I have a large table with allot of data in it, Im trying to find the correct SQL statement to select all the records that do not start with a letter or a number.
So some records may start with a '~' and a few '$' and even some '?'. So I would like a statement that would select all of these while leaving out any records that start with anything else, such as numbers or letters.
And on a similar theme, Im also trying to select all records that start with a number. Ive been using the "select blah from blah where LIKE 'a%'" for each letter and ive tried to have a play and search around that statement....
Today I was told to use a regex within my 'SELECT' statement, but I had never heard of this being done before... so I done a number of searches on Google and although I found references, I didnt actually find any examples. So when I tried to put something together I kept getting errors.
Ive used regular expressions before so theres no problem writing the expression that I need, however Ive no idea how to implement it into a SELECT statement.
If someone could please show me an example of the structure/syntax of an sql select query that contains a regex then I would be most appreciative! :)
I have a crappy old database that has an email field with a lot of bad data, and I need to use SSIS to extract a list of names & email addresses.
I have an OLE DB Source set up to pull the relevant columns out of the database. Is there a way that I could setup a Regular Expression based filter to disregard any rows where my email Regex does not match the value of the email column?
i wrote a little function that is basically supposed to give me a match of a regular expression in C#. i tested it out in VS05 and it seems to work fine. It hits the fan when i try it on SQL Query analyzer once deployed. Anyone have any idea why?
here is the C# class that I deploy to a db using VS05.
Basically i have a teststring that looks like abc_xxx_nnndef. xxx and nn are both numbers, and im using the pattern _\d{3}_ to test it out in SQL (i need the numbers between '_' and '_'). But it never even proceeds past the if statement in SQL i think. here is the basic SQL that i use to test the above function:
use northwind
go
declare @teststring varchar(50),
@pattern varchar(10),
@out varchar(50)
set @teststring = 'dw_012_34.ext'
set @pattern = '_\d{3}_'
set @out = dbo.RegExMatch(@pattern, @teststring )
select @teststring
select @pattern
select @out
Anyone have any suggestions as to why it works in VS 05 when I use it in a C# program, but fails on the SQL version?
Is it possible to use the REPLACE function in SQL Server 2000 so thatit returns a string containing only alpha-numeric characters (muchlike using regular expressions)?Thank you in advance for any suggestion.Darren.
Someone posted on a thread that you can use VB (or C#) to write Regular Expressions for SQL Server 2005. I know how to write RegEx in VB, so can someone point me to a reference which explains how to use them in / with SQL2005? Or, can someone explain how?
I am running PHP with SQL Server 2005. I have [bold] in some of the values in my result set, which needs to be striped out. I had a function in SQL Server2000 that did that, but the same function does not work in SQL Server2005. Any dieas?
Hi,I trying to write a select statement that will return each of my salesmen a region code based on a table of post codes using wildcards... eg.MK1 1AA would be matched in the region code table to MK1%SELECT dn.DEALER_CODE, dn.NAME AS DNAME, rc.REGION_ID,rc.POST_CODE, dn.POSTAL_CODEFROM REGIONAL_CODES rc CROSS JOINDEALER_NAW dnWHERE (dn.POSTAL_CODE LIKE rc.POST_CODE)The above statement works BUT there are some post code areas such asour friends in Milton Keynes that are split into two regions... eg MK1is region id 2 and MK10 is region 3.So a dealer with post code MK10 1AA would be matched to both rowsreturning duplicatesPOST_CODE REGION_IDMK1% 2MK10% 3I think the answer would lie in a subquery which returns the ID of theregion with the longest length of the postcode match (e.g.len(POST_CODE) for the rc table... return only the MAX....any ideas????Any help muchos appreciated, and I apologies now for the naming of thedealers name as a reserve word... not me!Ct
Hi,I'm not a big friend of MSSQL, but I have to do one query I've done formySQL.But I don't know how...I have to select 'user' from 'db' where first letter is E or N, second is Bor 0 and after that there are 6 or 7 digits I know.How can I do that?In mySQL it would be something like:SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE `account` regexp '^[EN][B0]123456$' ORDER BY`Id`;Thanks in advance,Martin
do I get any better speed if doing it on a SP instead of just SELECT without an SP ?
if I have many users on a web-site that will execute this SP - will they get any better speed because it is a SP ? - can SP cache itself - if so - for how long ?
(Why should I use SP if not passing any parameters ?)
I want to pull out the data to show the sum of the totals for each year the user is in. The idea is to then be able to see a comparison for year on year on a month by month basis Eg.
I want to have this query insert a bunch of XML but i get this error...
Msg 128, Level 15, State 1, Procedure InsertTimeCard, Line 117
The name "ExpenseRptID" is not permitted in this context. Valid expressions are constants, constant expressions, and (in some contexts) variables. Column names are not permitted.
Msg 128, Level 15, State 1, Procedure InsertTimeCard, Line 151
The name "DateWorked" is not permitted in this context. Valid expressions are constants, constant expressions, and (in some contexts) variables. Column names are not permitted.
What am i doing wrong...Can anyone help me out!! Thanks!!
p.s I know this query looks crazy...
Code Block
IF EXISTS (SELECT NAME FROM sysobjects WHERE NAME = 'InsertTimeCard' AND type = 'P' AND uid=(Select uid from sysusers where name=current_user)) BEGIN DROP PROCEDURE InsertTimeCard END go /********************************************************************************************************* ** PROC NAME : InsertTimeCardHoursWorked ** ** AUTHOR : Demetrius Powers ** ** TODO/ISSUES ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** ** ** MODIFICATIONS ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** Name Date Comment ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** Powers 12/11/2007 -Initial Creation *********************************************************************************************************/ CREATE PROCEDURE InsertTimeCard @DateCreated DateTime, @EmployeeID int, @DateEntered DateTime, @SerializedXML text, @Result int output as declare @NewTimeCardID int select @NewTimeCardID = max(TimeCardID) from OPS_TimeCards -- proc settings SET NOCOUNT ON
-- local variables DECLARE @intDoc int DECLARE @bolOpen bit SET @bolOpen = 0 --Prepare the XML document to be loaded EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @intDoc OUTPUT, @SerializedXML -- check for error IF @@ERROR <> 0 GOTO ErrorHandler --The document was prepared so set the boolean indicator so we know to close it if an error occurs. SET @bolOpen = 1
--Create temp variable to store values inthe XML document DECLARE @tempXMLTimeCardExpense TABLE ( TimeCardExpenseID int not null identity(1,1), TimeCardID int, ExpenseRptID int, ExpenseDate datetime, ProjectID int, ExpenseDescription nvarchar(510), ExpenseAmount money, ExpenseCodeID int, AttachedRct bit, SubmittoExpRep bit ) DECLARE @tempXMLTimeCardWorked TABLE ( TimeCardDetailID int not null identity(1,1), TimeCardID int, DateWorked DateTime, ProjectID int, WorkDescription nvarchar(510), BillableHours float, BillingRate money, WorkCodeID int, Location nvarchar(50) ) -- begin trans BEGIN TRANSACTION insert OPS_TimeCards(NewTimeCardID, DateCreated, EmployeeID, DateEntered, Paid) values (@NewTimeCardID, @DateCreated, @EmployeeID, @DateEntered, 0) -- check for error IF @@ERROR <> 0 GOTO ErrorHandler
--Now use @intDoc with XPATH style queries on the XML INSERT @tempXMLTimeCardExpense (TimeCardID, ExpenseRptID, ExpenseDate, ProjectID, ExpenseDescription, ExpenseAmount, ExpenseCodeID, AttachedRct, SubmittoExpRep) SELECT @NewTimeCardID, ExpenseRptID, ExpenseDate, ProjectID, ExpenseDescription, ExpenseAmount, ExpenseCodeID, AttachedRct, SubmittoExpRep FROM OPENXML(@intDoc, '/ArrayOfTimeCardExpense/TimeCardExpense', 2) WITH ( ExpenseRptID int 'ExpenseRptID', ExpenseDate datetime 'ExpenseDate', ProjectID int 'ProjectID', ExpenseDescription nvarchar(510) 'ExpenseDescription', ExpenseAmount money 'ExpenseAmount', ExpenseCodeID int 'ExpenseCodeID', AttachedRct bit 'AttachedRct', SubmittoExpRep bit 'SubmittoExpRep') -- check for error IF @@ERROR <> 0 GOTO ErrorHandler
-- remove XML doc from memory EXEC sp_xml_removedocument @intDoc SET @bolOpen = 0
-- commit transaction, and exit COMMIT TRANSACTION set @Result = @NewTimeCardID RETURN 0
-- Error Handler ErrorHandler: -- see if transaction is open IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0 BEGIN -- rollback tran ROLLBACK TRANSACTION END -- set failure values SET @Result = -1 RETURN -1
I am currently having this problem with gridview and detailview. When I drag either onto the page and set my select statement to pick from one table and then update that data through the gridview (lets say), the update works perfectly. My problem is that the table I am pulling data from is mainly foreign keys. So in order to hide the number values of the foreign keys, I select the string value columns from the tables that contain the primary keys. I then use INNER JOIN in my SELECT so that I only get the data that pertains to the user I am looking to list and edit. I run the "test query" and everything I need shows up as I want it. I then go back to the gridview and change the fields which are foreign keys to templates. When I edit the templates I bind the field that contains the string value of the given foreign key to the template. This works great, because now the user will see string representation instead of the ID numbers that coinside with the string value. So I run my webpage and everything show up as I want it to, all the data is correct and I get no errors. I then click edit (as I have checked the "enable editing" box) and the gridview changes to edit mode. I make my changes and then select "update." When the page refreshes, and the gridview returns, the data is not updated and the original data is shown. I am sorry for so much typing, but I want to be as clear as possible with what I am doing. The only thing I can see being the issue is that when I setup my SELECT and FROM to contain fields from multiple tables, the UPDATE then does not work. When I remove all of my JOIN's and go back to foreign keys and one table the update works again. Below is what I have for my SQL statements:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SELECT:SELECT People.FirstName, People.LastName, People.FullName, People.PropertyID, People.InviteTypeID, People.RSVP, People.Wheelchair, Property.[House/Day Hab], InviteType.InviteTypeName FROM (InviteType INNER JOIN (Property INNER JOIN People ON Property.PropertyID = People.PropertyID) ON InviteType.InviteTypeID = People.InviteTypeID) WHERE (People.PersonID = ?)UPDATE:UPDATE [People] SET [FirstName] = ?, [LastName] = ?, [FullName] = ?, [PropertyID] = ?, [InviteTypeID] = ?, [RSVP] = ?, [Wheelchair] = ? WHERE [PersonID] = ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The only fields I want to update are in [People]. My WHERE is based on a control that I use to select a person from a drop down list. If I run the test query for the update while setting up my data source the query will update the record in the database. It is when I try to make the update from the gridview that the data is not changed. If anything is not clear please let me know and I will clarify as much as I can. This is my first project using ASP and working with databases so I am completely learning as I go. I took some database courses in college but I have never interacted with them with a web based front end. Any help will be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance for any time, help, and/or advice you can give.Brian
Ok I have a query "SELECT ColumnNames FROM tbl1" let's say the values returned are "age,sex,race".
Now I want to be able to create an "update" statement like "UPATE tbl2 SET Col2 = age + sex + race" dynamically and execute this UPDATE statement. So, if the next select statement returns "age, sex, race, gender" then the script should create "UPDATE tbl2 SET Col2 = age + sex + race + gender" and execute it.
hiI need to write a stored procedure that takes input parameters,andaccording to these parameters the retrieved fields in a selectstatement are chosen.what i need to know is how to make the fields of the select statementconditional,taking in consideration that it is more than one fieldaddedfor exampleSQLStmt="select"if param1 thenSQLStmt=SQLStmt+ field1end ifif param2 thenSQLStmt=SQLStmt+ field2end if
Code Block SELECT DISTINCT Field01 AS 'Field01', Field02 AS 'Field02' FROM myTables WHERE Conditions are true ORDER BY Field01
The results are just as I need:
Field01 Field02
------------- ----------------------
192473 8461760
192474 22810
Because other reasons. I need to modify that query to:
Code Block SELECT DISTINCT Field01 AS 'Field01', Field02 AS 'Field02' INTO AuxiliaryTable FROM myTables WHERE Conditions are true ORDER BY Field01 SELECT DISTINCT [Field02] FROM AuxTable The the results are:
Field02
----------------------
22810 8461760
And what I need is (without showing any other field):
Field02
----------------------
8461760 22810
Is there any good suggestion? Thanks in advance for any help, Aldo.
Hello friends, I want to use select statement in a CASE inside procedure. can I do it? of yes then how can i do it ?
following part of the procedure clears my requirement.
SELECT E.EmployeeID, CASE E.EmployeeType WHEN 1 THEN select * from Tbl1 WHEN 2 THEN select * from Tbl2 WHEN 3 THEN select * from Tbl3 END FROM EMPLOYEE E
can any one help me in this? please give me a sample query.
I have 3 tables, with this relation: tblChats.WebsiteID = tblWebsite.ID tblWebsite.AccountID = tblAccount.ID
I need to delete rows within tblChats where tblChats.StartTime - GETDATE() < 180 and where they are apart of @AccountID. I have this select statement that works fine, but I am having trouble converting it to a delete statement:
SELECT * FROM tblChats c LEFT JOIN tblWebsites sites ON sites.ID = c.WebsiteID LEFT JOIN tblAccounts accounts on accounts.ID = sites.AccountID WHERE accounts.ID = 16 AND GETDATE() - c.StartTime > 180
Hey guys i have a stock table and a stock type table and what i would like to do is say for every different piece of stock find out how many are available The two tables are like thisstockIDconsumableIDstockAvailableconsumableIDconsumableName So i want to,Select every consumableName in my table and then group all the stock by the consumable ID with some form of total where stockavailable = 1I should then end up with a table like thisEpson T001 - Available 6Epson T002 - Available 0Epson T003 - Available 4If anyone can help me i would be very appreciative. If you want excact table names etc then i can put that here but for now i thought i would ask how you would do it and then give it a go myself.ThanksMatt
SELECT Top 10 Name, Contact AS DCC, DateAdded AS DateTimeFROM NameTaORDER BY DateAdded DESC I'm trying to right a sql statement for a gridview, I want to see the last ten records added to the to the database. As you know each day someone could add one or two records, how can I write it show the last 10 records entered.
Hello How can i say this I would like my if statement to say: if what the client types in Form1.Cust is = to the Select Statement which should be running off form1.Cust then show the Cust otherwise INVALID CUSTOMER NUMBER .here is my if statement. <% If Request.Form("Form1.Cust") = Request.QueryString("RsCustNo") Then%> <%=Request.Params("Cust") %> <% Else %> <p>INVALID CUSTOMER NUMBER</p> <% End If%> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:RsCustNo %>" ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:RsCustNo.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT [CU_CUST_NUM] FROM [CUSTOMER] WHERE ([CU_CUST_NUM] = ?)"> <SelectParameters> <asp:FormParameter FormField="Cust" Name="CU_CUST_NUM" Type="String" /> </SelectParameters> </asp:SqlDataSource>any help would be appreciated
I am using three tables in this query, one is events_detail, one is events_summary, the third if gifts. The original select statement counted the number of ids (event_details.id_number) that appear per event_name (event_summary.event_name).
Now, I would like to add in another column that counts the number of IDs that gave a gift who attended an event that were also listed in the event_ details table. So far I have come up with the following. My main issue is linking the subquery properly back to the main query. how to count in the sub-query and have the result placed within the groups results in the main query.
SELECT es.event_name, es.event_id, COUNT(ed.id_number) Number_Attendees, ( SELECT COUNT(gifts.donor_id) AS Count2 FROM gifts WHERE gifts.donor_id = ed.id_number ) subquery2
Can some one point me in the right direction in how to construct my SQL query within my cursor?
I Have got a cursor which i am using to iterate through a table, What i am trying to do is in my statement(used to open the cursor) is compare 2 tables (the one which my cursor is iterating) to see if there is a matching row in the other table (using both tables ID's Like So:
SELECT column_List FROM Table1 WHERE Table1_id = Table2_id
so for each row my cursor checks if there is a corresponding match in table2... but i would like to write to an error log
and do other statements if there is no match
how do i add this condition to my statement either using an if...else statement proceeding to the next row?
here is the statment i attempted to write:
SELECT column_List FROM table1 WHERE Table1_id = Table2.id
now i want to incoporate the statements below into the statement above as a condition when table1.id <> table2.id
IF table1.id <> table2.id
BEGIN SET @DebugMessage = 'data not live.' RAISERROR (@DebugMessage, 16, 1) WITH LOG END
essentially what i am trying to sayin my statement is:
go to the first row
check if it has a match in table 2,
if there is no match execute a number of statements such as error loging e.t.c
go to the next row
repeat the previous statements
...i also looked through some Case...When statements am just not sure how to put in the condition
