I am writing a utility that creates Java code to access a database. I am looking for a way to get a list of fields and types that are returned by an sproc. Is there any easy way to get this from the master? Do you need to parse the SQL? This list would be like what Visual Studio.NET shows, or interdev if I remember correctly.
I have the following, which loads up a product search i now want to be able to sort it based on criteria such as price. This is what i have so far; String str = Session["subCategoryID"].ToString(); SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["streamConnectionString"].ConnectionString);SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("stream_CategoryResults", conn); command.Parameters.Add("@subCategoryID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = str;command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; conn.Open();SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection); dgProducts.DataSource = reader; dgProducts.DataBind(); conn.Close(); My question is would i need to have different stored procedures, for when loading it up, and when sorting it by price. This is what my stored procedure looks like;CREATE PROCEDURE stream_CategoryResultsByPrice @subCategoryID INT AS SELECT DISTINCT Companies.companyName, Companies.companyLogo,SubCategories.subCategoryName, Products.productPrice, Products.productInfoURL FROM Companies INNER JOIN Products ON Companies.companyID = Products.companyID INNER JOIN SubCategories ON Products.subcategoryID = SubCategories.subCategoryID WHERE SubCategories.subCategoryID=@subCategoryID
Hello, I'd greatly appreciated if someone can help me out on this problem: I'd like to pass a string (which is a multiple value in this case - "Smith", "Lee", "Jones", "Hanson") as an input parameter to a stored procedure. I'd like to use this string as part of the select statement:
exec sp_GetLN "smith, lee, jones, hanson"
In the stored procedure: @strLN varchar <- "smith, lee, jones, hanson"
/*What do I need to do here to SET/REPLACE the original string so that the syntax can be accepted by the select statement??*/
SELECT * from tblCustomers WHERE LASTNAME IN (@strLN)
It looks simple but I've been trying to get the syntax to work. What can I do to change the quote from ' to "?? Can I use char(34) like VB?? Your help is greatly appreciated~
How can I send a list(s) of data into a stored procedure for processing?
For instance, I have a table: GroupContacts(groupname, userid, contactid). At times I will be inserting X amount of records into it, X depends on how many contacts need to be added to a group by a user.
How can I send a list of (groupname, userid, contactid)'s into a stored procedure and then use some kind of for-loop to iterate through the list and insert the records?
I have been converting a VB 6 applications database queries into SQL Server 2000 stored procedures and have come up against a problem where lists are used in search conditions...For example a list of accounts are selected based on their account currency ID being equal to 1, 5, or 7. In the VB 6 query the string looks like....
SELECT tblAccount.txtName FROM tblAccount WHERE (tblAccount.intCurrencyId IN(1, 5, 7))
The list could contain a single value or upto 20 values. Is it possible to pass the currency list (i.e "1, 5, 7, ...") as a parameter to the stored procedure?
I need to create a script which iterates over a list of about 40,000 id's. As the list goes through each id other stored procedures are called which do something. Because of access rights on the server im running the script i need to hard code the 40,000 records in my script. The id's are currently in an excel file
What way can i store them in the script, should i use a cursor, and if so how can i create a cursor to hold so many hard coded values
Any help or alternative ideas would be much appreciated
Is there a way to retrieve the parameter list for a given stored procedure?
I am trying to create a program that will autogenerate a list of stored procedures and their parameters so that changes to the database can be accurately reflected in code.
I need to call a stored procedure in order to list products by either a text box based search or by clicking on a category.I am very new to this and would really appreciate any knowledge anyone could share.
I have several tables that are related with the same primary key that I need to make a consolidated list of values for. The schema of each table is similar but some have more or less fields than others. I want to make a list of all table names, field names, and the value of that field. I can select all tables included from sysobjects. The existence of the key is probable but not guaranteed in all tables. The basic table format is: Table1------ID Field1 Field2 Field31 0.0 4.1 3.92 0.5 1.3 0.23 7.1 8.8 9.3 Table2------ID Field10 0.41 3.32 2.73 5.7 Table3------ID Field1 Field22 2.4 4.63 4.3 8.1 Format of the result set:(specifying ID = 2) Table_Name Table_Field ValueTable1 Field1 0.5Table1 Field2 1.3Table1 Field3 0.2Table2 Field1 2.7Table3 Field1 2.4Table3 Field2 4.6
I would like to write a store prodecure to return a month:
My output: Wk1 = July Wk2 = July Wk3 = July Wk4 = July Wk5 = Aug
and so on..
then i create list of array like below:
The counter for insert the week one by one
DECLARE @TotalWeek INT, @counter INT DECLARE @WeekNo varchar, @Month varchar SET @WeekNo = '4,9,14,18,22,27,31,35,40,44,48,53' --this is weekno,if less than 4, month is july, lf less than 9, month is august and so on SET @TotalWeek = 53
I am trying to pass a comma delimited llist of names to a stored procedure. I am getting a syntax error and I can't seem to figure out why. When i plug the names by hand into my select statement in query analyzer it all works fine. Just a little background so i don't have to put all the code in... the list of name is built dynamically. Below are all the code snippets. Thanks for your help in advance. The is the list of names and the call to the stored procedure:
SELECT ww.ORACLE_USER_NAME, ww.LAST_NAME + ', ' + ww.FIRST_NAME as employeeName, ww1.DIVISION + ' - ' + ww1.COST_CENTER + ' - ' + ww1.COST_CENTER_DESC as department FROM WHOS_WHO.dbo.HR_PEOPLE_V ww LEFT JOIN WHOS_WHO.dbo.HR_DEPARTMENTS_V ww1 ON ww.DEPARTMENT_ID = ww1.ORG_ID WHERE ww.SEARCHABLE = 1 AND ww.ORACLE_USER_NAME IS NOT NULL AND ww.PERSON_TYPE = 'Employee' AND (ww.ORACLE_USER_NAME IN (@EMPLOYEE_LIST) OR ww.DEPARTMENT_ID IN (SELECT ud.department_id FROM USER_DEPARTMENT ud WHERE ud.nt_id = @CURRENT_USER)) ORDER BY ww.LAST_NAME, ww.FIRST_NAME
I have a stored procedure that I want to use to update multiple records. I'm using ASP and the request form collection is returning values in a comma delimited list. Example: name1 = value1, value2, value3, etc. name2 = value1, value2, value3, etc. name3 = value1, value2, value3, etc.
The second update is where the comma delimited list needs to be handled. The first update is only updating one field once.
Is there a way to write the procedure to handle the comma delimited list? Or, is the way I have the stored procedure okay and I just need to handle the comma delimited list within the ASP code? I'm not sure which way I can accomplish this?
I have a stored procedure that is pulling 3 parameters: @user_id, @, begin_date and @end_date. The parameters are setup in the 'parameters' tab of the data set, and also the 'report parameters', however, when I go to run report, I get textbox for user_id, instead of a drop down with pick list.
I tried creating a separate dataset to bring in user_id's only and manually create a parameter for it in 'report parameters'. I then get a drop down box with repeating data, and when I run the report, I get back all user_id's instead of the one I chose.
I'm finding the parameters are the most difficult concept within RS. Does anyone know I can make this work?
I saved a stored procedure (see below) and I'm not seeing listed within the 'Databases' / 'Remote_Serials' (DB name) / 'Programmability' / 'Stored Procedures' folder within the 'Object Explorer' window.
I'm trying to perform a simple add-info-from-form-into-DB process.
Is it because of the way I put together the procedure? I have a feeling that it is (was going off a video demo, which created it within VB.NET 2008 Express, but I'm not able to connect to the DB from there; it says the file is open, when I completely closed out of SQL Management Studio Express).
Code Snippet ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.spInsertSerialInfo @EmployeeID as nchar(10), @First_Name as nvarchar(50), @Last_Name as nvarchar(50), @HAddress as nvarchar(50), @City as nvarchar(30), @HState as nvarchar(2), @Zip as nvarchar(10), @Phone_Home as nchar(15), @Phone_Cell as nchar(15), @Monitor1 as nvarchar(50), @Monitor2 as nvarchar(50), @PIX_ASA_Box as nvarchar(50), @System_Case as nvarchar(50), @Batt_APC as nvarchar(50), @current_count as int OUTPUT
If I change the 'CommandType.StoreProcedure' to 'CommandType.Text' it seems to find it, but then I get another error saying that the @EmployeeID variable has already been delcared and that I need to have a unique variable.
Hi, I m using sql 2005 as a back end in my application... I am useing Store procedure..for my data in grid..
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[ProductZoneSearct] ( @Productid char(8),@Proname char(8),@radius int,@mode varchar(5) = 'M',@Zone nvarchar(1000),) ASSET NOCOUNT ON;Create Table #Product (ProductID int, TimeEntered datetime, DateAvailable datetime, Productname varchar(80), City varchar(50), State char(4),Miles decimal, Payment varchar(40),UserID int, Phone varchar(15)) Insert #Product Select ProductID , TimeEntered, DateAvailable, Productname ,City,State,miles,Payment ,Miles, UserID, Daily, PhoneFrom [tblproduct] Where city IN (@Zone) Select ProductID TimeEntered, DateAvailable, Productname City,State,miles,Payment ,Miles, U.Phone As phoneNumber, Company, , L.Phone As cmpPhone From #Product As L Left Join (Select UserID, Company, Phone, From [User]) As U On U.UserID = L.UserID Order By DateAvailable
if i pass value in "where city in (@Zone)" and @Zone ='CA','AD','MH' then it can not get any result..but if write where city in ('CA','AD','MH') then it give me perfact result.. I tried to below syntax also but in no any user Where city IN ('+@Zone+') In short if i pass value through varibale (@Zone) then i cant get result...but if i put direct value in query then only getting result..can anybody tell me what is problem ? Please Hel[p me !!! Thank you !!!
I have two tables. UserIds is a collection of users, with UserId as the primary key. Contacts simply maps pairs of users. Think of it like IM, where one user can have multiple contacts.
Contacts ------------- UserId - int, the UserId of the user who has the contact ContactUserId - int, the UserId of the contact
I also have a stored procedure named GetConnectedUserIds that returns all the contacts of a given user. It takes a single parameter, @UserId, the UserId of the user whose contacts I want to get. That's pretty simple:
SELECT ContactUserId FROM Contacts WHERE UserId=@UserId.
Now here's where I get over my head. I actually want that stored procedure to return the user's contacts AND the user's own ID. I want the SELECT statement above, but tack on @UserId to the end of it.
How do I do that?
Thanks in advance for any help. Feel free to answer here or to point me to a useful resource.
I need some help with a stored procedure to insert multiple rows into a join table from a checkboxlist on a form. The database structure has 3 tables - Products, Files, and ProductFiles(join). From a asp.net formview users are able to upload files to the server. The formview has a products checkboxlist where the user selects all products a file they are uploading applies too. I parse the selected values of the checkboxlist into a comma delimited list that is then passed with other parameters to the stored proc. If only one value is selected in the checkboxlist then the spproc executed correctly. Also, if i run sql profiler i can confirm that the that asp.net is passing the correct information to the sproc: exec proc_Add_Product_Files @FileName = N'This is just a test.doc', @FileDescription = N'test', @FileSize = 24064, @LanguageID = NULL, @DocumentCategoryID = 1, @ComplianceID = NULL, @SubmittedBy = N'Kevin McPhail', @SubmittedDate = 'Jan 18 2006 12:00:00:000AM', @ProductID = N'10,11,8' Here is the stored proc it is based on an article posted in another newsgroup on handling lists in a stored proc. Obviously there was something in the article i did not understand correctly or the author left something out that most people probably already know (I am fairly new to stored procs) CREATE PROCEDURE proc_Add_Product_Files_v2/*Declare variables for the stored procedure. ProductID is a varchar because it will receive a comma,delimited list of values from the webform and then insert a rowinto productfiles for each product that the file being uploaded pertains to. */@FileName varchar(150),@FileDescription varchar(150),@FileSize int,@LanguageID int,@DocumentCategoryID int,@ComplianceID int,@SubmittedBy varchar(50),@SubmittedDate datetime,@ProductID varchar(150) ASBEGIN DECLARE @FileID INT SET NOCOUNT ON /*Insert into the files table and retrieve the primary key of the new record using @@identity*/ INSERT INTO Files (FileName, FileDescription, FileSize, LanguageID, DocumentCategoryID, ComplianceID, SubmittedBy, SubmittedDate) Values (@FileName, @FileDescription, @FileSize, @LanguageID, @DocumentCategoryID, @ComplianceID, @SubmittedBy, @SubmittedDate) Select @FileID=@@Identity /*Uses dynamic sql to insert the comma delimited list of productids into the productfiles table.*/ DECLARE @ProductFilesInsert varchar(2000) SET @ProductFilesInsert = 'INSERT INTO ProductFiles (FileID, ProductID) SELECT ' + CONVERT(varchar,@FileID) + ', Product1ID FROM Products WHERE Product1ID IN (' + @ProductID + ')' exec(@ProductFilesInsert) EndGO
SET @UseCTD = CASE WHEN @BranchTranType IS NULL AND @BranchDivision IS NULL AND @BranchRegion IS NULL AND @BranchNbr IS NULL AND @BranchSatId IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
SELECT DISTINCT L.ProviderId, L.OriginalProviderId, S.SourceCode, SG.SourceGroupCode, SGDescription=SG.Description, RG.ReportGroupId , ReportGroupDesc=RG.Description , L.VendorId, VEN.VendorName, B2.BranchTranType, B2.BranchDivision, B2.BranchRegion, B2.BranchName, L.BranchNbr, L.BranchSatId , Branch=CONVERT(varchar, L.BranchNbr) + L.BranchSatId, LoNbr = ISNULL(L.LONbr, 9999), LoName = ISNULL(LO.LOName, ' - NOT ASSIGNED -') , LoEmploymentStatus = LO.EmploymentStatus, LeadCount = 1, Completed = CASE WHEN L.RecCompleted = 'C' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, InCompleted = CASE WHEN L.RecCompleted = 'I' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END , NoContact = CASE WHEN LD.Disposition = 16 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, Contacted = CASE WHEN LD.Disposition <> 16 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, Pending = CASE WHEN LD.Disposition IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, NoSale = CASE WHEN LD.Disposition <> 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, Apps1003 = CASE WHEN LD.Disposition = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END , AppraisalsOrdered = CASE WHEN ISNULL(T3._@8034, 0) = 0 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, ClosedApps= CASE WHEN (@UseCTD = 1 AND SMT2._H0770 IS NOT NULL) OR SMT._H0770 IS NOT NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, LoanVolume = CASE WHEN @UseCTD = 1 AND LD.CTDLoanNbr IS NOT NULL THEN ISNULL(T1._@2026, 0) ELSE ISNULL(T1._@2026, 0) END, OrigLoanBalance = CASE WHEN @UseCTD = 1 AND LD.CTDLoanNbr IS NOT NULL THEN ISNULL(SMT2._H0360, 0) ELSE ISNULL(SMT._H0360, 0) END, Revenue = CASE WHEN @UseCTD = 1 AND LD.CTDLoanNbr IS NOT NULL THEN ISNULL(SMT2.calc_TotalIncomeDollars, 0) ELSE ISNULL(SMT.calc_TotalIncomeDollars, 0) END, MarketingCost = CASE WHEN L.VendorId IN (59, 60) THEN 0 ELSE ISNULL(S.Cost, 0) END, CAM.LeadTypeId, SMT.calc_TotalIncomeDollars, SP.SubjectAddrState, SP.SubjectSCF, S.LeadFormLabel FROM MLS..tbl_MLS_Leads L (NOLOCK) INNER JOIN MLS..tbl_MLS_LeadDispositions LD (NOLOCK) ON (LD.ProviderId = L.ProviderId) INNER JOIN MLS..tbl_MLS_Branches B1 (NOLOCK) ON (B1.BranchNbr = L.BranchNbr AND B1.BranchSatId = L.BranchSatId) INNER JOIN MLS..vw_MLS_AUCodeSecurity AU (NOLOCK) ON (B1.AUCode = AU.AUCode AND AU.UserId = @UserId) INNER JOIN CHEC..SMT_Branches B2 (NOLOCK) ON (B1.BranchNbr = B2.BranchNbr) INNER JOIN MLS..tbl_MLS_SubjectProperties SP (NOLOCK) ON (SP.ProviderId = L.ProviderId) LEFT JOIN CHEC..TMRPT100 T1 (NOLOCK) ON (T1._@LOAN# = LD.TMOLoanNbr) LEFT JOIN CHEC..TMRPT300 T3 ON (T1._@LOAN# = T3.R3LOAN) LEFT JOIN CHEC..SMT3 SMT (NOLOCK) ON (SMT._H0010 = LD.TMOLoanNbr) LEFT JOIN CHEC..SMT3 SMT2 (NOLOCK) ON (SMT2._H0010 = LD.CTDLoanNbr) LEFT JOIN CHEC..SRVDSR SRV (NOLOCK) ON (SMT._H0010 = SRV._LOAN_NUM) LEFT JOIN CHEC..SRVDSR SRV2 (NOLOCK) ON (SMT._H0010 = SRV2._LOAN_NUM) LEFT JOIN MLS..tbl_MLS_MarketingSources S (NOLOCK) ON (S.SourceId = L.SourceId) LEFT JOIN tbl_MLS_MarketingSourceGroups SG (NOLOCK) ON (S.SourceGroupId = SG.SourceGroupId) LEFT JOIN tbl_MLS_ReportGroups RG (NOLOCK) ON (RG.ReportGroupID = SG.ReportGroupID) LEFT JOIN ( SELECT LONbr, LOName = FullName, EmploymentStatus, ReHireDate, HireDate, TermDate
FROM MLS..vw_MLS_UsersWithLONbrs (NOLOCK) ) LO ON (LO.LONbr = L.LONbr) LEFT JOIN MLS..tbl_MLS_Campaigns CAM (NOLOCK) ON (CAM.CampaignId = SG.CampaignId) LEFT JOIN MLS..tbl_MLS_Vendors VEN (NOLOCK) ON (VEN.VendorId = L.VendorId)
WHERE L.DateReceived BETWEEN @BeginDate AND @EndDate + ' 23:59:59' AND (CASE WHEN @ReportGroupId IS NULL THEN 1 WHEN @ReportGroupId = RG.ReportGroupId THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 1 AND (CASE WHEN @BranchTranType IS NULL THEN 1 WHEN @BranchTranType = B2.BranchTranType THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 1 AND (CASE WHEN @BranchDivision IS NULL THEN 1 WHEN @BranchDivision = B2.BranchDivision THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 1 AND (CASE WHEN @BranchRegion IS NULL THEN 1 WHEN @BranchRegion = B2.BranchRegion THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 1 AND (CASE WHEN @BranchNbr IS NULL THEN 1 WHEN @BranchNbr = L.BranchNbr THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 1 AND (CASE WHEN @BranchSatId IS NULL THEN 1 WHEN @BranchSatId = L.BranchSatId THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) = 1 AND L.ProviderId = L.OriginalProviderId AND L.VendorId NOT IN (59, 60, 131) -- Exclude Turndown or Ghost leads AND L.Deleted = 0
I need to add the field DateReceived from the following view:
dbo.vw_MLS_Leads
How should I code this?
As always thanks for the great answers and suggestions in advance.
Hello,I have a stored procedure: -- Get an individual league match by IDALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[mb_League_GetLeagueMatchByID]( @LeagueMatchID int)ASSET NOCOUNT ONSELECT * FROM mb_LeagueMatch WHERE mb_LeagueMatch.LeagueMatchID = @LeagueMatchIDThe mb_LeagueMatch table has a column named IsActive that is a bit datatype.The value for all rows is set to true (in database explorer in visual studio 2005).When I execute the above stored procedure I always get -1 (I'm guessing that means null) as a result for IsActive if it was true and 0 when false (as expected).However, when I run a query on the database for the same parameter, I get the expected 1 as the value for IsActive.Has anyone seen this before?Thanks,Howard
I need to update a field with the code below, is it possible to do this with a table join? The Query Analyzer is giving me an error at "Join".
An example: (ManufSerNo is a field in table ASSETS, Status is a field in table HISTORY)
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_ChngeAssetStatus
@ManufSerNochar(10), @Statusvarchar(1)
AS
UPDATE HISTORY SET Status = @Status JOIN ASSETS ON HISTORY.AssetID = ASSETS.AssetID WHERE ManufSerNo = @ManufSerNo --ELSE --RAISERROR ('Sorry, but the Asset ID specified does not exist. Record not updated.', 10 , 1)
I am very new to stored procedures and fairly new to SQL in general. I have a stored procedure that looks like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_UpdateProductsTable @prodName varchar(50), @prodManufacturer varchar(50), @prodShortDescrip text, @prodLongDescrip text, @prodCatId int, @prodPrice varchar(6), @prodSortOrder int, @prodActive int, @prodId int AS if( @prodId <> 0 ) begin update Products set Name = @prodName, Manufacturer = @prodManufacturer, ShortDescription = @prodShortDescrip, LongDescription = @prodLongDescrip, CategoryID = @prodCatId, Price = @prodPrice, SortOrder = @prodSortOrder, Active = @prodActive where ID = @prodId;
select ID as prodId from Products where ID = @prodId
end if( @prodId = 0 ) begin insert into Products ( Name, Manufacturer, ShortDescription, LongDescription, Price, CategoryID, SortOrder, Active ) values( @prodName, @prodManufacturer, @prodShortDescrip, @prodLongDescrip, @prodPrice, @prodCatId, @prodSortOrder, @prodActive );
SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS prodId end
GO
I have recently added two new fields to the database that I need the stored procedure to act upon, but adding them into the above code does not work. I read somewhere that this would happen with new fields, but I do not know how to fix this issue. Could someone point me in the right direction and help me out? I also have some other tables and SP's that I need to update, but its the same issue, I think so fixing this one should help me out across the board.
I have this stored procedure that loops through a table and updates acouple of fields. For some reason one of the fields is not beingupdated. If I run the same code from query analyzer, it works fine.Let me know if anyone can figure out why @lastscandate would ever beNULL. If it is null it should be equal to @maildate. The senerio thatseems to fail is when no records are returned from the select statementto fill in @lastscandate. This should then active the next ifstatement and set the @lastscandate equal to the @maildate. MailDateis always filled in in the database and LastScanDate will be NULL.Thanks for your help.DECLARE c1 CURSOR LOCAL FORSELECT m.id, m.acctno, m.ordid, m.cycle FROM master m WITH (nolock)WHERE m.printstatus IN ('ST', 'ML') AND (m.batchid IS NULL OR m.batchid= 0) AND (m.maildate ='' OR m.maildate IS NULL)AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM packagemaster p WITH (nolock)WHERE m.acctno = p.acctno AND m.ordid = p.ordid AND m.cycle = p.cycleAND p.status NOT IN ('BM', 'PM'))OPEN c1FETCH FROM c1 INTO @mid, @acctno, @ordid, @cycleWHILE @@fetch_status = 0BEGIN--Get MailDate from Manifest - if NULL then use GetDateset @maildate = NULLSELECT @maildate = MAX(whenmailed) FROM manifest WITH (nolock)WHERE acctno = @acctno AND ordid = @ordid AND cycle = @cycleif @maildate is NULLset @maildate = getdate()--Get Last Scan Date from Transactions - if NULL then use MailDateset @lastscandate = NULLselect @lastscandate=max(actiondate) from transactions whereacctno=@acctno and ordid=@ordid and cycle=@cycle and actionid=303if @lastscandate is NULLset @lastscandate = @maildateBEGIN TRANSACTIONUPDATE master SET printstatus = 'ML', maildate = @maildate,lastscandate=@lastscandateWHERE id = @midINSERT INTO transactions (initials, actionid, machinelogin, acctno,ordid, cycle, program) VALUES ('RLT', 55, 'Mars', @acctno, @ordid,@cycle, 'Update Mail Dates')COMMIT TRANSACTIONFETCH NEXT FROM c1 INTO @mid, @acctno, @ordid, @cycleENDCLOSE c1
Hello, I am looking at writing a SP without much success which enables multiple filtering on one field. Something like below: Input field: Product Description So if the user enters: "Large Drill" OR "Drill Large" the same resultset will be returned. SELECT * FROM products WHERE products.prod_desc contains both "Large" AND "Drill" I guess there'll need to be a nested Select and loop to parse the space separated input field. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thank you Lee
I import a flat file from a legacy system, and then convert it into a single table. That works simply enough.
Then I have a SP that querys that table using a parameter for an accountID. My business tier calls that SP and returns the results to the calling tier (my web application). Easy enough...
Now for the question. The people who created the flat file (written in COBOL) decided to use "codes" to represent data. So, for instance, if I'm looking for the account plan, I can expect to see characters like ], or [, or +, etc... These characters have a special meaning, like:
] = Plan A [ = Plan B + = Plan C, and so on.
Currently, the web application displays those characters, but I want it to display the actual plan name. Is there a way that when I execute the SP, the SP could pull the necessary records, and whenever it encounters a certain "plan" character, it could convert it into a "readable" name? Say that it sees that the plan_type field has a value of "]" for twenty records, so it converts those twenty records' plan_type value from "]" into "Plan A"? I'm not sure if I can do that, but I want to at least evaluate the option if I can.
I've evaluated other options, like using a CASE statement in my code, but I shot that down quickly...for obvious reasons. I don't wanna be changing my web application or business tier each time these guys update a plan name, or add a new one, delete an existing one, etc...
I've also thought about creating a dictionary table than contains the plan's code and its name, and then just INNER JOIN the first table with the dict table. This would keep my SP very simple (it's very straight-forward right now, and I like that). That way, if a plan name is ever changed, or a new one is added, I simply update the dict table using a simple query. However, if my SP is doing the conversion, I could just as easily update the SP.
Either of these methods would work for me, and I *do* know how to do the latter (dict table). However, there are quite a few other fields that I may have to do this for. I believe when I left for the day on Friday, my last count was 14 fields total that needed translation. That would mean 14 different dict tables! That could certainly affect my SP performance with all those INNER JOINS!
Therefore, I'm certainly interested in figuring out if it's possible to do the former method (SP), and then I shall decide which method is best for my situation.
Feel free to include your thoughts on which process you think is better as well. I'm really riding the fence with this one. However, if I can't find out how to change field values in my SP, then obviously I'll make a decision very quickly...
I want to sort a stored procedure based on a variable passed to it... what is the easiest way to do this? Here's an example of what I want to do:
sp_select_thing 10, 'thing_name', 'asc'
It would run the query then somehow evaluate parameters 2 and 3 to be placed in the ORDER BY clause. I'm not sure if they should be quoted as strings or not, I don't have an idea how to pass a "reference to a variable" as a parameter to a stored procedure... or even if such a thing is possible