I have to admit that I'm still a beginner in the database field, but I'm
actively studying, and this is why I will be utterly grateful for the
proper, accurate, and wise guidance to the right direction or specific
paths of database studies.
I simply want to make my first major database project a "personal
knowledge database" or a "personal encyclopedia", so to speak. By this I
mean that I want to gather diverse, multi-format bits of knowledge into
a single database divided into major categories, sub-categories, and so
on. For example, I want to scan collected articles from newspapers &
magazine and save them as images, type hand-written notes into the
computer and save them as MS Word or Text files, save audio files with
searchable keywords, even save searchable MS OneNote audio & text files,
all into directories & sub-directories. Then I want to be able to search
all these files for specific words or subjects; sort them according to
date, subject, etc; update, add to or append, edit, or even cut & paste
(within) any of those records in the database, which rely on easily
customizable formats like text & images (in contrast with audio files or
OneNote files, for example).
I also want to prevent wasting time in the future, by avoiding
repetitive, same-keywords typing for every non-text new entry, like an
image or audio file, by having a customizable keyword list open (by
right clicking for example), where one could mark all the relevant
keywords for the picture or audio file. Also have a short description
for each one of those entries when needed. And I want to be able to add
slick, good-looking graphics to the interface of the database and the
forms of the records.
Basically, my priorities include: saving time filling the database with
knowledge, quickly & accurately finding the future targets of any
search, presenting the search results in a highly comprehensible &
organized form, and a good looking interface & forms for every entry,
which are pleasing to the eye and encouraging to study.
I already use graphics applications for the "looks" part. So my question
is: what are the technologies or applications that I should learn by
heart and use in order to design such a database in the best way? Would
MS Access alone do it all for me? Or should I learn other technologies?
I'll be grateful for anyone taking the time to help. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Yasso
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hi need help how to send an email from database mail on row update from stored PROCEDURE multi update but i need to send a personal email evry employee get an email on row update like send one after one email
i use FUNCTION i get on this forum to use split from multi update
how to loop for evry update send an single eamil to evry employee ID send one email
I am trying to modify the files path (primary file, log file) of databases, but it looks like I am not able to mofidy their files path directly from the database property dialogue? Would please any experts here give me some ideas on what else can I try to figure it out? Thanks a lot in advance and I am looking forward to hearing from you shortly.
I am loosing my mind on this one. I select info from a database. I then take that selected info, and select info from another table based on that. Straight forward. The CompanyKey attached to my username is 7 which displays in the ReaderResults.Text. I the following line: selectSQL2 = "SELECT * FROM Company WHERE companyKey = ('" + CompanyKey + "')"
I can change it to:
selectSQL2 = "SELECT * FROM Company_Membership WHERE companyKey = 7 "
and it works. I have no idea what is going on. Dissapearing string? Here is the code: Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load 'Database ConnectionDim con As New SqlConnection("Data Source = .SQLExpress;integrated security=true;attachdbfilename=|DataDirectory|ASPNETDB.mdf;user instance=true") 'Job1 InfoDim currentUserID currentUserID = Context.User.Identity.Name.ToString() Label1.Text = currentUserID Dim selectSQL1 As String selectSQL1 = "SELECT companyKey FROM Company WHERE UserID = ('" + currentUserID + "')"Dim cmd1 As New SqlCommand(selectSQL1, con) Dim reader As SqlDataReaderDim CompanyKey 'Job2 Info Dim selectSQL2 As String selectSQL2 = "SELECT * FROM Company WHERE companyKey = ('" + CompanyKey + "')"Dim cmd2 As New SqlCommand(selectSQL2, con) 'Job1 Select Try con.Open() reader = cmd1.ExecuteReader()Do While reader.Read() CompanyKey = reader("CompanyKey").ToString() Loop reader.Close()Catch err As Exception ReaderError.Text = "Error selecting record." ReaderError.Text &= err.Message Finally ReaderResults.Text = CompanyKey con.Close() End Try 'Job2 Select Try con.Open() reader = cmd2.ExecuteReader() GridView1.DataSource = reader GridView1.DataBind() reader.Close()Catch err As Exception ReaderError.Text = "Error selecting record." ReaderError.Text &= err.Message Finally ReaderResults.Text = CompanyKey con.Close() End Try
Hello everyone... i am new to Structured Query Language. I am learning it for the past 6 months form a book by myself. I don't have a teacher available to me. Now when i have finished that with all of the exercises completed. i want to make sure what i've learned is i've really learned it. the problem is that there is no such organization here that i join and have some hand on practical. So now i am asking u guys to help me. Tell me some way so that i make sure of whatever knowledge i have about SQL.
I do a lot of hiring for my company and a lot of the people I interviewsay that they are experts at SQL queries, but when I give them somethingsimple just beyond the typical SELECT type of queries, they choke.For example I have a table that looks like this:PK_ID - primary keyPARENT_ID - a FK to another row in the same tableThis essentially is a tree structure. I will ask interviewees to writea query that will return all the rows that have 2 direct children. Noone knows how to do this.I don't get it. I have done queries which boggle the mind and they arefar more complex than this.Am I asking too much?--* Don VaillancourtDirector of Software Development**WEB IMPACT INC.*phone: 416-815-2000 ext. 245fax: 416-815-2001email: Join Bytes! <mailto:donv@webimpact.com>web: http://www.web-impact.com/ This email message is intended only for the addressee(s)and contains information that may be confidential and/orcopyright. If you are not the intended recipient pleasenotify the sender by reply email and immediately deletethis email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this emailby anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictlyprohibited. No representation is made that this email orany attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning isrecommended and is the responsibility of the recipient./
When trying to install Business Contact Manager (BCM) for Outlook 2007, the setup failed and I was refered to a log file in my Local Settings/Temp folder. The log actually says that Business Contact Manager was installed sucessfully! BCM is supposed to install SQL Express 2005 as an instance or as instance if SQL Express is already installed. There is an MSSMLBIZ instance in Services..
Who can I send the Log File to for analysis and the fix feedback?
When I first went into Computer Management and clicked on Services and Applications in the left panel, the error message appeared "Snap-in failed to intialize. Name: SQL Server Configuration Manager CLSID:{CA9F8727-31DF-41D2-975C-887D84903967} This message diappeared when I clicked on Services and Applications again. Under Services, there are 3 SQL services - one is an application that was uninstalled 3-4 weeks ago and I disabled this service. The other 2 are: SQL Server (MSSMLBIZ) and the other one is SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) When I tried to start either of the last 2, the message appeared: Services "Could not start the SQL Server (MSSMLBIZ) service on Local Computer. Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified. Under Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSGL.1 folder is mostly empty. So, it seems like the Path in the Registry is not valid and that nothing is being installed in the MSSQL.1 folder. If so, how do I fix this?
How do I get the BCM SQL instance to install and run properly? what do the messages in Services mean and how do I resolve these.
After updating TempDB path to a wrong path (without file name only folder name) the service is not starting. How can i sovle this and start the service
My company asked me to do a tech interview on a potential contractor for a three month assignment writing SQL Server stored procedures.
I have some things I can ask him to test his qualifications, such as cross-tab query design, UDF usage, running total queries, select first 'N' queries, Primary Keys vs Clustered Indexes, etc...
I was curious what questions other people might ask in order to assess a person's skill. Remember that this is SQL programming only, not admin stuff, and I want to ask questions with a range of difficulty from easy to head-cracker.
I am having a puzzling problem with a DTS package in SQL 2000 that uses a combination of "Execute Process Tasks" and "ActiveX Script Tasks." The issue occurs with one of (the second) the ActiveX Script Task. The script invokes a COM object that was written in C#. This COM object connects to the database and writes a record set and then calls a stored procedure. When I run this step individually, everything works fine. When I run it as part of the package, the record set is being written but the stored procedure is not invoked (SQL Profile confirms this).
I haven't really begun a serious attempt to troubleshoot the problem, though I have played around with the Transactions and OLE DB properties of the DTS Package.
Any suggestions as to why the behavior might be different, or some straightforward tips on troubleshooting would be appreciated. I have access to the COM component source.
I dont know where to put this thread, I just wanna ask a question..actually what is happen when subscription synchronized the publications among IIS process.. (SQLMobile)
I don't have any knowledge about SQL Server at all... I wanna know:
1. What is SQL Server? 2. Have SQL Server something to do with databases and Microsoft Access to do? 3. What is the link between Visual C++ Express Edition and SQL Server Express Edition? 4. Where on the web can I learn (tutorials) how to use SQL Server Express Edition?
Hey everyone, I'm in the midst of setting up hMailServer on my server and at one point it tells me to enter the name of my database I setup for my email. I entered my database name along with the username and password to access the database. What I'm lost on is the database server address. I thought that would be localhost but I wasn't quite sure and I was hoping that someone might be able to help me with this. Thanks for any help, QWERTYtech
Dear Friends, please suggest me the best book to gain sound knowledge in DBA concepts as well as writing in sub queries, complex queries as well as inner queries.
I've been working as a .NET developer for many years. However, my educational background isn't in IT at all, so I occasionally find that there are big gaps in my knowledge when I'm called on to do certain things.
My current role is the first one I've had where the efficiency of my database calls has needed to be top-notch. Most of my previous posts have been in building intranet functionality for medium-sized companies so it's just not been an issue and my fairly basic level of SQL knowledge has been enough to get me by.
However, I'm increasingly finding I'm needing to look stuff up, ask for help and so forth and I'm not at all sure that what I'm putting out is up to scratch. I have three main areas of concern:
1) The developers here seem to like doing a lot of the "work" of data sorting and manipulation in SQL whereas I'd previously have just grabbed the whole table and done the manipulation in .NET. I'm finding building my complex queries is just doing my head in - I'm just not used to "thinking" in the way that SQL requires which seems very different from procedural programming.
2) A lot gets said about properly indexing tables for maximum efficiency. I know what an index is and vaguely what it does, but the means of applying them to ensure the best performance is pretty much beyond me.
3) In the same manner I'm now having to worry a lot more about performance issues in my database design. I now the five normal forms and so on, but is there anything else here I need to do to maximise performance?
What I'm asking, really, is whether anyone can recommend a good source for SQL knowledge (book, site, whatever) that specifically focuses on my first problem - it'll teach me the proper way to structure my queries and think about them properly so that they don't look so damn impenetrable. It then needs to go on and address my other issues.
Hello, I've been trying for a couple of days now with the following problem in SQL Ive a table called tblRresults that has the following Date - just a regular date OfficeLocation - just a unique id such as a zip code SampleType - contains things like wall, floor, beam SampleResult - "Detected" or "NotDetected" When populated the table can look like 12/12/05 99505 Wall Detected 12/12/05 99505 Wall NotDetected 10/04/05 99211 Beam Detected 10/04/05 99211 Beam Detected 10/04/05 99111 Floor NotDetected 10/04/05 99111 Floor NotDetected What I want is (I guess) a crosstab query that produces the following Date Location SampleType CountDetected CountNotDetected 12/12/05 99505 Wall 1 1 10/04/05 99211 Beam 2 0 (or null would be ok) 10/04/05 99111 Floor 0 2 Any help gratefully accepted, this has been driving me mental! thanks
Hey guys, I uploaded my website from VWD Express to ipower. My database did not work, which I have learned upon some research should have not been a shock to me, but most definetely was. When I contacted tech support they told my that my web.config files were pointing to my local paths. That I should change them and I should be fine. Elsewhere, in the knowledge base I found the strConnect that I am under the impression I need to use. strConnect = "Provider=SQLOLEDB; Server=SQL-A1; UID=account_username; PWD=account_password; Database=user_db_name" oSQLServer.Connect strServer,strLogin,strPwd The problem is, I'm a complete newbie, learning as I go and I can't find anything on where or how I insert this into my web.config to correct my paths. IPower will not help with coding. I know my current connection string is in web.config in the appsettings, that's about as far as my knowledge goes. So, could anyone show me how I go about putting this into my web.config? Examples are very helpful :] On a side note, I've been reading that this is a common problem among newbies like myself. So, is changing these files actually going to work, or am I wasting my time? Also, before I get knee-deep into it, is the database-publishing kit put out by MS the way to go here? Thanks for any and all replies, you guys are always awesome.
Hi: I'm using SQL SERVER 2005 EXPRESS My server name is SERVER1SQLEXPRESS When I create a new data base on my server it saves at C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLData How Can I change this default path? Thanks!!
I have installed a SQL 2005 software and created 4 instances and 4 databases on each server namely , Adventureworks , sample , testdb1, testdb2.
After creating these many databases , i was very confused to find out the actual database files in Programfiles directory as each instance was created in a separate directory namely MSSQL.1 , MSSQL.2...etc.
how do i identify the correct database path for sample database in instance3.
is there any system tables or stored proc that i can user to identify this path. tanks
When I try to create a new database on a network path, I get the following error:
"\server est estdatabase.mdf" is on a network path that is not supported for database files.
Am I trying something that isn't possible? Should databases always be stored on the server PC running SQL (Express)? I'm using Visual Basic Express and SQL Express (installed on a local PC not the server, so the connectionstring is ".SQLEXPRESS"), TCP/IP is enabled.
I have a database that I have made with Sql Server 2005 Express. I am building a windows app using this db as the back end. I am using visual C# Express as well.
I found out during this project that I had to detach my database in order to establish a new connection to it using the express editions. I learned that this is a short coming of the Sql Server 2005 Express Edition. So I detached my db. When I reattached my database the name had the path to where the file was in it's name. I don't think I have done anything to cause this. But, obviously something went wrong.I have a jpeg screenshot of this but can't post it in this forum.
I created another small database as a test to see if the same thing would happen again. The database only has one table with two columns. I detached and then reattached it with no problems. It did not get the weird file name that automatically included the path to the file.
Does any one know what is going on with this? Do you know how I can reattach this database and only have the original name(not the path to the file)?
Hi, I've to restore a bk into a new DB, because the old one has a lot of devices created on different places and phisical disks. Im not sure to do that, cause Ive heard some problems with this action.
The old Db has 10 devices of data and 10 devices of log, and I want to create only one device of data (sum of all the data devices) and only one device of log (sum of all log devices) Is it possible or not?
Hi, In my system, for creating a databae the default path is in C: drive, but iwant to change into D: drive as a default path.Please tell me how to change??
I have two, probably related, problems:I have a very simple site. It will be used on the local intranet only. I want to use the windows authentication so users do not have to log on. The aspnetdb has been created using the configuration tool. If I use Server Explorer in vs to work on the site on my local machine, I can open aspnetdb, look at its tables, etc. If I use Server Explorer in vs to work on the site on the server, aspnetdb will not open and gives this error message: ..."network path that is not supported for database files"...Other sites on the same server give the same message, but the sites work. I think this is because they can read the file but not write it; but that is a guess. We have tried everything; my head is ready to explode. We are using SQLServerExpress. It resides on the server's C drive (as does our data database). The web site, and hence the aspnetdb are on the F: drive of the same machine. Does SQLServerExpress treat the F: drive as a UNC drive? If so, are we in deep doo doo? I'm at a loss.As far as logging in: If I debug from vs, the login works beautifully both on my local machine and running from the server using vs. Login does not work when accessing the site from iexplorer. Mystified by that one, too. I tried to implement profiles and they crash, too; that led me to consider a write problem.Don't know what to do; any help is appreciated.
Hello, Completely new to this stuff, so sorry if I'm asking something that is painfully simple to resolve!!! Also, not sure whether there are standard formats for code, errors etc.
OK. When I create a Login.aspx file in VWD Express on my local Hard Disk Drive, the file works and runs correctly, allowing me to log in etc. However, when I do exactly the same thing using a remote Network Drive connection to an Intranet server, when you enter the Username and Password, and Click the Log In Button, the following error message appears:-
The file "[Network Drive]AuthorsApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf" is on a network path that is not supported for database files.An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file S:AuthorsApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. Then I get the following information - which I'm sure is supposed to help, but doesn't!!!
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: The file "S:AuthorsApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf" is on a network path that is not supported for database files.An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file S:AuthorsApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[SqlException (0x80131904): The file "S:AuthorsApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf" is on a network path that is not supported for database files.An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file S:AuthorsApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.] System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) +115 System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj) +346 System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj) +3244 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK) +56 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) +1083 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SqlConnection owningObject, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) +272 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection) +687 System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreatePooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnectionOptions options) +82 System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.CreateObject(DbConnection owningObject) +558 System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.UserCreateRequest(DbConnection owningObject) +126 System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.GetConnection(DbConnection owningObject) +651 System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection) +160 System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory) +122 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open() +229 System.Web.DataAccess.SqlConnectionHolder.Open(HttpContext context, Boolean revertImpersonate) +114 System.Web.DataAccess.SqlConnectionHelper.GetConnection(String connectionString, Boolean revertImpersonation) +225 System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider.GetPasswordWithFormat(String username, Boolean updateLastLoginActivityDate, Int32& status, String& password, Int32& passwordFormat, String& passwordSalt, Int32& failedPasswordAttemptCount, Int32& failedPasswordAnswerAttemptCount, Boolean& isApproved, DateTime& lastLoginDate, DateTime& lastActivityDate) +1105 System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider.CheckPassword(String username, String password, Boolean updateLastLoginActivityDate, Boolean failIfNotApproved, String& salt, Int32& passwordFormat) +157 System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider.CheckPassword(String username, String password, Boolean updateLastLoginActivityDate, Boolean failIfNotApproved) +68 System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider.ValidateUser(String username, String password) +100 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login.AuthenticateUsingMembershipProvider(AuthenticateEventArgs e) +100 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login.OnAuthenticate(AuthenticateEventArgs e) +113 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login.AttemptLogin() +178 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login.OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs e) +134 System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args) +56 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnCommand(CommandEventArgs e) +107 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +178 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +31 System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +32 System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +72 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3838
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42
Hello. I am attempting to add a distribution database to an instance of SQL Server on my local PC. I am using SQL 2005 Developer Edition. I am able to set the instance up as a distributor using the following command:
It's not due to permissions on that particular folder. I have tried using other folders, all with the same results. Also, I am an Administrator on the PC, so I have full permissions. I have tried running the SQL Server services as myself and Local System. Same results both times. Co-workers with apparently the same setup are able to create the distribution database without a problem.
I am working on a Hospital Information System project with a team of 6.Each one of us builds or modifies a part of the system and shares the project over a common repository. The problem here is that we use the absolute path of the database in our connection string. Although the directory structure of our project is the same for each member, since the main project folder itself is stored in different locations on each person's computer (for example, one may have it stored in c:My Documents and the other in d: My Documents), we are forced to modify the connection string manually each time someone else from the team updates the repository with the database. How do we make the path of the database relative so that we don't have to modify the connection string manually each time after receiving an update from the repository?
