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Cristiano Moraes da Silva
 
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Default iif() problem - 04-20-2005 , 10:19 AM






Hi All,

I have this Calculated Member:

iif( [Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo] <> NULL,
right([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo],2) + "/" +
Mid([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo], 5, 2) + "/" +
left([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo],4) ,
NULL
)

But it doesn't work....only if I change "NULL" for Empty string ("").

iif( [Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo] <> NULL,
right([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo],2) + "/" +
Mid([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo], 5, 2) + "/" +
left([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo],4) ,
""
)

Anyone has an idea??

Thanks,

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Deepak Puri
 
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Default Re: iif() problem - 04-20-2005 , 04:42 PM






There is a well-known issue when combining a string with NULL in iif(),
which you may be encountering. Using a second measure to "hide" the text
may work, like:

[Measures].[Text1] :
Quote:
Right([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo],2) + "/" +
Mid([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo], 5, 2) + "/" +
Left([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo],4)
Quote:
[Measures].[Text2] :
Quote:
iif(IsEmpty([Measures].[Codigo Data Venc Titulo]),
NULL, [Measures].[Text1])
Quote:

- Deepak

Deepak Puri
Microsoft MVP - SQL Server

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