/// <summary>
/// Add random coupons to the database
/// </summary>
/// <param name="numOfCouponsToAdd"></param>
/// <param name="r">Random number generator</param>
/// <param name="connection">Connection object</param>
/// <param name="txtCouponResults">Text Box to write interesting info into, or null</param>
/// <param name="lblCouponStatus">Label to write status into, or null</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public int GenerateRandomCoupons()
{
int couponCount = 0;
int couponDetailCount = 0;
int total = 0;
computeDefaultValues();
CouponParameters cp = new CouponParameters();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
bool keepGoing = true;
for (int i = 0; i < numOfCouponsToAdd && keepGoing; i++)
{
// Add a Coupon record and some Coupon Detail records
try {
computeRandomValuesForCoupon(cp, r);
cmd.CommandText = "spAddCouponAndDetail";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.Connection = connection;
cmd.Parameters.Clear();
// The output parameter must be FIRST in the Parameters collection? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/308621
//cmd.Parameters.Add("@CouponID", SqlDbType.Int);
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("CouponID", cp.coupon));
cmd.Parameters["CouponID"].Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
cmd.Parameters["CouponID"].SqlDbType = SqlDbType.Int;
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("Coupon", cp.coupon));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("CouponSourceID", cp.couponSourceID));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("CouponDescription", cp.couponDescription));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("MaxQtyToPurchase", cp.maxQtyToPurchase));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("MinQtyToPurchase", cp.minQtyToPurchase));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("ProductID", cp.productID));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("DiscountTypeID", cp.discountTypeID));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("StartDate", cp.startDate));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("ThroughDate", cp.throughDate));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("PercentageDiscount", cp.percentageDiscount));
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("AmountOff", cp.amountOff));
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
couponCount++; couponDetailCount++;
WriteStatus(couponCount, couponDetailCount);
cp.couponID = (int)cmd.Parameters["CouponID"].Value;
Write("Coupon Added: CouponID = " + cp.couponID + ", Start Date = " + cp.startDate.ToShortDateString() + ", Product = " + Utils.FormatProductForPrint(cp.productID));
} catch (Exception ex) {
Write("Coupon.GenerateRandomCoupon(): " + ex.Message);
keepGoing = false;
}
}
return(total);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compute random record IDs for the random coupon we will add
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cp">The set of coupon parameters upon which to operate</param>
public void computeRandomValuesForCoupon(CouponParameters cp, Random r)
{
// We need a unique value in the coupon attribute- it's the natural key
cp.coupon = Convert.ToString(Guid.NewGuid());
// Random Product
cp.productID = (int)Utils.MyDLookup("productID",
"(SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY productID) AS RowNum, * FROM tProduct) sub ",
" RowNum = " + (r.Next(productID_count) + 1),
"");
cp.couponSourceID = (int)Utils.MyDLookup("couponSourceID",
"(SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY couponSourceID) AS RowNum, * FROM tCouponSource) sub ",
" RowNum = " + (r.Next(couponSourceID_count) + 1),
"");
cp.discountTypeID = (int)Utils.MyDLookup("discountTypeID",
"(SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY discountTypeID) AS RowNum, * FROM tdiscountType) sub ",
" RowNum = " + (r.Next(discountTypeID_count) + 1),
"");
int decrement = r.Next(30);
int increment = r.Next(30);
String startDate, throughDate;
startDate = Utils.GetRandomDate(r);
throughDate = Utils.GetRandomDate(r);
if (r.Next() % 2 == 0)
{
cp.startDate = Convert.ToDateTime(startDate).AddDays(0 - decrement);
}
else
{
// Once in a while use the start date of the date range rather than a random date
cp.startDate = Config.startDate.AddDays(0 - decrement);
}
cp.throughDate = Convert.ToDateTime(throughDate).AddDays(increment);
if (cp.startDate > cp.throughDate)
{
DateTime tmp = cp.startDate; cp.startDate = cp.throughDate; cp.throughDate = tmp;
}
cp.couponDescription = " ";
cp.minQtyToPurchase = 1;
cp.maxQtyToPurchase = Convert.ToInt32(1 + (.019 * r.Next(909)));
cp.percentageDiscount = 1 + r.Next(90);
try {
cp.amountOff = Convert.ToDouble(Utils.MyDLookup("InitialPricePerSellableUnit", "tProduct", "ProductID = " + cp.productID, null));
} catch (Exception ex) { cp.amountOff = .25 + (1.00 * r.NextDouble()); Utils.Log(ex.Message); } // Default to some random value between .25 and $1.25 if something goes wrong and we can't get a price for this product.
cp.amountOff = Math.Round(cp.amountOff, 2);
}
