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searching BETWEEN values?

 
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How do people implement those searches that ask for min and max values? I can do the sql for between. But the problem comes when 1 field is left blank. 1 null spoils the whole equation.
How do you handle something like this
SELECT * FROM table WHERE name BETWEEN x AND y;
What happens when x is null, or y is null? Do I have to have 3 sql statements? 1 for each possibility? THis is a common search so I assume this problem has been solved. Whats the answer??
Thanks!
 
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How about something like this?
 
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You understand that x and y are the variables the user is entering?
That looks interesting and I think I will give it a shot! Can't use BETWEEN but who cares. I'll report back after I exercise this.
 
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JBOSSQL does not seem to allow the x or y input values being null. I have never seen a comparison for nullness on input values either, is this legal?
 
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ok, I got it now. it was simpler than I thought.

SELECT * FROM table where
((x = '') OR (x <> '' AND firstName >= x)) AND
((y = '') OR (y <> '' AND firstName <= y)) AND etc...
I shouldn't use null values, just use empty strings. That's probably why everyone that answered the question answered as you did.
 
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You understand that x and y are the variables the user is entering?
Well no, I wasn't really sure about that, or if the statement would be legal if that were the case - just trying ideas. Glad to see something vaguely similar worked out...
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