I have set a column called "Anumber", I am
using a computed value to get the PK ID # and
a the letter "A" to it.
('A'+CONVERT([varchar](10),[requestid],(0)))
The above works fine unless I copy a record,
The copied record never displays the correct
value like "A55" it keeps "NULL" as it value.
Is their a better way to achieve a result as
described above ?
I am coming from Foxpro to SQL, Any advice would
be great.
Thanks
Hi,
I need to get Sort numerically from an alphanumeric column
Regards,
Kihsore
I need to convert a column of data from alpha numeric to integer.
I am only querying the tables i.e. i don't have access to actually change the data tables themselves.
CAST or CONVERT throws up an error. Are there any other commands i can use at the query stage?
The data I need to convert is always actually a number. i.e. even though it is recognised as alpha numeric, the figure is a number.
I just need it to be converted to an integer so i can SUM it etc.
I am trying to sort my sql resultset by an alphanumeric column of a table which is of NVARCHAR datatype. The sample data is given below:
CREATE TABLE #Activities(activityName NVARCHAR(100))
INSERT INTO #Activities VALUES('Field phase S14-04932-01')
INSERT INTO #Activities VALUES('Phase reporting')
INSERT INTO #Activities VALUES('Phase running')
INSERT INTO #Activities VALUES('RD1')
[Code] ....
The output of the query is like this:
A1
A2
A3
A4
E1 0DAA1
E10
E2 0DAA2
[Code] .....
The output what I require is this:
A1
A2
A3
A4
E1 0DAA1
E2 0DAA2
[Code] ....
Is it possible to have an auto increment alphanumeric primary key eg A1, A2, A3
Thanks
Paul.
Hi experts,
I am executing a script to add a column to few tables and drop existing constraints, create new foreign key constraints, indexes etc. After we test this on our development database we have to deliver the script to the customer.
My concern here is, when I have to drop the constraint with the name, I am not able to do it because its been created with alphanumeric char in the constraint name. So I end up getting the constraint name for each table. And moreover,
I wont be able to deliver the same script to the customer as the alphanumeric in the constraint names on the customer's database will be different.
Any suggestions to overcome these alphanumeric in the constraint names?
Thanks much
Greetings all,
I have upsized 2 foxpro table to SQL Express.
In table 2 called Orphan I have/had a field that
would autonumber with the letter "U" first.
Example would create a AlphaNumber Like "U00001223"
In Foxpro this is a easy function, But I have been
unable to find a similiar way to do this in SQLEXPRESS.
Foxpro would have you define the field as Unique Number with
template defintion of "U"N8
In SQL I know you can use Numeric on a field for a unique number
but cant find setting to proced number with a "U"
Is this doable is in SQL and does anybody have a
reference point or example they could share ?
Any help would be great and hope my question made sense..
All,
I'm having trouble with a query where I need to limit a resultset by comparing (using a WHERE clause) a field that is alphanumeric with one that is numeric. I've tried converting, casting, and case statements, but I either get an overflow error or a big slap on the wrist by SQL Server 2005. Does anyone have any good solutions to this? I've been racking my brain for a while now.
Thanks for the help!
-Scott Mescall
Hello,
I have a SQL database with about 300 company names and corresponding phone numbers. I would like to show a list of linkbuttons titled A-Z and when pressed, rebind the sqldatasource so that my GridView will only show company names that start with that letter.
I know there are some examples on codeproject.com, but they are a bit over my head... besides, I don't mind writing a custom select statement for the OnClick of every linkbutton if that's what I have to do. Problem is I haven't a clue how to write a select statement that will return items who's first letter matches my desired letter?
Any idea?
Thanks,
-Derek
Hi there,The age old question of creating a unique alphanumeric value automatically like ABC0001, ABC0002 Is it possible to do this automatically? That is, without having to update it which will slow the db down horribly?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm using SQL 2008 with table [AgentDetails] and fields [IDCode],[FirstName],[LastName],..etc. [IDCode] is alphanumeric [AAA001].
Is it possible to increment both alpha & numeric when new record is inserted. e.g.
AAA001,AAA002......AAA999,AAB000,AAB001,...AAB999,AAC000,AAC001...etc. with a user function or some stored procedure.
I have a column called firstname ..in that it stores value like this
john smith
andrew jr
jim sr
andrew bar
tina *^
don $%
I need to retrieve all those rows where name consists of non alphabets...for example 5 and 6 has non alphabets..
I am using PATINDEX('%[^a-z]%',Firstname) function but if it finds space between names it is considering as error..I would like to find only non alphabets in name ..space is fine..is there any function to find out?
How to auto increment an alphanumeric Primary Key in SQL? :( Because I want to add something like this in the Primary Key, for example i'll add a new data with an alphanumeric value of ABC-0001, then I'll add another 1, and it auto increments to ABC-0002 and so on.. How can I do it? And if I'll add a new alpha character in the Primary Key field, for example DEF-0001, then I'll add another and it auto increments to 002, and so on, and it will go back to 0001 if i'll use another combination of alpha characters. for example, i'll add a new alpha character AAA, will it go back to 0001 or it will continue? T___T I hope u get my point.. I want my table to look like this if i have added the dataABC-0001ABC-0002DEF-0001DEF-0002AAA-0001then if il add a new 1, for example ABCit will auto increment to 0003 in the same field, it will look like this after addingABC-0001ABC-0002ABC-0003DEF-0001DEF-0002AAA-0001Will it be possible? :(
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have seen this problem posted several times and not seen an applicable solution yet. No offense, the suggestions may have been good for those scenarios, but not this one.
Several (at least 4) Excel Spreadsheets come from a vendor that I need to import to a table. They are uploaded via web to a directory so they can be imported by a scheduled DTS package.
Darren Green's site gave me some good info on how to get this far, btw.
But I cannot overcome the NULL-ifying of Column Headers for Numeric fields when the spreadsheet is imported.
I've tried:
DTSDestination("Yr1") = trim(DTSSource("F7"))
DTSDestination("Yr1") = CHR(34) & trim(DTSSource("F7")) & CHR(34)
DTSDestination("Yr1") = cstr("0" & trim(DTSSource("F7)))
DTSDestination("Yr1") = clng("0" & DTSSource("F7")))
Named ranges, along with any sort of spreadsheet editing is too time consuming.
And since they come from a vendor, having them come to us with the required items in place is not possible.
Even though it seems easy enough, it's a toughy.
Any help would be rewarded with respect and admiration.
Thanks, Mike
Hi
Everyone
I have a problem my table structure is like this
book_id varchar2(30)
book_name varchar2(30)
Now i want to enter the data into the fields like this
B001 Java Unleashed
B002 ASp Unleashed
and so on
So my Problemis how i will auto increment the book_id field though that is an alphanumeric field.
PLease help me that how i will insert and select from this table
Waiting for your help
Manish
I have alphanumeric data in a Table Assets. The column name is Milepost.
Column Values are like below
MilePost
1.24
1.61
4.56
4.78
5.45
6.91
7.19
[code]....
Now I want to select records between 1 to LR 4.41 which should return all records between 1 to LR 4.41
My below query is not returning proper values. So i need a correct sql query.
Select Milepost from Assets where Milepost between '1' and 'LR 4.41'
Trying to use LIKE / NOT LIKE to identify values that contain any alphanumeric characters outside of A-Z e.g £%$^&*_-{[@ etc etc
The field should contain only values between A-G with a numberic e.g ABCD1234567... but some rows have characters such as above, some have spaces (weeps) , and some have letters outside the A-G range ....
I am new to SSC . I have a table that has NO.OF WORKING HOURS for 30 days. I am trying to convert all the values into INT as MINS to generate a SSRS report.
Note: There are some records with negative value (-4h15m)
Sample
NAME D1 D2 D3 ....D31
X1 9H 30M NULL 10M
X2 0M 1H 30M -4H45M
X3 20M -1H NULL
Hi,
I am using SQL Server 2000. In database i am having one column named Address which contains full address of the customer. While searching i want to ignore starting numeric or alphanumeric values. Kinly guide how I can ignore numeric or alphanumeric values while searching the data.
I have a text where it is mix up of all alphanumeric values... For example like this
ACETAMINOPHEN 250 MG ASPIRIN65 MG CAFFEINE
ACER NEGUNDO POLLEN0.0021 G/ML ACER RUBRUM POLLEN0.0021 G/ML ACER SACCHARINUM POLLEN0.0021 G/ML ACER SACCHARUM POLLEN
So my requirement is i need to add comma (,) before every number value in this text.The text is different from each other.But main one what ever the number is there need to add comma before that one (decimal,numeric etc)
ACETAMINOPHEN,250 MG ASPIRIN,65 MG CAFFEINE
ACER NEGUNDO POLLEN,0.0021 G/ML ACER RUBRUM POLLEN,0.0021 G/ML ACER SACCHARINUM POLLEN,0.0021 G/ML ACER SACCHARUM POLLEN
Requirements
•ALPHANUMERIC FORMAT – > AA00AA00………..ZZ99ZZ99
Last 8 bytes will alternate between 2 byte alpha/2 byte numeric
•Generate from Alphabets – A through Z Numbers -0 to 9
•Generate Unique Sequence (No Duplicates).
•Must Eliminate letters I and O
Output Expected
•AA00AA00………..ZZ99ZZ99
•Using 24 alphabets & 10 digits ,
24*24*10*10*24*24 = 3 317 760 000 records
Below is my Sql Function -
CREATE function [dbo].[SequenceComplexNEW]
(
@Id BIGINT
)
Returns char(8)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @OUT AS CHAR(8)--,@Id as Bigint
[Code] ....
Hi all,
I have a problem with alphanumeric codes in SSIS.
I have a sql table with a varchar column which contains codes like '080101000', in my SSIS dataflow I have a lookup against this table and the column whith the code is used as output column for my lookup transformation.
In the advance editor the output column datatype is DT_WSTR, but when the code contains only numbers like the code '080101000' the first '0' is removed! It's like the code is at some point transformed to numeric and then inserted in the output column as a string. This in nonsense!!
Does anyone have an idea how to avoid this ?
create table example (f varchar(10))
insert into example values('fd')
insert into example values('fd')
insert into example values('fd1')
insert into example values('fd23')
insert into example values('fda23')
insert into example values('fd23g')
output:-
[A-Z][A-Z]
[A-Z][A-Z]
[A-Z][A-Z][0-9]
[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9]
[A-Z][A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9]
[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9][A-Z]
How to write SQl query to fetch this type of output.
Is it possible to write a sql statement to skip aplpha numeric values? I got a field containing these values; 20, 70, 150, 140, 100, KORT, 90, 180, 160. And I'm trying to check if any value is bigger than 175 (@Limit), but I want to skip the value 'KORT'. So is it possible to check if a value is numeric or not? ISNULL( CONVERT(int, ProductVariant.Size), 0) > @Limit Regards, Sigurd
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have an employee table
Surname GivenName
ABC x.yz
A.BC X.*YZ
A*.BC xyz
The query needs to get me the surname and givenname which have more than 1 non alphanumeric characters. In this case the output will be
a.bc x.*yz
a*.BC xyz
I know how to find non alphanumeric chars in a string but not sure if I can how to find the strings with minimum 2 non alphanumeric chars?
I am having some difficulty getting a query to output an alpha numeric range grouping.
I have this data set:
Despatch_id Sample_ID
MIR00831 MCR0005752
MIR00831 MCR0005753
MIR00831 MCR0005754
MIR00831 MCR0005755
MIR00831 MCR0005756
MIR00831 MCR0005757
[code]....
Output:
DESPATCH_ID SAMPLE_ID_FROM SAMPLE_ID_TO
MIR00831 MCR0005752 MCR0005762
MIR00831 MCR0005803 MCR0005806
MIR00831 MCR0005808 MCR0005813
They need to be grouped by range specific to the alpha numeric part, which can vary within the same despatch. I was thinking of using a row over partition after splitting the numeric and alpha part and to check if they are consecutive and build the range. But I am thinking that this approach is an overkill and there may be a better way to achieve this in SQL 2012.
I have included the create table scripts and example data below:
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SAMPLE_TABLE](
[DESPATCH_ID] [nvarchar](30) NOT NULL,
[SAMPLE_ID] [nvarchar](30) NOT NULL
[code]....
Hello all, I have an odd requirement. I have a column with a systemgenerated username that is a 6 character, alphanumeric, field. Theseusernames are randomly generated by code. I need to create a storedprocedure that will return all combinations that are not alreadybeingused. Maybe the result of still trying to wake-up from a longweekend.But, I cannot think of an easy way to do this.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Best regards,rbr
View 4 Replies View RelatedHi All,
Xl file containts column A, B, C and D
A B C D
1 L1 100 200
1A L2 250 350
1B L3 150 887
2 L4 100 200
2A L5 250 350
3 L6 100 200
3A L7 250 350
3B L8 150 887
XL Source i have write a query Select f1,f2,f3,f4 from [sheet1$a18]
In preview i am getting the following records :
A B C D
Null L1 100 200
1A L2 250 350
1B L3 150 887
Null L4 100 200
2A L5 250 350
Null L6 100 200
3A L7 250 350
3B L8 150 887
The issue is here why the XL source returning Null value against the numeric value pls. somebody help me to sort out this issue.
Thanks in advance,
Syed
Hi,
I want to search for alphanumeric values between an upper and lower bound in a sql database.For example: search for a serial number like pvf-456-3b. Upper bound is q, lower bound is g.I should then get every serial number starting with g - q.If possible the bounds should be more specific like "search for serial number between gt2 and qy"Can anybody help me out?
Hi All ,
I am having a table which contain data in below form
id startvalue endvalue
1 12:00a 12:29a
2 12:30a 12:59a
3 1:00a 1:29a
4 1:00p 1:29p
5 2:00a 2:29a
Through SQL query I want to select the id column value for the row returned for the following query
select id from mytable where '1:24a' >= startvalue and '1:24a' <= endvalue
Idea is I will pass a literal value that lies between the startvalue (nvarchar column) and endvalue (nvarchar column) to fetch the id of the row returned, which should be 3 But when I run the query it returns me 2 rows for id 3 and 4.
I believe this is because I am trying to compare nvarchar columns with ">=" and "<=" operators.
Can anyone suggest how i can select the correct value or how to do this.
Thanks,
Ashish
I need to auto increment an alphanumeric field in a table.
The process is as follows:
1. First position is static letter C for contact or static letter A for account - field contact_id
2. The following 6 positions are numeric - example of the string would be C004658
3. When new contact is entered, it should look up the highest numeric value (in this case 004658) and increment it by one - resulting in C004659
For a new project. I need to create random alphanumeric characters as primary key values when inserting a record.
eg: cmSbXsFE3l8
It can start from 4 digit characters and can grow to 6, 7 as required
The database will involve more than 10000 concurrent users.
I don't want to use guid or auto increment integer or sequence.
GENERATE 8 CHARACTER ALPHANUMERIC SEQUENCES
Requirements
• ALPHANUMERIC FORMAT – > AA00AA00………..ZZ99ZZ99
Last 8 bytes will alternate between 2 byte alpha/2 byte numeric
• Generate from Alphabets – A through Z Numbers -0 to 9
• Generate Unique Sequence (No Duplicates).
• Must Eliminate letters I and O
Output Expected
• AA00AA00………..ZZ99ZZ99
• Using 24 alphabets & 10 digits ,
24*24*10*10*24*24 = 3 317 760 000 records
Below is my Sql Function -
CREATE function [dbo].[SequenceComplexNEW]
(
@Id BIGINT
)
Returns char(8)
[Code] .....