Python help for Access database

[shakir]

HI All,

I need help for inserting recods into the access database using python
script through ODBC. I can insert data without any problem if I hard
coded the run_Date field. But I need run_Date field should be mytime..
I am getting error Data type mismatch in criteria expression. in EXEC

I really appreciate if anyone can help me.

Thanks in advance

Shakir

# mdbupdate.py

import sys
import os
import os.path
import shutil
import time
import sys, string, os, win32com.client
import odbc


mytime = time.strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
mytimeYMD = time.strftime('%Y%m%d')
conn = odbc.odbc("test1_Data")
cursor = conn.cursor()



# data type in mdb is as follows: application -> Text, Run_Date ->
Date, Run_dateYMD -> #number, status -> Script



cursor.execute("INSERT INTO local_cmgenadm (Application,Run_Date,
Run_DateYMD,status) values (\'MyApp1\',\'%s\', \'20060731\' ,
\'Good\')")%mytime



cursor.close()

conn.close()

 

[John Machin]

HI All,

I need help for inserting recods into the access database using python
script through ODBC. I can insert data without any problem if I hard
coded the run_Date field. But I need run_Date field should be mytime..
I am getting error Data type mismatch in criteria expression. in EXEC

I really appreciate if anyone can help me.

Thanks in advance

Shakir

# mdbupdate.py

import sys
import os
import os.path
import shutil
import time
import sys, string, os, win32com.client
import odbc


mytime = time.strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
mytimeYMD = time.strftime('%Y%m%d')
conn = odbc.odbc("test1_Data")
cursor = conn.cursor()

# data type in mdb is as follows: application -> Text, Run_Date ->
Date, Run_dateYMD -> #number, status -> Script

cursor.execute("INSERT INTO local_cmgenadm (Application,Run_Date,
Run_DateYMD,status) values (\'MyApp1\',\'%s\', \'20060731\' ,
\'Good\')")%mytime

1. Why do you think you need all those \ characters?

2. Try this elementary debugging procedure:

sql = "INSERT ......."
print sql
print mytime
print sql % mytime
# compare the result with your hard-coded effort
cursor.execute(sql)

3. You may wish to try the parameterised approach:

cursor.execute("insert ... values (?,?,?,?)", ( 'MyApp1',mytime,
'20060731' ,'Good'))

[google "SQL injection attack"]

4. You may wish to try another interface: adodbapi [I've used that OK
but the project seems dormant (last update 3 years ago)] or mxODBC
[very good but not free].
If you are not constrained to use MS Access, consider sqlite3.

Cheers,
John

 

[BartlebyScrivener]

or mxODBC
[very good but not free].

I love mxODBC. It's free for noncommercial use.

http://www.egenix.com/files/python/mxODBC.html

rd

 

[John Machin]

or mxODBC
[very good but not free].

I love mxODBC. It's free for noncommercial use.

I was presuming that the OP was mucking about with Access only because
he was so constrained by his job