For sure that this is a dummy question but can you explain me how SQL Server reacts to the fact that we have the same application running in two different pc's and this two applications intent to insert,update, delete or even read a record from the same table
Does "he" blocks the record until one of them leave the table ??? And if the other tries to update at the same time ???
Years ago, I remember while doing maintenance on a stored procedure seeing a 'Select x, y, z Where 'some value' = 1.
The function of this, I believe was to make the select work but not retrieve any actual values.
I am attempting to use this in an 'Insert Into Select values From' statement. This insert uses multiple selects via unions and I need a final dummy Select statement with no Where criteria.
What I am thinking may not even apply to what I need to do here.
If you recognize something even remotely near what I am trying to get across I would appreciate your sending me the code.
Another solution for me is just inserting one row with a final RecId = 6 and ' ' or 0 values for the other fields into a table but I was hoping this would work.
Example:
Insert Into table Select 1 as RecId, ' ' as field1, field2 From test1 Where field2 = 'CA'
Union Select 2 as RecId, ' ' as field1, field2 From test1 Where field2 = 'NJ'
Union
/*Final Select */
Select 6 as RecId, ' ' as field1, field2 From test1 Where 'some value' = 1'
I'm new in SQL SERVER 2000 and i'm looking for some kind of predefined dummy table. You know something like the "dual"-Table in Oracle. I want to use it for queries like that:
Select 1, 'auto' from dummy_table
Does anyone know, if something like that in SQL SERVER 2000 exists?
It seems every month when I'm diluged by lots of data I fall back on olereliable, Excel. But, I get over 50,000 rows of data to scrub. A colleagueof mine suggested I use a database. Seems simple so far, but having dabbledin Access, it has always not so intuitive to understand. My question istwo-fold, is SQL a database. I believe its the language of some otherdatabase. If I'm corrent on the later, what database(s) use SQL?Tony
For any frequency (in this simple example 6) where the 'lowest' period is not 0, I need to create dummy rows so here I need to create the following Period Frequency startdate enddate 06 NULL NULL 16 NULL NULL
I've built a temp table to identify the min period for each Frequency but am not sure where to go from here using this to do the inserts ? select min(Period) as MinPeriod , ResetFrequency into #Periods2 from #Periods group by ResetFrequency
select * from #CashFlow2 MinPeriodResetFrequency 03 16
Hello,I am working with a vb6 Windows application that runs on Tablet PC's.There are about five SQL Server 2000 databases that tie into theapplication. SQL Server MSDE runs on the tablets, and currently thereis only one instance running. There are efforts underway to upgrade theapplication to a .NET SmartClient.One enhancement that needs to be made to the current application willbe to provide a 'training mode' in the application for the users. Theuser will use the same application, but will work with 'dummy' datainstead of live data when in training mode.So far as I can tell, the easiest way to accomodate this would be tohave a second instance of MSDE with 'copies' of all the databasesrunning, but with the 'dummy' data contained in the databases copies.The application would have some mechanism for switching to 'trainingmode', and maybe by some change of a connection string, the dummy datawould be presented in the application.So aside from accomodating a 'training mode' feature in theapplication, the application would remain the same, and the databaseschema for the databases would remain the same. Only the data wouldchange for 'training mode'.I'm looking for some ideas on how to approach this. This application isused by five thousand field agents, and so we can't support thisimplementation on a case by case basis. So my thought is that thesolution needs to have 'few moving parts'. If we can do this and getaway from having two instances of MSDE, that would be great. I have nottried to set up identical databases in different directories on thesame instance (I figure that would cause a problem in a system table ortwo someplace, but maybe not), but its one thing I want to investigate.If you have any ideas on this, please share!Thank you for your help!CSDunn
I've written code that dynamically builds an sql query based onvarious constraint possibilities.The problem is the code would have been very complex had I not come upwith a dummy constraint as a kind of place holder in the statement.To avoid complex logic that determines if there was another constraintbefore any other constraint and hence the need to add, say, AND ornot, I came up with a dummy constraint so that every subsequentconstraint will begin with AND. There's no need to determine whetherto add AND or not. This makes the coding much simpler because allthat needs to be done is ask if a certain condition exists then addthe constraint along with AND in front every time.So what I did was create the statement like this:SELECT elapsed_time AS ET from Table1 WHERE 1 > 0 AND 1stConstraintAND 2nd Constraint and so on.See if the 1 > 0 condition were not there it would be necessary tofirst determine the first actual contraint and not add AND in front ofit and then add the rest with ANDs in front of every one.I should add that the user does not have to select any constraint andthat's the problem. I need to stick that WHERE 1>0 in there so thatthere doesn't need to be a determination of which other, if any,constraints are selected.Even if my explanation above is not well understood, believe me thefront-end coding is much easier this way.My question is does the 1 > 0 conditional check present the databasewith any significant overhead or as far was dummy constraints go isthis as good as any other?-David
No one answered this question, how do people normally insert dummy data into tables? I mean, where does the data typically come from? what process is used to insert the data? Note: This is for testing purposes, eventually to be tested in a Web-based front-end which I know nothing about.
Hi AllCan you please help me with a few queries on adding a header line andpadding rows out.I apologise profusely for not providing the DDL for this, but I don't haveit. All I have is stored procedure that I'm trying to edit to make thefront-end app display the right data.The relevant part of the stored procedure that I'm working on is as follow:Declare StockHelpCursor Scroll Cursor ForSelect s.StockID,ISNULL(sd.ShortDescription, s.StockID) +space(30-len(ISNULL(sd.ShortDescription,s.StockID))) +pl.name +space(10-len(str(pl.name,10,3))) +sp.currencyid + str(sp.sellingprice,10,3) +space(10-len(str(sp.sellingprice,10,3))) +str(sq.quantityinstock)From Stock s, StockDescriptions sd, StockQuantities sq,StockPrices sp, PriceLevels plWhere (s.StockID Like @theID) And(ISNULL(sd.ShortDescription, sd.StockID) Like @theName) And(s.StockID=sd.StockID) And(s.StockID=sq.StockID) And(s.StockID=sp.StockID) And(sp.PriceLevelID=pl.PriceLevelID) And(sd.LanguageID=@theLanguageID) And(sp.CurrencyID=@theCurrencyID)Order By s.StockIDOpen StockHelpCursorPLEASE NOTE: this query works fine apart from the following problems:1) Creating a header line - I need to insert a header line to this cursorfor the field headers, as the app is stripping off this header. I wasthinking of creating a var, sticking it in-between the Declare and theSelect part and inserting these field headers, but I don't know how to dothis. Any ideas?2) Padding the results - As you can see from the script, I have tried to padout the above fields as the app's output window is basically a textbox, butthey just don't line up.NOTE: I'm using the 3 in the str(xxx,10,3) bit to make my numbers show at 3decimal places.Could you please give me some pointers on how I can pad these out correctly.ThanksRobbie
In 2000, BCP seemed the way to go. DTS packages would also work. My question is, in 2005, what is the best choice? I seem to remember that BCP ignored all referential integrity constraints, and applying them afterwords was a royal pain. I'm not a BCP expert by any means. Running this at the command line means using the DOS prompt correct?
I want to create a raw SQL resultset for outputting to Excel with some artificial headers transposed over the top of the 2nd part of the Union's column names. The first part of the Union will be the Headers. Like this, the space to the left of the topmost columns is preferably empty ....
I just want the text above as a 3 line header and there won't be any values obviously. Then the 2nd query will be joined to the above with a Union all. The 2nd query has all the same column names as what will be given in the first set above. What is the SQL Syntax for doing so? Do I have to use a from clause?