FIX: Operator/Operand Type Mismatch Executing SQL with IIF

Last reviewed: November 7, 1996
Article ID: Q158823

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

An Operator/operand type mismatch error occurs when executing a SQL statement that includes the IIF() function.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create and run a program that contains the following code:

  DIMENSION la[ 2]
  la[ 1] = .F.
  la[ 2] = "???"

  PRIVATE ln
  ln = 1

  SELECT type FROM foxuser ;
     WHERE IIF( ln= 1, .T., la[ ln] = "AAA")   && ln is always 1!

KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: FxprgSql
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00b VFoxWin Public kbdse

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Last reviewed: November 7, 1996
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