Is there any set option with which, the text output from select statement can be changed. A select of any varchar field defaults to 256 characters. If I define a field of varchar(1024), how can I get an output representing all the 1024 characters. Thanks
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I noticed something very strange.
I am viewing the package configuration selected option for a package:
Now, i just click on the - sign and then on the plus sign on the "Properties" branch. And the option is cleared:
The ONLY way i found not to mess everything is just to have ALL the options FULL expanded and THEN to select what i want.
Hi,
I am dumping varchar(40) column from a OLE DB Source to Excel file but it is failing due this error
[Excel Destination [239]] Error: Column "ItemDescription" cannot convert between unicode and non-unicode string data types.
How can I resolve this issue?
Thanks
Hi Guys
I am wondering if you could spare some time and help me out with this puzzle.
I am new to this stuff so please take it easy on me.
I’m trying to create procedure which will take 2 input parameters and give me 1 back.
Originally there will be more outputs but for this training exercise 1 should do.
There are 2 tables as per diagram below and what I’m trying to do is
Verify username & password and pull out user group_name.
|---------------| |-----------------------|
| TBL_USERS | |TBL_USER_GROUPS|
|---------------| |-----------------------|
| USERNAME | /|GROUP_ID |
| PASSWORD | / |GROUP_NAME |
| GROUP_ID |< | |
|---------------| |-----------------------|
For my proc. I am using some ideas from this and some other sites, but obviously i've done something wrong.
'====================================================
ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.try01
(
@UserName varchar(50),
@Password varchar(50),
@Group varchar Output
)
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON;
SELECT TBL_USERS.USERNAME, TBL_USERS.PASSWORD,@Group = TBL_USER_GROUPS.GROUP_NAME,
TBL_USERS.USER_ID, TBL_USER_GROUPS.GROUP_ID
FROM TBL_USERS INNER JOIN TBL_USER_GROUPS
ON TBL_USERS.GROUP_ID = TBL_USER_GROUPS.GROUP_ID
WHERE (TBL_USERS.USERNAME = @UserName)
AND (TBL_USERS.PASSWORD = @Password)
'====================================================
and this is what i'm getting in VS.Net while trying to save.
'====================================================
ADO error: A select statement that assigns a value to variable must
not be combined with data-retrieval operation.
'====================================================
I did not see any samples on the net using ‘varchar’ as OUTPUT usually they where all ‘int’s. Could that be the problem?
Please help.
CC
hi all, I'm after a way to produce a single-lined output of a char/varchar string replicated over 8000 times.
basically I've been given a task to create a stored procedure which can accept any integer to replicate a string X times.
From what I've read the replicate() fn will covert to varchar of max 8000 bytes.
I've thought about creating a UDF to accept the varchar and int and run a loop to keep outputting but 'print' will pass an endline to the buffer which is no good for my loop.
Any help would be great on this. Thanks.
I am using version 9.00.2047.00 SP1 of Visual Studio 2005.
Using ADO.NET, I have been unable to get the Execute SQL task to successfully return the value of an output parameter defined as varchar or nvarchar when the value is null. No other data types seem to have this problem, including the sql_variant data type.
Here is the stored procedure I am calling:
create proc spx
@in int = null output,
@vc nvarchar(10) = null output,
@dt datetime = null output
as
select
@in = null,
@vc = null,
@dt = null
return
The variables to which the three output parameters return their values have a data type of Object. The task runs fine when the integer or datetime parameters are used, and the variables can be identified as null using IsDBNull. But as soon as the nvarchar (or varchar) parameter is included, the task fails with this message:
"The incoming tabular data stream (TDS) remote procedure call (RPC) protocol stream is incorrect. Parameter 1 ("@vc"): Data type 0xE7 has an invalid data length or metadata length."
I have seen a couple of postings that sound similar to this problem, but so far I have found no resolution. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ron Rice
I have 1 files, one is .sql and another is stored procedure. SQL file will call the stored procedure by passing the variables setup in the SQL file. However, everything ran well except at the end, I try to get the return value from SP to my SQL file ... which will send notification email. But, I get the following msg ... I am not sure how to fix this ... help!!! :(
Syntax error converting the varchar value 'ABC' to a column of data type int.
SQL file
======================
DECLARE @S AS VARCHAR(1000)
EXEC @S = PDT.DBO.SP_RPT 'ABC'
SELECT CONTENT = @S -- this is the value I am trying to pass as content of the email
EXEC PRODUCTION.DBO.SENDEMAIL 'xxx@hotmail.com', 'Notification', @S
======================
Stored Procedure
======================
CREATE procedure sp_RPT( @array varchar(1000) ) AS
DECLARE @content AS VARCHAR(2000)
SET @content = 'RPT: ' + @array + ' loaded successfully '
SET @array = 'ABC'RETURN CONVERT(VARCHAR(1000),@array)
GO
My store procedure get the QuestionID (PK) from the page and then it's to return a few varchars but gives me the error that string can't be converted to int. ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_getQuestionsforEditPopulateText]@QuestionID int,@QuestionDescription varchar(MAX) OUTPUT,@Option1 varchar(50) OUTPUT,@Option2 varchar(50) OUTPUT,@Option3 varchar(50) OUTPUT,@Option4 varchar(50) OUTPUT,@Option5 varchar(50) OUTPUT,@reference varchar(50) OUTPUT,@chb1 int OUTPUT,@chb2 int OUTPUT,@chb3 int OUTPUT,@chb4 int OUTPUT,@chb5 int OUTPUTAsSet @QuestionDescription =(Select questionDescription from QuestionsBank Where questionID = @QuestionID)Set @Option1 =(Select optionDescription from options Where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 1)Set @Option2 =(Select optionDescription from options Where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 2)Set @Option3 =(Select optionDescription from options Where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 3)Set @Option4 =(Select optionDescription from options Where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 4)Set @Option5 =(Select optionDescription from options Where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 5)Set @reference = (Select referencedescription from reference where questionID = @QuestionID)Set @chb1 = (Select correctOption from options where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 1)Set @chb2 = (Select correctOption from options where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 2)Set @chb3 = (Select correctOption from options where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 3)Set @chb4 = (Select correctOption from options where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 4)Set @chb5 = (Select correctOption from options where questionID = @QuestionID and optionNumber = 5) RETURN This is what the page callsDim dbConnection As System.Data.IDbConnection = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection("myconnectionstring ") Dim cmdUpdate As New Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand("usp_getQuestionsforEditPopulateText", dbConnection) cmdUpdate.CommandType = Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@QuestionID", Data.SqlDbType.Int)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@QuestionID").Value = QuestionID cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@QuestionDescription", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@QuestionDescription").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@Option1", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@Option1").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@Option2", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@Option2").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@Option3", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@Option3").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@Option4", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@Option4").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@Option5", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@Option5").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@reference", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@reference").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@chb1", Data.SqlDbType.Int)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@chb1").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@chb2", Data.SqlDbType.Int)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@chb2").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@chb3", Data.SqlDbType.Int)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@chb3").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@chb4", Data.SqlDbType.Int)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@chb4").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output cmdUpdate.Parameters.Add(New Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@chb5", Data.SqlDbType.Int)) cmdUpdate.Parameters("@chb5").Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Output 'open connection dbConnection.Open() 'Execute non query cmdUpdate.ExecuteNonQuery() 'close connection dbConnection.Close()
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1 12346
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SQL 2012 version
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - 11.0.5532.0 (X64)
Jul 14 2014 15:00:27
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
Enterprise Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) (Hypervisor)
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regards
Ali
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From Books Online:
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Product Name: Pervasive.SQL V8
Data source: DemoData
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How would I fix this?
Thank you.
Hello Everyone,
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Thank You!!!
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I get the error:
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Code Block
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sqlOutlookSearch]
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
@OLIssueID int = NULL,
@searchString varchar(1000) = NULL
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
-- Insert statements for procedure here
IF @OLIssueID <> 11111
SELECT * FROM [OLissue], [Outlook]
WHERE [OLissue].[issueID] = @OLIssueID AND [OLissue].[issueID] = [Outlook].[issueID] AND [Outlook].[contents] LIKE + ''%'' + @searchString + ''%''
ELSE
SELECT * FROM [Outlook]
WHERE [Outlook].[contents] LIKE + ''%'' + @searchString + ''%''
END
And the error I kept getting is:
Msg 402, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sqlOutlookSearch, Line 18
The data types varchar and varchar are incompatible in the modulo operator.
Msg 402, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sqlOutlookSearch, Line 21
The data types varchar and varchar are incompatible in the modulo operator.
Any help is appreciated.
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The source fields from Access are int, int, int and varchar(512). The same is true of the destination within SQL Server 2005. the field 'Answer' is the varchar field in question....
I get the following error
Validating (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc02020f6: Data Flow Task: Column "Answer" cannot convert between unicode and non-unicode string data types.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc004706b: Data Flow Task: "component "Destination - Query" (28)" failed validation and returned validation status "VS_ISBROKEN".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc004700c: Data Flow Task: One or more component failed validation.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0024107: Data Flow Task: There were errors during task validation.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
DTS used to be a very strong tool but a simple import such as this is causing me extreme grief and wondering of SQL2005 is ready for primetime. FYI SP1 is installed. I am running this from a workstation and not on the server if that makes a difference...
Any help would be appreciated.
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How does varchar(max) store info differently from varchar(250)? Either way doesn't it have to hold the container information? So the word "Crackers" have 8 characters to it and information sayings its 8 characters long in both cases. This meaning its taking up same amount of space?
Also my concern will be running queries off of it, does a varchar(max) choke up queries because the fields cannot be properly analyzed? Is varchar(250) any better?
Should I just go with char(250) and watch my db size explode?
Usually the data that is 250 characters contain a lot of blank space that is removed using a SPROC so its not usually 250 characters for long.
Any insight to this would be appreciated.