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?
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?
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!
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 ?
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 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?
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.
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?
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?
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.
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?).
I'm new to SQL Reporting Services but have made some decent headway. I'm stumped by one issue though: How do I repeat a field over and over on a single line?
To elaborate:
I have a table of backup job failures, with a reason and the time it failed. ID | Reason | Time 1 | No tape | 3/13/3008 2 | Bad drive | 3/14/2008
I'm trying to create a summary, and I want to list the information as follows:
There were 2 failed backup jobs on 3/13/2008, 3/14/2008
My SQL query is as follows: SELECT Time, COUNT(*) AS NumFailures FROM FailedBackups GROUP BY Time ORDER BY Time ASC
How do I "loop" the Time field on a single line in Reporting Services?
I have data saved in nvarchar field in SQL Server and I am displaying it using <= dbReader["my_field"] but even the three or four paragraphs comes as one paragragh and I don't know know where are my line breaks going?
I have to output as one filed name, mailing address, and phone of each company that we do business with. the out put must look as follows: Company Name Store number: ##### Street Address 1 Street Address 2 City, State Zip + 4 Phone: (###) ###-####
Each piece of data is a single field and will have to be concatenated into one. How do I force the line breaks where I need them?
Also each piece of data will be compared to a €œsource€? for validity and I will need to mare the individual data pieces red where €œwrong€?. Like so: VALID MY DATA Company Name Company Name Store number: ##### Store number: ##### Street Address 1 Street Address 1 Street Address 2 Street Address 2 City, State Zip + 4 City, State Zip + 4 Phone: (###) ###-#### Phone: (###) ###-####
Any ideas on how to do this? I have used IIF for conditional formating of field colors in the past, but my expierence is that it changes the WHOLE display field not just piece of data the IIF is wrapped around.
I am trying to write a user defined function that will allow me tostrip off the last carriage return and line feed from a text field.We have address fields stored in a text field for our ERP system andsome of them have an extra carriage return and line feed at the end ofthem. This causes havoc when we sync between our ERP system and CRMsystem. If anyone knows a way to solve this problem the help would beappreciated.Examples:Existing Text field with CR:1234 Blah Street<CR>Suite 2345<CR>Corrected Text field:1234 Blah Street<CR>Suitr 2345
I keep getting the following error message but I don't see what's wrong with my code
Server Error in '/Admin' Application.
Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type datetime.The statement has been terminated. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type datetime.The statement has been terminated.Source Error:
Line 147:cmdSql.Parameters.Add("@event_active","1") Line 148: Line 149:cmdSql.ExecuteNonQuery() Line 150: Line 151:pnlForm.Visible = FalseSource File: c:hostingwebhost4lifememberNYACOAadmincalendar.aspx Line: 149 Stack Trace:
Hi All,I am trying to insert symbols in a field of a table. I am using the datatype nvarchar for the field.However when i tried to insert a statement with the symbol pi, it comes out as following:(A) 100? cm2 (B) 140? cm2 (C) 200? cm2All the pi symbol are converted to ?.Can ne 1 tell me how i can store such strings in the field.Thanks
how do i add a new field and insert a value into it?
I'm importing data from another table into a new one, but my source table has a char field and the target filed is (int) can I add a new field to the source file and add a value to it? and how? I have in my source table a field call companyName that contains text and the target table has a companyId which is an INT. If I create a field call companyId and add a value of '1' depending on the value of CompanyName... This is what i want ot do if CompanyName = LA then insert 1 into new filed companyID How can I do that? I have to do this for 100 or more tables. Can I write a script that will do that for me? does it make sence?
I'm trying to insert a string expression into a varbinary field. I've tried it several ways, but the data does not seem to get inserted.
I map DT_STR field ("T") with varbinary field in destination table and the package executes properly, but when I see the data that it has been loaded I only see empty values (0x).
I have also tried other approaches, like converting to DT_BYTES during SSIS flow, but I always get the same result.
I have a table with the following schema: CREATE TABLE [itis].[wrk_taxon_authors] ( [wb_taxon_author_id] [int] NOT NULL , [taxon_author_id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL , [taxon_author] [varchar] (100) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL , [kingdom_id] [smallint] NOT NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GO
I am trying to insert the following data (as you can see fields are seperated with the | ):
19||Flores-Villela and Sánchez-H., 2003|5| 20||Wiegmann, 1828|5| 16|17482|Gray, 1838|5| 17|9823|(Wiegmann, 1828)|5| I get the following error:Server: Msg 4869, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Bulk Insert failed. Unexpected NULL value in data file row 1, column 2. Destination column (taxon_author_id) is defined NOT NULL. Server: Msg 4869, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Bulk Insert failed. Unexpected NULL value in data file row 2, column 2. Destination column (taxon_author_id) is defined NOT NULL.
Since I have defined column 2 as an identity column, I don't understand why SQL Query analyzer is upset when I do not have a value in that field. To me, I would think it would auto-insert an integer (starting at seed 1 and incrementing by 1), but it doesn't. Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Hi All, I am trying to insert symbols in a field of a table.
I am using the datatype nvarchar for the field. However when i tried to insert a statement with the symbol pi, it comes out as following: (A) 100? cm2 (B) 140? cm2 (C) 200? cm2
All the pi symbol are converted to ?.
Can ne 1 tell me how i can store such strings in the field.
Hi folks,I'm trying to write a simple SELECT statement that will execute inquery analyser but will just have the data with no column names, or thedotted line between them and the data. I also want to avoid thestatement at the end which says nnn rows affected. any ideas? I want todo this because I intend to write the results to a flat file.Thanks for your helpDanny....
I am trying to insert 1000000.00 into my sql table from a webpage. I as long as the amount is 999.99 or less it works fine, once higher then that amount it gives me an error. Below is the code I am using to do the insert, it gets the error on the insert and the update both: I am getting the error on the price inserting the FormatCurrency(txtprice.Text) SelectStatement = "Insert crewchief (crewchief, price, car_num) Select '" & txtcrewchief.Text & "', " & FormatCurrency(txtprice.Text) & ", '" & txtcarnum.Text & "'" Adapter.SelectCommand = New SqlClient.SqlCommand(SelectStatement, myConnection) MyCommandBuilder = New SqlClient.SqlCommandBuilder(Adapter) Adapter.Fill(MatcherDS, "temp") Any ideas on why?
I have a datetime field in a database which I am programmatically inserting values into. The field can be null or not null. However, I am having problems inserting NULL as part of my SQLCommand. The value is pulled from a text box (linked to a calendar extender) and when I select a value it is being inserted fine. If I just leave the box blank though, I want the field to be set to NULL. I have tried adding in ,DBNULL.Value, as part of my VALUES(…) string, but this throws an exception. I Have tried just inserting ‘’ but that also throws an exception (“The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value�), so I don’t know how I can insert this value when the field is blank? Can anyone shed some light please? Thanks
I have looked and looked for any information on how to insert data from a db into a text field using a stored procedure. If anyone has any helpful links or suggestions, my sanity would greatly appreciate the help.
Hello, I was wondering if someone could give me some insight to why i may be having this SQL 05 problem. I have setup a series of cells using say vchar(max). However when i go into add data in the table if I enter anything on of the word i.e. insert(Hello my name is) This red circle with an exclamation mark ( ! ) pops up and then if i continue to do another row it wont let me continue. The message i get is Error Source: .netSql Client Data provider Error message: String or binary data would be truncated. The statement has been terminated, Then it says to fix this or press escape, i have never seen this before can help me out as I have no idea why this is happening. Any help much appreciated.
HiI am trying to insert value retrieved from Now() into a datetime field in my MSDE database, but I am getting the following error, and I have no idea what is going wrong.Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type datetime.The statement has been terminated.Here is the code I am using:Dim user As String = MyContext.User.Identity.Name.ToString Dim TimeDate As DateTime = Now() Dim status As String = "Pending"
With SqlOrders.InsertParameters .Item("UserName").DefaultValue = user .Item("OrderDate").DefaultValue = TimeDate .Item("Status").DefaultValue = status End With SqlOrders.Insert()The date is being returned in this format 23/03/2006 02:01:52, which is the same format as it should appear in the database. could anyone please tell me where I am going wrong?
can we insert multiple values into the same field. as we do for the mailing list. that is can we use commas to enter multiple values into the same field
I need to insert rows into a table which contains a smallint field for time. The times are stored in that colum as integers (898, 11345, 1259, etc.) How can I enter a time like 9:15 AM into this field? I know how to display integer data in hh:mm format but I'm stumped on how I can do the reverse.
