I have a couple columns in a table that have a data type of Text. In a query I need to concatenate these two columns into one result.
For example
Code:
SELECT (Table1.TextColumn1 + ' ' + Table1.TextColumn2) AS 'Text'
FROM Table1
However when I try this I get the error
Invalid operator for data type. Operator equals add, type equals text.
New to using MS SQL server!
I have a requirements DB. Before I came on board, the DB was seeded with requirements text and a requirements ID in separate columns. I've been asked to append the ID in front of the text:
Text - The user shall be able....
ID - 1.01.01.
Combined - 1.01.01.The user shall be able....
I've created the following query that displays the columns:
CREATE VIEW dbo.ReqID
AS
SELECT RQREQUIREMENTS.ID, RQREQUIREMENTS.REQUIREMENTNAME,
RQUSERDEFINEDFIELDVALUES.FIELDVALUE
FROM RQREQUIREMENTS LEFT OUTER JOIN
RQUSERDEFINEDFIELDVALUES ON
RQREQUIREMENTS.ID =
RQUSERDEFINEDFIELDVALUES.REQUIREMENTID
WHERE (RQUSERDEFINEDFIELDVALUES.FIELDID = 171)
The Text field is REQUIREMENTNAME
The ReqId is FIELDVALUE
Should I create an UPDATE query based on this SELECT, updating the REQUIREMENTNAME column with FIELDVALUE + REQUIREMENTNAME?
Please advise - thanks!
I am trying to add a carriage return to the end of a text field through a script. This is what I'm trying:
UPDATE Table_Name SET Column_TEXT = Column_TEXT) + '
' WHERE Column_TEXT = 'Some text'
I also tried
UPDATE Table_Name SET Column_TEXT = Column_TEXT) + '<cr>' WHERE Column_TEXT = 'Some text'
But I keep getting the error
The data types text and varchar are incompatible in the equal to operator.
Help!!
Thanks in advance
Mangala
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Table below.
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[off_badge] [int] NULL,
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[off_mname] [nvarchar] (20) NOT NULL,
[off_fname] [nvarchar] (20) NOT NULL,
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Create Table #read
(
id int
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,field2 varchar(100)
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[code]...
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Thank you very much for the information.
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@var3, + iif(COALESCE( @var3,@var4) IS NULL,'',', '),
@var4) )
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from new_database
The output would be
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So far, nothing I have tried has worked.
Any ideas?
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