Basic Formatting Questions
Dec 14, 2004
I have two questions concerning formatting output in SQL.
I have a processer speed column that I would like to make usable. A sample entry is 2793, which I would like to be returned as '2.8 GHz'. I am using the following successfully, but when I try to append the ' GHz' it gives me a conversion error (I have tried putting both a cast and convert around the round statement).
ROUND(CONVERT(DECIMAL,PCCPUSpeed_IN) / 1000,1) + ' GHz'
Secondly, I have a RAM colum that stores values such as 534753280. I would like the results to fallin into 64 Mb buckets. So values between 512000 & 532480 should return '512 Mb'. I realize I can do this using a CASE statement, but is there a better way?
Thanks,
Rob
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May 5, 2004
Hi
A quick question:Can we disbale sa account in sql server 2000?
Rgds
Wilson
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Apr 11, 2006
I've not touched SQL server programming since 1999. I have very littlememory of it and need some clarifications on some basic questions thatI could even use a book for. Until I get myself a good book, someoneplease help me with the answers:1) What are SQL functions and how are they different from storedprocedures? Do both of the programming objects not achieve the samething? What was the need of having one in addition to the other?2) How do we use an "if construct"/if clause within a SQL statement?Can we use conditional checking with the if construct within a storedprocedure? Can you please post a trivial example of a stored procedurewith an if clause?3) Stored procedures can have input parameters as well as outputparameters. Can they also have in/out parameters that are like "byreference" parameters? What's the syntax on Microsoft's T-SQL version?4) How does one check the return value of a stored procedure?Thanks for helping out.
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Feb 13, 2007
Hi All,I am used to other SQL engines, and have a few basic questions--1)If I wanted to conditionally drop a table, does SQL Server have away to natively do this? Many SQL implementations will allowsomething like:CREATE OR REPLACE tablename ASSELECTx,y,zFROM sourcetable;Does SQL Server have something like this? This syntax, both the"create table as select" syntax and the "create or replace" syntaxseem to cause problems.2) Some of our existing queries have a keyword, "GO" where I wouldotherwise expect a semi-colon. Is there a functional differencebetween the two? I seem to be able to replace the "GO" keywords withsemi-colons without any changes in how the script behaves, but Ithought I would check and see if anyone has advice about thedifferences here.Thanks in advance,Ben
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Sep 14, 2007
I have a year and a month parameter list in a report. Is there any way to get the month parameter list to appear as the name on fhe month instead of the month number?
I have a report that displays fine in Visual Studio but when I render it in reports on the web server the data begins about 3/4's of the way down the page with a bunch of white space. Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Oct 18, 2004
Im studying sql server clustering at the moment and have come across many points which confuses me. Can any SQL Clustering Guru clarify some of them for me or point me in the right direction. thanks.
1) Single Instance clustering now replaces Active/Passive clustering? If so, doesn't this mean the you cant run an 'Active/Active Cluster' by installing 2 instances of sql server on each node?
2) Multiple Instance clustering now replaces Active/Active clustering?
3) You can only have 1 instance of SQLSERVER on each node in a single instance cluster (2 nodes). However u have more than 1 sqlserver in a multiple instance cluster?
And last but not least, do u know where i can get the latest resources on sql server clustering? apart from microsoft.com. thanks.
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May 19, 2004
I've done some basic database stuff with Access and ASP, but I have a client who has told me that he is in over his head and wants me to try getting his "mini CMS" site to work. He told me that he set everything up in Dreamweaver using ASP and "MSSQL"
I have never used what he calls: "MSSQL" before. Do I need software to create an "MSSQL" database? or is it all coded?
Also, one other question. The whole purpose of this site is to have Admin users log in to a page where they can edit the content of a page and upload it. If there is a large block of text, does it all reside in a field in the database, or would it be a link to a text file? kind of like linking to an image since images don't actually reside in the database.
Thanks for any direction you might have
BEN
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Nov 17, 2005
I have created two tables and inserted the data using insert statements. The two tables that I have created are Automobile and Dealer_Info and have a 1:M relation from Dealer_Info > Automobile.
I am trying to list the Vehicle_Model and the number of times they are repeated, but when I run the code (below) the Count is inserted into an arbitrarily made up attribute (No column name). When that happens I cannot sort in DESC order.
I am using SQL(2000)
Select Vehicle_Model, Count(Vehicle_Model) from Automobile
Group by (Vehicle_Model)
Order by count(*)
;
Results:
Vehicle_Model (No column name)
Escort 1
F150 4
Explorer 6
Taurus 12
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Jan 18, 2008
I have been working with SSIS and find myself stopped on what seem like very basic tasks.
Am I right in thinking that, if you want to import a flat file into a SQL datatable, in most PC based systems, that you have to manually cast EVERY SINGLE COLUMN to unicode string, if you don't want to get the 'cannot convert between unicode and non-unicode string data types'? I mean, this is surely a VERY COMMON task, taking a CR/LF delimited ASCII file and dumping it into a database tables? What if you have 50 fields to import?
Am I the only one who finds it very difficult to cast a string from a textfile to a date format? At this point, I always just dump the date to a 8 character string and save it that way, and use a SQL view to cast it to a date. At least SQL Server can do 'basic date conversions'. Is there any way to freeze execution and find out what data was provided to a derived column, if you're trying to do some substring operations and hodge together a date? I couldn't find any. I usually put a extra column in a datatable and plunk some data there to find out 'what it looked like', how else can you debug an SSIS program?
Is there a planned service pack or update to SSIS that will make this more usable? Does Microsoft ever intend to implement an UPSERT type module? Or a File Move operation that handles directories that fill up with log files, each of which have to be added to a datatable and then moved to an archive directory (surely, another very common task - I figured out how to accomplish this but it is far from intuitive, the way it currently works). Sorry for grumbling, but honestly, I find turnaround time to develop a very simple import program is RIDICULOUS. It's quicker to write a COBOL program to issue a bunch of formatted SQL UPDATE statements than using this application.
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Sep 5, 2006
Hi,
I am new to SQL 2005, can someone give me some details instructions about how to do below two tasks:
All my developers are in a window domain user group, I need to grant dbo privileges to that domain group so then can do the their development work. The rule is all objects they create need to be owned by dbo not by there ID. ( I can€™t do it because I got €ś The €śDeafult_Schema clause cannot be used with a windows group€?)
Same as above but this time they only need select permission on tables nothing else.
Many thanks.
PC
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Mar 11, 2004
I'm new to using SQL server and have a few setup questions.
I'm setting up a database for the company I work for. Should I setup a different database for each division in our company (e.g. accounting, project management, estimating, etc.), or should I use just one database? It seems like it would be easier to use one database so I only have to use one connection, but is this ideal? I want all the info from the different divisions to be used together, but at this point I'm confused as to how to connect different databases together, if I were to go this way.
Thanks for any input or ideas!
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Dec 4, 2007
Hello all, this is my first post, I have a couple of basic questions regarding the use of SSIS. I have used SSIS for a couple of years for on off table loads but never implemented production jobs with it so please bear with these questions.
1. When making scripts that connect to one or more databases, is there a way to store the userid and password somewhere besides embedded within the package, such as a web.config file, this would make routine password changes much more manageble.
I guess it was only one question but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Dec 13, 2006
Hi. I'm reading about encryption and not totally up-to-speed on what the Service Master Key is all about...
Let me paraphrase this book: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance Training Kit by Microsoft Press, while I ask questions...
___________________________________________________________
The database engine uses the Service Master Key to encrypt...
- Linked server passwords (example?)
- Connection Strings (example?)
- Account credentials (example?)
- All database master keys
You should back up the Service Master Key and store it offsite.
(Even if I never plan to use encryption?)
ALTER SERVICE MASTER KEY REGENERATE regenerates the service master key.
(Is it building a completely different key, or regenerating the original?)
(Why would I want to regenerate it?)
(Does this void all database master keys encrypted by the original Service Master Key?)
(If so, do I regenerate all database master keys voided by the regeneration?)
A database master key is optional.
(So if I have Server A with encrypted database A, that I want to restore to Server B,
I need the following items to perform restore?
- a backup of database A
- the Service Master Key of A at time of backup
- associated password of Service Master Key at time of backup)
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Dec 1, 2006
Hi
We have a small Ethernet LAN running SBS 2003 R2. I have installed SQL Server 2005 that came with that release on the server. I did not specify a named instance.
1) What is the name of the default instance?
2) When I go to a client computer I cannot see the SQL server instance.
For example on my PC I have VS2005. If I go to Server Explorer, all I see is the local copy of SQL Server 2005 Express I have installed on my PC. I see nothing for the server. Does the server need configuring within SQL Server to allow this. Do I need to change permisions on the folders where the SQL Server 2005 files are stored.
In short, what basic steps do I need to follow to get acces to SQL Server on my server from a client.
3) If I want to create a new named instance, do I have to do Run the whole setup again? There appears to be no managemnt tool for instances of SQL server.
Thanks
Steve
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Nov 26, 2005
I'm a long time user of SQL Server 2000 but no knowledge of 2005 Express.
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Apr 2, 2008
Hi,
I really confused , I wanna get an rowid on sql 2000 table so I have created a sproc and it's syntax is OK
How can I check it on sql query analyzer? this sql server 2000
Also How can I use that in select statement?
thanks..
here is my select statement which I have to use sproc inside
select custid,ordernum,sku,amount,
dbo.get_rownums (custid,ordernum,sku ) ???
from tp_cod cod
here is my sproc:
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[get_rownums] @custid as varchar(10),@ordernum as varchar(5),@sku as varchar(10) , @i as int output
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @SkuID as varchar(10)
--DECLARE @i as int
DECLARE got_sku CURSOR FOR
Select sku from tp_cod where custid=@custid and ordernum=@ordernum
set nocount on
set @i=0
OPEN got_sku
FETCH NEXT FROM got_sku INTO @SkuID
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
Set @i =@i + 1
if @SkuID=@sku
begin
return @i
end
else
begin FETCH NEXT FROM got_sku INTO @SkuID end
END
CLOSE got_sku
DEALLOCATE got_sku
END
GO
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Jan 9, 2007
Greetings!
I am writing a proof of concept ASP.net application for my employer and I have run into a couple perplexing issues. First off, In my Page_Load event I have the following code.
txOTHrs.Attributes["onBlur"] = "return calculateTotal(this)";
The onblur event handler is coded as follows
function calculateTotal(tb)
{
var regHrs = document.getElementById ("txRegHrs").value;
var otHrs = document.getElementById("txOtHrs").value;
var rate = document.getElementById("txRate").value;
var regAmt = rate * regHrs;
var otAmt= rate * ( otHrs * 1.5 );
var total = otAmt + regAmt;
document.getElementById("txTotal").value = total;
}
Everything seems to work fine. The onBlur event is handled and, as I expect the value in the txTotal text box is updated correctly. The problem occurs when I try to access that value in the codebehind page. When ever I look at txTotal.Text in the debugger it is always blank. This has left me scratching my head as I can clearly see a value on the web page. Have I missed some step where I have to notify the server that a value in the control has changed ?
My second question is, I hope a very easy one to answer. In WinForms when I have a dataset I can access the individual rows ( in an untyped dataset ) by speficying dataset.tables["tableName"].Rows[index]. Is there any similar mechanism for accessing the individual rows, and fields in the SqlDataSource object in ASP.net ?
Any help anyone can provide is greatly appreciated!!
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Mar 3, 2006
1. Is it legal and OK to use a MSDN SQL copy on a production environment or is it strickly for test environments ??
2. If I own a legal copy of SQL 7 with 5 cals, can I legally use SQL MSDE and have more than 5 people access my SQL server or am I also limited to 5 users as my original ??
Sorry I am a newbie at this SQL thing.
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Aug 18, 2005
Hello all,I have a strange problem that i need some advice on. I have the following field called FILENO. It is a SQL 2000 field with the Data Type set to Char (7). The following sql statement works perfectly:SELECT TOP 1 RTRIM(FILENO) AS TEST, RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) AS YEAR FROM tblRecordsWHERE RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) = '05'ORDER BY FILENO DESCIt returns the correct data, 0050. Now, what i'm trying to do is add 1 to the value so i can get the next available number which is 0051. But, when i run the following sql statement, i get 51 instead of 0051.SELECT TOP 1 RTRIM(FILENO+1) AS TEST, RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) AS YEAR FROM tblRecordsWHERE RIGHT(DATEPART(Yy, FILENOYEAR), 2) = '05'ORDER BY FILENO DESCDoes anyone have an idea how to solve this? Thanks.Richard M.
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Feb 28, 2001
I'm working as a consultant for a project and I have been having constant issues with the in house "database guru" about stored procedure formating.
He insists I use a format similar to this:
create procedure getUser @UserId int = NULL
as
select
UserName
, UserPassword
, UserRole
from
Users
join
UserRole
on
User.ID = UserRole.ID
where
User.ID = @UserID
and
User.Active = 1
where as I prefer this format:
create procedure getUser
(
@UserId int = NULL
)
as
select UserName,
UserPassword,
UserRole
from Users
join UserRole on User.ID = UserRole.ID
where User.ID = @UserID
and User.Active = 1
Now normally I don't argue about style issues but I find his format confusing and it bothers me that it senselesly wastes lines make the stored procedure longer than necessary.
I'd love to get some comments on this issue or reference to any discussions on issues such as this.
Thanks
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Apr 9, 2008
Hello -
Does anyone know why SQL Server Reporting Services formatts SQL weird? -- If I type a SQL statement in notepad or notepad++ and then paste it in Reporting Services it will change the whole structure and "expand" it out to three or four times its size.
Thanks
Adam
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Mar 18, 2005
This is probably a very silly question.I started learning ASP.net by following ASP.NET Unleashed. I am stuck where he wants me to open a connection to SQL Server database. I have just downloaded
MSDE. But I dont know where to type this code and how to run it..so as to connect to the database.
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<Script Runat="Server">
Sub Page_Load
Dim conPubs As SqlConnection
conPubs = New SqlConnection( "server=localhost;uid=webuser;pwd=secret;database=pubs" )
conPubs.Open()
End Sub
</Script>
Connection Opened!
Now do i have to change the uid to SA ? (i had to assign one when i downloaded and installed MSDE?
Thanks for the help.
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Nov 16, 2005
Hi all,
am not very experienced in using DTS and really need your help. I have a dts package that i have scheduled to run every day. Here's what i want the package to do:
1. Check whether a value for a certain column in a certain row of a table in my database is 0 or 1. If it is 1, then
2. Run the dts task (which i have created and is working)
In other words, when the package is started, i want to execute a stored procedure or sql task or whatever, and if that returns 1 then i want to continue, if it returns 0 i want to finish the package without running the dts task. I'm sure there's a simple way to do this, but i could use your help...!
Thanks,
Elisabet
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Jul 11, 2007
Hi All,
Can this be done and if so can you give a bullet list of the steps need to accomplish this.
I need to load a bunch of files into a stagging table. Need to loop through the files and load them.
Thanks,
Michael
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Mar 12, 2008
Hi,
what this statement do?
does it add all the values or combine all the values.
REPLACE combine WITH lc_tran + lc_exp + lc_war + ll_boc
Regards
kk
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Dec 12, 2006
Hello All,
Is it possible to format an integer to a float value with 2 decimals in an sql query.
If yes, Please help?
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Jan 24, 2007
I need to show my SUM of the 2 columns added in the query below formatted as currency. Is this possible?
SELECT SUM(QVSTDN + QVNONC) AS Total FROM INVOICE_TBL WHERE QVORDN = @QVORDN AND QVINV = @QVINV
I tried:
SELECT CONVERT(varchar(12), SUM(QVSTDN + QVNONC) , 1) AS Total FROM INVOICE_TBL WHERE QVORDN = @QVORDN AND QVINV = @QVINV
But this does not format it as currency. Any input would be helpful.
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Apr 25, 2007
I imported data from a text file, where dates are currently in the format: 050729 to represent July 29, 2005.
How could I write a sql statment to put make this show up as 07/29/05?
Thanks
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Jan 31, 2008
I am trying to output data from SQL Server to an email body message with a little formatting (just to make it legible)
Using this SQL statement:
select top 1 'Name', app_first_name+' '+app_last_name [name] ,'Submission Date', submission_date ,'Address', app_address+', '+app_city+', '+app_state+' '+app_zip from vw_bpa_export where app_email = dave@email.com order by submission_date desc
the resulting output displays this in the email body
"Name","Brian Vogler","Submission Date","2008-01-30 07:45:00","Address","6285 Harrow Trace, Norcross, GA 30092 "
but what I want is the text to look more like this:
Name Brian VoglerSubmission Date 2008-01-30 07:45:00Address 6285 Harrow Trace, Norcross, GA 30092
Is there a way to do this in the SQL statement (without HTML tags)?
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Jun 9, 2008
In a SQLDataSource, the following line throws an error as an undefined function. FilterExpression='left$(lname,1) = "D"'
Isn't this a standard VB function and why does it produce an error. How do I fix?
Thanks
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Dec 13, 2000
Hi,
In MS Access I can do the following:
Format([SW_Dttm],"Short Date")
What is the equivalent in SQL Server?
Thanks,
Bill
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Jun 19, 2000
I have values in my database that I'd like to display as $xxx,xxx.xx. Some of these values use the money datatype and others use float.
I'm building a string in a stored procedure that is eventually passed to Visual Basic. I want to format these values in the above format in the string that is passed. I've searched all through MSN and I couldn't find anything related to VB's FORMAT function in SQL Server.
Does Transact-SQL have any functions that could format these values for me?
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Mar 13, 2001
Does anyone familiar with a tool or a quick way to put apostrophes and commas around some values, so they could be used in a query ? Example, if I have a bunch of zip codes such as:
10001
10003
10009
54321
89043
etc
Let's say I have a couple of hundreds of them. I need to be able to see them as -
'10001','10003','10009','54321','89043' etc
Appreciate very much your time.
Ivan
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