For example
I want to search all the people in a database that names mary
I now that the sintax is something that looks like this.
SELECT Id, name
FROM Socios
WHERE (name LIKE '%string%')
But how i input this in the vs2008 query builder for it creates an automatic searchbox toolstrip?
I tried this but it didn't work
FROM Socios
WHERE (name LIKE ?)
I have a scenario where in I need to use a comma delimited string as input. And search the tables with each and every string in the comma delimited string.
Example:
DECLARE @StrInput NVARCHAR(2000) = '.NET,Java, Python'
SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE titleName = '.NET' AND titleName='java' AND titleName = 'Python'
As shown in the example above I need to take the comma delimited string as input and search each individual string like in the select statement.
Is there way to search for the particular string and return the string after that searched string
SalesID
Rejection reason
21812
[code]....
The timeout period elapsed hence disqualified
Hi,
I have an old db with streets names and another one with employees. I have to use both tables to check if an employee adress is ok, but I have the following problem:
Employee adress : 47th street nº12 2nd door b
street in db 47th street
The question is how to say to sql that searchs for the employee street in the streets db cause the employee addres is bigger than any streets in db and I have no results with street like '%47th street nº12 2nd door b%' or something like that.
What can I do?
Thanks so much
I have a parameter that is a varchar(50)
and I want to know if there are any percent(%) signs in the string,
what function can I use for this?
I am looking for the T-SQL equivalent of InStr()
Thanks,
Hi everybodyI have this query which need to extract names where I use the wildcard character % before and after the string to indicate that the string should not contain these characters but it is not working right .. Is there any way I could do that..SELECT name, famnameFROM inftable WHERE NAME NOT IN ('%socius%', '%rector%', '%superior%')In other words my result should not include those names that contains socius, rector, superior, this characters could begin with or in a middle of the field...thanks
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Was wondering how you do the equivalent of an Oracle "Instr" function in TSQL, which returns the position of a string pattern in a specified string? I've looked through all the functions and can't find the equivalent.
Thanks
Simon
Hi,
Is there a T-SQL equivalent of the Oracle "Instr" function, whereby I can retrieve the position of a one specified charactier string within another? I have looked through the list of string functions and can't find an equivalent, which suprises me!
Thanks
Simon
The procedure below is for a 3 field wildcard search window.
It works fine if you enter a value such as cheese in @product_name.
If you enter cheese in @product_name1 or @product_name2 it returns nothing.
The string builds OK with values inserted where they should be, obviously there is a problem in the looping back of variable.
I've been looking at this so long I'm sure that the obvious solution is staring me in the face, but I just can't see it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Alter PROCEDURE usp_RobSearchTest
(
@product_name nVarChar(100),
@product_name1 nVarChar(100),
@product_name2 nVarChar(100),
@country_id nchar (3),
@language_id nchar (2)
)
AS
DECLARE @Variable nVarChar (100)
DECLARE @SQLString NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @ParmDefinition NVARCHAR(1000)
/* Build the SQL string once. */
SET @SQLString =
N'SELECT product_name,unit_price,item_id,refund_price
FROM PRODUCT_LISTING
WHERE product_name LIKE ''%' + @Product_name + '%''
ORDER BY product_name'
/* Specify the parameter format once. */
SET @ParmDefinition = N'@product_name nVarChar (100)'
/* Execute the string with the first parameter value. */
SET @Variable = @product_name
EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition,
@product_name = @Variable
/* IT WORKS UP TO THIS POINT */
/* Execute the same string with the second parameter value. */
SET @Variable = @product_name1
EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition,
@product_name1 = @Variable
/* Execute the same string with the third parameter value. */
SET @Variable = @product_name2
EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition,
@product_name2 = @Variable
Hello
I have a Database which contains like 1000 Tables.
I am not the designer of that DB.So I need to in which table and which column
that string exists. IS there a DBWIDE String search possible?
Thanks and Regards
I need to search a string starting at the end to find the
last space in the string, so I can determine the position of the last word in
the string.
Any ideas on how to do this are greatly appreciated.
Kellie
I am not very familiar with MS SQL, and I need to know how to search a table for a string. I know the column that it is in, but I don't know which record. I am looking for a small piece of text in a much larger text field (we are talkinga maybe a 10k char field and I am only looking for about a 15 char string).
How do I do this with a MSSQL query?
Thanks a bunch
Nevermind, i found PATINDEX(). That worked great.
I have access to a database's web front end and a limited amount of access to the server.
I am trying to find out what column a certain string is in.
I can see some text on the front end via the web that a user enters and then submits. This information must go to the back end of the database but I dont know where it goes...
I am able to provide a unique Sequence number that it would be linked with and obviously I have the string that im looking for its column name but other then that I dont know what I can do.
I don't have write access to the database so I am unable to make procedures. I am also not really aware how the front end works or if I would be able to find the script that deals with the text after the user hits "save"...
The 'LIKE' function looks for words that start with whatever is in the like condition. Is there an sql function similar but will look and compare at any part of the search string.
For example I am using a webservice in dot net to populate a dropdown list using this sql
SELECT compound_name FROM dbo.compound_name WHERE compound_name like @prefixText
In this table there is a compound called SILCAP310 and I would like the search function to pick up 310 if I put this into the @prefix parameter. (but I would still like the search to perform like the 'LIKE' does also.
SELECT compound_name FROM dbo.compound_name WHERE compound_name like @prefixText or compound_name SearchPartString @prefixText
Thanks in advance
I have at table that I want to update using another table which contains other values than those in the text column.
table1
id: text:
1 1111, 2222, 3333
2 1234, 2222
3 0123
table2
id: str:
1111 aaaa
2222 bbbb
3333 cccc
1234 qqqq
0123 oooo
I want to replace the text in table1 with the new values so that it looks like below:
table1
id: text:
1 aaaa, bbbb, cccc
2 qqqq, bbbb
3 oooo
My first idea was to split the text column in table1 and insert every new text with its id in a temporary table and then concaternate a new string and update the column.
But how do I manage this?
Hi All,
Please help, it is urgent
I am having a colume as image datatype, in which candidates resume is stored in binary format.
I have to search for particular words for eg. "ASP.Net, 2 Years" into that column
I have converted that column as varchar and then searching above two words(after spliting them by comma) into that string using CHARINDEX
DECLARE @i int, @j int
SET @i = select MIN(ResumeId) from table_name
SET @j = select MAX(ResumeId) from table_name
WHILE (@i <= @j)
BEGIN
DECLARE @Resume varchar(max)
SET @Resume = CAST((select Resume from table_name where ResumeId=100) as varbinary(max))
--code to search the particular word from @Resume
END
It is working fine, but it is very slow, taking 2+ minutes to scan 15000 records
How can I make it faster or is there any other way to search?
Thanks in advance
Hi
Is there any function to seperate a sting (VARCHAR) into two based on a character in the string (e.g. '-').
In short is there "InStr" or "split" type function in T-SQL ? If not what is the alternative?
I have a column called "Range" (VarChar) in the table which has ranges like 1-14 or 15-49 etc.
I need to select records by compare a variable (numeric) against these ranges.
So for instace if the variable has 15 its in range 15-49.
I was thinking of spliting the range field into two so that comparison is possible.
Any suggestions?
thanks
Hi,
I have a SQL server 2005 database with a series of multiple fields. One of the fields has a array of strings seperated by semi-colons like so: Red;Green;Blue
My question is, how can i run a query on all of the fields that have the value of say Green in it. Note that these values vary in different order and numbers.
Thanks
Dear all
I am pretty new to SQL server 2005 and have the following issue:
I get the date from the asp applciation in format dd/mm/yyyy and then try to do a search for all records that might match that date in sql server 2005. The date is storred in ther database in datetime format.
I am having trouble composing the stored procedure to do that.
Any help would be apreciated.
Sincerely
d
Hi,
Is it possible to search a field in a database, extract CERTAIN data, and insert THIS data into another field in another table?
Example:
Address
---------------------------------------------------
18 BerryWood Drive, Midland, Doncaster, Y09 2JF
I want to extract the postcode from this field into another field in another table....
Example 2:
Name
-----------
Ivor Smith
I wish to strip the last name from the field, and put this into a field in another table..
David
Ever needed to find a stored procedure with a specific string in it? You can pretty this up as a stored procedure and pass it a parm or cut and paste it into query analyzer.
select name from sysobjects
where id = (select id from syscomments
where text like '%like%')
Edit:
The above works only for a single hit. For multiple hits, this works
select name from sysobjects as A
join syscomments as B
on (text like '%cursor%')
where A.id = B.id
Live and learn,
Cat
Edited by - cat_jesus on 08/22/2001 10:09:49
Edited by - cat_jesus on 08/22/2001 10:10:29
I hava at large database and I need to search all tables for the string 'NaN' and replace it to null to enable conversion.
Is there any way to do this so that i do not need to write an update query for every column?
Would appretiate an example if anyone knows how to manage this.
Thanks!
Currently we have requirement like below.
Input @Filename ="233-sssee-FILENAMETYPE@ssss.xml"
In the DB i have column values like below.
FileType Val
FILENAMETYPE Direct
Now my requirement is to search for FIleTYPE in above table by passing @Filename as parameter and that should return Val as response. How to write a search query for this type.
I'm trying to search for commonly abbreviated company titles (ie limited, partnership, and so on). I would like to make my sql statement as short as possible (it's already quite lengthy as is). But I'm having trouble netting the abbreviated forms such as LTD and LMTD for limited (I have no control over the data I get, it comes from different counties with no standardization). I've tried using braketted strings like "L[I,IMI,M,]T[ED,D,]" and all other combinations I can think of, including using single quotes in the each string, and removing the empty placeholder and still can grab all instances.
Someone else's insight would be appreciated.
hi friends,
I have search in my project based on strings(surname, firstname).. but it does'nt works wen name consists of only two letters.... could somebody please help me on this.
Thanks sandeep
Is their a way to search every table in a database for a particular character string that might appear in any column in any of the tables?
For example suppose in a hypothetical situation that the character string "http://www.DrSeusOnTheLoose.com" appears randomly in a database, but we do not know which tables it occurs in and in what columns. How can we do a search to find such a character string?
As you know, this is easily accomplished in MS Windows XX or through a dos command line script. But when it comes to searching a whole database, I don't know how to do this. Can someone please help me?
Ralph
In the below section of code I'm connecing to a SQL database and when I use the "=" in the search it works ok, but when I try to add the ability to use wildcards by changin "=" to "LIKE" its not working
Working code:
Function GetName(ByVal first_Name As String) As System.Data.DataSet
Dim connectionString As String = "server='(local)'; trusted_connection=true; database='FamilyInfo'"
Dim dbConnection As System.Data.IDbConnection = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(connectionString)
Dim queryString As String = "SELECT Names.* FROM Names WHERE (Names.First_Name = @First_Name)"
Dim dbCommand As System.Data.IDbCommand = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
dbCommand.CommandText = queryString
dbCommand.Connection = dbConnection
Dim dbParam_first_Name As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_first_Name.ParameterName = "@First_Name"
dbParam_first_Name.Value = first_Name
dbParam_first_Name.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_first_Name)
Dim dataAdapter As System.Data.IDbDataAdapter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
dataAdapter.SelectCommand = dbCommand
Dim dataSet As System.Data.DataSet = New System.Data.DataSet
dataAdapter.Fill(dataSet)
Return dataSet
End Function
Code that I would like to work
Function GetName(ByVal first_Name As String) As System.Data.DataSet
Dim connectionString As String = "server='(local)'; trusted_connection=true; database='FamilyInfo'"
Dim dbConnection As System.Data.IDbConnection = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(connectionString)
Dim queryString As String = "SELECT Names.* FROM Names WHERE (Names.First_Name LIKE '%' + @First_Name '+')"
Dim dbCommand As System.Data.IDbCommand = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
dbCommand.CommandText = queryString
dbCommand.Connection = dbConnection
Dim dbParam_first_Name As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_first_Name.ParameterName = "@First_Name"
dbParam_first_Name.Value = first_Name
dbParam_first_Name.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_first_Name)
Dim dataAdapter As System.Data.IDbDataAdapter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
dataAdapter.SelectCommand = dbCommand
Dim dataSet As System.Data.DataSet = New System.Data.DataSet
dataAdapter.Fill(dataSet)
Return dataSet
End Function
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Hi All,I'm familiar with the syntax that looks like this:SELECT * FROM Users WHERE Email LIKE '%aol%'Which would return all users that whose Email column contains "aol".However, if I wanted to do that sort of a search using a prepared statement, how would I do it?I can't simply doSELECT * FROM Users WHERE Email LIKE '%@MatchAgainst%'Can somebody clue me in?
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The unfortunate thing is i get entries like <Perennial allergic rhinitis>
I am looking specifically for the term PE ( All upper case ) But keep in mind, I would need to use the LIKE operator in my where clause.
( just like in the example above )
DECLARE @search VARCHAR(10);
SET @search = 'dog,COW';
WITH T(C)
AS
(
SELECT 'Cat,Dog,Sparrow,Trout,Cow,Seahorse'
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Cat,Dog,Sparrow,Trout,Cow,Seahorse'
)
SELECT *
FROM T
WHERE C LIKE '%' + @search + '%'
I have a string in a cell 'Cat,Dog,Sparrow,Trout,Cow,Seahorse'
I want to search any of the two names from the string.
Search string:'cat,cow'
Result:no result (not working),[size="7"][/size]
Search string:'cat,dog'
result :given string(working fine )
Hi all.
I have been banging my head against a brick wall with this for a couple of days now. I am wrighting a custom front end for one of our SQLServer DB's and need to run a select agains the DateTime Field. The field Format is [DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS]. I am tring to get the select to pull all the records on a set date only (keeping the time available but not selecting against it) so that the brass can see at what time on a given day an action was performed. Problem is, the way the programing software works, I can only build the SQL using string information. I have tried CONVERT and CAST both ways (converting the date to varchar and converting the string to date and also converting them both at the same time). Everything that I have tried returns an empty data set when used with the WHERE LIKE criteria (oh yeah, I'm also using LIKE % wildecards to retrive all the times against a specific date) but does populate when no filter is applied.
This is where my SQL is at just now:
SELECT Files.FileID, Useres.UserName, FileStatusLog.StatusCode, FileStatusLog.StatusDate
FROM (Files INNER JOIN FileStatusLog ON Files.FileID = FileStatusLog.FileID) INNER JOIN Users ON FileStatusLog.UserID = Users.UserID
WHERE (((CONVERT(varchar(10), FileStatusLog.StatusDate,103) LIKE '%{variable}%'));
This also returns an emtpy data set when the LIKE is replaced with ='{exact date entry in format: DD/MM/YYYY}', but does return the full table when the WHERE is removed and also when the LIKE is set to just a bare '%' with no other filter values.
Because of the fact that the results are returned when LIKE '%' is used I am not even sure if it is the CONVERT that is causing the problem. I have even tried assigning the escape character manualy to '+' incase the / values of the date in the LIKE variable where escaping other characters. Needless to say this did not make life any better.
As you may have noticed already SQL is not exactly my strong suit, but no one else here even knows what it is, never mind what it's used for, so I got droped with the task. Also - The DB was created by a third party so I have no write permissions to the DB.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as it's gotten personal now
Thaks in advance for any assistance