excel - Error in NVL function,is there any equivalent function like NVL

Question

The below code is written VBScript.but the line Set rs = cmd.Execute throwing an error saying that NVL is not defined. So can you suggest an equivalent of such "NVL"

        Option Explicit

        Dim conn, cmd, rs
         Dim clauses(34), i
    Dim xlApp, xlBook
    Dim tempDate,LenDate


    Set conn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    With conn
    .Provider = "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0"
    .ConnectionString = "Data Source=""D:AravoVBGE_Wing_To_Wing_Report - Copy.xlsx"";" & _
        "Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes"""
    .Open
    End With
    tempDate="[Business Process ID],"
    For i = 0 To 34
    clauses(i) = "[Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date] > [Task" & i + 2 & " Start Date]"
    tempDate=tempDate & "NVL([Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date],sysdate+"& i &"),"
    Next
    LenDate=Len(tempDate)-1
    tempDate=Mid(tempDate,1,LenDate)
    MsgBox(tempDate)

    Set cmd = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
    cmd.CommandText = "SELECT " & tempDate &" FROM [GEWingToWingMay25$] WHERE [Business Process ID] NOT IN (" & "SELECT [Business Process ID] FROM [GEWingToWingMay25$] WHERE " & Join(clauses, " AND ") & ")"
    MsgBox(cmd.CommandText)
    cmd.ActiveConnection = conn 
    Set rs = cmd.Execute

    Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    xlApp.Visible = True
    Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add
    xlBook.Sheets(1).Range("A1").CopyFromRecordset cmd.Execute

EDIT:

      For i = 0 To 1
      clauses(i) = "IIf(IsNull([Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date]),sysdate+"& i &",[Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date]) > IIf(IsNull([Task" & i + 2 & " Start Date]),sysdate+"& i &",[Task" & i + 2 & " Start Date])"
'tempDate=tempDate & "NVL([Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date],sysdate+"& i &"),"
      Next

Error : Getting No value given for one or more required parameters

MsgBox(cmd.CommandText):

SQL

         `SELECT * FROM [GEWingToWingMay25$] WHERE [Business Process ID] NOT IN (SELECT [Business Process ID] FROM [GEWingToWingMay25$] WHERE IIf(IsNull([Task1 Start Date]),Date()+0,[Task1 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task2 Start Date]),Date()+0,[Task2 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task2 Start Date]),Date()+1,[Task2 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task3 Start Date]),Date()+1,[Task3 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task3 Start Date]),Date()+2,[Task3 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task4 Start Date]),Date()+2,[Task4 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task4 Start Date]),Date()+3,[Task4 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task5 Start Date]),Date()+3,[Task5 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task5 Start Date]),Date()+4,[Task5 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task6 Start Date]),Date()+4,[Task6 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task6 Start Date]),Date()+5,[Task6 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task7 Start Date]),Date()+5,[Task7 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task7 Start Date]),Date()+6,[Task7 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task8 Start Date]),Date()+6,[Task8 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task8 Start Date]),Date()+7,[Task8 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task9 Start Date]),Date()+7,[Task9 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task9 Start Date]),Date()+8,[Task9 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task10 Start Date]),Date()+8,[Task10 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task10 Start Date]),Date()+9,[Task10 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task11 Start Date]),Date()+9,[Task11 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task11 Start Date]),Date()+10,[Task11 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task12 Start Date]),Date()+10,[Task12 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task12 Start Date]),Date()+11,[Task12 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task13 Start Date]),Date()+11,[Task13 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task13 Start Date]),Date()+12,[Task13 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task14 Start Date]),Date()+12,[Task14 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task14 Start Date]),Date()+13,[Task14 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task15 Start Date]),Date()+13,[Task15 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task15 Start Date]),Date()+14,[Task15 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task16 Start Date]),Date()+14,[Task16 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task16 Start Date]),Date()+15,[Task16 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task17 Start Date]),Date()+15,[Task17 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task17 Start Date]),Date()+16,[Task17 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task18 Start Date]),Date()+16,[Task18 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task18 Start Date]),Date()+17,[Task18 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task19 Start Date]),Date()+17,[Task19 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task19 Start Date]),Date()+18,[Task19 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task20 Start Date]),Date()+18,[Task20 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task20 Start Date]),Date()+19,[Task20 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task21 Start Date]),Date()+19,[Task21 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task21 Start Date]),Date()+20,[Task21 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task22 Start Date]),Date()+20,[Task22 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task22 Start Date]),Date()+21,[Task22 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task23 Start Date]),Date()+21,[Task23 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task23 Start Date]),Date()+22,[Task23 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task24 Start Date]),Date()+22,[Task24 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task24 Start Date]),Date()+23,[Task24 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task25 Start Date]),Date()+23,[Task25 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task25 Start Date]),Date()+24,[Task25 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task26 Start Date]),Date()+24,[Task26 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task26 Start Date]),Date()+25,[Task26 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task27 Start Date]),Date()+25,[Task27 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task27 Start Date]),Date()+26,[Task27 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task28 Start Date]),Date()+26,[Task28 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task28 Start Date]),Date()+27,[Task28 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task29 Start Date]),Date()+27,[Task29 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task29 Start Date]),Date()+28,[Task29 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task30 Start Date]),Date()+28,[Task30 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task30 Start Date]),Date()+29,[Task30 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task31 Start Date]),Date()+29,[Task31 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task31 Start Date]),Date()+30,[Task31 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task32 Start Date]),Date()+30,[Task32 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task32 Start Date]),Date()+31,[Task32 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task33 Start Date]),Date()+31,[Task33 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task33 Start Date]),Date()+32,[Task33 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task34 Start Date]),Date()+32,[Task34 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task34 Start Date]),Date()+33,[Task34 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task35 Start Date]),Date()+33,[Task35 Start Date]) OR IIf(IsNull([Task35 Start Date]),Date()+34,[Task35 Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task36 Start Date]),Date()+34,[Task36 Start Date]))`

EDIT

OptiOn Explicit

Dim conn, cmd, rs
     Dim clauses(34), i
Dim xlApp, xlBook
Dim tempDate,LenDate


Set conn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
With conn
.Provider = "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0"
.ConnectionString = "Data Source=""D:AravoVBFinal ScriptsGE_Wing_To_Wing_Report - Copy.xlsx"";" & _
    "Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes"""
.Open
End With
'tempDate=""
For i = 0 To 34
clauses(i) = "IIf(IsNull([Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date]),Date()+"& i &",[Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date]) < IIf(IsNull([Task" & i + 2 & " Start Date]),Date()+"& i &",[Task" & i + 2 & " Start Date])"
tempDate=tempDate & "NVL([Task" & i + 1 & " Start Date],Date()+"& i &"),"
Next
'LenDate=Len(tempDate)-1
'tempDate=Mid(tempDate,1,LenDate)
MsgBox(tempDate)

Set cmd = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM [GEWingToWingMay25$] WHERE [Business Process ID] NOT IN (" & "SELECT [Business Process ID] FROM [GEWingToWingMay25$] WHERE " & Join(clauses, " OR ") & ")"
MsgBox(cmd.CommandText)
cmd.ActiveConnection = conn 
Set rs = cmd.Execute

Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add
xlBook.Sheets(1).Range("A1").CopyFromRecordset cmd.Execute
'xlBook.Sheets(1).Cells(1,25).Value=cmd.CommandText

Answer 1

This answers your question on NVL, Nz Equivalent.

Just use IIF(IsNull())..

Because Nz is only supported within Access.

Here is the reference article :

The only non-intrinsic SQL functions available in JET database queries outside of Access are those found in the VBA library, whose objects are exposed for use via the underlying JET database engine (with consideration for certainsandbox restrictions). You can perform some crazy-complex calculations in your queries using functions like VBA'sIPmt()?and?PPmt(), and you can evaluate conditional logic using VBA's?IIf(), but you cannot?Nz()?a column to overcome a Null value, because Nz() is a method of the Access.Application object.

So what are the alternatives to Nz()? Well, you could combine VBA's IIf() and?IsNull()?to do the same thing:

select IIf(IsNull(SomePossiblyNullField), '', SomePossiblyNullField) 
from SomeTable 

Or, if you're dealing with potentially Null string values, you can take advantage of the non-conforming JET SQL syntax's explicit?concatenation operator (&), which it shares with VBA, and pound an empty string onto your value. The following query will produce the same result as the previous one:

select SomePossiblyNullField & '' 
from SomeTable 

I say non-conforming because in most cases combining Null with anything via an operator results in a Null; however, the concatenation operator works differently, treating Nulls like empty strings. Mathematical operators, like +, -, *, etc., do conform with standard tri-value Null logic in that their application to any Null value results in a Null expression, including the unfortunate case where + is applied to strings, which JET's SQL syntax and VBA still allow for historical reasons.

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Here are possible reasons for the error: NO VALUE GIVEN FOR ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS.

Reference article:

• Reason 1: If the worksheet contain columnnames in the first row or not. If yes then the connection string should include the Extended Property HDR=YES otherwise to HDR=NO. Which you already have set.

• Reason 2: SQL Expressions and column names used in Where clause. This seems to be the most possible cause of your error.

Can you edit your query string as the following: SYSDATE needs to be treated as an Excel Date() and add days using DateSerial() and then maintain the date format using Format().

Format(DateSerial(Year(Date),Month(Date),Day(Date) + i), "yyyy-mm-dd")

AS for the where clause, may be it's best to use a Switch statment and make sure add a default condition such as Date < Date + 1 or as it deems.