Updating From A Text File?
Jul 20, 2005
Hi All,
I'm not that great with MS-SQL, as I never really have any occasion to
use it. However, I need to get this one thing working and don't have
a clue where to start.
I have a comma-delimited file that's delivered to the server every
night that contains updates to one of the tables. I'm trying to
create a DTS package that will read in the text file and update all of
the records contained in it, rather than simply append them to the
bottom of the table (resulting in duplicate entries).
I know how to schedule it and such, but if anyone can give me some
tips on the design of the DTS package, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
- Steve Osit
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Jul 23, 2001
I have portions of data coming in as text files containing new records and updates of existing records. The solution I've figured out till yet is to import a portion of data into some intermediate table and then run a stored procedure to migrate the data into the real table.
Any ideas how to do this in a more efficient way?
Thanks in advance,
Asnate
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Jul 20, 2006
Hi,I'm making a translation thingie, that contains several languages. One ofthem is Danish and in one of my update scripts, I've come upon somethingstrange.I have a text containing the letter "å" which is a special Danish letter(along with ø and æ). When I create the data base and inserts the defaultdata everything is fine. But if I use an update script like:UPDATE [dbo].[TextControlLanguage]SET [Text] = 'Skabelonen er måske ikke gemt. Vil du gemme den?'WHERE TextControlID = 1217AND LanguageID = 1the "å" in "måske" gets lost. Do I have to some alpha nummeric code?How come that when inserting the default data everything is fine, but whenupdating the "å" is removed?/Hansen
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Sep 20, 2001
how can i update a column with datatype of text with a combination of columns having a datatype of float? do i convert the float columns to varchar/char/?? and/or can i convert the column i am updating?
thanks!
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Apr 27, 2000
I try to update a field of text datatype using WRITETEXT statement. The information that I try to change has both the single(') and double (") quotes in it.
How can I get it done ?
Thanks
Pete
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Feb 2, 2007
I have a complex issue that has several steps.
Question 1.
I need to be able to update the following path in the database, a text field
[Info] NumAttachments=1 [Attachments] Attachment1=65513|C:Program FilesHEATHEATSelfServiceattachmentsWinter019997.htm
I need to update the path only to H:2007|( Winter019997.htm)Filename as in database.
Question 2
This needs to be done automatically so when attachments are being added this updates. How can I do this?
Question 3
I have the attachments saved in this location C:Program Files etc… I need them moved to another location on the network. How can I do this?
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Jul 20, 2005
I am trying to update text fields where the field only has the value"closed." So a field that has closed and anything else will not beupdated.update dbo.Histset dbo.Hist.Notes = ''FROM dbo.HistWHERE (Notes LIKE 'closed_')update dbo.Histset dbo.Hist.Notes = ''FROM dbo.HistWHERE (Notes LIKE 'closed%') and len(convert(varchar(7000),notes)) = 7Neither code works and i get this error: "Subquery returned more than1 value. This is not permitted when the subquery follows =, !=, <, <=, >, >= or when the subquery is used as an expression.The statement has been terminated."What's another way to make the update?
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Jul 23, 2005
Hi,I have a website using a SQL Server database to store all of it's data.Retrieving data and writing basic data back is fine, however, when i goto update one table that has a text field in it the update fails ifthe amount of data being passed to the text field is too large.Is there a way around this or a particular update i should be using?Any information would be greatly appreciated.CheersBj
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Oct 19, 2007
I am tring to use full text indexing. I have created an index and catalog. I can search on stuff that was entered before I created the index using contains or freetext but if I search on anything afterwards the results come up blank. I have created the following database and tables. I am using sql express with advanced services. The primary key I went in after I created the tabled and modified the row to increment by 1
create database RSDB2
use rsdb2
create table support
(ftid int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
problemId varchar(50) NOT NULL,
problemTitle varchar(50) NOT NULL,
problemBody varchar(max) NOT NULL,
lOne varchar(50),
lTwo varchar(50),
lThree varchar(50),
lFour varchar(50),)
create fulltext catalog RSCatalog AS DEFAULT
create unique index ui_Support on support(ftid)
create fulltext index on support(problemBody)
key index PK__support__7C8480AE on RSCatalog
insert into support(problemId, problemTitle, problemBody)
values('win1001','testing outt he database','testing out the databases full texting capabilities again.')
select * from support where freetext(problemBody, 'testing');
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Mar 20, 2008
Hi,
I am looking for a way to combine two text files into one file. I am thinking of using a batch file (DOS command ) to do it. Any suggestion please?
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Apr 21, 2008
Hello, I have an aspx page with a text box. The user may enter a large portion of text including symbols like ' or ". On form submitting I would like a database (text or varchar(MAX) ) field to be updated with the value of the text box...The query that I have created for this purpose is the following: "string query ="UPDATE Article SET A_Content='" + content + "' WHERE A_Id=" + id; As I said before the user may (and in most cases must) enter special characters like ' (example: bla bla blah it's very good bla bla blah).The problem is that ' or " close the query string (SQL) and interpreter things that I am reffering to a field's name instead of the fields value (I think) resulting the following error:The identifier that starts with...is too long.Maximum length is 128.Unclosed quotation mark after the character string ...I think that it must be a very common problem with many solutions but for some reason I cant find anything on the web.What is the common practice to overcome the problem?Is there a function that might transform text into SQL acceptable text?Should I create methods for Replacing ' with other characters like ^^^ (text can be quite big...)?Thanx for any suggestions!
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Jun 28, 2006
Hi all,
I have the following weird situation.
I must update a "text" column in my mssql db with a string that is more than 10000 character long.
I know that "text" is able to store up to 2Gbyte of data, but what is happening?
that when i excecute the query (in PHP, using the odbc_exec function), my poor Apache got stuck!!!
and afterwards, i am not even able to access that field (i mean Apache go nut again).
Have you ever experienced somthing like that? Any suggestion?
thank you
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Jul 20, 2005
I'm trying to do a simple update like I have done countless timesbefore.However, when I update the empty fields in this table it places a -1into the field rather than the enterred value.It is indexed with duplicates allowed. It says that zero lenght isset to yes.What can I do about this?if Request.form("ouserid") <> "" Thenvar2 = " and userid = '" & Request.form("ouserid") & "' "Elsevar2 = " and userid is null "End ifif Request.form("orepid") <> "" Thenvar1 = " repid = '" & Request.form("orepid") & "'"Elsevar1 = " repid is null "End if"Update [Website Settings] set userid = '" & REquest.form("userid") &"' and repid = '" & Request.form("repid") & "' where " & var1 & var2& var3Thanks!
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Aug 9, 1999
If I create a row with a nullable text column whose initial value is null and then update the column with a value that is exactly 256 characters long, the value remains null. Once I update the column to any other value (including null), it works as expected. I have not yet seen a way around this.
I am working in 6.5 SP3.
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Aug 17, 2006
Hello all,
I have a table that holds a large amount of text in a field that is the body of the email. For example, it might say something like:
Quote: Email tech support at thisemail@email.com if you have any questions about the results of this test.
I need to change the email address in this field. Using this example I need to change thisemail@email.com to thatemail@email.com; however I do not want to change the other text in that field.
It is also important to note that the rest of the body of the emails stored here is different depending on the email.
So basically what I need is a statement that would look at a particular field, search for an email address, and replace that email address with another one without disturbing the rest of the text in that field. I already checked the w3 update tutorial and the update there is for the entire field.
Thanks for the help in advance!
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Jun 21, 2006
Hi,
I want to create a text file and write to text it by calling its assembly from Stored Procedure. Full Detail is given below
I write a code in class to create a text file and write text in it.
1) I creat a class in Visual Basic.Net 2005, whose code is given below:
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.Diagnostics
Public Class WLog
Public Shared Sub LogToTextFile(ByVal LogName As String, ByVal newMessage As String)
Dim w As StreamWriter = File.AppendText(LogName)
LogIt(newMessage, w)
w.Close()
End Sub
Public Shared Sub LogIt(ByVal logMessage As String, ByVal wr As StreamWriter)
wr.Write(ControlChars.CrLf & "Log Entry:")
wr.WriteLine("(0) {1}", DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString(), DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString())
wr.WriteLine(" :")
wr.WriteLine(" :{0}", logMessage)
wr.WriteLine("---------------------------")
wr.Flush()
End Sub
Public Shared Sub LotToEventLog(ByVal errorMessage As String)
Dim log As System.Diagnostics.EventLog = New System.Diagnostics.EventLog
log.Source = "My Application"
log.WriteEntry(errorMessage)
End Sub
End Class
2) Make & register its assembly, in SQL Server 2005.
3)Create Stored Procedure as given below:
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.SP_LogTextFile
(
@LogName nvarchar(255), @NewMessage nvarchar(255)
)
AS EXTERNAL NAME
[asmLog].[WriteLog.WLog].[LogToTextFile]
4) When i execute this stored procedure as
Execute SP_LogTextFile 'C:Test.txt','Message1'
5) Then i got the following error
Msg 6522, Level 16, State 1, Procedure SP_LogTextFile, Line 0
A .NET Framework error occurred during execution of user defined routine or aggregate 'SP_LogTextFile':
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:Test.txt' is denied.
System.UnauthorizedAccessException:
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, ileOptions options)
at System.IO.StreamWriter.CreateFile(String path, Boolean append)
at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path, Boolean append, Encoding encoding, Int32 bufferSize)
at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path, Boolean append)
at System.IO.File.AppendText(String path)
at WriteLog.WLog.LogToTextFile(String LogName, String newMessage)
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Feb 24, 2004
Hi, I m trying to update a table using an Excel file using the following code:
[sql]
UPDATE cargo
SET cargo.slot = (SELECT two
FROM OpenDataSource( 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0','Data Source="c:excel est.xls";Extended properties=Excel 5.0')...Sheet1$
WHERE cargo.container = one)
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT two
FROM OpenDataSource( 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0','Data Source="c:excel est.xls";Extended properties=Excel 5.0')...Sheet1$
WHERE cargo.container = one)
select container,slot from cargo
[sql]
Now, I have two similar databases, and both contain all the fields necessary for this operation and these fields are identical.
However on one table it works perfectly, on the other it gives an error:
MSDTC on server 'SCRBSQLITGTO002' is unavailable.
The server I am running is the only sql 2000 server we have, so it is cannot be in cluster mode.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
Azh
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Jan 2, 2008
Hey All,
Similar to a previous post (http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=244646&SiteID=1), I am trying to import data into a SQL Table.
I am trying to program a small application that will import product data obtained through suppliers via CD-ROM. One supplier in particular uses Fixed width colums, and data looks like this:
Example of Data
0124015Apple Crate 32.12
0124016Bananna Box 12.56
0124017Mango Carton 15.98
0124018Seedless Watermelon 42.98
My Table would then have:
ProductID as int
Name as text
Cost as money
How would I go about extracting the data with an XML Format file? I am stumbling over how to tell it where to start picking up data for a specific column.
Is there any way that I could trim the Name column (i.e.: "Mango Carton " --> "Mango Carton")?
I don't know if it makes any difference, but I've been calling SQL from my code by doing this:
Code in C# Form
SqlConnection SqlConnection = new SqlConnection(global::SQLClients.Properties.Settings.Default.ClientPhonebookConnectionString);
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO PhonebookTable(Name, PhoneNumber) VALUES('" + txtName.Text.ToString() + "', '" + txtPhoneNumber.Text.ToString() + "')";
cmd.Connection = SqlConnection;
SqlConnection.Open();
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
SqlConnection.Close();
RefreshData();
I am running Visual Studio C# Express 2005 and SQL Server Express 2005.
Thanks for your time,
Hayden.
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Hello Experts,
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Now my question to you guys is depending on Source Connection it should read that text file associated with connection manager. After validation it should pick header (first line of text file bases on record type) and write it into new file when task is executed. I have following code for your reference. Please let me know I am going in right direction or not..
What should go here ?
->Under Class A
public override DTSExecResult Execute(Connections connections, VariableDispenser variableDispenser, IDTSComponentEvents componentEvents, IDTSLogging log, object transaction)
{
//Some code to read file and write it into new file
return DTSExecResult.Success;
}
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{
if (node.Name != Property_Task)
{
throw new Exception(String.Format("Invalid task element '{0}' in LoadFromXML.", node.Name));
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catch (Exception ex)
{
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}
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}
public void SaveToXML(XmlDocument doc, IDTSInfoEvents infoEvents)
{
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doc.AppendChild(taskElement);
// // Save source FileConnection
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sourcefileAttribute.Value = _sourceConnectionId;
taskElement.Attributes.Append(sourcefileAttribute);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
infoEvents.FireError(0, "SaveXML", ex.Message, "", 0);
}
}
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{
try
{
_taskHost.Properties[CustomErrorControl.Property_SourceConnection].SetValue(_taskHost, propertyGrid1.Text);
btnOK.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex);
}
#endregion
}
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--------------------------------------------------
Update DataTEST.dbo.zzxstylr
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Hi,
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Dec 31, 2001
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Jan 2, 2002
Can we insert a header if we export the sql table thru DTS or BCP
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Jan 2, 2002
how can we insert the header.
Here's my problem :
I have to export a table form SQL to a text file But I want to have a line "XXXXXXX" as the top most line of the text file.
Can this be achieved thru DTS or BCP
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Jul 3, 2007
Hi folks
Any help on my request would greatly be appreciated. We are trying to maintain the growth of a particular table, by exporting and deleting data that is older then 90 days. Here are the 4 steps I need to do. I believe I know how to do 1 and 4;
1. Create a job that continously exports data that is older then 90 days to a text file
select *
from table A
WHERE (CREATED < DATEADD(DAY, - 90, GETDATE()))
(the column 'created' datatype is datetime and looks like this '3/5/2007 3:11:44 PM')
2. Have the job automatically name the exported file, the day it was exported (i.e. 07032007 (todays date))
3. Then zip that file (we're using 7-zip)
4. Then delete the data out of the table
delete
from table A
WHERE (CREATED < DATEADD(DAY, - 90, GETDATE()))
Im not a big scripter/coder, so I was wondering if there is anything I could do in SSIS. Im more familiar with DTS, so any kind of baby steps you could provide in SSIS, would go a long way.
Thank you so much.
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