Format Column Lengths
Sep 25, 2007In Oracle sqlplus I always had a login.sql with statements like
column bldg_id format a8
which I could also use interactively on the sqlplus command line.
How can I do this in transact-sql ??
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Comparing Dates Of Different Lengths
Apr 9, 2008Hi All,
Is there a way to compare two dates fields that are different in length? For example, I have table1.datefield with a date of '040808' and table2.datefield with a date of '04082008'. Just comparing the two fields is not coming up equal. Has anyone had this situation before?
Thanks.
Frank
Zip Codes In Lengths Of 9,8,5 And4
May 2, 2007I am working with a table that has zip codes listed in lengths of 9,8,5 and 4 digits. The table is created this way and I have no way of changing the data outside of SQL. I am trying to get the last four digits off of all the zip codes so that I only have to work with zip codes in lengths of 5 and 4
Thanks,
Pizzo36
Programming Field Lengths
Jul 23, 2005Is it possible to tell sql server to cast to a datatype and set thefield length to a variable.e.g. :-declare @flen intset @flen = 10select (cast somefield as char(@flen) newfield)into newtablefrom sometableI have also tried :-select (cast somefield as char(max(len(somefield))) newfield)into newtablefrom sometableWhen I try the above examples I get error in @flen; error in maxrespectivly.TIASimon
View 8 Replies View RelatedJOINing On CHAR Fields Of Different Field Lengths
Nov 30, 2007Can someone comment on why joining two tables on CHAR fields of different lengths would generate unexpected results?
I had an issue where I ran an update that used an inner join on two tables. The field I used in the join was char(50) in one table and char(13) in another table. The result gave bad matches. After changing the field types both to varchar(30), the problem was eliminate.
Any comments on this would be appreciated.
Rye Guy
Cleartext - &&> Cipher Text. Field Lengths?
Aug 17, 2006Suppose I store cleartext strings in a field declared as varchar(100). Is there any way to know the minimum varbinary column sze to use for the encrypted data? (e.g. should it be varbinary(100) or (200)?, (8000)?). I'm sure it's algorithm specific but I don't know what factors influence the final length.
TIA,
Barkingdog
Can Varbinary And Varchar Lengths Be Declared Dynamically?
Mar 25, 2008I just learned that bit masking a varbinary column can increase it's length in bytes unnecessarily. For example, I ran the following...
declare @v1 varbinary(max)
set @v1 = 0x0100AB
select len(@v1)
set @v1 = @v1 | (len(@v1) - 2) * 256
select master.dbo.fn_varbintohexstr(@v1)
select len(@v1)
...and get
3
0x00000000000101ab
8
This messes up a plan I had for varbinary column use.
So I quickly tried the following to look for strategies to deal with this unwanted growth...thought being that while I'm passed a varbinary(max), operating on a varbinary that matches its passed length would avoid the unwanted growth after bit masking....
declare @i int
set @i = 5
declare @v2 varbinary(@i)
...but got errors.
So I suppose I can use a combo of the len, substring etc functions to correct the situation after bit masking but would like to know if the more elegant approach of dynamically sizing a varbinary is possible in t-sql, or if perhaps there is a way to prevent the unwanted growth during bit masking.
Analysis :: Calculated Column That Makes Integer In YYYYMMDD Format Form Date Column
Oct 12, 2015I am trying to create a whole number DAX calculated column that is derived from a date column. Basically it gets the date from the source data column and outputs it as an integer in the YYYYMMDD format.So 01/OCT/2015 would become --> 20151001...I've been fidgeting with DAX but my problem is that I keep missing the leading zeroes for months and days. So 01/March/2015 becomes 201531 which is not what I want (I need 20150301 in this case).
View 2 Replies View RelatedSQL Server 2012 :: Format Value Of A Column And Insert It Into Another Column Of The Same Table?
Sep 18, 2014A column of a table has values in the format - 35106;#Grandbouche-Cropp, Amy.
I need to format the column data in such a way that only the text after # (Grandbouche-Cropp, Amy) remain in the column.
The text before ;# (35106) should be inserted in to another column of the same table.
Below is the table structure:
create table [HR_DEV_DM].[CFQ_TEST].sp_CFQ_Commercial_Referrals
(
ID int identity,
PromotionalCode nvarchar(4000),
QuoteNumber nvarchar(100),
CreatedBy nvarchar(100),
Created datetime,
ModifiedBy nvarchar(100),
Modified datetime,
CreatedBy_SalesRepSharePointID int,
ModifiedBy_ModBySharePointID int
)
Audit Transformation Uses CURRENT Lengths For User Name And Machine Name Columns
Dec 2, 2007I'll try to reproduce this later, but want to report it before I forget.
I just had my package fail on a VM I was testing on. It failed because on that machine, I logged in as MachineNameAdministrator instead of using my domain account (the VM is not in the domain).
This was a problem because the "User Name" column generated by the Audit Transformation was 17 characters long! This is the length of my domain + user name on my development machine. Similarly, the machine name length was 15 characters.
I'd love to know what the "correct" sizes are for these columns. In the meantime, I'm going to set these to 255 manually, and hope the size sticks.
P.S. There was one other post on this topic, though the thread isn't clear that this was the problem: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=472445&SiteID=1.
Format Column Data
Apr 3, 2006Hi,
I am entering values from .Net app to a table in Sql 2k. The Identity field needs to be in 'ABC0000012' format (3 fixed letters and 7 digits - incremented by 1). My code MUST BE within a stored_proc. I am trying to format the column to have reqd. number of preceeding zeros. How can I get those ?
Pls help.Sam
Date Format In Column?
Apr 15, 2008Hi
I have a Date column with default value set up as below
(getdate()) --- This giving the format - 15/04/2008 15:36:57
How do I store the date as 15042008 or 15/04/2008 or 15-04-2008
Adavance thanks
How To Format Column Header
Jun 16, 2014I want to build the dynamic column header as K(s), 1(s)....12(s) etc based on student 's grade level. Is it possible ? How?
select distinct Count(s.Student_Number) OVER (PARTITION BY s.Grade_Level) as '''s.Grade_Level''' + '(S)' FROM Students s
DateTime Format At Column
Oct 1, 2007HI friends,
Using SmallDateTime in SQL Table, how can I enforce M/DD/YY format on column of type smalldatetime in SQL ServerDB.
What happening is that SQL convert this to YYYY-MM-DD, when my DTS package brings data to table?
Note : output of DTS package is MM/DD/YY format.
Thanks,
How To Us Format A Date Into A New Column
Mar 31, 2007Suppose my field is returning a date 3/31/2005 12:00:00 am how can i show it as Mmm-yy that is Mar-05
Format Datetime Column
Jul 13, 2006Hello,
I am wondering if someone could help me with formatting datatime column.
Goal - keep column in datatime instead of convert to varchar
Current - '2006-06-21 16:54:33.000'
Wants - '2006-06-21 16:54:33'
Any help is appreciated!
-Lawrence
Code Bits
declare @time datetime
set @time = '2006-06-21 16:54:33.000'
select @time, convert(varchar(255), @time, 20)
How To Format Identify Column In SQL Server?
Mar 21, 2008I don't wnat SQL's Identify column's format ( which is 1�2�3 ...)I want my Prikey column is looks like starts in 0000000001�0000000002�0000000003....I set the Prikey columns type is Char(10) not nullis it possible to setting my identify column as I want?
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View 5 Replies View RelatedChanging Identity Column Format
Mar 19, 2007Hi,
Is it possible to change the format of the identity column? i.e. I have and integer value that will be the ID for the records to follow in the database. Instead of the values being 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc I want them still to be in sequence but I want the format to be 001,002,003,004,005,006,007,008,009 etc.
Is it possible to do that in SQL when you're creating the table?
Format Datetime Type In Column
Sep 10, 2007Hi
Can you please help me on this matter please?
I am trying to input UK(for example: 25/09/2007 ) format datetime in sql server. Is there any change that I can format my column to UK datetime. At the moment there is in US format(09/25/2007).
I have a table, one of the column has type datetime.
I use the insert command and the data i want to into is '25/09/2007'
It come back with error that the date is out of range. I change that to 09/09/2007 then it work.
The currently date and time format is MM/DD/YYYY.
I don't know how can i define the format to be DD/MM/YYYY
Thank you very much for your help
i really do appreciate that.
Best regards
Format Of DateTime Column In SELECT Query
Dec 19, 2006I am using SQL2005 and ASP.NET 2.0
I have one column in database called DateTime and it is defined like type datetime.It is formated like: day.month.year hour:minutes:seconds
My question is: I want to get date from Column DateTime in format day.month.year in SELECT query, not in stored procedure.
thanks
Change The Date Format Of A Smalldatetime Column.
Jan 31, 2007Hello people.
Please, is there any way to change the date format of a smalldatetime column of a table in SQL Server Express?
What I mean is that the default date format for a column which type is smalldatetime is "MM/dd/yyyy" but I'm developing a localized application and the date format that I would like to use is "dd/MM/yyyy", so I would like to know is if there any way to change this.
I know that I could write some code in my application in order to do the conversion, but I would like to avoid this because I'm using the databinding property of the control and if I have to write a piece of code in order to do the conversion, I will loose this functionality.
I'm currently using WindowsXP SP2, SQL Server Express 2005, SQL Server Management Studio Express and VB.Net 2005 Express Edition. All applications including the OS are USA English version. The application that I'm writing is being localized to PT-BR (Brazilian Portuguese).
Any help and suggestions are very welcomed.
Thanks a lot for all your time and attention.
Rodrigo.
Derived Column / Change Date Format
Jan 8, 2007
Hi,
Is there a way using a derived column transformation to change the format of the date eg:
The input flat file's date is in yyyy/mm/dd and i need to convert / change this to yyyy/dd/mm
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance,
Slash.
How Do You Format A Column Heading To Use Carriage Returns?
Mar 12, 2008
In SSRS/RDL, How do you format a column heading to use carriage returns?
I have a couple of instance where I have a column heading that I want spread over 3 lines. For example, the column heading "= Actual Amount" I would want centered and displayed on 3 lines, as follows:
=
Actual
Amount
Column Format In Destionation Excel File
Jan 8, 2007Hello,
I have an SSIS package that basically runs a query and exports to an Excel destination. Everything works fine except for a date field that I use. When I preview the export it the date looks fine, as in a 1/7/07 2:05 PM for example. However, when I look at the actual Excel file/Export it will list the date as 1/7/07 without the time. I then have to format the column to the right date format in Excel for it to display correctly. I want to prevent the manual formatting due to the fact that this file needs to be automated.
Is there any way to make this happen?
Thanks,
Marco
SQL 2012 :: Date Format In Text Column With Many Other Inputs
Feb 10, 2014How to convert MM/YYYY to MM/DD/YYYY and also YYYY to 01/01/YYYY.
This column is text column and has many other inputs.
SQL 2012 :: Select And Format A Text In A Varchar Column
May 9, 2014One purchased app stored user's multiple lines input into a varchar column in which including char(13) and char(10).
My app need to select this value and format to multiple lines text in one text box.
How to code to output it?
T-SQL (SS2K8) :: How To Make A Column Comply To A Specific Format
Dec 4, 2014I need to insert and update a table. One column of the table needs to conform to a format as: XXXXXXX.XXXXX
If any data is not complying to the format an error needs to be thrown.
How to implement this constraint!
SQL Server 2012 :: String Format To Be Formed Out Of A Column
Nov 3, 2015I am trying to find a solution to get the result set to fetch a particular string format from a table in my database, which has a column of NVARCHAR data type
CREATE TABLE #ActivityComments(Comments NVARCHAR(MAX))
INSERT INTO #ActivityComments VALUES('This is the study code for Field Phase S14-04932-01')
INSERT INTO #ActivityComments VALUES('Phase reporting has the study S15-04931-01 which is obselete')
INSERT INTO #ActivityComments VALUES('Phase running study code S14-04932-02 is not valid')
The output of the query should be like:
S14-04932-01
S15-04931-01
S14-04932-02
Is there any way possible to achieve this..
Daily Totals In Column Format Using A Stored Proc
Mar 27, 2008I am usings transact sql..
Using a stored proc. I need a generic starting point. I am trying to get order categories ie. oranges, bananas, pears on the horizontal and then the daily totals vertically for each day of the month. Just say the # under ea is the total of boxes received daily. The total under each category would be determined by the receipt date. Also
I need a total category for each fruit under each as month-date and year-to-date. This should be updated daily. Obviously my actual prog is more complicated then this but I just need an idea where to start.
Product Oranges Bananas Pears Total Fruit
03/1/08 1 2 5 8
03/2/08 0 2 1 3
03/3/08 4 0 1 5
mtd
ytd
Exporting Sql Table Into Csv Format Retaining The Column Names
Jul 23, 2005HiI have been working since 2 days to device a method to export sql tableinto csv format. I have tried using bcp with format option to keep thecolumn names but I'm unable to transfer the file with column names. andalso I'm having problems on columns having decimal data.Can any one suggest me how to automate data transfer(by using SP) andretaining column names.ThanksNoor
View 1 Replies View RelatedDeriving From A Column Date Type Into Format YyyyMMddhhmm
Nov 21, 2007hi,
i have to derive a column from an existing column in my data source with a data type of DATE.
to illustrate my point lets assume that:
i have dt00 as my current column with its data type of date and now i have to create another column dt01 with data type int.
i need to format the date from dt00 to the following format yyyyMMddhhmm, where
yyyy - year
MM- moth in two digits (e.g: 03, 12)
dd - days in two digits (e.g: 03, 12)
hh - hours in two digits (e.g: 03, 12)
mm - minutes in two digits (e.g: 03, 12)
and allocate this value to this new column dt01.
could someone give me some clue on how to do this using the SCRIPT TASK?
many thanks,
nicolas
How To Convert DBTIMESTAMP Column VAlue To Particular Format In SSIS Package
Sep 4, 2006Hi i am Using Report_Date Column DBTimeStamp Data type. This isReport Date Taken From Current System Date from Varaible. I need Convert this Date Time Format to the Follwing Foramt .
"TO_DATE(Report_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"
HOw to Achieve this one in SSIS Package . Any one give me a solution.