Sync Of Binary Columns In SQL 2005 EV And SQL 2005 EX
Jul 5, 2006
Hi.
I'm working on an application that will use SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition for single user installations (i.e. notebooks) and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition for network installations. The single user databases will synchronize with the network databases.
The databases will have to store a large number of documents of different kinds, most of them will be less than 200 KB in size. According to the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition documentation, I should avoid using the IMAGE data type and opt for VARBINARY(MAX) instead. The current version CTP of SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition does not support VARBINARY(MAX) (the maximum size is 8000 bytes).
Will the final version of SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition support VARBINARY(MAX)? Or should I use the IMAGE data type in both schemas or IMAGE in the SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database and VARBINARY(MAX) in the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database?
Do I have to consider anything special when the databases are synchronized via replication because of the large number of rows with binary fields?
I have a table with 10 rows with a varbinary column
I wish to concatenate all the binary column into a single binary column and then write that to another table within the database. This application splits a binary file (Word or PDF document) into multiple segments (this is Column2 as below)
I have set up log shipping between two servers with a third serving as a monitoring server. Recently the monitoring for the eight databases that I am log shipping began to indicate that everything was failing. Upon further inventigation of the log_shipping_monitor_history_detail tables on the prinary and secondary everthing appears to working properly but I have been unable to resyncronize the monitoring. I have attempted to use the stored procedure sp_refresh_log_shipping_monitor to no avail, it does not appear to do anything with respect to the data in the dbo.log_shipping_primary_databases and log_shipping_monitor_primary tables on the primary server or the log_shipping_monitor_secondary and dbo.log_shipping_secondary_databases tables on the secondary. I have also manually updated the records in these tables in an attempt to syncronize but after the next sucessful backup, copy and restore this monitoring data is not updating. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I am doing wrong or how I might rectify this situation.
I have tried the Sync the data from sql server mobile (.SDF) to Sql server 2005 (.mdf).In push command, i am getting the error "Sql Server Everywhere encountered problems when opening the database". string rdaOleDbConnectString = @"Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;User ID=sa;Initial Catalog=master;Data Source=PRASSANAPRASANNA;Password=master"; qlCeRemoteDataAccess rda = null; try { rda = new SqlCeRemoteDataAccess(); rda.LocalConnectionString = "Data Source=D:/DATABASE/test.sdf"; rda.InternetUrl = http://localhost/Dataset/sqlcesa30.dll; rda.Push("company", rdaOleDbConnectString, RdaBatchOption.BatchingOn); MessageBox.Show("Completed");
}
catch (SqlCeException)
{
}
finally
{
rda.Dispose();
}
please guide me any one ours guys to solve this problem .
I have a problem reading binary data in MSSQL using the Server Mgmt Studio. All it shows in the column is "<Binary data>". Is there a way to view this data at least the SIZE?
(Appologies if this group isn't the best place for this post)Is it possible to use DAO 3.6 to access binary data (varbinary(max)) inSql Server 2005? I have images and sound in a Sql 2005 DB that I needto retrieve (and write) with DAO (ADO and ADO.Net are not options asthis is legacy code that can't be changed).Thx,Marcus
Hi I've followed a tutorial on how to write and read varbinary(max) data to and from a database. But when i try to read the data i get the error that the data would be truncated, but only when the varbinary(max) is greater then 8kB. I've used a system stored procedure (sp_tableoption) to set the table that holds the data to store data outside rows. To select the data i'm using a stored procedure: SELECT imageData , MIMEType FROM Pictures WHERE (imageTitle = @imageTitle) And then using an .aspx page to Response.Write the data:Using conn As New sql.SqlConnection conn.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("myConnectionString").ToString Dim getLogoCommand As New sql.SqlCommand getLogoCommand.CommandType = Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure getLogoCommand.CommandText = "GetPicture" getLogoCommand.Connection = conn Dim imageTitleParameter As New sql.SqlParameter("@imageTitle", Data.SqlDbType.NVarChar, 200) imageTitleParameter.Value = Request("imageTitle") imageTitleParameter.Direction = Data.ParameterDirection.Input getLogoCommand.Parameters.Add(imageTitleParameter) conn.Open() Using logoReader As sql.SqlDataReader = getLogoCommand.ExecuteReader logoReader.Read() If logoReader.HasRows = True Then Response.Clear() Response.ContentType = logoReader("MIMEtype").ToString() Response.BinaryWrite(logoReader("imageData")) End If End Using conn.Close() End Using Can anyone please help me with this?!
I have a serious issue with transferring binary(8) data from SQL Server 2008 R2 to Excel 2010.
A standard query is made in Excel (Data -> From Other Sources -> From SQL Server) and it works... almost perfect.Almost, because in the query result I have almost all columns in destination spreadsheet, except of those columns which are binary(8) format in my table in SQL Server.
So, in SQL there are columns - let's say:
Date Start time End time User ID (as binary(8) format) Memo (as string) ...
After Excel's query is done, in Excel there are only columns:
Date Start time End time Memo (as string) ...
All columns with types = binary(8) are skipped.
I tried:
1. Export from SQL Server to CSV file and then from CSV file to Excel (all columns as string) and it works, but it has to be automated so CSV is not a good idea.
2. Adding to ConnectionString additional parameters NO_BINARY_RESULT=1 - does not work.
3. Adding to ConnectionString additional parameter IMEX=1 - does not work.
Hi to every one. For two years i am syncing sucessfully sql server 2.0 datas to sql server 2000 now i want to upgrade to sql server 2005. I am using Visual Studio 2005 for developing. Can any one tell the best method available to sync the data from mobile device to sql server 2005.
Also i have os win2003 standard in which i have installed sql server 2005 Does win2003 support mobile device connections with sql ?
When using AquaData or JDBC (inet tds driver), when doing an insert using SqlServer 2005, I get error "String or binary data would be truncated" when the data is actually OK. There are no triggers, etc. that would confuse the situation. It works fine in SqlServer 2000.
Create and populate table: create table maxtable ( tablename varchar (18) not null, [...] )
Try to insert into test3: insert into test3 (name, tbname) select i.name, o.name from dbo.sysindexes i, sysobjects o, maxtable m where i.indid > 0 and i.indid < 255 and i.id = o.id and i.indid = 1 and o.name = lower(m.tablename)
And I get the error "String or binary data would be truncated." The values being selected for i.name and o.name have maximum length of 18. There are other rows in sysindexes and sysobjects with longer values, but they are not being selected.
The error does not occur with SQL Server Management Studio, and does not occur using SqlServer 2000.
Is there a way to pull data from XML columns with SSIS? I mean parsing the XML and pulling only data from XML column without putting it into an XML file first. I have been using xpath queries (XML value method) to do this. Is there any other way?
In order to allow my customers to use their existing data and install updated application, I want to be able to add columns to existing CE tables at startup time, and allow the user to enter data into the new column(s) immediately. I used the ALTER TABLE command as shown in the example below:
cmdexe = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery() To add the column, But this does not set the columns in the attached dataset. The program sees the columns and data is able to be added, but is not then in the underlying table? What else do I need to do?
Hi, I know sys.tables and sys.columns gives me a list of tables andcolumns in a SQL 2005 database.How can I list Columns in a specific Table please?Thanks in advance,Ronny
I did some quick Googling and didn't find the article of my dreams here. Any experience with storing files in the db in 2005? Any opinions?
Here's the deal. We have our new 'Enterprise' software being designed and written in St. Petersburg (not FL) and I'm reviewing the design for dealing with letters and forms that are generated as hard copy from our business (by the thousands per month) and sent to clients for review, signature etc. Then they are returned by fax or snail mail.
The current design has all of these being stored in image data type columns in the database--storing saved files of the actual outgoing stuff and saved files of the stuff that comes in (scanned copies or the files from our fax server).
This screams 'BAD IDEA' based on our experience doing this in SQL Server 2000. We get things like 23 page faxes from Dr's offices, large packets of FMLA forms returned, etc. In 2000 they tended to get rather large when stored in the DB and caused us all kinds of headaches when Microsoft changed how it recognized and displayed certain types of files, e.g. tiffs.
Further, the outgoing stuff is largely boilerplate with added fields from the db--name, address, a few dates. My proposed design for outbound notifications and forms was to keep only references to the template used, the date created, and an id to link it to the personal info of the schmoe to whom it was sent--essentially, store which document template and then just enough data to map to the variable content that is pulled from the db. Then you can recreate the file that was printed and mailed at any time in the future, but you don't actually save the .doc (or Word .xml) anywhere, not in the file system, not in the db.
The current developers feel this is way too much work to design--and it is certainly more effort than just generating .docs/.xml files via a merge with Word and then stuffing those into the database. They also argue that having them in the db makes them 'more secure' and more 'accessible' to users around the globe.
Does anyone know if the image storage is any better in 2005 than 2000? The .docs & .tifs we used to store just about tripled in size when we put them in the db in 2000. Plus there were the defrag issues and generally it was an unsatisfying experience.
Does anyone know what the advantages/disadvantages of generating Word .xml files might be? Can they be stored as xml data type in SQL Server? Perhaps this is a better option?
If anyone has the time to digest this, please send opinions.
I have one table which holds all the information for the forms and i have another table which holds list of all the form fields. Now these two tables are mapped and that table give me list of all the fields in any forms.
To get the information about the users who filled different forms first i need to query the tblFormsToFormFields and get the list of all the fields for that form and then use that fields list in the select query to get the result.
In my report i need to provide the drop down with the list of all the forms and then display the information for all the customers for that particular form with the list of the form fields.
Is there in SSRS 2005 i can use C# or any programming language to create Columns in the report dynamically as there will be different fields for each form.
I have tried to freeze the leftmost column of my report , by seetting the fixedheader proeprty to 'TRUE' For that column. The columns gets frozen. I also set the background color of that column to 'WHITE' Color. However, when I try to scroll left or right, the next columns seem to overlap to the first column...
This appears to be a change in behaviour between SQL 2000 & 2005. Can anyone confirm?
We have two tables with same schema but different column orders. In Sql 2000, the statement
Insert Into table1 select * from table2
appears to map the column names between the two tables. There is one column out of order, however Sql 2000 doesn't seem to care and correctly inserts the data.
In Sql 2005 the behaviour is to return the columns in the order of table2, rather than mapping column names. This results in incorrect values being added to the columns. (Column shift)
The Sql 2005 behaviour seems to be correct, and select * is bad practice anyway, however I would like to confirm why this was changed and whether there is a service pack/hotfix in 2000 that would have the same result.
We are running compatibility mode in Sql 2005 v9.0.3042.
I'm using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. I am creating a report to put on the Internet using C# and other .NET features. I'm building several charts using database information extracted from Microsoft Excel. I can make charts based on the data from columns using the categories, series, and values on the Data tab of chart properties. However, when I create a query that grabs a record ( a row) from a database, it forces me to use the field values even though each field contains only one value.
Basically, I want to take a row from a database and make it my x-axis data values and another row (record) from a database and make it my y-axis data values.
I'd prefer not to change the format in the database, if possible. Thanks in advance.
I am trying to figure out how to use the select maximum command in SQL Server 2005. I have already created a database and I have it populate it with multiple fields and multiple records. I Would like to create a new column or field which contains the maximum value from four of the fields. I have already created a column and I am trying to figure out how to use a command or SQL statement which is entered into the computed equation or formula in the properties for this field/column.
Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated!
Im just curious how i would take multiple columns from multiple tables.... would it be something like this ??? table: Products COLUMNS ProductName, ProductID table: Categorys COLUMNS CategoryName, CategoryID,ProductID SELECT Products.ProductName, Categorys.CategoryName,Products.ProductID,Categorys.CategoryID,Categorys.ProductID FROM Categorys, Tables WHERE Products.ProductID = Categorys.ProductID
An IBM Global Services consultant is telling my client that in order to have SAP BI read any data from any other application supported by SQL Server 2005, that all tables and fields MUST be in UPPER CASE. This would mean that SAP BI could not read ANY data from AdventureWorks (which everyone needs ) but more importantly from 95% of applications written and stored on SQL Server. I find this to be ludicrious, frankly, but don't know how to find out if it is true. Anyone?
From material I have read I should be able to reference columns in a datarelation by
Parent.ColumnName Child.ColumnName
The code below is Ok until I use the Child reference
Dim tbl0102reltn As New DataRelation("tbl012tbl02", tbl01Cols, tbl02Cols)
dataset01.Relations.Add(tbl012tbl02reltn)
'=== Add the new Forecast Column to table01 (The display table) Dim FcstTotVol As DataColumn = New DataColumn("FcstTotVol") 'declaring a column named Name FcstTotVol.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int16") FcstTotVol.Expression = "Child(tbl012tbl02reltn).TotVol"
The last line throws an error
"cannot interpret token Child() at position 1"
If I replace the last Line as
FcstTotVol.Expression = "tbl0102reltn.Childtable.Columns(10)" i receive the error
"The expression contains undefined function call tbl0102reltn.Childtable.Columns()."
I am unable to find away to feed the expression required for the new column.
While recently working with several mining models, I came across something that struck me as pretty odd - and I'm hoping to find an explanation for the behavior.
Consider the following setup:
A single table in the relational database represents the only case table A single, continuous column is the predictable A mining structure has been created
The mining structure contains a single model, based on the MS Decision Trees algorithm Input columns were selected for the model via the BI Studio wizard (i.e., those provided via the "Suggest" button) The structure has been fully processed Now, the interesting parts:
I view the scatterplot for the mining model, under the Mining Accuracy Chart tab Back on the Mining Structure tab, I delete one of the input columns I add the same column back into the structure The structure is fully processed again When I view the scatterplot for the mining model, under the Mining Accuracy Chart tab, a different set of data points are presented for the model predictions A different set of decision trees under the Mining Model Viewer tab confirms thisHow could different patterns have been found this second time around, even though all of the input columns were the same (as well as the training cases)?
(Note: I encountered this situation while creating a new mining model that was identical to an existing one. Even though the models received the exact same inputs and training cases, they yielded different results. I was able to reproduce the behavior by using steps 1-6 above, though.)
Can someone provide some insight on this behavior, or some kind of explanation of what may be happening?
I'm using a bit-wise comparison to effectively store multiple values in one column. However once the number of values increases it starts to become too big for a int data type.you also cannot perform a bitwise & on two binary datatypes. Is there a better way to store the binary data rather than int or binary?
Hi, i'm reasonably new to reporting services and am looking for a way to split my reports' Years to compare the months in year 2005 to 2006 but i can't get my data nest to one another in a single line, it splits the years into different rows
as an example this is what i want if you can decipher that
2005 2006 Growth 2005 Year to Date 2006 Year to Date Year to Date Growth
