Is not null in mysql stored procedure?

I have a MySQL stored procedure where I find the max value from a table.

If there is no value I want to set the variable to yesterday's date.

DECLARE current_procedure_name CHAR(60) DEFAULT 'accounts_general';
DECLARE last_run_time datetime DEFAULT NULL;
DECLARE current_run_time datetime DEFAULT NOW();

-- Define the last run time
SET last_run_time := (SELECT MAX(runtime) 
FROM dynamo.runtimes WHERE procedure_name = @current_procedure_name);

-- if there is no last run time found then use yesterday as starting point
IF(@last_run_time IS NULL) THEN
    SET last_run_time := DATE_SUB( NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY);
END IF;

SELECT @last_run_time;

The problem is that @last_run_time is always NULL.

The following code is not being executed for some reason

IF(last_run_time IS NULL) THEN
    SET last_run_time := DATE_SUB( NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY);
END IF;

How can I set the variable @last_run_time correctly?

Is not null in mysql stored procedure?

asked Aug 28, 2013 at 23:06

2

@last_run_time is a 9.4. User-Defined Variables and last_run_time datetime one 13.6.4.1. Local Variable DECLARE Syntax, are different variables.

Try: SELECT last_run_time;

UPDATE

Example:

/* CODE FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES */
DELIMITER $$

CREATE PROCEDURE `sp_test`()
BEGIN
    DECLARE current_procedure_name CHAR(60) DEFAULT 'accounts_general';
    DECLARE last_run_time DATETIME DEFAULT NULL;
    DECLARE current_run_time DATETIME DEFAULT NOW();

    -- Define the last run time
    SET last_run_time := (SELECT MAX(runtime) FROM dynamo.runtimes WHERE procedure_name = current_procedure_name);

    -- if there is no last run time found then use yesterday as starting point
    IF(last_run_time IS NULL) THEN
        SET last_run_time := DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY);
    END IF;

    SELECT last_run_time;

    -- Insert variables in table2
    INSERT INTO table2 (col0, col1, col2) VALUES (current_procedure_name, last_run_time, current_run_time);
END$$

DELIMITER ;

answered Aug 28, 2013 at 23:16

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To check for NULL or empty variable, use the IF condition. Let us create a stored procedure −

mysql> delimiter //
mysql> create procedure checkingForNullDemo(Name varchar(20))
     begin
     if Name is NULL OR Name='' then
     select 'Adam Smith';
     else
     select Name;
     end if ;
     end
     //
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> delimiter ;

Case 1

When NULL is passed. Call the stored procedure using call command

mysql> call checkingForNullDemo(NULL);

This will produce the following output −

+------------+
| Adam Smith |
+------------+
| Adam Smith |
+------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)

Case 2

When a value is passed. Call the stored procedure using the call command

mysql> call checkingForNullDemo('John Doe');

This will produce the following output −

+----------+
| Name     |
+----------+
| John Doe |
+----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Is not null in mysql stored procedure?

Updated on 25-Feb-2020 13:02:51

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IS NOT NULL in MySQL?

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Is NULL and is not null in MySQL?

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