I've been getting a messagebox with the error: "Microsoft Visual studio for applications has lost the link to" -->correct, it doesn't say to what? I also noticed all my variables are no longer showing on the variable tab. I have a number of package level variables. The System variables have disappeared also???
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I receive blanks for a column called value and i need to represent it as a blank or NA into a colum whose datatype is float in the datawarehouse.
how is this possible because in current schenario a blank is being converted to 0
which is not the right thing.
i would like to retain the blank in conversion from char to float ,
please explain me if it can be done or how to overcome this issue.
Thanks
I'm working on an SSIS package that uses a vb.net script to grab some XML from a webservice (I'd explain why I'm not using a web service task here, but I'd just get angry), and I wish to then assign the XML string to a package variable which then gets sent along to a DataFlow Task that contains an XML Source that points at said variable. when I copy the XML string into the variable value in the script, if do a quickwatch on the variable (as in Dts.Variable("MyXML").value) it looks as though the new value has been copied to the variable, but when I step out of that task and look at the package explorer the variable is its original value.
I think the problem is that the dataflow XML source has a lock on the variable and so the script task isn't affecting it. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of problem, or know a workaround?
I have a SQL Task that updates running totals on a record inserted using a Data Flow Task. The package runs without error, but the actual row does not calculate the running totals. I suspect that the inserted record is not committed until the package completes and the SQL Task is seeing the previous record as the current. Here is the code in the SQL Task:
DECLARE @DV INT;
SET @DV = (SELECT MAX(DateValue) FROM tblTG);
DECLARE @PV INT;
SET @PV = @DV - 1;
I've not been successful in passing a SSIS global variable to a declared parameter, but is it possible to do this:
DECLARE @DV INT;
SET @DV = ?;
DECLARE @PV INT;
SET @PV = @DV - 1;
I have almost 50 references to these parameters in the query so a substitution would be helpful.
Dan
I'm new to SSIS, but have been programming in SQL and ASP.Net for several years. In Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition I've created an SSIS that imports data from a flat file into the database. The original process worked, but did not check the creation date of the import file. I've been asked to add logic that will check that date and verify that it's more recent than a value stored in the database before the import process executes.
Here are the task steps.
[Execute SQL Task] - Run a stored procedure that checks to see if the import is running. If so, stop execution. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
[Execute SQL Task] - Log an entry to a table indicating that the import has started.
[Script Task] - Get the create date for the current flat file via the reference provided in the file connection manager. Assign that date to a global value (FileCreateDate) and pass it to the next step. This works.
[Execute SQL Task] - Compare this file date with the last file create date in the database. This is where the process breaks. This step depends on 2 variables defined at a global level. The first is FileCreateDate, which gets set in step 3. The second is a global variable named IsNewFile. That variable needs to be set in this step based on what the stored procedure this step calls finds out on the database. Precedence constraints direct behavior to the next proper node according to the TRUE/FALSE setting of IsNewFile.
If IsNewFile is FALSE, direct the process to a step that enters a log entry to a table and conclude execution of the SSIS.
If IsNewFile is TRUE, proceed with the import. There are 5 other subsequent steps that follow this decision, but since those work they are not relevant to this post.
Here is the stored procedure that Step 4 is calling. You can see that I experimented with using and not using the OUTPUT option. I really don't care if it returns the value as an OUTPUT or as a field in a recordset. All I care about is getting that value back from the stored procedure so this node in the decision tree can point the flow in the correct direction.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[p_CheckImportFileCreateDate]
/*
The SSIS package passes the FileCreateDate parameter to this procedure, which then compares that parameter with the date saved in tbl_ImportFileCreateDate.
If the date is newer (or if there is no date), it updates the field in that table and returns a TRUE IsNewFile bit value in a recordset.
Otherwise it returns a FALSE value in the IsNewFile column.
Example:
exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', '2/27/2008 9:24 AM', 0
*/
@ProcessName varchar(50)
, @FileCreateDate datetime
, @IsNewFile bit OUTPUT
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
--DECLARE @IsNewFile bit
DECLARE @CreateDateInTable datetime
SELECT @CreateDateInTable = FileCreateDate FROM tbl_ImportFileCreateDate WHERE ProcessName = @ProcessName
IF EXISTS (SELECT ProcessName FROM tbl_ImportFileCreateDate WHERE ProcessName = @ProcessName)
BEGIN
-- The process exists in tbl_ImportFileCreateDate. Compare the create dates.
IF (@FileCreateDate > @CreateDateInTable)
BEGIN
-- This is a newer file date. Update the table and set @IsNewFile to TRUE.
UPDATE tbl_ImportFileCreateDate
SET FileCreateDate = @FileCreateDate
WHERE ProcessName = @ProcessName
SET @IsNewFile = 1
END
ELSE
BEGIN
-- The file date is the same or older.
SET @IsNewFile = 0
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN
-- This is a new process for tbl_ImportFileCreateDate. Add a record to that table and set @IsNewFile to TRUE.
INSERT INTO tbl_ImportFileCreateDate (ProcessName, FileCreateDate)
VALUES (@ProcessName, @FileCreateDate)
SET @IsNewFile = 1
END
SELECT @IsNewFile
The relevant Global Variables in the package are defined as follows:
Name : Scope : Date Type : Value
FileCreateDate : (Package Name) : DateType : 1/1/2000
IsNewFile : (Package Name) : Boolean : False
Setting the properties in the "Execute SQL Task Editor" has been the difficult part of this. Here are the settings.
General
Name = Compare Last File Create Date
Description = Compares the create date of the current file with a value in tbl_ImportFileCreateDate.
TimeOut = 0
CodePage = 1252
ResultSet = None
ConnectionType = OLE DB
Connection = MyServerDataBase
SQLSourceType = Direct input
IsQueryStoredProcedure = False
BypassPrepare = True
I tried several SQL statements, suspecting it's a syntax issue. All of these failed, but with different error messages. These are the 2 most recent attempts based on posts I was able to locate.
SQLStatement = exec ? = dbo.p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output
SQLStatement = exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output
Parameter Mapping
Variable Name = User::FileCreateDate, Direction = Input, DataType = DATE, Parameter Name = 0, Parameter Size = -1
Variable Name = User::IsNewFile, Direction = Output, DataType = BYTE, Parameter Name = 1, Parameter Size = -1
Result Set is empty.
Expressions is empty.
When I run this in debug mode with this SQL statement ...
exec ? = dbo.p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output
... the following error message appears.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" starting.
Information: 0x4004300A at Import data from flat file to tbl_GLImport, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Error: 0xC002F210 at Compare Last File Create Date, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "exec ? = dbo.p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output" failed with the following error: "No value given for one or more required parameters.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
Task failed: Compare Last File Create Date
Warning: 0x80019002 at GLImport: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" finished: Failure.
When the above is run tbl_ImportFileCreateDate does not get updated, so it's failing at some point when calling the procedure.
When I run this in debug mode with this SQL statement ...
exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output
... the tbl_ImportFileCreateDate table gets updated. So I know that data piece is working, but then it fails with the following message.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" starting.
Information: 0x4004300A at Import data from flat file to tbl_GLImport, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Error: 0xC001F009 at GLImport: The type of the value being assigned to variable "User::IsNewFile" differs from the current variable type. Variables may not change type during execution. Variable types are strict, except for variables of type Object.
Error: 0xC002F210 at Compare Last File Create Date, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output" failed with the following error: "The type of the value being assigned to variable "User::IsNewFile" differs from the current variable type. Variables may not change type during execution. Variable types are strict, except for variables of type Object.
". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
Task failed: Compare Last File Create Date
Warning: 0x80019002 at GLImport: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (3) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" finished: Failure.
The IsNewFile global variable is scoped at the package level and has a Boolean data type, and the Output parameter in the stored procedure is defined as a Bit. So what gives?
The "Possible Failure Reasons" message is so generic that it's been useless to me. And I've been unable to find any examples online that explain how to do what I'm attempting. This would seem to be a very common task. My suspicion is that one or more of the settings in that Execute SQL Task node is bad. Or that there is some cryptic, undocumented reason that this is failing.
Thanks for your help.
I am in the middle of taking course 2073B €“ Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database. I noticed that in Module9: Implementing User-Defined Functions exercise 2, page 25; step 2 is not returning the correct answer.
Select employeeid,name,title,mgremployeeid from dbo.fn_findreports(2)
It returns manager id for both 2 and 5 and I think it should just return the results only for manager id 2. The query results for step 1 is correct but not for step 2.
Somewhere in the code I think it should compare the inemployeeid with the previous inemployeeid, and then add a counter. If the two inemployeeid are not the same then reset the counter. Then maybe add an if statement or a case statement. Can you help with the logic? Thanks!
Here is the code of the function in the book:
/*
** fn_FindReports.sql
**
** This multi-statement table-valued user-defined
** function takes an EmplyeeID number as its parameter
** and provides information about all employees who
** report to that person.
*/
USE ClassNorthwind
GO
/*
** As a multi-statement table-valued user-defined
** function it starts with the function name,
** input parameter definition and defines the output
** table.
*/
CREATE FUNCTION fn_FindReports (@InEmployeeID char(5))
RETURNS @reports TABLE
(EmployeeID char(5) PRIMARY KEY,
Name nvarchar(40) NOT NULL,
Title nvarchar(30),
MgrEmployeeID int,
processed tinyint default 0)
-- Returns a result set that lists all the employees who
-- report to a given employee directly or indirectly
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @RowsAdded int
-- Initialize @reports with direct reports of the given employee
INSERT @reports
SELECT EmployeeID, Name = FirstName + ' ' + LastName, Title, ReportsTo, 0
FROM EMPLOYEES
WHERE ReportsTo = @InEmployeeID
SET @RowsAdded = @@rowcount
-- While new employees were added in the previous iteration
WHILE @RowsAdded > 0
BEGIN
-- Mark all employee records whose direct reports are going to be
-- found in this iteration
UPDATE @reports
SET processed = 1
WHERE processed = 0
-- Insert employees who report to employees marked 1
INSERT @reports
SELECT e.EmployeeID, Name = FirstName + ' ' + LastName , e.Title, e.ReportsTo, 0
FROM employees e, @reports r
WHERE e.ReportsTo = r.EmployeeID
AND r.processed = 1
SET @RowsAdded = @@rowcount
-- Mark all employee records whose direct reports have been
-- found in this iteration
UPDATE @reports
SET processed = 2
WHERE processed = 1
END
RETURN -- Provides the value of @reports as the result
END
GO
Hi
View 7 Replies View RelatedI keep getting this debug error, see my code below, I have gone thru it time and time agian and do not see where the problem is. I have checked and have no NULL values that I'm trying to write back.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Error:
System.NullReferenceException was unhandled by user code Message="Object variable or With block variable not set." Source="Microsoft.VisualBasic"
~~~~~~~~~~~~
My Code
Dim DBConn As SqlConnection
Dim DBAdd As New SqlCommand
Dim strConnect As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("ProtoCostConnectionString").ConnectionString
DBConn = New SqlConnection(strConnect)
DBAdd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO D12_MIS (" _
& "CSJ, EST_DATE, RECORD_LOCK_FLAG, EST_CREATE_BY_NAME, EST_REVIEW_BY_NAME, m2_1, m2_2_date, m2_3_date, m2_4_date, m2_5, m3_1a, m3_1b, m3_2a, m3_2b, m3_3a, m3_3b" _
& ") values (" _
& "'" & Replace(vbCSJ.Text, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(tmp1Date, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(tmpRecordLock, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(CheckedCreator, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(CheckedReviewer, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb2_1, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(tmp2Date, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(tmp3Date, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(tmp4Date, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb2_5, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb3_1a, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb3_1b, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb3_2a, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb3_2b, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb3_3a, "'", "''") _
& "', " _
& "'" & Replace(vb3_3b, "'", "''") _
& "')"
DBAdd.Connection = DBConn
DBAdd.Connection.Open()
DBAdd.ExecuteNonQuery()
DBAdd.Connection.Close()
CREATE TABLE #T(branchnumber VARCHAR(4000))
insert into #t(branchnumber) values (005)
insert into #t(branchnumber) values (090)
insert into #t(branchnumber) values (115)
insert into #t(branchnumber) values (210)
insert into #t(branchnumber) values (216)
[code]....
I have a parameter which should take multiple values into it and pass that to the code that i use. For, this i created a parameter and temporarily for testing i am passing some values into it.Using a dynamic SQL i am converting multiple values into multiple records as rows into another variable (called @QUERY). My question is, how to insert the values from variable into a table (table variable or temp table or CTE).OR Is there any way to parse the multiple values into a table. like if we pass multiple values into a parameter. those should go into a table as rows.
I am writing a two step process where the record is created and half of the fields are populated. The second step will populate the remaining fields. Between steps they will run queries against the table and the empty fields are <NULL>.When the field is <NULL> it won't return data on "WHERE Field LIKE '%'". I could just pass "" as data to the remaining fields however since MS SQL allows you to set a default value on a field. Is it possible to set the default value to a blank instead of <NULL>. This would help keep my code a little more streamline.
Or is there an easy way to write a fuzzy search that will include <NULL> fields.
Thanks
Hello,
How do I get a record that has no specific data? I got an error using this
rs.Open "SELECT id, letter, consonant FROM alphabet where letter= "" order by id",conn,1,3
Hello, everyone:
By default, SQL Server display "NULL" if there is no data value. How to display blank instead of "NULL"? Thanks a lot.
ZYT
This below code is saying 0 is equal to space .How can I avoid this situation.It is saying 'a is blank' but i have assigned var @a as a 0.
DECLARE @a int =0
IF @a =''
BEGIN
SELECT 'a is blank'
END
ELSE
SELECT 'a is not blank'
Hello:
I'm having a problem with my database. I have a users table where the username and password fields are set to Not Allow Null values, but, when somebody signs up to the site they can put a blank value ' ' and register. That is not Null, how can I set up the server so that it can not accept blank values like that?
Thanks
VB DOTNET
Hello all,
I have developed a report that when displayed in page layout view is giving me blank pages with only heaer & footer information even though none of my groups have page breaks designated. This also occurs when exported to PDF.
Can anyone provide some information on why this is occurring and how to remedy it ?
Thanks.
when I open report on report service it consist two pages, it's correct
but if I export report to pdf file I get two additional blank pages
it looks like - first correct page with data - blank page with header - second correct page with data -blank page with header
why I get two blank pages with data ?
All,
I have a report with a document map and when I run the report through
IE 7.0, the Document Map is blank. Running that same report through IE
6.0 and it is fine.
Both instances are run against the same server via Report Viewer so
there is no difference other than the client IE version.
Anyone know of a work around for this?
Thanks,
Sherry
Is this a known issue - blank spaces caused by KeepTogether property being implicity set for Lists/Subreports/Rectangles in Reporting Services? If so, will there be a fix soon?
Good Morning friends. I am using MS SQL Server Reporting Services version 9.00.2047.00 and I have a problem and i would like your help:
I have one report (Cuadro de Mando) and 4 subreports (subquadro, subquadro2, subquadro3, subquadro4):
Note: Nome of the subreports above, have a page break after showing the records and neither the report. The subreports are perfectly designed in the main report (Cuadro de Mando).
There is no space free between the desgin of the 4 subreports.
Each subreport are designed in only one page. I tested each one of the subreports individually and the preview of each is ok in olnly one page.
But when i test the report (€śCuadro de Mando€?) with contains the 4 subreports, one page in blank always appears between the previous page and the next page of the 4 subreports.
What can we do to solve this problem?
Thank you very much.
Hello,
I run the DTS to copy data from Progress to SQL Server. How can match/convert the date variables to check.
The field p-date as format 'mm-dd-year' . It has the value of 10/09/2001.
The field s-date as varchar format. It has the value 2001-10-09.
How can use the where condition ( Select ...... WHERE p-date = s-date.)
Thanks
When trying to upsize an access database to sql server using the upsize wizard, I get the following error:
"Object variable or With block variable not set."
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Hello!
I'm using SQL Server 2000.
I have a variable which contains the name of another variable scoped in my stored procedure. I need to get the value of that other variable, namely:
DECLARE @operation VARCHAR(3)
DECLARE @parameterValue VARCHAR(50)
SELECT @operation='DIS'
CREATE table #myTable(value VARCHAR(20))
INSERT into #myTable values('@operation')
SELECT top 1 @parameterValue = value from #myTable
-- Now @parameterValue is assigned the string '@operation'
-- Here I need some way to retrieve the value of the @operation variable I declared before (in fact
-- another process writes into the table I retrieved the value from), in this case 'DIS'
DROP TABLE #myTable
I've tried several ways, but didn't succeed yet!
Please tell me there's a way to solve my problem!!!
Thank you very much in advance!
I have an SSIS package that creates a csv file based on a execute sql task.
The sql is incredibly simple select singlecolumn from table.
In the properties of the execute sql task I specify the result set as "full result set" when I run it I get the error that: Error:
The type of the value being assigned to variable "User::CSVoutput" differs from the current variable type.
Variables may not change type during execution. Variable types are strict, except for variables of type Object.
If I change the resultset to single row then I only get the first row from the DB (same if I choose none), If I choose XML then I get the error that the result is not xml. What resultset type do I need to choose in order to get all the rows into the CSV? The variable I am populating is of type string and is User::CSVoutput
I want to create a clean copy of my DB now that it is done. So it can be moved to another Server. It has some sample data in some tables that I would like to keep and some in other table that I don't. How can I do this?
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Thanks..
Hi All,
I put a blank or ‘0’ in one of column of a text file and then I used BCP to load this file to a table of SQL server 6.5. The field in SQL server table is char type with size 1. After I run this process, all rows with this column received ‘0’ and no blank or null at a black value place. Could you please help me to fix this problem and make some of rows in the column get a blank or null value.
TIA.
Stella Liu
Hi:
I did the following query on SQL Server A and got the following result.
Input: select replace('10/10/00', '/', '')
Result: 101000
(1 row(s) affected)
However, I did the same query on SQL B and got a different result.
Input: select replace('10/10/00', '/', '')
Output: 10 10 00
(1 row(s) affected)
Both Servers are SQL 7.0 with SP2. I checked the setting, it seems to be identical. Does anyone know what could be the problem or have any hint what I need to check?
I beleieve the correct result should be the first result.
Thanks for any help.
Does anyone know the trick when inserting an empty variable into a MSSQL table for it to show as null and not a blank or a zero?
It is a php variable.
Thanks
here's my stored proc and i will tell you what I'm trying to do. I'm passing in a form value. It should handle anything. But it doesn't....
I have tried:
="",
='',
<>"",
<>'',
isNull,
IS NULL,
IS NOT NULL and now the isNumeric() function. Can anyone help me please?!?!
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.spUpdateProductSpecialPostage
@ProductID as int,
@ScaleID as int
AS
DECLARE @ROWCOUNT as int
select @ROWCOUNT = count(*) from tPostageProduct where productid=@ProductID
if @ROWCOUNT > 0
if isNumeric(@ScaleID) <> 1
delete from tPostageProduct where productid=@ProductID
else
update tPostageProduct set scaleID = @scaleID where productid=@ProductID
else
if isNumeric(@ScaleID) = 1
INSERT INTO tPostageProduct (productId,scaleID) VALUES (@ProductID,@ScaleID)
GO
Cheers.
I am using BCP to export the contents of a view into a text file. Everything is running jsut ifne, except the resulting file has a blank first line. Is there a way to preven this?
BCP statement is as follows:
bcp "select pospay from son_db.dbo.vw_pos_pay order by account desc, code asc" queryout D:eliteUSbankPositivePay_Currentx340.d150364i. d100.txt -T -c
Thanks in advance for any help!
select
CASE
when Name != ' '
Then 'N'
Else delete from table where Name=' '
End
from table
I am trying to delete a row from table where name is blank.
Hi again,
I want to create a blank table with the same column names as another but with no rows i.e. it is empty. Does anyone know how to do the last part?
I have so far
create table newtest as select * from shared.test ..... (empty bit here?)
Any good advanced sql tutorial urls would be good to.
Thanks in advance :)