LINQ on DataTable at Code stage, raise exceeption

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Hello,

I would like to use LINQ on DataTable by Invoking CODE, here below my statement:

i_dt input DataTable argument
o_dt output DataTable argument

var results = from myRow in i_dt.AsEnumerable()
where myRow.Field(“Amount”) > 1000
select myRow;
o_dt = results.CopyToDataTable();

this stage raise the following error: Private: Invoke code: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

What’s strange to me:

  • inside Invoke code activity you do not have debug, you do not see i_dt, o_dt values
  • comment out //o_dt = results.CopyToDataTable(); the error does not appear.
  • so just tried to modify “Amount” in fake “Amount_sic” and code runs without error.
    So i cannot catch up whats wrong with it. Is there a way to troubleshoot it?

Thanks.
Br.
Marco.

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Hi,

Which error do you have?
We can know it from $ExceptionDetails at LocalsPanel when workflow stops in Debug.

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If you have The source contains no DataRows. , your datatable doesn’t have rows match your condition. Perhaps you should check count of the rows before using CopyToDataTable method.

Regards,

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we can do this within an assign activity, doing a check on int base and can handle defensive the empty filterresult as mentionend by @Yoichi

LHS: Result | DataType: List(Of DataRow) =

(from myRow in dtData.AsEnumerable()
where CInt(myRow("Amount").toString.Trim) > 1000
select r = myRow).toList

then check within an if acitvity
Result.Count > 0
Then: dtResult = Result.CopyToDataTable
Else: dtResult = dtData.Clone

In case of Int conversion issues we can add some handlings on non parseable Amount values as well

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Hello, seems like it does not like the expression (see picture attached

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)… translated it said “overload not accepted … fields cannot call with those arguments” … “impossible to know parameter of type T” …
Thanks.
Br.
Marco.

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the syntax is used wrongly within the statement from your screenshot.

check first if provided LINQ will work. After this access with the field method can be checked.

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sorry don’t catch you what you mean if provided LINQ will work and how can I check it out …
Tkx

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this one

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much better … thank you
after that the feedback is List(Of DataRow) cannot be converted in List(Of String) … so just switched Result in List(Of DataRow) and no more errors apart this below when encounter dot notation … so converted in Double but still get error … is it something about Culture to set up before ?

Assign: Conversion from string “16.355,25” to type ‘Double’ is not valid.

Thanks,
Br.
Marco.

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grafik
feel free to use any other culture matching your location, but defining the format as reflected from the data

ensure System.Globalization is added to the imports

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(From myRow In dtData.AsEnumerable() Where (Double.Parse(myRow(“Amount”).toString.Trim), New CultureInfo(“de-DE”) ) > 1000 Select r = myRow).toList

get back sintax error ‘)’ missing … sorry

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its about brackets
(From myRow In dtData.AsEnumerable()
Where Double.Parse(myRow(“Amount”).toString.Trim, New CultureInfo(“de-DE”) ) > 1000
Select r = myRow).toList

removed: before Double, after trim for example.

In case of bracket issues just count with finger up / down when its opening and closing. If not all fingers are down, then identify and correct the brackets. For sure also respect method signatures when counting the brackets

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stupid me :slight_smile: works great, Thansk!
Again, do you know where can I found any LINQ reference in VB scope (even if c@ preferreble) ?
e.g. I do not understand the following statement … Select r = myRow).toList … “r” where it come from ?
Tkx.
Marco.

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r is like a local variable used within the LINQ

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