RAWSQL_INT: from Tableau to SQL

Evaluates a permitted scalar SQL expression with positional substitutions. Below, 8 sample rows go through the calculation and through the SQL, and both return the same numbers.

Calculated field

RAWSQL_INT("%1 + 2", [quantity])

Sample data

labelquantityamountflag
cedar cedar 6512.8True
ORCHID-west66-7.6False
maple-east670null
willow north6825.3True
birch-birch694.9False
pine/south70-1.2null
ash719True
nullnullnullnull

The same calculation as SQL

SELECT quantity + 2 AS result FROM input

Runs the example above.

Result

result
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
null

Same rows from the calculation and from the SQL in DuckDB.

Where a naive translation goes wrong

  • RAWSQL embeds source-dialect SQL; replace the template for the target database.

    Naive SQL

    SELECT quantity AS result FROM input
    result
    65
    66
    67
    68
    69
    70
    71
    null

    Matches the calculation

    SELECT quantity + 2 AS result FROM input
    result
    67
    68
    69
    70
    71
    72
    73
    null

Signature

RAWSQL_INT(constant_sql, [argument, ...])