Hello,
Since SQL 2005 Express doesn't appear to let you paste multiple lines of data into a cell -- a task as "basic" as the Commodore 64 -- I'm forced to enter the data for 2 records directly. I'm trying to insert line breaks, which SQL 2000 allowed you to do by simply pressing the Enter key. However, 2005 just moves you to another record. How do I do this extremely simple task?
Many thanks for a speedy reply!
I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum (forgive me if I'm not) since I'm not sure if this is an issue with inserting an item into a db or the processing of what I get out of it. I wrote a basic commenting system in which someone my post a comment about something written on the site. I wanted to keep it very simple, but I at least want the ability for a user to have newlines in their comment without having to hardcode a <br /> or something like that. Is there a way for me to detect a newline if someone, for example, is going to their next paragraph?
Let me know if you need a better explanation.
Thanks in advance!
Sometimes I want to quickly to edit a record in a table instead of using an insert statement.
Sometimes there are auditing columns like DateCreated, and CreatedBy,
I know it can be made as default. for DateCreated to be sysdatetime, and createdby to be system user.
But I just curious to know if there is a way to manually enter today's date and the user in the cell?
I wanted to know how to insert line breaks while updating the database. Even if I have a number of paragraphs......everything is displayed as one single paragraph. How do i display text in paragraphs ?
Hope someone can help me out. Thanks in advance.
I am fairly new to SQL Server. I work for an Internet sofware company building web sites for our customers.
I am trying to insert JavaScript ad tags into a text field in my db. It seems that when the calling web page is rendered the line breaks are removed from the js code and it does not function properly. I've doubled up all of the single quotes and the line breaks appear in the insert statement but do not make it to the front side of my web site.
I have a field in a db table which is like a chat history.I need to update the field with a user's input (put into a multiline text box) and append that to the beginning of the field.The problem is that I want to maintain line breaks when I retrieve the field into a multiline textbox (aka textarea) and can't figure it out.I've searched around and have seen lots of solutions for converting line breaks into <br> tags, but those people are trying to output to a label.I'm using an update command in my SqlDataSource like this: UpdateCommand="UPDATE [account] SET [history] = @history + history WHERE [id] = 1"With a parameter declaration like this: <UpdateParameters> <asp:ControlParameter Name="history" ControlID="TextBox1" PropertyName="Text" /> </UpdateParameters>If I try to concatenate in a or CHR(10), the characters are literally inserted. Like this for example (this is the last variation I tried).... UpdateCommand="UPDATE [account] SET [history] = @history + CHR(10) + history WHERE [id] = 1"How do I store a CrLf programatically?
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I have e-mails saved in a SQL database with all HTML formatting information.
To remove all HTML formatting I craeted a function on the RS report:
Public Shared Function removeHtmlChar(ss)
try
Dim l as integer
Dim i as integer
Dim ch as string
Dim x as integer
Dim t as string
t = ""
l=len(ss)
for i=1 to l
ch=mid(ss,i,1)
x=i
if(ch="<") then
x=i
do while(mid(ss,x,1)<>">")
x=x+1
loop
else
t=t & ch
end if
i=x
next
t = t.Replace("nbsp;"," ")
removeHtmlChar = t
catch
removeHtmlChar = ""
end try
End Function
When I look at the report on the screen the report is showed correct.
If I print or export the report it add a lot of line breaks in the e-mail text.
Why does it not print it as it looks at the screen?
Hello,
I have a series of fixed width files, all with the same schema. I need to import the data into a SQL Server table. Each record in the flat file begins with 'D1'. The length of each record (string) is 380. There are cases where the record ends after position 193, and a new record appears in the current string beginning at position 194. So at position 194 'D' appears, and '1' appears at position 195.
In the flat file, I need to insert a line break after position 193 if position 194 = 'D' and if position 195 = '1'. I'm guessing I would do this with a Script Component Transformation. Once the file is edited, then I can bring the data into the table.
What might the script look like? If you have any suggestions, samples, or know of examples on the web you can point me to, please share.
Thank you for your help!
cdun2
Is there something I can do in layout mode to cause line breaks to only occur when data changes? I am creating a list of students and their degrees, but some students have multiple degrees and some only have one. If I place the information in a table with a blank row for a break, it breaks after every degree, but without the break there are no breaks at all.
Here's what I want:
Student
degree
degree
Student
degree
Student
degree
degree
degree
But what I have is:
Student
degree
degree
Student
degree
Student
degree
degree
degree
Is there any way to fix this, perhaps with an expression of some kind?
I can't figure out how to get my line chart to break when there isn't a value. For example, I have a trend line over 4 time periods. The 3rd time period is missing a value. Instead of the line ending at the 2nd period and picking up again at the 4th time period, it's connecting the line 2nd to the 4th period. I'd like it to break and for there to be no line appearing in the 3rd period. I bet that's as clear as mud, but let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
sash
Is it possible to change any line breaks or newlines for a string ...
In a select statement in a store procedure, in this way I can reproduce text in a label on a webpage complete with line breaks ....
I am storing formatted data (including spaces and line breaks) in a single field in a table.
When I run a report on that field, the preview of the report is automatically removing all the extra spaces and line breaks, making the report unreadable.
When exporting the report to PDF or printing it, it shows the line breaks and spaces as expected.
Does anyone know how to make the report preview show the spaces and line breaks?
Hi All,
I have a simple SSIS package that runs a query on the db and outputs a fixed width flat file. I have all my column widths defined and in the connection manager i can preview the output. Everything looks great. All the fields fall where they should and each record is on it's own line.
When i run the SSIS program and then go open my text file with a text editor the ouput is all on the same line. I have tried changing my file format from fixed width to ragging right and adding a row delimiter but that doesn't work either. I feel like i'm missing something small here. It could even be an issue w/ my text editor (although i've tried to open the text file in multiple editors). In the flat file connection manager I have my file defined to be 187 characters long, So figure every 187 characters it should output a new line (it should add the carraige return right?).
Has anyone encountered an issue like this?
Any help would be much appreciated.
I convert EBCDIC file to text file at C:orderorder.txt. There are about 1400000 rows. The length of line is 1500.
How to insert entire line into one column of the table? (only one column, named as [LineDetail])
I have a column defined as smalldatetime. Default length (4), and "allow NULLS" is checked.In the Enterprise Manager UI, when i enter data into that table row, if i just tab past that column, all is well, and the value is represented in the UI as <NULL>.The problem comes once i ever enter a date into that column. Say i have entered a date (all is well), and now i want to remove that entry and go back to NULL (after the date value has been committed, different entry session, say).How is that done?It seems to me, once a date has ever been entered into that column, now, if i try to remove it, i get the error "The value you entered is not consistant with the data type or length of the column, or over grid buffer limit". I have tried deleting the value, entering spaces, entering the string NULL or the string <NULL>; maybe some other tries as well, but none works, i always get that error message and am not allowed to proceed past that cell until i restore a date value to it. I want to get back to <NULL>.Anybody know?Thank you.Tom
View 1 Replies View RelatedI want to, for each month of the year 2014 say, to create a loop that will enter data into a table.
Right now I have:
Select [Member Number],
sum(case when [Receipt Date]='2014/01/01' then Amount else 0 end) as [Rec 2014/01/01]
From [Receipts Table]
Group by [Member Number]
Insert into [Receipts 2014/01/01]
[Code] ....
Instead I would just like to do something like…
Declare i date
For i=2014/01/01 to 2014/12/01
Select [Member Number],
sum(case when [Receipt Date]=i then Amount else 0 end) as [Rec +i]
From [Receipts Table]
Group by [Member Number]
Insert into [Receipts + i]
Don’t know if this is at all possible?
when insert a multiple line string value into a field it display with two squares when open table.
insert into temptest (test,refdetails,cardno)values('test1','this is first line
and second line
and third line',
'23243')
this record shows in the database with squares for enter key. how to replace these squares with space?
pat
this is first line and [][]second line [][]and third line
Hi,
I want to implement error handling my SSIS package. for this I am putting an execute SQL task for a container(which contains different interlinked tasks) in event handler.
Say my first task fails in this container.Immedaitely my sql task which inserts the error code and description should exceute in the event handler and populate my error table in OLAP database.
Any help will be great SSIS gurus.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Aman
Greetings all:
I'm having a bit of an issue with a report that I've been working on for the last several days. The report is set up to use a table to print out information grouped by customer, with each customer's information showing up on a new page. This is all fine and well, but it seems that the table is generating page breaks after each row; in other words, since the table has twelve rows (10 group header rows, one details row, and one group footer row), twelve pages get printed, with the data from each row showing up at the top of the page, and nothing else.
The odd thing seems to be this: when I turn off page breaks (initally set to occur at the end of each group), it continues to
insert these breaks, as long as the details row forces the group footer onto another page. This doesn't happen every time the report is generated. Short of getting into the XML that makes up the report definition, I've tried every trick I can think of to get this to stop.
Any suggestions?
Edit: I should also mention that the report previews just fine, but only spits out the 12+ pages when printed or exported.
Using an MS A2K front end running on WinXP and ODBC connections to SQLServer 7 on Win 2K server; there are about 10 users who access thefront end via Terminal Server and use the same front end; there areabout another 10 users who run a copy of the db on their local machine.SQL server has 2 databases, with approx. 20 tables between them (oneis for processing ckts from a remote sql server for local use, theother is a site database).There is one user that always has to refresh the same single table eachtime a release of the db is copied to his local machine. Once thetable is refreshed in link manager, the front end is good to go...untilthe the next release is made (about every 2 months--for changes inbusiness rules). We have gone and checked his WINS and DNS settingsand at this point, the only difference between other users and this onewho can't get the table normally, is that he is using a different brandmachine (he uses a toshiba satellite, all others use a ibm thinkpad).Since purchasing a new laptop for him is out of the question, doesanyone have a suggestion for correcting this problem?TIA for the help,EricO.
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I have some simple views that bind to an Access forms for use in the detail side of Master/Detail forms.
The views are of the style:
SELECT *.OrderDetails, Products.TotalUnitsInStock AS UsefulReferenceInfo
FROM OrderDetails LEFT OUTER JOIN Products ON ..........
Using a database in SQL 2000, opening the view to directly insert values into the OrderDetails columns works perfectly, and Access correctly determines that there is an IDENTITY column that is the Primary Key. Insert works perfectly, form work perfectly.
Using the same SQL script to build a database in SQL 2005 the view doesn't detect that the column is an IDENTITY column so any attempt to insert data fails with the error "Invalid input parameter values. Check the status values for detail." Insert fails, form also doesn't work.
I have tested this in Access 2002, 2003 and 2007 B2TR and all give the same results so it seems to be a breaking change in SQL 2005.
It is easy to see when there is going to be trouble because the tell-tale '(Auto Number)' or more recently '(New)' text is missing from the appropriate identity column.
This is fairly inconvenient and breaks quite a lot of my Master/detail forms that use this design pattern.
Can anybody from the SQL team help shed some light on this for my.
Cheers Simon
I'm trying to insert into a table 2 values one of which is an
exec master..xp_cmdshell @command where I have assigned @command with a value
this statement gives me the result into a 1 col. table fine:
insert into mytable99(col1) exec master..xp_cmdshell @command
now what I want to do is put col2 in there as well!!
ie. insert into mytable99(col1,col2) values (exec master..xp_cmdshell @command, '123')
I get a sytax error ... on the exec ??
Could anyone help re the proper way of doing this ... thanks in advance
I use a similar command below to insert into a temp table the result of a large command line call to an exectable with many parameters passed in the command of which the result passed back contains many items. I then parse the response string to get my results...
set @command = 'dir'
insert into tsverisign(response) exec master..xp_cmdshell @command
My question is our can I insert two values at the same time to this same table one of which is my "exec master..xp_cmdshell @command"
similar to insert into tables (field_a, feild_b) values ('1','2')
Something like (and I know this does not work):
insert into tsverisign(response,trans_id)
values (exec master..xp_cmdshell @command, '123')
Any help would be greatly appreciated .... PS I'm new to MS SQL 2000 and proper syntax etc. etc. so I need full example so I can try. :rolleyes:
Hi,
I want to insert line feed. I have used char(10) and char(13) function. But I could not insert line feed. Ex: set error1= 'error description' + char(10)+ 'Employee'
Output must be: error description Employee
Any suggestions are welcome.
Hello,
I my dataset is like following
sql:
select quarter, sum(amount) as amount from table1 group by quarter
then I get the dataset
field: quarter,amount
date: quarter1,100
quarter2,500
Is it possible to get my report from the dataset above.
my report:
quarter,amount
quarter1,100
quarter2,500
quarter3,0
quarter4,0
thanks!
I have several nested sub-total groups that are all coded to "page break at end". I don't know how to tell RS to suppress the page break if one sub-total immediately follows another. The initial HTML output seems to be smart enough to do this suppression on its own, but when I export to PDF, all the page breaks appear. This causes several pages at the end of the report with one line per page. Perhaps, if I could explicitly suppress these page breaks, the PDF would render properly. How can I do this?
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I want to enter rows into a table having more number of columns
For example : I have one employee table having columns (name ,address,salary etc )
then, how can i enter 100 employees data at a time ?
Suppose i am having my data in .txt file (or ) in .xls
( SQL Server 2005)
Hi all,
I have a problem during the bulk insertion. SQL truncated each line of the file.
The format file is:
9.0
1
1 SQLCHAR 0 8000 "
" 1 if1 ""
Table:
CREATE TABLE #if1 (
[if1] [varchar] (8000) NULL
)
Query:
SET @sqlstr = 'BULK INSERT #if1 FROM ''' + @inputfilepath + '.if1'' WITH (FORMATFILE = ''' + @ifformat + '.fmt1'')'
EXEC(@SQLSTR)
Everything is fine. The only problem is the lines are truncated.
Any ideas?
Hi all can you help me please, I need the users to be able to enter in a date for a self generating report. Usually I use the @Enter_Date but I need them to be able to enter a start date and a end date
But when I run this query SQL gives me an error message Server: Msg 207, Level 16, State 3, Line 1
Invalid column name 'Enter the Start Date'.
Server: Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid column name 'Enter the End Date'.
What should use in place of BETWEEN [Enter the Start Date] And [Enter the End Date]??
SELECT [Main Table].[IR Number], [Main Table].Date, [Main Table].Inspector, [Main Table].Area, [Main Table].Violation, [Main Table].[Violation Type], [Main Table].Loss, [Main Table].[Loss Type], [Main Table].Employee, [Main Table].Action, [Main Table].[Action Type], [Main Table].Notes
FROM [Main Table]
WHERE ((([Main Table].Date) Between [Enter the Start Date] And [Enter the End Date]))
ORDER BY [Main Table].[IR Number]
Hi,
I have a SQL script file which creates a table and and inserts all data required by the client app into the table.
The table also holds images in a varbinary field. How do I insert an image held on the file system (e.g. "C:ImagesMyImage.gif") into a varbinary field using a script that is run using sqlcmd on the command line?
Any pointers greatly appreciated!
Mike
Hi,
I have a data file and the contents of it are as follows
2 -- This is the header indicating the no of records in my files
1001|s1
1006|s2
The content of format file is as follows. This is to skip first column of the all the rows and get only Subs (i.e s1 and s2 )
9.0
2
1 SQLCHAR 0 100 "|" 0 ID ""
2 SQLCHAR 0 100 "
" 1 Subs ""
Here is my query to get all the Subs from my data file
SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET( BULK 'datafile.txt',
FORMATFILE = 'FormatFile.fmt',
FIRSTROW = 2 ) AS a
But this query retuns only s2 where i was expeting s1 and s2. The reason being is that the firts row i.e header doesn't follow the format
Can any one please let me know how to skip the first line in the data file and get the result as required
~Mohan
Fit an intere table in same page without page break for save the excel export.
My table has a Group for order my dates.
I need to have the intere table in the same page, i don't care about blank space at the end of the page.
I can't use the page break beacuse i need an excel export in a unique sheet..
I have tested.. every page break..you'll have a different sheet in your excel export
I need something like this
page 1
Zone
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
8
9
..
page 2
Zone
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
8
9
..
but an unique sheet in the excel export
Hi,
for some AP issue, the file I upload must be without the line feed/carriage return in the last line.
for example:
original fixed-length file (exported from SSIS)
line NO DATA
1 AA123456 50 60
2 BB123456 30 40
3 CC123456 80 90
4 <-- with line feed/carriage return in the last line
The file format that AP request. The file only has 3 records, so it should end in the third line.
line NO DATA
1 AA123456 50 60
2 BB123456 30 40
3 CC123456 80 90
Should I use script component to do it ? I am new for VB . Anyone would help me ?
Thank you all.