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    Post Changing data in existing rows in a table

    Assignment : Change credit limit to $27.00 for employees who have credit_limit = 15.00 or credit_limit field = 'null'




    I input the following code:


    update sec0411_employees
    set credit_limit = '27.00'
    where credit_limit = 'null'


    and credit_limit = '15.00';



    And I get...

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    CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CODING? I DID EVERYTHING IT SAYS IN THE BOOK BUT NO SUCCESS...!

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    Your data base is going to have a hard time finding a field where the value IS NULL AND = 15.

    Maybe you can try the OR operator in place of the AND operator.

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    I replace the AND with the OR functions and still no avail ... Any other suggestions?

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    The quotes indicate text --- I think you want numeric.
    Also, nothing = Null, not even Null.
    Your current constraint on credit_limit does not make sense , as has been pointed out by ItsMe.

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    I'm still having a hard time. Can you "re-write" the code in an understandable form? Because I've tried taking out the quotes... The null I thought was fine the way it was. What I think is the problem is my understand of the syntax..

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    Have you tried using the Criteria field and the Or field at the bottom of your query window while in Design View. See if you can get the results you are after that way and then take a look at the SQL view.

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    You could try the following
    Code:
    update sec0411_employees
    set credit_limit = 27.00
    where credit_limit Is Null
    OR credit_limit = 15.00;

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    I've tried the code you gave me and it works!!! I really appreciate your help Orange Thank you

    My only question to you is, why did --- credit_limit = null --- not work, yet --- credit_limit is null --- work? I need to understand these small issues So I can develop my skills...

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    From my earlier post
    Also, nothing = Null, not even Null.
    Use Google or Bing with "Database NULL"

    see this and other links regarding NULL
    http://databases.about.com/cs/sql/a/aa042803a.htm

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