Adding Comments To TEXT Field...
Jul 20, 2005Newbie question:
Aside from the single quote (i.e. chr(39)) what other characters can cause
MS-SQL
server to cough-up the insertion / update back in your face?
TIA
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Adding Text To A TEXT Field (MS-SQL2000)
May 9, 2007Hi everyone,
I'm extremely new to SQL so be nice
I am attempting to write a script to add onto the end of a text field the words " -- Disposed " (About 60 rows worth).
The field is a TEXT field, so unlike a varchar field I can't just use Update as shown below.
Code:
Update AR_Primary_asset
Set AR_Primary_asset.description = AR_Primary_asset.description + ' -- Disposed'
Where AR_Primary_Asset.ASSET_REF in ('1','2','4')
I found on the Mircosoft pages about UPDATETEXT, but this only seem to work to update one row (In the case below Asset_ref = 3, was the only row effected) .
Code:
DECLARE @Dispose binary(16)
SELECT @Dispose = TEXTPTR(DESCRIPTION)
FROM AR_PRIMARY_ASSET
WHERE AR_Primary_Asset.ASSET_REF in ('1','2','3')
UPDATETEXT AR_PRIMARY_ASSET.DESCRIPTION @ptrval null null ' -- Disposed'
So i wrapped it into a cursor, this worked on my test SQL server which runs SQL2005.
Code:
DECLARE @Dispose varbinary(16)
DECLARE cursor1 CURSOR FOR
SELECT TEXTPTR(DESCRIPTION)
FROM AR_Primary_Asset
Where AR_Primary_Asset.ASSET_REF in('1','2','3')
OPEN cursor1
FETCH NEXT FROM cursor1
INTO @Dispose
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
UPDATETEXT AR_Primary_Asset.DESCRIPTION @Dispose NULL NULL ' -- Disposed'
FETCH NEXT FROM cursor1
INTO @Dispose
END
CLOSE cursor1
DEALLOCATE cursor1
But when it was run on our SQL2000 server it gave the following error message
Quote: Msg 403, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid operator for data type. Operator equals add, type equals text.
I've never used vars, cursors, updatetext or even text fields before. So maybe I am going about it totally the wrong way.
Is anyone able to tell me a better way to write this? or how to make it compatible to SQL2000?
Adding Comments To Metadata
Mar 15, 2008Did some searching and didn't seem to find what I'm looking for. I'm pretty new to SQL Server (most of my experience is on DB2 for z/OS).I'm building some new tables, and want to find a way to add comments to the metadata for the column. In DB2 the syntax is:COMMENT ON COLUMN TB_CREATOR.TB_NAME.COLUMN_NAME IS 'comments here';ORCOMMENT ON TB_CREATOR.TB_NAME (COLUMN1 IS ' comment here',COLUMN2 IS ' comment here', );Is there anything like this in SQL Server?Thanks!
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Apr 23, 2007Hello,
I would like to know if it is possible to add comments from different columns from table in sql into a single column. Please, see the attached table. I want all comments to be in one column. The outcome should be:
CONFIRMED NEED TO CONFIRM SIGNER AT <CR><LF> received e-mail:<CR><LF> Called Imran again today to see if .
Ideally, I would like to receive all comments in a single string of characters, perhaps separating the comments by <CR><LF>
Here is the table. Sorry my table doesnt look good, but it has the following fields: DATE, LEXNEX_DECISION, COMMENT
DATE LEXNEX_DECISIONCOMMENT
4/3/2007COMPLETECONFIRMED NEED TO CONFIRM SIGNER AT 4/3/2007COMPLETEreceived e-mail:
4/3/2007COMPLETECalled Imran again today to see if .
Help!
Can A Field Have Comments ?
Jan 20, 2000We're migrating from Access to MS SQL server 7.0
Inside the edit of an Access tables; the Description column can also be used to place comments other then the description of the field,
ie. explanation of field's use
pay payrate per hour in USD
or allowed values
status O=open, C=closed
I can not find something similar inside SQL 7.0.
If this option is not available, what other alternatives are there ?
Patrick
PS. what is the CTEXT field inside the SYSCOMMENTS table ?
Data Type For Comments Field?
Mar 3, 2007Hi,
I am using SQL Server 2005 Express. I am creating a table, which will have a comments field. Whats an appropriate data type that should be used for a "comments" field? So far, I have unlimited text and characters can be entered, but that a limitation can be placed.
Thanks
Chirs
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Row# Comments
1 I like working on SQL
2 I enjoy sleeping and like watching TV
So the output should be :
Word Count
I 2
like 2
working 1
on 1
SQL 1
.......
Any way to get this count using MS SQL?
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Sep 7, 2007Hi, i'm trying to do a full text search on my site to add a weighting score to my results. I have the following database structure:
Documents: - DocumentID (int, PK) - Title (varchar) - Content (text) - CategoryID (int, FK)
Categories: - CategoryID (int, PK) - CategoryName (varchar)
I need to create a full text index which searches the Title, Content and CategoryName fields. I figured since i needed to search the CategoryName field i would create an indexed view. I tried to execute the following query:
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GOCREATE UNIQUE CLUSTERED INDEX vw_DocumentsIndexON vw_Documents(DocumentID)
But this gave me the error:
Cannot create index on view 'dbname.dbo.vw_Documents'. It contains text, ntext, image or xml columns.
I tried converting the Content to a varchar(max) within my view but it still didn't like.
Appreciate if someone can tell me how this can be done as surely what i'm trying to do is not ground breaking.
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Mar 12, 2008Hi,
Basically the above is a very common requirement, please comment on my solution which I've arrived at by searching through the web; -
In summary I have used 3 SSIS components these are "Flat File Source", "Derived Column" and "SQL Server Destination".
1) File Connections Manager Editor
1.1) Within File Connections Manager Editor; -
Name the data type e.g. "INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE_SRC"
and assign a type to the data type e.g. string[DT_STR]
1.2) Click on the Preview button to ensure the expected text is assigned to the expected data type.
2) Derived Column Transformation Editor
2.1) Assign Derived Column Name, e.g.
INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE
2.2) Select <add as new column> within Derived Column.
2.3) Enter the conversion Expression, e.g. ; -
2.3.1)
(SUBSTRING(INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE_SRC,8,2) + "/" + SUBSTRING(INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE_SRC,5,2) + "/" + SUBSTRING(INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE_SRC,1,4))
2.3.2)
Since the above conversion is such a common task I suggest that Service Pack 3 of SQL Server 2005 delivers the following functionality; -
STRINGTODATE ('YYYYMMDD',INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE_SRC)
2.4) Select "database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP] " as Data Type.
2.5) Within the Mappings tab of the SQL Destination Editor have; -
Input Column as INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE and
Destination Column as INTERCHANGE_NET_APP_DATE.
Please comment on the above, I will then pass on my suggestion to Microsoft.
Thanks in advance,
Kieran.
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Aug 24, 2006Hi,
I have a concern about adding a new field to a table with image field - which is huge.
Will there be a problem with some databases, where they have a hard time locating data correctly after such a large field?
Previously this happened to me, and what was advised to put all the big fields at the end of the table.
Thanks.
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does anyone know if there is a way, or perhaps a custom toolbox control that is already developed that allows you to drag an entire dataset into a table, instead of pulling everything in field by field...?
was just curious.
-dk
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Aug 25, 2015I'm new to SQL and I'm trying to write a statement to satisfy the following:
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How Can I Display No Comments If There Is Not Any Comments ??
Oct 1, 2007
Hi all,
I have state, day_date, error, and text column. If there is data then it is showing all the columns. But if there is no comments I would like to show no comments in the text field. Currently I have this store procedure.
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.up_daily_quad_text
@DAY_DATE datetime
AS
BEGIN
SELECT
dbo.adins_database.ZONE_NAME + ', ' + dbo.adins_database.ZONE_STATE AS [STATE AND LOCATION],
dbo.COMMENT_CATEGORY.NAME,
dbo.COMMENT.TEXT
FROM
dbo.adins_database,
dbo.COMMENT_CATEGORY,
dbo.COMMENT,
dbo.DIM_DATE
WHERE
( dbo.adins_database.adins_id=dbo.COMMENT.adinsdb_id OR (dbo.COMMENT.adinsdb_id is Null) )
AND ( dbo.COMMENT.comment_dt=dbo.DIM_DATE.DAY_DATE )
AND ( dbo.COMMENT_CATEGORY.category_id=dbo.COMMENT.category_id )
AND
dbo.DIM_DATE.DAY_DATE = @DAY_DATE
END
GO
GRANT EXECUTE ON dbo.up_daily_quad_text TO AdIns_SSRS
GO
How can I modify do that.
Thanks
Rozar2007
Problem With Text Field: Text Input Too Long, Weird Characters
May 15, 2006Hi,
Im a programmer for an university webportal which uses php and msssql.
When an user creates a new entry and his text is too long the entry is cut short and weird characters appear at the end of the entry.
For example:
http://www.ttz.uni-magdeburg.de/scripts/test-messedb/php/index.php?option=show_presse&funktion=presse_show_mitteilung&id=333
How can I set the text limit to unlimited?
Could it be something else?
Is there a way of splitting an entry to several text fields automatically?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me,
Chris
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Mar 12, 2015In SQL 2005 if i was trying to insert some data with a text qualifier inside a text qualified field, it would work, for example:
"Name","ID ","Location","","Comany",""House Name" Road",
In SQL 2012, this fails with the error message, cannot find the text qualifer for field.
To get around this, we are having to import the data into a Dirty Data column of aTEMP table, ID, Dirty Data, Clean data - perform multiple updates and change the text qualifier and ensure they are only changed in the right places so we can keep the ". In this example, we changed the text qualifier to PIPES.
After these updates, we then export the data from CLEAN data back out to CSV, then reimport it into the origional destination table with a new text qualifer.
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Nov 19, 2006Hi,
I'm importing an Access database to SQL Server 2000.
The issue I ran into is pretty frustrating... All Memo fields that get copied over (as Text fields) appear to be fine and visible in SQL Server Enterprise Manager... except when I display them on the web via ASP - everything is blank (no content at all).
I didn't have that problem with Access, so I ruled out the possibility that there's something wrong with the original data.
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Aug 20, 2006Hi all,
i've a reasonable amount of experience with MS Access and less
experience with SQL Server. I've just written an .NET application that
uses an SQL Server database. I need to collate lots of data from around
the company in the simplest way, that can then be loaded into the SQL
Server database.
I decided to collect the info in Excel because that's what most people
know best and is the quickest to use. The idea being i could just copy
and paste the records directly into the SQL Server database table (in
the same format) using the SQL Server Management Studio, for
example.
Trouble is, i have a problem with line feed characters. If an Excel
cell contains a chunk of text with line breaks (Chr(10) or Chr(13))
then the copy'n'paste doesn't work - only the text up to the first line
break is pasted into the SQL Server database cell. The rest is not
pasted for some reason.
I've tried with MS Access too, copying and pasting the contents of a
memo field into SQL Server database, but with exactly the same problem.
I've tried with 'text' or 'varchar' SQL Server database field formats.
Since i've no experience of using different types of databases
interacting together, can someone suggest the simplest way of
transferring the data without getting this problem with the line feeds?
I don't want to spend hours writing scripts/programs when it's just
this linefeed problem that is preventing the whole lot just being
cut'n'pasted in 5 seconds!
cheers
Dominic
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May 30, 2006Hi,
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Thanks.
How Can I Parse Text Held In MS SQL 2005 Text Field
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I have a MS SQL 2005 database with which contains a field of type text (external database so field type cannot be changed to XML)The text field in the database is similar to the one below but I have simplified it by remove many of the unneeded tags in the <before> and <after> blocks. I also reformatted it to show the structure (original had no spaces or returns)
For each text field in the SQL table contain the XML I need to know the OldVal and the NewVal.
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Mar 27, 2008Hi,
I am very new to using SQL. Our department usually uses Brio to query the various databases under our control. However, I have recently come against a problem that prompted me to create a custom SQL query which works well as far as it goes. My problem is looking for specific conditions in billing information I receive monthly. I would like to compare on of the date fields contained in the database with a field in the form of YYYYMM (200710, for October 2007) I have created a custom column generator that forms a date from the YYYYMM. I would like, however, do the translation on the fly and make the comparison during the query. The problem is that query without the date check returns a mass of data, only about 1 percent of which is what I want.
The beginning of the SQL query looks like this:
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I hope someone out there can help me with making this comparison.
I appreciate your help.
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May 3, 2004Hi All
Iam trying to Get a text field value i wrote this code
DECLARE @ptrval varbinary(16)
DECLARE @length bigint
SELECT @ptrval = TEXTPTR(Template), @length = LEN(Template)
FROM #TEMPLATE
READTEXT Template.#TEMPLATE @ptrval 0 @length
but i need to put the result into a text var
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Jul 12, 2014CREATE TABLE [dbo].[instructions](
[site_no] [int] NOT NULL,
[instructions] [text] NULL
)
Select top 3 * from instructions
Output
Site_noInstructions
20Request PIN then proceed
21Request PIN if wrong request name
22Request PIN allowed to use only numbers
All text instructions start with “Request PIN” but after that the text are different for every site_no
I need insert in all site_no rows and after the “Request PIN” the text “and codeword” keeping the current rest of text
Desired output
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22Request PIN and codeword allowed to use only numbers
Adding A Field In SQL
Apr 18, 2006I need to add a field to a query which i have created in SQL Server, i have done this in Access no problem and it works fine but when icopy the SQL code from Access to SQL it just falls over. This is my code in Access...
SELECT AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDCUST, AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDADDC, AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDNAME, AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDADD1, AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDADD2, AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDADD3, [CDCUST] & [CDADDC] AS Expr1
FROM AIMPDTA_CDADDR LEFT JOIN AIMPDTA_ASAREA ON AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDNAME = AIMPDTA_ASAREA.ASNAME
WHERE (((AIMPDTA_CDADDR.CDADDC)<>" "));
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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But what if I have a text field instead of varchar?
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Mar 19, 2003Hi,
I have this problem: I'm creating a weblinked database using Access and ASP. The problem is that the fields in the table won't be always the same. E.g. sometimes there will be need for an extra field, but after a while it may not be necessary anymore. Users should be able to add a field to the table (and if possible delete one later on)
I don't whether it is possible to use sql to add a field to an accessdbase. Or is there another way to solve this problem?
thanks for your reply,
yours sincerely,
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If I create a field call companyId and add a value of '1' depending on the value of CompanyName...
This is what i want ot do
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Table1
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Sep 17, 2007Hi!
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