Passing parameters to a SQL Query (Google BigQuery)

[FMF]

Hi

I am trying to pass query parameters to a sql query. Basically the connection is ODBC (Google Bigquery). The query runs and returns data perfectly when there are no parameter references. However when I add a parameter reference, It returns a table with Blank data

OK SQL (Returns table with records):

Select *

from xxxx

Where

Location_Country IN ('South Africa')

Limit 1000

NOK SQL (Returns table with 0 records):

Select *

from xxxx

Where

Location_Country IN ("&Country&")

Limit 1000

Country is a Parameter (Text Type) created in Power Query. Refer to attached Pic

[dax · Accepted solution]

Hi @FMF , 

When you want to pass multiple-values in parameter, you need to change query like below

let
    Source = Sql.Database("localhost", "newsql", [Query="select *  from (select 'a'  as name, 12  as amount#(lf)union all#(lf)select 'b'  as name, 2  as amount#(lf)union all#(lf)select 'c'  as name, 11  as amount)t#(lf)where t.name in (SELECT        Value#(lf)                               FROM            dbo.Split_String('"&pa&"', ',') AS Split_String_1)#(lf)"])
in
    Source

Below is Split_Sring function, you could run this in your database, then it should work.

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[Split_String]
(
@List nvarchar(max),
@token nvarchar(5)
)  
RETURNS @RtnValue table 
(
--Id int identity(1,1),
Value nvarchar(100)
) 
AS  
BEGIN

SET @List = RTRIM(LTRIM(@List))
IF @List <> '' 
BEGIN
    WHILE (CHARINDEX(@token, @List)>0)
    BEGIN 

        INSERT INTO @RtnValue (value)
        SELECT Value = LTRIM(RTRIM(SUBSTRING(@List,1,CHARINDEX(@token,@List)-1))) 

        SET @List = SUBSTRING(@List,CHARINDEX(@token,@List)+LEN(@token),LEN(@List))

    END 

    INSERT INTO @RtnValue (Value)
    SELECT Value = LTRIM(RTRIM(@List))
END

RETURN
END

GO

Best Regards,
Zoe Zhi

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[JirkaZ]

Well if your query is written exactly as is then you are missing the quote marks after the parentheses 

[FMF]

Hi JirkaZ,

Thanks. So is the below right? or can you help as to how it should be written

Select *

from xxxx

Where

Location_Country IN '("&Country&")'

Limit 1000

[JirkaZ]

@FMF Sorry - I was wrong. IMHO there should be no quote marks at all. But you should fire up Fiddler to see what query is actually being sent to the API and modify based on that.