Is there any way to sort your results in a way that the empty results comes last? When I sort my recordset on a certain column I first get the empty values and the A, B, C etc. I would like to have it A, B, C, ..., Empty ones.
I am trying to set sorting up on a DataGrid in ASP.NET 2.0. I have it working so that when you click on the column header, it sorts by that column, what I would like to do is set it up so that when you click the column header again it sorts on that field again, but in the opposite direction. I have it working using the following code in the stored procedure: CASE WHEN @SortColumn = 'Field1' AND @SortOrder = 'DESC' THEN Convert(sql_variant, FileName) end DESC, case when @SortColumn = 'Field1' AND @SortOrder = 'ASC' then Convert(sql_variant, FileName) end ASC, case WHEN @SortColumn = 'Field2' and @SortOrder = 'DESC' THEN CONVERT(sql_variant, Convert(varchar(8000), FileDesc)) end DESC, case when @SortColumn = 'Field2' and @SortOrder = 'ASC' then convert(sql_variant, convert(varchar(8000), FileDesc)) end ASC, case when @SortColumn = 'VersionNotes' and @SortOrder = 'DESC' then convert(sql_variant, convert(varchar(8000), VersionNotes)) end DESC, case when @SortColumn = 'VersionNotes' and @SortOrder = 'ASC' then convert(sql_variant, convert(varchar(8000), VersionNotes)) end ASC, case WHEN @SortColumn = 'FileDataID' and @SortOrder = 'DESC' THEN CONVERT(sql_variant, FileDataID) end DESC, case WHEN @SortColumn = 'FileDataID' and @SortOrder = 'ASC' THEN CONVERT(sql_variant, FileDataID) end ASC And I gotta tell you, that is ugly code, in my opinion. What I am trying to do is something like this: case when @SortColumn = 'Field1' then FileName end, case when @SortColumn = 'FileDataID' then FileDataID end, case when @SortColumn = 'Field2' then FileDesc when @SortColumn = 'VersionNotes' then VersionNotes end
case when @SortOrder = 'DESC' then DESC when @SortOrder = 'ASC' then ASC end and it's not working at all, i get an error saying: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'case' when i put a comma after the end on line 5 i get: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'DESC' What am I missing here? Thanks in advance for any help -Madrak
We are using a modeling technique called Anchor Modeling in our data warehouses. You can read more about the technique itself at our homepage http://www.intellibis.se, where we have published a fact sheet and a recently held presentation (TDWI European conference). One of the features with this technique is its simple way to historize data. This is done by having a fromDate column which together with the surrogate key will yield a unique combination. On the tables that has this kind of historization we add a primary key, which in turn will create a clustered index, with the following specification (surrogateKey asc, fromDate desc). This will physically order data on the storage media according to the specificed columns and ordering. Now I move on to create a "latest view" of this table which does a subselect to find the latest version for every surrogateKey using max(fromDate). Should not the optimizer now figure out that data is ordered so that the latest version always comes first for every surrogateKey, hence any sorting would be unneccessary? If I look at the actual execution plan after running a query that uses the view there is a sort in the plan, but the cost is always 0%. Does this mean that it did not sort the data, or that it did call a sorting routine, but it actually took very little time to do the sorting? If so, is there a reason that is has to do the sorting or could it have been left out by an even smarter optimizer?
I would also like to applaud the people behind the optimizer, since it will figure out which tables are in fact necessary to query and eliminate others, even if I have left joined them into the view I am using. This speeds up performance and makes anchor modeling feasible. Unfortunately optimizers from other vendors seem to have trouble doing this...
I've been racking my brain all day and I finally decided to ask for help. I've got two tables with rows from the first that need to be sorted by the second. The problem is that the rows don't always exist in the second table. I've tried various forms of INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, OUTER, LEFT OUTER, CROSS, etc., etc., etc. and nothing (oh yeah UNION too). Every time I get close, I lose the records that don't have matches.
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SELECT A.IDDoc, B.First FROM A LEFT JOIN B ON A.IDDoc = B.IDDoc WHERE B.Dept = 'A' ORDER BY B.First
SQL Server 2000 SP4. Hoping to find a logical explanation for a certainbehavior.Consider this script:USE pubsGOIF 1 = ALL (SELECT contract FROM dbo.authors WHERE state = 'CA')PRINT 'TRUE'ELSEPRINT 'FALSE'This, as expected, prints FALSE, since not all authors in CA are undercontract. Now, if the script is changed as follows:USE pubsGOIF 1 = ALL (SELECT contract FROM dbo.authors WHERE state = '')PRINT 'TRUE'ELSEPRINT 'FALSE'then the result is TRUE. In other words, the expression evaluates to TRUEwhen the select statement produces an empty set, which doesn't make senseto me. Even more interesting, the expressionNULL = ALL (SELECT contract FROM dbo.authors WHERE state = '')still evaluates to TRUE (ANSI_NULLS is ON).Can anyone explain these results? Is this the expected behavior in the SQLstandard, or something that is specific to SQL Server? Thanks.--remove a 9 to reply by email
SELECT LEFT(CONVERT(CHAR(11),convert(datetime,task_date),109),3) + ' ' + RIGHT(CONVERT(CHAR(11),convert(datetime,task_date),109),4) as Date,SUM(CASE a.status_id WHEN 1000 THEN b.act_point ELSE 0 END) as Programming,SUM(CASE a.status_id WHEN 1016 THEN b.act_point ELSE 0 END) as Design,SUM(CASE a.status_id WHEN 1752 THEN b.act_point ELSE 0 END) as Upload,SUM(CASE a.status_id WHEN 1032 THEN b.act_point ELSE 0 END) as Testing,SUM(CASE a.status_id WHEN 1128 THEN b.act_point ELSE 0 END) as Meeting,SUM(CASE a.status_id WHEN 1172 THEN b.act_point ELSE 0 END) as OthersFrom task_table a,act_table b where a.status_id=b.act_id and a.user_id=(select user_id from user_table where user_name='Raghu') and a.task_date like '%/%/2006' GROUP BYLEFT(CONVERT(CHAR(11),convert(datetime,task_date),109),3) + ' ' + RIGHT(CONVERT(CHAR(11),convert(datetime,task_date),109),4)Output :Aug 2006 294 0 0 80 0 0 Jan 2006 14 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 2006 336 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 2006 3262 20 24 8 16 0 How to sort the date in ascending Order ?Jan 2006Aug 2006Sep 2006Oct 2006
I have: 4 tables and 1 table variable. CCenters (ID, Name) Campaigns (ID, Name) Rel (ID, CCenterID, CampaignID) - [many to many] and @SCampaigns (ID, CampaignID) - represents the selected campaigns by the user
performing the commands below I would get the centers associated with the campaigns selected.SELECT CCenterID FROM Rel INNER JOIN @Campaigns ON @SCampaigns.CampaignID = Rel.CampaignID But what I really want are the common centers to the selected campaigns. Thanks
I am trying to select a record from a table where it has the smallest priority how would you go about doing this is there a cool sort command or is there a select command syntax that can do this thanks
I've made this example and it loads a picture into a database. (MsSql )Take a look at the code, it works just fine however it leaves a process in sleeping mode "avaiting command" in Enterprise manager under "Management/current Activity/Process Info"Is it supposed to be like this or is it supposed to be reemoved after .net is finished??Code snip_______________________________________________________ Dim conn As New SqlConnection("Data Source = (local);Initial Catalog = " & "test;User ID = NAME; Password=PASSWORD;") Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("Select * from tab_bild", cnn) Try conn.Open() Dim myDatareader As SqlDataReader myDatareader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection) Do While (myDatareader.Read()) Response.ContentType = myDatareader.Item("PersonImageType") Response.BinaryWrite(myDatareader.Item("PersonImage")) Loop conn.Close() Response.Write("Picture info succesfully retrieved") Catch SQLexc As SqlException Response.Write("Read failed, Reason: " & SQLexc.ToString()) End Try End Sub________________________________________________________________Please can someone explain this for me or sort this out for me.All help is welcome even if its only points me too a direction.RegardsTombola
I have a table that most of the data has the same value, but there are only a few that do not match that value. I want to populate a listbox with all values from the table, but I'd like to have the majority listed first, followed by the others (the few that don't matach). What's the best way to approach this with SQL?
I'm trying to setup a duplicate of an old SQL Server 4.2 server to put in place while we upgrade the server, but I can't get the sort-order right. I know the existing server uses sort order id 40, but I can't find which sort-order that corresponds to during the install process. If anyone can give me a system table that lists all the sort orders names and id's, or can tell me what the text name for sort order 40 is, I would be very grateful.
I have a table with 3 columns. Product, Location and Value. The data looks like this:
NULL NULL 100 Atlanta NULL 50 Atlanta Cookie1 30 Atlanta Cookie2 20 Dallas NULL 120 Dallas Cookie1 80 Dallas Cookie2 40
This table gets filled with a Groupby with Rollup option. The NULLS show subtotals/total. Is there a way to build a query that returns the results with NULLs at the bottom of each section like:
Atlanta Cookie1 30 Atlanta Cookie2 20 Atlanta NULL 50 Dallas Cookie1 80 Dallas Cookie2 40 Dallas NULL 120 NULL NULL 100
I need to copy the structure and data of an existing SQL 6.5 server to one with a different sort order. Normally, I would use the transfer tool to accomplish this, but the servers are on different networks. My question is, is BCP the answer? In other words, will the data copied via BCP from the sending server be able to be copied on the recieiving server. Also, is there a way to automatically generate the BCP statements for all tables? What I would really like is to be able to get at the scripts and data files created by the transfer tool.
Hi, Can any one pls tell me what this sort order id 42 corresponds to and how its different from 52 ? What options i need to check during installation for sort oreder id. ?
I have a table with 3 columns. Product, Location and Value. The data looks like this:
NULL NULL 100 Atlanta NULL 50 Atlanta Cookie1 30 Atlanta Cookie2 20 Dallas NULL 120 Dallas Cookie1 80 Dallas Cookie2 40
This table gets filled with a Groupby with Rollup option. The NULLS show subtotals/total. Is there a way to build a query that returns the results with NULLs at the bottom of each section like:
Atlanta Cookie1 30 Atlanta Cookie2 20 Atlanta NULL 50 Dallas Cookie1 80 Dallas Cookie2 40 Dallas NULL 120 NULL NULL 100
Hi There i have two windows 2000 servers which are both running SQL and i would like to restore a backup from one server to the other. Which in my opinion should be an easy task but when i go into the restore option and point it at the file i would like to restore i get the follwoing error
"The database you are attempting to restore was backed up under a different sort order ID (52) than the one you are currently using on this server (50) and at least one of them is a non binary sort order. Backup or restore operation operation terminating abnormally."
The server that i am trying to restore to already has databases on this so i cannot just reinstall SQL and change the sort order not that id know how to do that but this is what i have read.
Is htere anyway that i can put insome script for the database to fix this ???
MIN(CAST(PARSENAME (ipaddress,1) as decimal)) + '&' + MAX(CAST(PARSENAME(ipaddress,1) as decimal)) as LowestAndHigestIP
I get error message "Error converting data type varchar to numeric." i guess that '&' is the issue. I want to be able to sort high and low IP like number not string.
How do I create a sort order column in a view? I could use Row_Number() in 2005 but unfortunately I need to create a sort order column in a 2000 view and the View is not letting me to use an ORDER BY.
Any inputs?
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select Employer_Number from employers order by len(Employer_Number) , Employer_Number i get the repeated Employer_Number so i tried
select distinct Employer_Number from employers order by len(Employer_Number) , Employer_Number select Employer_Number from employers order by len(Employer_Number) , Employer_Number group by Employer_Number
but i cannot use. can you tell me how to select distinct of employernumber
I have a query that works but I need to sort the data by day of week..
Right now, results look like this:
Friday 2 Saturday 1 Thursday 3 Wednesday 1
And I need it to look like Wednesday 1 Thursday 3 Friday 2 Saturday 1
Here is the current query:
SELECT Datename(dw,[Date]) AS [Day],COUNT(*) FROM Dates, TimeOff WHERE [Date] BETWEEN OffStartDate AND OffEndDate AND OffType = 'Sick Day' GROUP BY Datename(dw,[Date]) ORDER BY ....
Hello everyone. I have some sorts of question about queries. Here are they.
1. Is it possible to make a query the returns the date/time today? If so, how to do it... 2. I have a tablename 'customers', and i want to make a query that returns the number of fields. Any thoughts? 3. How to make a query that forcely converts the field's datatype to another. (e.g. tablename 'customers', field 'custid' with datatype int) Is it possible to change the datatype of custid to string even it has hundreds of data?