I am trying to export a table from SQL Server 2000 with the following columns:
TableName (the name of a table in the database)
FieldName (the name of a field in the table)
FieldDescription (the Description of the field)
The field descriptions are accessed in Enterprise Manager by right-clicking on a table and choosing Design Table, on the Columns tab - "Description".
Can this be done?
thanks
How do you give a column a description in SQL.
I have a project where the table will created with SQL using the legacy database systems 6 byte field names.
the old system (DB2/400) has field(column) descriptions that I would like to move over but how?
I know I could create a view over the table and use the more descriptive field names.. but I would like for them to be in the same table..
like
emhrdt - column name (for reference to the legacy systems source code)
Employee Hire Date - column descriptions (so programmers for the new system know what it means).
Is there a way to get a list column names and their descriptions?
View 6 Replies View RelatedHello!
I am wracking my brain, trying to figure out how to return & display a column's description.
I work in Cold Fusion with SQL 2000 database.
My table name is "clients" and the column in question is "client_firstname"
The description of this column, as entered in Ent. Mgr, is "First Name"
If anyone can please help me, it would be very greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Now for the details...
I am trying this:
----------------------------------------------------------------
<cfquery name="get_ext2" datasource="#application.dsn#">
SELECT
objname As 'Column'
, value As 'Description'
FROM
::fn_listextendedproperty
('MS_Description', 'user', 'dbo', 'table','client', 'client_firstname', default)
</cfquery>
<cfoutput>
"#get_ext2.Column#"
"#get_ext2.Description#"
</cfoutput>
----------------------------------------------------------------
... and it is returning this:
"" ""
In my debug output, the query result appears as such:
----------------------------------------------------------------
get_ext2 (Records=0, Time=16ms)
SQL =
SELECT
objname As 'Column'
, value As 'Description'
FROM
::fn_listextendedproperty
('MS_Description', 'user', 'dbo', 'table','client', 'client_firstname', default)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Haaalp!
Thanks....
Richard
I wrote this quick SQL for project documentation purposes.
/*
Provides Table Name, Column Name, Extended Description
*/
select
a.name as tbl_name,
b.name as column_name,
d.name as data_type,
d.length as length,
d.xprec as prec,
d.scale as scale,
b.usertype,
b.scale,
c.value
from sysobjects as a
inner join
syscolumns as b
on a.id = b.id
inner join
sysproperties as c
on b.colid = c.smallid and a.id = c.id
inner join
systypes as d
on b.xtype = d.xtype
Can somebody tell me how to transfer table and column descriptions from SQL 2005 database to dimensions and attributes in Analysis Services?
Thanks!
I want to select multiple records based on descriptions that are the same. Descriptions is my column and I really want to find duplicate records based on the description column.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs there an easy way to add descriptions or comments to database objects? So, for instance, I might have a table that a number of analysts are using, and I'd like an easy way to save comments or descriptive data about each of the columns in the table. That way, all consumers of the DB can easily look up the meaning of each column, table, stored procedure, etc. I could maintain all of this information in a system separate from my RDBMS, but I'm wondering if there are existing ways to do this already built into SQL Server. I've seen something similar to this built into Oracle systems.
Thanks!
HI FOCKS,
i want to know the use of Export Column & Import Column in SSIS
please give me the example
regards
koti
Hi Guys,
I just need a script to get all Job Id and Job Descriptions from Sql Server Agent/Jobs and then save it into a text file. I'm not sure how to accomplish this using Sql Server Management Objects(SMO). Any sample scripts and/or stored procedures, etc. would be appreciated.
Thanks for your help.
-W2528
I have a requirement to set Description values for our cube dimensions and attributes.
I've done this for regular dimensions but I cant seem to find a way for role playing dimensions. I can set the base dimension descriptions but not the 'clones'. Is this possible?
Table1 contains a CODES column which may store multiple codes separated by commas.
The descriptions for these codes are stored individually in a column in in Table2.
I would like to return the descriptions from Table2 in the same format as the codes from Table1.
Table1 Stores multiple codes per ID in a single column.
ID CODES
-- --------------
01 Code1,Code2,Code3
Table2 Stores the definitions for the codes in Table1
CODE DESCRIPTION
----- ---------------
Code1 Description1
Code2 Description2
Code3 Description3
The tables are what the tables are. Here is what I am trying to accomplish:
ID CODES DESCRIPTIONS
-- ----------------- --------------------------------------
01 Code1,etc Description1,Description2,Description3
I've found two different queries which return each code and associated description by ID in separate rows. Perhaps the next step is to aggregate from this?
Trying to export a SQL Server 2012 table to CSV file, with tab delimited
Using the Export wizard it completes it no problem but behaving as expected,
Lets say I have 3 Columns
address1 NVARCHAR(50)
address2 NVARCHAR(50)
address3 NVARCHAR(50)
It is exporting it is doing
Column Width 50 (with value) |tab| Column Width 50 (with value) |tab| Column Width 50 (with value) |tab|
I was hoping for
Actual Value Length |tab| Actual Value Length |tab| Actual Value Length |tab|
Hi,
I got a table with a column datatype BIT.
I export it into RAW file destination.
When I try to import into another server the column is like DT_I4...
Error 26 Validation error. Attributi: SQL Server Destination [2646]: The column "conIntervallo" can't be inserted because the conversion between types DT_I4 and DT_BOOL is not supported. IMP_Sito_Raw.dtsx 0 0
OK, this message is clean but why appends?
Two table are same in all column...seems my PKG cast the column like an DT_I4?
There is some action for correct this error on import, without put on the plane an data conversion task?
I do from RAW to RAW for better performance....
Thanks Alen, Italy
I've got an issue - I've got a needed query that executes fine, etc..etc...
the issue is , 1 or more columns (depending) are of TEXT data type - and by virtue of potentially poor front end data entry design - they have large strings stored in each record - much of these strings are made even larger ( in char size ) because of html being stored in the db -- from a design point of view - I blame who ever designed the CMS system that allows this --- thats neither here nor there
The issue is I need these fields and their respective "description" data. BUT I also need to export it to something usable my a marketing department.
The issue lies in that MSSQL Studio - which in grid reports the columns, values, etc..etc.. fine - upon .CVS export - INSTEAD OF TRUNCATING @ THE MAX CHAR LENGTH PER COLUMN (8126 or something) IT PUSHES THE REMAINING TEXT TO THE NEXT COLUMN.
big problem --- to be honest, I dont really need all the data - even just like 500 characters would be more then enough
my question : Is there a way to limit column return lenght @ the query level ? (NOT a truncation of table)
Thanks!
EDIT:
HRMMM - Why not covert to varchar(XXX) size?
trying that
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For instance Customers table has CustomerId, FirstName, LastName, Phone, etc. The CustomerId is PK, Identity, Auto Increment, BIGINT, NOT NULL. FirstName is NVARCHAR(30), NULL. LastName is NVARCHAR(30), NULL. Phone is NVARCHAR(20), NULL.
Can anyone point me to the right system function or sp to get this info?
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character table column is truncated to 255 characters in the output text
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problem?
.......I am running SQL Server 7 SP1 and database is in 6.5 compatability
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See attached example
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2. foreach loop:
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hi,
i have a table having two column say columnA and columnB.columnA(text datatype) contains the data that is to written in a file and columnB(nvarchar datatype) contains the filepath.
but while configuring the export column tranformation, in the export column field i am getting the list of both the colums. here i am choosing columnA but in the file path name column i am not getiing the name of the column which contains the file name.
can anyone help me regarding how to configure the file path name column in export column transformation. from where we ll get the file path name.
in control flow, i have used only dataflow component and data flow tab i have used oledb source-->export column transformation-->oledb destination.
please help in configuring the export column transformation.
thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As the title indicates am i searching for a method to export values of a column to a file (plain text). I have been searching on the internet about it but can't seem to find any information. I am working with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
The values has to come out as they are in the table meaning
aaaa
------
bbbb
------
ccc
-----
to
aaaa
bbb
ccc
I am hoping there is a method to do this by creating a script, telling what table to copy and to save it on file yyy/xxx/zzz.txt
I created an SSRS Multi-Column Report that sets the Column-Spacing to 0 inches.
However, when I export the report to PDF the columns are approxiametly .125 inches apart from one another.
I need the columns to butt up against each other as I want to print the contents on a perforated label.
Does anyone know why this happens or how to enforce the column spacing?
Thanks!
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The errors i'm getting are...
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There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
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How can I Export Database with foreing Key and primary key.
Operation is that
SQL2005 Management Studio/Database/Tasks/Export Data
Before Version is SQL2000 we can Selected Copy Object and data between server and then Use Default Options click checked and Select Copy Index, Copy Foreing Primary key vs vs
But this options is not found in the SQL2005 Management Studio/Database/Tasks/Export Data wizard or I can't found it.
How can I export foreing Key and primary key with SQL2005 Management Studio/Database/Tasks/Export Data wizard.
Best Regards,
Athena.