Field's Datatype
Feb 23, 2007Hello everyone. How to make a query that returns the datatype of a field.
Thanks & Best Regard.
-Ron-
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T-SQL (SS2K8) :: Varchar Datatype Field Will Ignore Leading Zeros When Compared With Numeric Datatype?
Jan 28, 2015Need to know if the varchar datatype field will ingore leading zeros when compared with numeric datatype ?
create table #temp
(
code varchar(4) null,
id int not null
)
insert into #temp
[Code] .....
Field With Datatype - Text To Int
Apr 24, 2015I have a field with a datatype of text. In SQL it looks like:
Body(text,null)
This field is used for notes. For certain records users will enter a date.
20150425
I'm looking to do a select statement that will grab only those records with a date and make them an int field. This doesn't seem to work.
select convert(int, body)
from b
where left(body,2)='20'
Field Datatype Conversion In SQL Server 7
Apr 30, 1999Can anyone tell me how to calculate datatype conversion times in SQL Server
7? I have a varchar (15) field that I tried to convert to integer using
the table design GUI in Enterprise Manager. The table holds about
72,000,000 records about 1k apiece in size.
It's been running for about an hour now with no seeable results. In
Performance Monitor I don't see any page reads happening, so is this
indicative that the process died? Enterprise Manager is no longer
responsive - even if I open another session.
I'd like to know how long I can reasonably expect this conversion to take.
Also, how can I abort this request safely if I want to?
Thanks for any insights.
Alex Nguyen
SQL 2012 :: Datatype - Timestamp Field In ERP
Jul 14, 2014What sql data type would fit these value? This is timestamp field in the ERP.
2013-05-24-20.03.46.843480
Storing XML In Datatype Field In A Table
Apr 23, 2015I am storing xml in an xml datatype field in a table. But when I am generating physical file from the xml field, '&' in the xml field is getting converted into '&' in the physical file. But I want '&' to be intact.
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Dec 27, 2007
Please Help me ...
How to set Money datatype decimal field with example .
Is There An Auto Date Datatype For A Field In The Table
Sep 29, 2004Is there an AutoType Datatype for Date field. just like the Identity property for an ID field.
It increments by 1 for each new record.
The same way if i add a record to the table can it automatically put todays date or date and time for the field date created in my table.
The reason is i am uploading the record from xml file(Using SQLXMLBULKLOAD) so i dont have a chance to mention on the front end code or in the XSD file.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
How Can I Do Text Serach In Field With Datatype Image
Jan 18, 2005i write a small web application to save word files in sql server and i store it as an image datatype
i need to do operation such as search within these files for any word
is there any One Can help me with that ???????????????????????????? Important
Create A Table With A Field With Only Time Datatype
Jul 13, 2006Hello experts,
I want to create a table to store only time in a fileld. There is "DateTime" for my purpose but i dont want to save the Date part only the time part as "12:30:44 AM". I know i can select only time part from Datetime field but i want to save only time.Can anybody help me how can i create that kinda table ?
Can Not Update A Replicated Image Datatype Field
Nov 30, 2007Hi everyone.
I have a field that is image datatype. That table is included in a snapshot replication. When I try to update that field - on the publication server, which is the same as distributor server - if the image is too big (in size), an error message appears. When I try to update with images that has less size it works. If I take out the subscriptions, it works for every image size.
Any ideas?
Insert NULL Into Smalldatetime Datatype Field.
Mar 20, 2008Hi,
I am facing problem while inserting a Null value into a smalldatetime datatype field in sql server 2000 using code in vb 6.0
Error as : Type mismatch.
Kindly let me know how to insert Null or blank (dtDate = "") into a column.
Regards,
Srinivas Alwala
Updateting DataSet To MSSQL With XML Datatype Field
Nov 16, 2006We are trying to update a changed DataSet to at table in MSSQL server
The table have an XML field and that gets converted to System.String when we get from the DB when we try to save the dataset the XML field ind the table is set to NULL
How can this be, the DataSet can convert it to System.String when we SELECT it from the DB, but when we save, nothing happens and we get an empty field. Not even an SQL error...
LEFT Function On Text-field (SQL Server Datatype)
Dec 6, 2004Hello!
I am trying to run a query on an SQL-server database:
SELECT (Left(Comments, 20)) As shortComment FROM myTable
The Field Comments is a Text field (datatype is text), and I can't get the LEFT function to work with this datatype...
How can I bypass this problem? Can I convert the commentfield to varchar in the QUERY?
noccy
DEFINITIVE ANSWER PLEASE -- Can You UPDATE Ntext Datatype Field???
Jul 20, 2005Hi, I've read conflicting articles on updating an ntext field in acolumn.My ntext field will exceed 8,000 characters (typically twice that size-- but just a text string).One article (I think from MicroSoft) said you could NOT use ntext inan UPDATE statement, but I've seen examples from other people usingit...but don't know if it's related to the size/characters issue.Is this true or not?Thanks very much...Kathy
View 2 Replies View RelatedChosen Datatype For Primary Key Field And Performance Questions??
May 25, 2007Hi there,
I have been hired for a couple of weeks to investigate the performance of a sql server 2000 system.
One of the things that strikes me is that all the Primary key (identity field) fileds uses an decimal(18,0) as it's datatype.
An decimal with a precision of 18,0 takes 9 bytes for each column, while an int takes only 4 bytes and and bigint 8 bytes.
Many tables aren't that big, so the values will fit in an int datatype.
1. Is iot a good option to change the decimals columns to an int column ?
2. Many of these columns are indexed by a clustered index. Can the decimal datatype be a performance issue ?
3. sometimes they have deadlocks due page splits. Can this by reduced by changing the data types, while more data fit's into an page?
Thanks in advance,
Greetz,
Patrick de Jong
Wrong Values Stored In A Field Of Datatype Float
Aug 3, 2006Hi,
When i try to insert a value in to a field of datatype float(8), it is storing the wrong values(approximate values).
For example, if i try to insert 2.62 , it takes it as 2.6200000000000001
But i can see the correct values displayed in the frontend.
Heard that there is a fix available for this issue.
Could any of you help me in getting the details about that fix?
Thanks in advance.
~ Chaitanya
NULL Values To Sequential Number (The Field Is Nvarchar Datatype)
Jun 16, 2012Ok I have upgraded my works database from a poorly designed Access database to a SQL database. The previous system allowed NULL values and duplicates to be inserted into a field that should NOT ALLOW NULL Values or duplicates. Therefore, this issue has now been moved across to my new system as I cannot set these constraints on the field that has multiple NULL values.
My solution would be to use a sequential operator, so whatever = NULL would be changed to a sequential number that us as administrators would know was a bogus number starting at something like = 999999900 counting up from that. There are only 250 records that would require updating.
To make things more interesting this field is not a integer type, its a Nvarchar type as its a Hardware ID. Both numerical and characters are require.
Problem Inserting Sql Query Into Database Float Datatype Field Using SQL Transaction
Aug 22, 2006I have this problem of inserting my query into database field. My code is as of below.
The @AVERAGESCORE parameter is derived from
Dim averagescore As Single = (122 * 1 + 159 * 2 + 18 * 3 + 3 * 4 + 0 * 5) / (122 + 159 + 18 + 3 + 0)
and the value returned is (averagescore.toString("0.00"))
However, I have error inserting the averagescore variable into a field of datatype float during the transaction. I have no problems when using non transactional sql insert methods. What could be the problem?
Try
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To arraySql.Count - 1
myCommand = New SqlCommand
Dim consolidatedobjitem As ConsolidatedObjItem = arraySql(i)
myCommand.CommandText = sqlStr
myCommand.Connection = myConnection
myCommand.Transaction = myTrans
With myCommand.Parameters
.Add(New SqlParameter("@AVERAGESCORE", consolidatedobjitem.getaveragescore))
End With
myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
Next
myTrans.Commit()
myConnection.Close()
Catch ex As Exception
Console.Write(ex.Message)
myTrans.Rollback()
myConnection.Close()
End Try
Integration Services :: Convert Field Of VARCHAR To INT Datatype In SSIS 2014?
Nov 17, 2015I'm trying to convert a column in my source table of datatype varchar(6) to a column of datatype int in my destination. I tried using the Derived Column/Data Conversion transformations but none of them worked. So, I tried using the following C# (credits to the original poster) and getting an error during compilation.
Note: "MyCol" is the Input Column I've specified in the Script Component and "CleanCol" is the Output column I've specified as datatype [DT_I4].
public override void Input0_ProcessInputRow(Input0Buffer Row)
{
int colOut = 0;
if (!Int32.TryParse(Row.MyCol, out colOut))
{
Row.CleanCol_IsNull = true;
} else {
Row.CleanCol = colOut;
}
}
The best overloaded method match for 'int.TryParse(string, out int)' has some invalid arguments
The other expression I've tried was:
ISNULL(MyCol) ? (dt_i4)"" : (dt_i4)MyCol
From the above code, you might have understood that the source field has some blank records as well in the MyCol field.
What is the best possible way to do the conversion from a String to Int or fixing the error from the above.
How To Insert A UTF-8 Encoding Type Character Into A Sql Server Text DataType Field ?
Dec 4, 2007I want to insert a value which has the UTF-8 encoding into a field of the database which has the "text" data Type
but it saves like this : " ?????????????? "
I would be thankful if u tell me how should I save it ?
here is the SqlComand I wrote :
string comand = " Insert into Table1 ( title , Body ) values ( ' " + textBox1.text + " ' , ' " + textBox2.text + " ' ) " ;
Table1
=============
title nvarchar(1000)
body text
A Relational Technique To Strip The HTML Tags Out Of A Ntext Datatype Field
Nov 27, 2007I had a problem with the ntext datatype. I need to strip the HTML tags out of a ntext datatype column. I have sample query for that, which works fine for STRING, as stuff is the string function, what to do for ntext field.
=======The Process follows like this =========
--**************************************
--
-- Name: A relational technique to strip
-- the HTML tags out of a string
-- Description:A relational technique to
-- strip the HTML tags out of a string. Th
-- is solution demonstrates how to use simp
-- le tables & search functions effectively
-- in SQL Server to solve procedural / ite
-- rative problems.
-- This table contains the tags to be re
-- placed. The % in <head%>
-- will take care of any extra informati
-- on in the tag that you needn't worry
-- about as a whole. In any case, this t
-- able contains all the tags that needs
-- to be search & replaced.
CREATE TABLE #html ( tag varchar(30) )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '<html>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '<head%>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '<title%>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '<link%>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '</title>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '</head>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '<body%>' )
INSERT #html VALUES ( '</html>' )
go
-- A simple table with the HTML strings
CREATE TABLE #t ( id tinyint IDENTITY , string varchar(255) )
INSERT #t VALUES (
'<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Some Name</TITLE>
<LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="/style.css" TYPE="text/css" ></HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="FFFFFF" VLINK="#444444">
SOME HTML text after the body</HTML>'
)
INSERT #t VALUES (
'<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Another Name</TITLE>
<LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="/style.css"></HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="FFFFFF" VLINK="#444444">Another HTML text after the body</HTML>'
)
go
-- This is the code to strip the tags out.
-- It finds the starting location of eac
-- h tag in the HTML string ,
-- finds the length of the tag with the
-- extra properties if any. This is
-- done by locating the end of the tag n
-- amely '>'. The same is done
-- in a loop till all tags are replaced.
BEGIN TRAN
WHILE exists(select * FROM #t JOIN #html on patindex('%' + tag + '%' , string ) > 0 )
UPDATE #t
SET string = stuff( string , patindex('%' + tag + '%' , string ) ,
charindex( '>' , string , patindex('%' + tag + '%' , string ) )
- patindex('%' + tag + '%' , string ) + 1 , '' )
FROM #t JOIN #html
ON patindex('%' + tag + '%' , string ) > 0
SELECT * FROM #t
rollback
Numeric Datatype To Ssis Variable Datatype Conversion Problem
Apr 24, 2008
Good afternoon,
I have an issue with an ssis variable datatype.
The scenario is as follows:
I have a stored procedure:
PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_newTransaction]
@sourceSystem varchar(50),
@txOut NUMERIC(18,0) OUTPUT
AS
insert into scn_transaction (sourceSystemName) values(@sourceSystem);
SELECT @txOut = @@identity
Whose purpose is to perform an insert into a table and return me the identity value of the inserted record, which I'll then use throughout the rest of my package. The identity column in the inserted table is numeric(18,0).
I execute the stored proc with the following sql with an OLE DB connection manager:
exec sp_newTransaction ?, ?
The first parameter is a string variable from earlier in the package, and the second is the output parameter. I have the following parameter mappings to the execute sql task:
User:ystxId output numeric 1 -1
User:ourceSys input varchar 0 -1
The proc is correctly called, and the row insesrted, however I get a type conversion error when SSIS attempts to map the return parameter to my package variable... I've tried all sorts of combonations, and can't seem to get it to execute.
At one point I wasn't returning a numeric, but rather an int from the stored proc, and all was well until I went to use the variable in a derived column later in the package, and the type was converted quite incorrectly (a 1 was 77799789080 or some such), indicating a type conversion error likely related to the encoding of the number.
I'd like to keep the datatypes as numeric and make ssis use those - any pointers are greatly appreciated as to what type my package variable should be to allow proper assignment of a sql server numeric type to it.
Thanks much,
B
Convert Char Datatype To Datetime Datatype
Sep 17, 2003Database is SQL Server 2000
I have a field in a table that stores date of birth. The field's datatype is char(6) and looks like this: 091703 (mmddyy). I want to convert this value to a datetime datatype.
What is the syntax to convert char(6) to datetime?
Thank you in advance.
Modify Nvarchar Datatype To Datatime Datatype
Mar 14, 2008Hi,
I imported a table from Accees to SQL 7 with data in it.
I need to modify one of the datatype columns to "datetime" from nvarchar.
I tried to convert it manually, in SQL Server Enterprise Manager tool, but it gave me an error.
I also tried, creating another column "DATE2-datatype:datetime" and updating the column with the old one.
UPDATE users SET DATE2 = DATE.. But it also faild,..
How can I modify the column?
Thank you.
Converting INT Datatype To BIGINT Datatype
Dec 15, 2005HI,I have a table with IDENTITY column with the datatype as INTEGER. Nowthis table record count is almost reaching its limt. that is totalrecord count is almost near to 2^31-1. It will reach the limit with inanother one or two months.In order to avoid the arithmentic overflow error 8115, we would likechange the datatype from INT to BIGINT. we hope this will solve ourproblem.How do I approch this datatype conversion?. Since the data count ishuge, that leads to a long down time of database.we need better approach or solution for this problem?. kindly give mea better solution that will reduce the total downtime of the productiondatabase.?.Regards
View 1 Replies View RelatedText Datatype Vs Nvarchar Datatype
Feb 25, 2008
Hi guys..
i have so doubts in my mind and that i want to discuss with you guys... Can i use more then 5/6 fields in a table with datatype of Text as u know Text can store maximu data... ? acutally i am trying to store a very long strings values into the all fields. it's just popup into my mind that might be table structer would not able to store that my amount of data when u use more then 5/6 text datatypes...
and another thing... is which one is better to use as data type "Text" or "varchar(max)"... ?
if any article to read more about these thing,, can you refere to me...
Thanks and looking forward.-MALIK
Transact SQL :: Return Field When A Field Contains Text From Another Field
Aug 25, 2015I'm new to SQL and I'm trying to write a statement to satisfy the following:
If [Field1] contains text from [Field2] then return [Field3] as [Field4].
I had two tables where there were no matching keys. I did a cross apply and am now trying to parse out the description to build the key.
How To Add Date Field And Time Field (not Datetime Field )
May 4, 2006Good morning...
I begin with SQL, I would like to add a field that will be date like 21/01/2000.
Actually i find just "datetime" format but give me the format 21/01/2000 01:01:20.
How to do for having date and time in two different field.
Sorry for my english....
Cordially
A newbie
Problem Importing Data From An Access Memo Field Into A SQL Server Ntext Field.
Jul 11, 2005I'm using DTS to import data from an Access memo field into a SQL Server ntext field. DTS is only importing the first 255 characters of the memo field and truncating the rest.I'd appreciate any insights into what may be causing this problem, and what I can do about it.Thanks in advance for any help!
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Dec 30, 2003I need to pass in null/blank value in the date field or declare the field as string and convert date back to string.
I tried the 2nd option but I am having trouble converting the two digits of the recordset (rs_get_msp_info(2), 1, 2))) into a four digit yr. But it will only the yr in two digits.
The mfg_start_date is delcared as a string variable
mfg_start_date = CStr(CDate(Mid(rs_get_msp_info(2), 3, 2) & "/" & Mid(rs_get_msp_info(2), 5, 2) & "/" & Mid(rs_get_msp_info(2), 1, 2)))
option 1
I will have to declare the mfg_start_date as date but I need to send in a blank value for this variable in the stored procedure. It won't accept a null or blank value.
With refresh_shipping_sched
.ActiveConnection = CurrentProject.Connection
.CommandText = "spRefresh_shipping_sched"
.CommandType = adCmdStoredProc
.Parameters.Append .CreateParameter("ret_val", adInteger, adParamReturnValue)
.Parameters.Append .CreateParameter("@option", adInteger, adParamInput, 4, update_option)
.Parameters.Append .CreateParameter("@mfg_ord_num", adChar, adParamInput, mfg_ord_num_length, "")
.Parameters.Append .CreateParameter("@mfg_start_date", adChar, adParamInput, 10, "")
Set rs_refresh_shipping_sched = .Execute
End
Please help
How To Convert Datetime Field To A Date Field So Excel Recognize It As Data Type
May 17, 2015I embedded a SQL query in excel that gets some datetime fields like "TASK_FINISH_DATE" .
How can I convert a datetime field to a date field in SQL in a way that excel will recognize it as a date type and not a text type?
I tried:
CONVERT(varchar(8),TASK_FINISH_DATE ,3)
CONVERT(Date,TASK_FINISH_DATE ,3)
CAST(TASK_FINISH_DATE as date)
**all of the above returned text objectes in excel and not date objects.
Informix Date Type Field To SQL Server Datetime Field Error
Oct 17, 2007
I am trying to drag data from Informix to Sql Server. When I kick off the package
using an OLE DB Source and a SQL Server Destination, I get DT_DBDATE to DT_DBTIMESTAMP
errors on two fields from Informix which are date data ....no timestamp part
I tried a couple of things:
Created a view of the Informix table where I cast the date fields as datetime year to fraction(5), which failed.
Altered the view to convert the date fields to char(10) with the hopes that SQL Server would implicitly cast them
as datetime but it failed.
What options do I have that will work?