I have an event log table with a key-column type of datetime. The value in the key column is configured such as the default value is GETUTCDATE() that way everytime I get a new event the table timestamps it automatically. The problem is, the default format for my datetime column does not include milliseconds. Events can happen during the same second generating duplicated primary keys. Is there an easy way to format the datetime column so it includes millisencods for GETUTCDATE() ?.
So I inherited an application that currently serializes it's data to/from XML. I have started on the path down to using SQL CE instead.
Because we need to work across time zones, we like to store all our times as UTC, with occasional exceptions. I was looking forward to simplifying some of my code, and use GETUTCDATE() inside my INSERT/UPDATE queries instead of instantiating datetime objects in code and passing them in as parameters. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that there ain't no such function (which I use all the time on the server end of our application)!
Am I really the first person to wonder about this ?
Can we please get GETUTCDATE() ? Of all the potential feature requests, this would have to be one of the most trivial to implement
I am testing out VS2008, .NET CF 3.5, and SQL CE 3.5 using Merge Replication with SQL 2005 Server. I am getting an error when SQL CE attempts to subscribe to the publication that says SQL CE 3.5 doesn't recognize the function getutcdate(). In the publication there are some tables that have row insert timestamp columns which have getutcdate() listed as the default value.
This error was never a problem under SQL CE 3.0, am I correct in guessing that it is the default value of these row insert timestamp columns that SQL CE 3.5 is complaining about, and if so, what has changed and is there any way around it short of removing the default values from these columns?
During this latest time change, the value of getutcdate() was offset by one hour as called from SQL Server. True UTC time should never be impacted (or changed) by any Daylight Savings Time activity. This is likely not an OS issue, since IIS logs did show the correct UTC time (unchanging) during the DST time change.
Here is a record of how the time change was handled by a running SQL 2000 sp4 Server as these functions were called:
getutcdate() = Oct 29 2006 5:50AM //ran at the same time as// getdate() = Oct 29 2006 1:50AM
getutcdate() = Oct 29 2006 7:05AM //ran at the same time as// getdate() = Oct 29 2006 2:05AM
@@Version=Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.2040 (Intel X86) May 13 2005 18:33:17 Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 1)
Hi, Does anyone have a workaround or know of a fix to this problem: Default value set to 'date pick' from date currently within field by setting value equal to that field . ie if date is 01/01/2010 date picker opens in Jan 2010 - works ok. However, once published to Sharepoint and run through browser the Date Picker ignores the default value and the date picker opens for today. ie April 2008.
is it possible to give a default value for a column which is generated as a result of left outer join... when there is no value for a particular column it shows null is it possible to change give a default value based on its data type?
Hi, I'm creating a dynamic group of values using SELECT and UNION Example: (SELECT Description = 'Changed PhoneNumber from ' + @old_PhoneNumber + ' to ' + @PhoneNumber WHERE @PhoneNumber <> @old_PhoneNumber UNION ALL SELECT Description = 'Changed FaxNumber from ' + @old_FaxNumber + ' to ' + @FaxNumber WHERE @FaxNumber <> @old_FaxNumber UNION ALL SELECT Description = 'Changed EmailAddress from ' + @old_EmailAddress + ' to ' + @EmailAddress WHERE @EmailAddress <> @old_EmailAddress) The problem here is that SQL Server thinks "Description" is an int (by default probably) and gives me an error when I try to assign a string to it. I'm taking that information and using it as a field in a INSERT INTO ... SELECT statement, so I don't think I am able to use a DECLARE statement or if that would even work. Does anyone know how I can make it so that Description is always a varchar?
When creating a table the default value field how do I input a default value into this field so when the user does his input it is automatically displayed. I have a yes/no user defined data type and I want the default value to be no.
i want a defauld vaule in my query to come for each row(50 row)
say i have address table with column name,street1, state,pin but no column for city---
How do i return a query for each name(50 row) which has a default value of city as 'Miami' for all 50 rows the city name is not there in databse at all
I have database in sql server. One field called datesent, i would like to set the default value as now(), i just type in the default value in database design, it didn't work. Please help, many thanks.
Code: SELECT M.District, SUM(case when P.PropType = 'T' or M.Status = 'SA' then V.CurrentTaxable else 0 end), SUM(case when SUBSTRING(P.Code,1,1) = 'P' then V.CurrentTaxable else 0 end), SUM(case when P.PropType <> 'T' and M.Status <> 'SA' and SUBSTRING(P.Code,1,1) <> 0 then V.CurrentTaxable else 0 end)
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In other words, I am trying to sum 1 variable into 3 categories depending upon certain conditions. I have to explicitly negate all the conditions from the first 2 SUM's to simulate a default ending else condition. Is there any construct in SQL that will me to do the last SUM if the first 2 SUM's fail without all the negation conditions?
I am using SQL Express and Expression Web. A table in my db records holiday requests and has a status field. I want this field set to a default value of 1. The field in SQL (Default Value/Binding) is set to 1 and displays ((1)). If I enter a row manually, it works fine. However, the web form posts data to the database but this particular field results in NULL? I've had to allow NULLS on this occasion to troubleshoot to this point whereas normally for this field NULLS would not be allowed. Any idea why this is behaving as so?
How can I ge the value of the constant using SQL ?
Also - anyone know why this is going to be removed from a future version of SQL - we use it for partitioning with replicated clients (long story) - but every table has one column which is bound to this default. We find it *very* handy.
I have populated an SQLdata table from an XML datasource usinmg the bulk command. In my SQL table is a new column that is not in the XML table which I would like to set to a default value. Would anyone know the best way to do this. So far I can's see how to add this value in the Bulk command. I am happy to create a new command that updates all the null values of this field to a default value but can't seem to do this either as a SQLdatasource or a APP Code/ Dataset. Any suggestions or examples where I can do this.Many thanks in advance
I would like have the default value for a feild to be the result of a call to System.Web.Security.Membership.GeneratePassword(12,4) How do I implement this? In a trigger? Do you have sample code? Thank you very much
In SQL Server Management Studio (Express), when you create a new query the database defaults to "Master", and you either have to select the database that you want or write "USE databasename" at the start of your query.Is there any way of setting the default database? I can't seem to find any option to change this from "Master" to the name of the database that I am using all the time.Thank you, Robert.
Hello, I am working on a single server on two databases. whenever i open new query it uses one of the databases out of it i have access to. but i want other database to be default whenever i open new query as i work on it mostly. how can i do that? generalproblem
I am writing a two step process where the record is created and half of the fields are populated. The second step will populate the remaining fields. Between steps they will run queries against the table and the empty fields are <NULL>.When the field is <NULL> it won't return data on "WHERE Field LIKE '%'". I could just pass "" as data to the remaining fields however since MS SQL allows you to set a default value on a field. Is it possible to set the default value to a blank instead of <NULL>. This would help keep my code a little more streamline. Or is there an easy way to write a fuzzy search that will include <NULL> fields. Thanks
I'm using MSDE and I'd like to set a default value of a space (or spaces), and in design-view, it lets me enter a space. But it is interpreted as an empty-string "" which gets converted to Nulls when it is moved to another string field? I'm not sure why. Is there any way around this?
Hi, I probably do something stupid, but I cannot figure out how to set the date as deault when inserting a record in a table. I have created a Default in the database, giving it a name and the Value = GetDate() and bind it to the desired column.
When I insert a record without filling in a value in this datefield, the table shows me "01/01/1900" in stead of Today.
I have the following to create a new table.... CREATE TABLE dbo.test (Id varchar(20) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, Name varchar(256) NOT NULL, visible bit NOT NULL )
I need to set the default value of the bit visible to 1. How can this be done using a T-SQL statement? Thanks, Zath
I need to set the default value of a field in my table to 'Regular' if nothing is inserted to that field. Is it not as easy as putting ('Regular') in Default Value?
I am trying to insert a row in a table. One of the column has been defined as smalldatetime datatype. The insertion is successful but some default date is getting inserted in the date field. The default date is 1/1/1900. I haven't given any default date. I want to insert null in that field. I don't want any default date to get inserted.
If you have any solution to this please reply urgently. Thanks.
How can I change the Default value of a column in a table using sql? for instance I have a table called Phone and I have a field called AreaCode and the default now is '123' . I would like to change it to '456'.
