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dmitryb

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TBufDataset.First issue.
« on: January 24, 2023, 07:18:16 pm »
Lazarus 2.2.4 (rev lazarus_2_2_4) FPC 3.2.2 x86_64-win64-win32/win64

Next code in Lazarus 2.2.4  shows empty string.

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  1. procedure TForm1.Button4Click(Sender: TObject);
  2. var
  3.   s: String;
  4. begin
  5.   BufDataset1 := TBufDataset.Create(Self);
  6.  
  7.   BufDataset1.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 5, -1, False, False, 0, CP_UTF8);
  8.   BufDataset1.CreateDataset;
  9.  
  10.   BufDataset1.Append;
  11.   BufDataset1.FieldByName('Str5Field').AsString := 'ABCDEFG';
  12.   BufDataset1.Post;
  13.   BufDataset1.First;
  14.  
  15.   s := VarToStr(BufDataset1.FieldByName('Str5Field').AsVariant);
  16.  
  17.   ShowMessage(s);
  18. end;
  19.  

Is this a feature or a bug?

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2023, 04:26:46 am »
Why not simply

     s := BufDataset1.FieldByName('Str5Field').AsString;

?

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2023, 09:21:08 am »
Why not simply

     s := BufDataset1.FieldByName('Str5Field').AsString;

?
Same issue.

I can confirm
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  1. program Project1;
  2. Uses bufdataset,db;
  3.  
  4. Var
  5.   s:String;
  6.   bd:TBufDataset;
  7.  
  8. begin
  9.   bd:=TBufDataset.Create(Nil);
  10.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,0,CP_UTF8);
  11.   bd.CreateDataset;
  12.   Writeln('RecCount=',bd.RecordCount);
  13.   bd.Append;
  14.   bd.FieldByName('Str5Field').AsString:='ABCDEFG';
  15.   bd.Post;
  16.   Writeln('RecCount=',bd.RecordCount);
  17.   Writeln('BOF=',bd.BOF,' - EOF=',bd.EOF);
  18.   s:=bd.Fieldbyname('Str5Field').AsString;
  19.   Writeln('recNo=',bd.RecNo,' - s=',s);
  20.   bd.First;
  21.   Writeln('BOF=',bd.BOF,' - EOF=',bd.EOF);
  22.   s:=bd.Fieldbyname('Str5Field').AsString;
  23.   Writeln('recNo=',bd.RecNo,' - s=',s);
  24.   bd.Last;
  25.   Writeln('BOF=',bd.BOF,' - EOF=',bd.EOF);
  26.   s:=bd.Fieldbyname('Str5Field').AsString;
  27.   Writeln('recNo=',bd.RecNo,' - s=',s);
  28.   bd.First;
  29.   Writeln('BOF=',bd.BOF,' - EOF=',bd.EOF);
  30.   s:=bd.Fieldbyname('Str5Field').AsString;
  31.   Writeln('recNo=',bd.RecNo,' - s=',s);
  32. end.

Result
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RecCount=0
RecCount=1
BOF=FALSE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=TRUE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=
BOF=FALSE - EOF=TRUE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=TRUE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=
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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2023, 09:46:15 am »
In addition to Zvoni's findings:
- it leaks memory
- it creates an access violation when not using a exception block to free the instantiated class.

I get very strange output characters instead of receiving empty strings (unlike Zvoni)

Zvoni

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2023, 10:14:43 am »
In addition to Zvoni's findings:
- it leaks memory
- it creates an access violation when not using a exception block to free the instantiated class.
Yes, it's the reason why i left out bd.free in above code (and i don't care about memory-leaks when just testing around and it's basically the end of the program anyway)

Something that baffles me: RecCount is 1, shouldn't BOF and EOF both be true, irrespective if i move Next, Prior, First or Last??
« Last Edit: January 25, 2023, 10:17:07 am by Zvoni »
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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2023, 10:22:21 am »
The problem might be that you are trying to stuff a string of 7 characters "ABCDEFG" in a field defined with Size = 5 !! %)

That really messes things up.

Just define the stringfield as a field of 20 characters and the code should work fine.

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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,0,CP_UTF8);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  3.  
(I'm also not sure about the other parameters you used in the field-def. But the simple version I used above works.)

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2023, 10:24:08 am »
The problem might be that you are trying to stuff a string of 7 characters "ABCDEFG" in a field defined with Size = 5 !! %)

That really messes things up.

Just define the stringfield as a field of 20 characters and the code should work fine.

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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,0,CP_UTF8);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  3.  
Was my first thought, too, but doesn't make a difference if you shorten the String to "ABCDE" - same issue.
Just try it.

EDIT: What i noticed: The issue appears when BOF=True, irrespective of the Value of EOF
It returns the correct Value for BOF=False
« Last Edit: January 25, 2023, 10:26:46 am by Zvoni »
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rvk

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2023, 10:26:08 am »
The problem might be that you are trying to stuff a string of 7 characters "ABCDEFG" in a field defined with Size = 5 !! %)

That really messes things up.

Just define the stringfield as a field of 20 characters and the code should work fine.

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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,0,CP_UTF8);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  3.  
Was my first thought, too, but doesn't make a difference if you shorten the String to "ABCDE" - same issue.
Just try it.
And what happens if you use this??
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  1.  bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);

The problem could also be in the precision of -1 or something else.
Using the simple Add() version works for me.

O, or FieldNo. Why is 0 used here?
Shouldn't this be 1????
« Last Edit: January 25, 2023, 10:29:14 am by rvk »

Zvoni

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2023, 10:28:27 am »
The problem might be that you are trying to stuff a string of 7 characters "ABCDEFG" in a field defined with Size = 5 !! %)

That really messes things up.

Just define the stringfield as a field of 20 characters and the code should work fine.

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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,0,CP_UTF8);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  3.  
Was my first thought, too, but doesn't make a difference if you shorten the String to "ABCDE" - same issue.
Just try it.
And what happens if you use this??
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  1.  bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);

The problem could also be in the precision of -1 or something else.
Using the simple Add() version works for me.
Yes, i wondered about that, too (since when do you need precision for Strings?!?!), but i think OP used this overloaded function because of the following params after precision (required, readonly, codepage)
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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2023, 10:29:57 am »
Yes, i wondered about that, too (since when do you need precision for Strings?!?!), but i think OP used this overloaded function because of the following params after precision (required, readonly, codepage)
I think the fieldNo of 0 is the problem.
Make it one (1) and it works.

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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,1,CP_UTF8);

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2023, 10:34:34 am »
Yes, i wondered about that, too (since when do you need precision for Strings?!?!), but i think OP used this overloaded function because of the following params after precision (required, readonly, codepage)
I think the fieldNo of 0 is the problem.
Make it one (1) and it works.

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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,1,CP_UTF8);

Yep. From the source:
Quote
  // the fielddef will register itself here as an owned component.
  // fieldno is 1 based !
So don't use field 0 but start on 1 !!!!

Not sure if there is any documentation for this  :P

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2023, 10:40:48 am »
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  1.   // bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field', ftString, 20);
  2.   bd.FieldDefs.Add('Str5Field',ftString,5,-1,False,False,1,CP_UTF8);

Yep. From the source:
Quote
  // the fielddef will register itself here as an owned component.
  // fieldno is 1 based !
So don't use field 0 but start on 1 !!!!

Not sure if there is any documentation for this  :P
Yep, that's it.

Result
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RecCount=0
RecCount=1
BOF=FALSE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=TRUE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=FALSE - EOF=TRUE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=TRUE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
Still doesn't explain the BOF/EOF confusion
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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2023, 10:45:05 am »
Confirmed that rvk's solution works.

I agree with Zvoni wrt documentation (I was unable to locate it, though the property is named fielNo as in number not index). Even a exception on providing a 'illegal' field number would have been helpful.

I seem to remember there being something being off with eof/bof. From what I remember it was logical it acted this way (I seem unable to locate the conversation as I was not part of it, should be here on the forum)

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2023, 10:45:44 am »
Result
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RecCount=0
RecCount=1
BOF=FALSE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=TRUE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=FALSE - EOF=TRUE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
BOF=TRUE - EOF=FALSE
recNo=1 - s=ABCDEFG
Still doesn't explain the BOF/EOF confusion
What confusion?
They are correct in this example. (or am I missing something?)

BOF and EOF are not set until they are actually encountered.
With a POST they are not set. Only with Last, First, Next and Prior (and only in the direction you where going).

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Re: TBufDataset.First issue.
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2023, 10:45:58 am »
Not sure if there is any documentation for this  :P
https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/fcl/db/tfield.fieldno.html ("It is a 1-based index")

 

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