string2 is the substring to search for in string1.
start_position is the position in string1 where the search will start. This argument is optional. If omitted, it defaults to 1. The first position in the string is 1. If the start_position is negative, the function counts back start_position number of characters from the end of string1 and then searches towards the beginning of string1.
nth_appearance is the nth appearance of string2. This is optional. If omiited, it defaults to 1.
In SQL Server, we are having CHARINDEX and PATINDEX functions. But they will not accept the fourth paremeter (nth_appearance)
I am trying to convert a complex function from Oracle to SQL Serverand have come across Oracle's Instr() function. I see SQL Server hasCHARINDEX() which is similar, however it does not provide some keyfunctionality I need. Here is an example of the Oracle code:if Instr( sTg , cDelim, 1, 3 ) > 0 thensd := SubStr( sTg, Instr( sTg , cDelim, 1, 1 ) + 1, Instr( sTg,cDelim, 1, 2 ) - Instr( sTg , cDelim, 1, 1 ) - 1)end if;Has anybody converted anything similar to this within SQL Server? Anyhelp is GREATLY appreciated!Thanks.
All,Oracle 9i provides a "USING" clause option for inner joins, thatallows me to say:SELECT * FROM TBL1 JOIN TBL2 USING KeyColumnassuming KeyColumn is in both TBL1 and TBL2. This is HIGHLY desirablefor our software make use of, but we also support SQL Server. Thereis no USING option available, andSELECT * FROM TBL1 JOIN TBL2 ON TBL1.KeyColumn = TBL2.KeyColumncauses an ambiguous column error on KeyColumn.Is there any equivalent to this Oracle functionality on SQL Server?KingGreg
Is there an equivalent to Oracle's ROWNUM in SQL Server. ROWNUM, when added to a select statement as a column - the query would return an automatic counter, numbering each row returned.
I have a SQL Server database which has one user (UserA) which owns some tables. I've added an additional user (UserB) to the database such that it has access to the tables owned by UserA. What is happening is that when I log on as UserB I have to fully qualify table names and fields in my SQL statements when I deal with tables owned by UserA. Is there a way make the tables accessible without specifying the owner? In Oracle you could create a public synonym for the table eg. <table_name>. Wherever that synonym is referenced the DBMS would know thats its refering to UserA.<table_name>. Is such functionality available in SQL Server? Thanks.
I know I can limit the output rows in SQL Server by using TOP n. But I also want to generate a sequence no. The identity property of SQL Server will not be usefull here because my actaul WHERE clause will be more complex like WHERE resigndate = '01-jan-2004'
I am having trouble creating an INSTEAD OF trigger in SQL Server toreplicate a BEFORE UPDATE trigger from ORACLE.Here is a sample of the ORACLE BEFORE UPDATE trigger:CREATE TRIGGER myTRIGGER ON MYTABLEbegin:new.DT := SYSDATE;if :new.NM is NULL then:new.NM := USER;end if;end myTRIGGER;It seems as though I have to jump through hoops in SQL Server AND Icannot come up with correct results.Here is a snippet from SQL SERVER (this is what I figured I needed todo after reading various articles,questions):CREATE TRIGGER myTRIGGER on THETABLEINSTEAD OF UPDATEASSELECT * INTO #MYTABLE FROM INSERTEDUPDATE #MYTABLE SET DT = GETDATE()UPDATE #MYTABLE SET NM = USER WHERE NM IS NULLUPDATE THETABLESETDT = (SELECT DT FROM #MYTABLE),NM = (SELECT NM FROM #MYTABLE)WHERE THETABLE.ID = (SELECT ID FROM #MYTABLE)Can anyone please shed some light on this? Thanks in advance.
I want to know the equivalent of the Oracle translate function in SQL Server.
eg : select translate('entertain', 'et', 'ab') from dual.
I tried the SQL Server Replace function , but it replaces only one character or a sequence of character and not each occurrence of each of the specified characters given in the second argument i.e 'et'.
Please let me know if there is some other equivalent function in SQL Server
I want to know the equivalent of the Oracle translate function in SQL Server.
eg : select translate('entertain', 'et', 'ab') from dual.
I tried the SQL Server Replace function , but it replaces only one character or a sequence of character and not each occurrence of each of the specified characters given in the second argument i.e 'et'.
Please let me know if there is some other equivalent function in SQL Server
I need time in the formate HH:mm AM (ex: 06:25 AM, 08:30 PM)
I have tryed with the following query "SELECT right(CONVERT( varchar, getDate(), 100),7)" it is giving time like 6:25 AM, But I need in the format 06:25 AM.
I need exaclty equivalent of following oracle query. TO_CHAR(sysdate,'HH:mm AM')
i had worked on oracle 8i and i am planning to work on sql server 2000,i am requested by a company to help in converting there pl/sql code of oracle 8.0 to something equivalent which works on sql server 7.0 as they want to have similar code on both..i had not worked on sql server 7.0 ,but as pl/sql code works only on oracle stuff..so could kindly anyone guide me in this as to whether there is any product which coverts pl/code (the existing pl/code runs into thousands of line) automatically..i will be very grateful if anyone can enlighten me with such a product(software) or script.. along with its information and site address..any resources and any guidance as to how to go about about this conversion will be very invaluable..hope to hear soon from you guys...early response....will be appreciated..
Hi.I'm a casual sql user. I have found a situation where I need to convert anoracle statement to tsql, one I can just fire off in any sql tool against anms sql server database.I studied the exists statement and I think I understand it somewhat, however Iwas not sure how to get it quite right. If you have an idea and a minute ortwo I'd appreciate any insight or tutorial.insert into authorization (program, optiontitle, usergroup, authorizationid)select 'EVERYWHERE','NAVIGATOR',usergroup, authorizationseq.nextvalfrom allgroups where exists (select * from authorizationwhere authorization.USERGROUP = allgroups.USERGROUP andauthorization.optiontitle = 'READ' and authorization.program = 'EVERYWHERE')I believe that because in my data, three values of usergroup from allgroupsreturn true from the exists, that this is supposed to insert three rows intoauthorization.But I can't figure out what to do about the authorization.nextval.. I triedvarious max(authorization)+1etc but nothing seemed to compile/workthanksJeff Kish
Hello,I would like to know if the equivalent Oracle rownum exist inSQLServer. Here is a sample SQL code to explain what I want to do :selectjobs.name,jobs.job_id,jobs.description,hist.message,hist.step_name,hist.step_id,hist.run_status,hist.run_date,hist.run_time,hist.run_durationfrommsdb.dbo.sysjobs jobs,msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory histwherejobs.job_id=hist.job_idand hist.job_id='E71CCB97-81C3-46E2-83FA-BFFCB66B47F8'order byrun_date, run_timeI just want the first or second row returned by this query. In Oracle Ican simply add rownum=1 or rownum=2 in the where clause to obtain thedesired answer. I don't know how to do in SQLServer.Thank in advance,Pierig.
I know you can start SQLCMD with the -e option to have the SQL code echoed in the output when running. Is there a way to turn this on or off within a script file? Example: File1.sql = select 'hi' as HI go File2.sql = select 'by' as BY_ go
Runfile.sql = set (like echo on, -e sign on parm) ? what command :r File1.sql set (like echo off, -e sign on parm not used) ? what command :r File2.sql
want to get output like select 'hi' as HI (echoed the select statement) HI -- hi (1 rows affected) BY_ ( did not echo the select statment) --- by
I am currently migrating my database from oracle to MSSQL. My problem is that i have encountered the UTL_FILE function in Oracle and i am not finding its equivalent for MSSQL.
Can anyone help me with this plz? Is there any other way of reading and writting OS files in MSSQL?
Hi.I need to give my customer an sql file that they can run in query analyzer.All the stuff they need to run is in a set of existing files.I'd like to just tell them to load this file (this is oracle syntax):@file1.sql@file2.sql@file3.sqlis there some way of calling these files (that are in the same dir) from amaster sql file?ThanksJeff Kish
I have created a link server in SQL Server 2005 to connect to Oracle 7.3. The driver in link server is MS-OLEDB. I have created a dynamic procedure in SQL Server 2005 using OpenQuery method to connect to Oracle. When I execute this procedure in SQL this gives me the results I want from Orcale.
In SSRS 2005, I am calling this procedure with the schema name.When I do Refresh,this should automatically list me the Parameters I am using in procedure. It is NOT listing me the AUTOMATIC generation of parameters.
I've been searching around for a while now and slowly been making progress but I've finally hit a road block and I'm wondering if anyone else has ever gotten this to work. I'm using SS SP2 and the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle.
I have a lookup task in the data flow. The lookup table is in Oracle and it works fine as long as I don't check the "Enable Memory Restriction" box on the Advanced tab. As soon as that box is checked, the task will throw an error when I try to run it. I need to check it though to get to the Modify SQL Statement. Here is what I do: Create new Lookup task Set the Oracle OLE DB connection Use the following SQL for the reference table source: SELECT COST_CENTER_ID, COST_CENTER_NB, start_dt, end_dt, decode(SIGN(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(START_DT,'MM'))-9),-1, TO_CHAR(START_DT,'YYYY'), 0, TO_CHAR(START_DT,'YYYY'), 1, TO_CHAR(START_DT + 365,'YYYY') ) START_FY, decode(SIGN(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(END_DT,'MM'))-9), NULL, decode(SIGN(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM'))-9), -1, TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY'), 0, TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY'), 1, TO_CHAR(SYSDATE + 365,'YYYY') ), -1, TO_CHAR(END_DT,'YYYY'), 0, TO_CHAR(END_DT,'YYYY'), 1, TO_CHAR(END_DT + 365,'YYYY') ) END_FY FROM DIM_COST_CENTER
Then I go to the columns page and connect 1 field from the input column to the lookup column. Then click ok and it runs fine. However, now I go to the advanced page and click the Enable Memory Restriction (at this point is where the problem occurs). As soon as the memory restriction is checked, the thing throws errors: [Lookup [4732]] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80040E14. An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle" Hresult: 0x80040E14 Description: "ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended ". Then if I go in and Modify the SQL Statement into the Oracle syntax by removing the word AS and the [ ]'s it will get a new error: select * from (SELECT COST_CENTER_ID, COST_CENTER_NB, start_dt, end_dt, decode(SIGN(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(START_DT,'MM'))-9),-1, TO_CHAR(START_DT,'YYYY'), 0, TO_CHAR(START_DT,'YYYY'), 1, TO_CHAR(START_DT + 365,'YYYY') ) START_FY, decode(SIGN(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(END_DT,'MM'))-9), NULL, decode(SIGN(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM'))-9), -1, TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY'), 0, TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY'), 1, TO_CHAR(SYSDATE + 365,'YYYY') ), -1, TO_CHAR(END_DT,'YYYY'), 0, TO_CHAR(END_DT,'YYYY'), 1, TO_CHAR(END_DT + 365,'YYYY') ) END_FY FROM DIM_COST_CENTER) refTable where refTable.COST_CENTER_NB = ?
Now when running I get the error:
[Lookup [4732]] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80040E5D. An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle" Hresult: 0x80040E5D Description: "Parameter name is unrecognized.". Followed by: [Lookup [4732]] Error: OLE DB error occurred while binding parameters. Check SQLCommand and SqlCommandParam properties.
This is where I get stuck. I've gone into the XML and looked through everything and it all seems to match up in terms of variables lineage ID's and such, but I can't see any place to set the parameter name, which should be 0 since it is OLE DB. When I click the Enable Memory Restriction, the only difference I can notice in the XML is that the cachetype line changes from 0 to 2.
<property id="4738" name="CacheType" dataType="System.Int32" state="default" isArray="false" description="Specifies the cache type of the lookup table." typeConverter="CacheType" UITypeEditor="" containsID="false" expressionType="None">2</property>
Has anyone ever got parameters to work with Oracle and a lookup? Any work arounds? I have used a Merge Join with Conditional Split successfully, but I have about 5 other lookups that have to be done and it will be a killer and lots of work to try and re-sort for each merge join and conditional splits for each of them. Looking for any help with making the lookup work or some nicer work arounds.
Is there a way to use the results of a query as parameters of a WHERE statement in Oracle?
I have a list in a SQL table that I would like to use as criteria for a query through Oracle? Basically I have two data sources; one Oracle and the other SQL, I'm currently querying the SQL one, then using a Merge Join object in SSIS to combine the data. The SQL query has roughly 2000 rows which is fine, however the Oracle one had several million... I've tried to limit the oracle one as much as I can however its still returning far too much data...
If anyone has any suggestions on how to do this I'd greatly appreciate it. I've looked into Linked servers, however this isn't an option with my set up due to account restictions on the Oracle server. Thanks and let me know if you require any other details
Provider cannot derive parameter information and SetParameterInfo has not been called. (Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle)
I am getting the above error while opening the parameter box at OLEDB source for Oracle using SQL command option at Data Access Mode?? Can you any one please help me in this regard and trouble shoot this problem..
I am a bit confused by an issue that I am having with executing an Oracle stored procedure (with an output parameter) using an ADO.NET connection object. I am able to get this working using an OLEDB connection, but I have no idea why the ADO.NET connection doesn't work. (Bug, by design, or my ignorance?) Actually, I can even get this to work if I use the .NET Providers for OLE DBMicrosoft OLE DB Provider for ORACLE if we set the connectionType to ADO.NET. This is the error that I am receiving:
[Execute SQL Task] Error: Executing the query "pkg_utility_read.test_out_var " failed with the following error: "The OracleParameterCollection only accepts non-null OracleParameter type objects, not SqlParameter objects.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
It is also worth mentioning that the ORACLE stored procedure has an out parameter with a NUMBER datatype which I think maps to the ADO.NET Int32 datatype. I guess OLE DB datatypes are more closely mapped to ORACLE datatypes. In OLE DB you can set the parameter to double and the ORACLE stored procedure to NUMBER and it works.
In many DTS packages I have used parameterised queries for incremental loads from Oracle database sources using the Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle.
Now I want to migrate these packages to SSIS, but the OLE DB connection for Oracle does not support parameters.
I cannot use the "SQL command from variable" data access mode because of the 4000 character limitation on the length of string variables and expressions.
