CountNull

The CountNull function counts the number of rows in a column that contains null values.

CountNull (numbers, break_col, break_value)

where:

numbers references the column that contains the numbers on which the count of null values is calculated.

break_col is an optional parameter that references a break column.

break_value is an optional parameter that returns the count of null numbers column where value in break_col equals break_value.

Note:

If constant values in the break_value column are substituted for data items, dates and text strings must be enclosed in single quotes.

The following examples show the results of inserting the CountNull function in three separate tables.

Example

In this example, the CountNull function is used on the numeric column. The results are shown in the Computed column.

CountNull(Amount)

Table 154. CountNull Example

State

City

Amount

Computed

AZ

Tucson

112

1

CA

Burbank

240

1

CA

Glendale

NULL

1

FL

Palmetto

70

1

MD

Laurel

97

1

MI

Detroit

208

1

MN

Eagan

159

1

NY

New York

490

1

NY

Rochester

180

1