NikkiBuck · January 27, 2013 23:28 · Jan 27, 2013
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
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+public static int CountBirds(string baseBirds = "*", string baseBirder = "*", string baseRegion = "*", string baseDate = "*")
+        {
+            SqlCommand selectCommand;
+
+            string sql = "SELECT SUM(BirdCount.Counted) FROM  Bird INNER JOIN BirdCount ON Bird.BirdID = BirdCount.BirdID " +
+                         "INNER JOIN Birder ON BirdCount.BirderID = Birder.BirderID INNER JOIN Region ON BirdCount.RegionID = Region.RegionID " +
+                         "where BirdCount.BirdID ='" + baseBirds + "' AND BirdCount.BirderID = '" + baseBirder + "' AND BirdCount.RegionID = '" + baseRegion + "' AND BirdCount.CountDate = '" + baseDate + "'";
+            if (baseBirds == "*")
+            {
+                sql.Replace("BirdCount.BirdID ='" + baseBirds + "' AND", String.Empty);
+            }
+
+            if (baseBirder == "*")
+            {
+                sql.Replace("BirdCount.BirderID = '" + baseBirder + "' AND", String.Empty);
+            }
+
+            if (baseRegion == "*")
+            {
+                sql.Replace("BirdCount.RegionID = '" + baseRegion + "' AND", String.Empty);
+            }
+
+            if (baseDate == "*")
+            {
+                sql.Replace("BirdCount.CountDate = '" + baseDate + "'", String.Empty);
+            }
+
+            if (baseBirds == "*" && baseBirder == "*" && baseRegion == "*" && baseDate == "*")
+            {
+                sql = "SELECT SUM(BirdCount.Counted) FROM  Bird INNER JOIN BirdCount ON Bird.BirdID = BirdCount.BirdID " +
+                         "INNER JOIN Birder ON BirdCount.BirderID = Birder.BirderID INNER JOIN Region ON BirdCount.RegionID = Region.RegionID ";
+            }
+
+            selectCommand = new SqlCommand(sql, new SqlConnection(connectingString));
+            try
+            {
+                selectCommand.Connection.Open();
+                return Convert.ToInt32(selectCommand.ExecuteScalar());
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                throw ex;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                selectCommand.Connection.Close();
+
+            }
+        }