept readers in their DataSource property. Plus the majority of readers are forward-only, so although you're trying to store the reader as a session variable, chances are you would only be able to read it once.
Why do you want to use a reader for this when your post seems to indicate that you know you need to use a DataSet? Why not just use an adapter the way you show in your first post? Adapters work fine with commands that use sprocs.
Instead of:
SqlDataReader dr = cmd2.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
Session["SSRptMenu"] = dr;
GridView_Reports.DataSource = dr;
Just use:
var adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd2);
var ds = new DataSet();
adapter.Fill(ds, "MyTableName");
Session["SSRptMenu"] = ds;
GridView_Reports.DataSource = ds;

Updating multiple tables using SqlDataAdapter

I've been trawling through pages and pages on the internet for days now trying different approaches and I'm still not sure how I should be doing this.
On my third InsertCommand, I'd like to reference a column on the other 2 tables.
// Populate a DataSet from multiple Tables... Works fine
sqlDA = new SqlDataAdapter();
sqlDA.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM hardware", sqlConn);
sqlDA.Fill(ds, "Hardware");
sqlDA.SelectCommand.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM software";
sqlDA.Fill(ds, "Software");
sqlDA.SelectCommand.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM join_hardware_software";
sqlDA.Fill(ds, "HS Join");
// After DataSet has been changed, perform an Insert on relevant tables...
updatedDs = ds.GetChanges();
SqlCommand DAInsertCommand = new SqlCommand();
DAInsertCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO hardware (host, model, serial) VALUES (#host, #model, #serial)";
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#host", null).SourceColumn = "host";
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#model", null).SourceColumn = "model";
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#serial", null).SourceColumn = "serial";
sqlDA.InsertCommand = DAInsertCommand;
sqlDA.Update(updatedDs, "Hardware"); // Works Fine
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.Clear(); // Clear parameters set above
DAInsertCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO software (description) VALUES (#software)";
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#software", null).SourceColumn = "description";
sqlDA.InsertCommand = DAInsertCommand;
sqlDA.Update(updatedDs, "Software"); // Works Fine
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.Clear(); // Clear parameters set above
DAInsertCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO join_hardware_software (hardware_id, software_id) VALUES (#hardware_id, #software_id)";
// *****
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#hardware_id", null).SourceColumn = "?"; // I want to set this to be set to my 'hardware' table to the 'id' column.
DAInsertCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#software_id", null).SourceColumn = "?"; // I want to set this to be set to my 'software' table to the 'id' column.
// *****
sqlDA.InsertCommand = DAInsertCommand;
sqlDA.Update(updatedDs, "HS Join");
Could somebody please tell me where I am going wrong and how I could potentially overcome this? Many thanks! :)

With regards to your comments this seems to be one of those occasions where if you and I were sat next to each other we'd get this sorted but it's a bit tricky.
This is code I've used when working with SqlConnection and SqlCommand. There might be stuff here that would help you.
public static void RunSqlCommandText(string connectionString, string commandText) {
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
SqlCommand comm = conn.CreateCommand();
try {
comm.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
comm.CommandText = commandText;
comm.Connection = conn;
conn.Open();
comm.ExecuteNonQuery();
} catch (Exception ex) {
System.Diagnostics.EventLog el = new System.Diagnostics.EventLog();
el.Source = "data access class";
el.WriteEntry(ex.Message + ex.StackTrace + " SQL '" + commandText + "'");
} finally {
conn.Close();
comm.Dispose();
}
}
public static int RunSqlAndReturnId(string connectionString, string commandText) {
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
SqlCommand comm = conn.CreateCommand();
int id = -1;
try {
comm.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
comm.CommandText = commandText;
comm.Connection = conn;
conn.Open();
var returnvalue = comm.ExecuteScalar();
if (returnvalue != null) {
id = (int)returnvalue;
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
System.Diagnostics.EventLog el = new System.Diagnostics.EventLog();
el.Source = "data access class";
el.WriteEntry(ex.Message + ex.StackTrace + " SQL '" + commandText + "'");
} finally {
conn.Close();
comm.Dispose();
}
return id;
}

Display SQL query result in a label in asp.net

I'm trying to display the SQL query result in a label but it's not showing. This is my code:
string result = "SELECT ACTIVE FROM [dbo].[test] WHERE ID = '" + ID.Text + "' ";
SqlCommand showresult = new SqlCommand(result, conn);
conn.Open();
showresult.ExecuteNonQuery();
string actresult = ((string)showresult.ExecuteScalar());
ResultLabel.Text = actresult;
conn.Close();
Need help please. Thanks!

Try this one.
string result = "SELECT ACTIVE FROM [dbo].[test] WHERE ID = '" + ID.Text + "' ";
SqlCommand showresult = new SqlCommand(result, conn);
conn.Open();
ResultLabel.Text = showresult.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
conn.Close();

Is there a typo in there? You have two calls to the database:
showresult.ExecuteNonQuery();
This won't return a value and I'm not sure why you would have it there
string actresult = ((string)shresult.ExecuteScalar());
Unless you have a shresult variable, this query should error. What is the shresult variable?

Use SqlParameter to filter the result and call ExecuteScalar() or ExecuteReader() method.
string result = "SELECT ACTIVE FROM [dbo].[test] WHERE ID=#ID";
SqlCommand showresult = new SqlCommand(result, conn);
// If ID is int type
showresult.Parameters.Add("#ID",SqlDbType.Int).Value=ID.Txt;
// If ID is Varchar then
//showresult.Parameters.Add("#ID",SqlDbType.VarChar,10).Value=ID.Txt;
conn.Open();
string actresult = (string)showresult.ExecuteScalar();
conn.Close();
if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(actresult))
ResultLabel.Text = actresult;
else
ResultLabel.Text="Not found";

using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
string result = "SELECT ACTIVE FROM [dbo].[test] WHERE ID = #id";
SqlCommand showresult = new SqlCommand(result, conn);
showresult.Parameters.AddWithValue("id", ID.Text);
conn.Open();
ResultLabel.Text = showresult.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
conn.Close();
}
This will dispose the connection and has no string concatenation in the query.

conn.Open();
string result = "SELECT ACTIVE FROM test WHERE ID = '" + ID.Text + "' ";
SqlCommand showresult = new SqlCommand(result, conn);
showresult.ExecuteNonQuery();
int actresult = ((int)showresult.ExecuteScalar());
ResultLabel.Text = actresult.Tostring();
conn.Close();