Hi,
I am new to SQL Server and need your help.
I have a table (old_table) with about 500 columns and each column of type varchar. I have to generate a table (new_table) which has all the columns of the old table but with different data types.
Is there a way I can use the syscolumns to generate a “create table� statement?
Thanks.
Hello all,
I have a few questions relating to scripts and I'm looking for some help, or at least a point in the right direction.
1) I'm generating CREATE scripts to move a number of tables/procedures/functions from my testing database to my production database. The issue I have is the script doesn't seem to be generated in a particular order, so I'm getting errors when a table/procedure/function is created that references something that hasn't been created yet. Is there a setting available to create the script in a specific order to prevent these errors?
2) This is somewhat related to the first question. I need to drop all the tables/procedures/functions before I re-create them. Can I set all the DROPs at the beginning of the script, and then run all the CREATEs?
3) Eventually the database will be ready for production and in use. And eventually I'll be asked to make changes, without erasing existing data. Can I accomplish this using the generate scripts feature? What topics should I be investigating when looking into conducting these types of updates? "Updating database" is too general and I'm not sure the technical term. I've done very simple DB-related tasks so I'm trying to figure out what I'm looking for so I can educate myself. Basically, I don't know what I don't know.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Hi all,I need sone help on generating a SQL statementi had 3 tables nowCustomer[color=blue][color=green]>> Name>> Acct No>> Address>> Phone[/color][/color]Invoice[color=blue][color=green]>> Invoice no>> Customer no[/color][/color]Invoice Details[color=blue][color=green]>> Invoice No>> Commence Date>> Expiry Date>> Amount[/color][/color]Every month, the customer will come in to pay for the bills. 1seperate row is generated for each invoice.I need to generate a report stating customer who had came in to payfor the month of march (expiry date=31/3/2004) but still have not makepayment for the month of April (date commence >1/4/2004).Can anyone help?
View 4 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone have any SQL that will look at a DB and dynamically generate CREATE INDEX statements? I
know I can use EM but I want to make this a scripted process and you can only generate CREATE INDEX statement if
you script out the tables too.
Any Ideas??
Thanks
Anyone know an easy way to generate the SQL Scripts to gererate the
tables/sp's/triggers/indexes/fk's, ect? I know Sql Server 2000 lets you
generate the db script, but I don't know how to do this with 2005
Other than right-clicking on each individual table in SSMS and generating a CREATE script, is there a simple way to generate CREATE TABLE scripts for tables within a given database?
Background: I have a bunch of tables in one database, and I would like to add tables to a second database that have the same names and basic structures of some of the tables from the first database.
I do not need to transfer any data from the tables, this is a seperate project that will use a similar data structure. I just want to generate the CREATE TABLE scripts for 30ish tables within the first database, and then I'll tweak the scripts as appropriate and run them against the new database.
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Ok I have a query "SELECT ColumnNames FROM tbl1" let's say the values returned are "age,sex,race".
Now I want to be able to create an "update" statement like "UPATE tbl2 SET Col2 = age + sex + race" dynamically and execute this UPDATE statement. So, if the next select statement returns "age, sex, race, gender" then the script should create "UPDATE tbl2 SET Col2 = age + sex + race + gender" and execute it.
I have a database that is far from being rational! I need to query the tables to get a hierarchy resultset. Here is the structure:levelOne levelOne_A levelTwo levelThree levelFourmy problem is that table levelOne_A and table levelTwo have data that are considered to fall underneath levelOne. However the data is far different from each other so I can not able merge both into one.so the it should look like this:levelOne levelOne_A AND levelTwo levelThree levelFourAny ideas how I can get my hierarchy structure?Thanks for your help!
View 1 Replies View RelatedHello, I am trying to autogenerate a new guid in my sql statement. Here is a sample of my code:string comments = "CREATE TABLE comments (domaininfoid UNIQUEIDENTIFIER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL," +
"comment TEXT NOT NULL)";
How can I make sql auto generate a guid?
im creating a custom sql statement where my code starts like tt.. its a double query and how do i link the 2nd part to the first part (select * from PO where 1=1)?<script runat="server"> protected void CheckBox1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { strquery += " and PO between " + textbox1.text + " and " + textbox2.text; } protected void CheckBox2_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { strquery += " and Dlvdate between " + textbox3.text + " and " + textbox4.text; }</script> im a serious newbie with C#
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm using SQL Server 2012 for my databases.
Now I'm trying to write a search module. Therefore I have to create a view, with all datas to make it easy for searching. Unfortunately I have a table, which creates a tree (let's say, it's a navigation tree). For the view, I like to have the navigation as a path:
/Main/FirstSub/SecondSub
My navigation tbl looks like this:
Code:
IDParentIDText
10Main
20otherMain
[Code]....
Hi.
I was wondering if I could have a query like this:
CREATE USER 'Firstname Lastname' FOR LOGIN 'DOMAINuser' WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA=[dbo]
The combination of firstname and lastname does not seem to work.
I have been using:
sp_grantdbaccess 'DOMAINuser', 'Firstname Lastname'
but i cannot specify DEFAULT_SCHEMA with that sp.
Any suggestions?
I am trying to create a new column 'COL_4' and, in the same step, create a case statement off of the new col. I know that the code below will not execute. I realize that I could get ride of COL_4 in my code below and concatonate but I need to keep Col_4 in the output.
SELECT
COL_1
,COL_2
,COL_3
,COL_4 = COL_1 + COL_2
,COL_5 = CASE
WHEN COL_1
THEN 'SOMETHING'
END
FROM TABLE_1
;
I have a following table :
ID ------- Answear ------ Vote
1 ------- 1|2|3|4 ------- 3|5|3|2
2 ------- 1|2|3|4 ------- 2|5|3|1
3 ------- 1|2|3|4 ------- 2|5|7|2
So, I need to create : ,
ID ----- Answear ------ Vote ----- Total ----- Percent
1 ----- 1|2|3|4 ------ 3|5|3|2------ 13-----23.08|38.46|23.08|15.38
2 ----- 1|2|3|4 ------ 2|7|8|1------ 18-----.....
3 ----- 1|2|3|4 ------ 2|5|7|2------ 16-----.....
Any one help me ?
Thanh you very much.
PS :(3/13)*100|(5/13)*100|(3/13)*100|(2/13)*100 after calculate : 23.08 % |38.46 %|23.08 %|15.38 %
In general, What is the best approach in creating a dynamic updatestored procedure, that can handle recieving varying input paramters andupdate the approporiate columns.
View 6 Replies View RelatedIs it possible to have part of a table name used in a CREATE statementcontained in a variable? Here's what I'd like to do, althoughobviously the syntax of this isn't quite right or I wouldn't be hereasking:DECLARE @TblPrefix char (3)SET @TblPrefix = 'tst'CREATE TABLE @TblPrefix + TestTable (col1 int)The point there is to have a table named tstTestTableThe reason I need to do this is that my ISP will only give me onedatabase to work with and I'd like to have two copies of theapplication I'm developing running at the same time. So I'd like torun the sql script that creates the tables with TblPrefix set to "dev"and then run it again with TblPrefix set to "liv"thankseric
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Hi!
I have a select question that look like this:
DECLARE @ID uniqueidentifier;
SET @ID = '40bd3052-60f4-414a-99df-ca882c128493';
SELECT
rp.ID AS ReportPackId
,rp.SupplierPartyIdentifier AS SupplierPartyIdentifier
,rpap.AdditionalPartyIdentifier AS AdditionalPartyIdentifier
FROM
ReportPack rp
INNER JOIN ReportPackAdditionalParty rpap
ON rpap.fk_ReportPack = rp.ID
WHERE rp.ID = @ID
The result a get when running the select question is:
ReportPackId
SupplierPartyIdentifier
AdditionalPartyIdentifier
40BD3052-60F4-414A-99DF-CA882C128493
String
addPartyId1
40BD3052-60F4-414A-99DF-CA882C128493
String
addPartyId2
My problem is that the result I want is the following:
ReportPackId
SupplierPartyIdentifier
AdditionalPartyIdentifier
AdditionalPartyIdentifier
40BD3052-60F4-414A-99DF-CA882C128493
String
addPartyId1
addPartyId2
I always know that the ReportPackId and SupplierPartyIdentifier will be identical for all rows because of the Where condition, and therefore I want all AdditionalPartyIdentifiers to be in columns instead of a new row. Is this possible?
I am creating a web application that uses a using a web service to get data for my reports. Since the webservice only accepts 1 parameter called "sql" (the sql select statement), I am using the report's query string to get the data.
Here is the data source and dataset info I am using:
DataSource
Name: WebService
Type: XML
Connection string: http://localhost/myWeb/myWebService.asmx
Credentials: No credentials
DataSet
Query tab:
Name: WebService
Data source: WebService
Command type: Text
Query String: <Query><SoapAction>......</SoapAction></Query>
Here is a sample of the <Query> string that I use when I first build the report:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<Query>
<SoapAction>http://tempuri.org/GetDataset</SoapAction>
<Method Namespace="http://tempuri.org/" Name="GetDataset">
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="sql" Type="String">
<DefaultValue>Select * From Customers</DefaultValue>
</Parameter>
</Parameters>
</Method>
<ElementPath IgnoreNamespaces="true">GetDatasetResponse{}/GetDatasetResult{}/diffgram{}/NewDataSet{}/Results</ElementPath>
</Query>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When the user selects a report in the web application, they are prompted for information about the sql statement, and then I can rebuild the <Query> xml fragment, substituting the new sql statemet for the default one. for example, the statement "Select * From Reports" would be replaced with "Select * From Customers where LN = 'Smith'".
Then I want to attach that new <Query> statement to the report and run it. How can I set this information in the report? I can't find anything that talks about it, but there must be some way!
Thanks in advance for your help!
I know the word 'With' is a SQL Reserved; I created a SQL Script Generator that creates insert statements to copy data from one SQL Server database to another. If a row contains the word 'with' or 'With' the insert statement fails. Is there a way around this? The script is executed in the Query Analyzer window of SQL Server.
The record below is an example of a row that fails.
Insert Into [Contact] ([Active],[AddressID],[Birthday],[Birthmonth],[ContactType],[CreatedBy],[CreatedDate],[Description],[Employed],[FirstName],[HasResume],[LastName],[MiddleName],[ModifiedBy],[ModifiedDate],[Personality],[RowVersion])
Values ('False', 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, '', 'Wants to get back with Van Halen', 'False', 'David', 'False', 'Roth', 'Lee', '', '', '', '')
The error message shown is:
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'with'. If this statement is a common table expression or an xmlnamespaces clause, the previous statement must be terminated with a semicolon.
Thank you,
Corby Nichols
Flying Elephant Software
Example:
Select icount + 1 as icount from table
or
Select counter() as icount from table
The above is wrong ...just a sample to show what I am trying to accomplish.
Is there a function in SQL statement? Thanks.
Hi,
I have a problem with CREATE DATABASE statement, since it needs to specify the absolut path for a file in the FILENAME= option. I would need instead a relative path, i.e. only the name of the file because the script that launch this SQL command is dependant on the installation path decided by the user, during the installation.
Is there a way to pass to the FILENAME only the name of the file?
Hope to have been clear :-)
Thanks in advance
In SQL Server you can do a SELECT INTO to create a new table, much like CREAT TABLE AS in Oracle. I'm putting together a dynamic script that will create a table with the number of columns being the dynamic part of my script. Got any suggestions that come to mind?
Example:
I need to count the number of weeks between two dates, my columns in the table need to be at least one for every week returned in my query.
I'm thinking of getting a count of the number of weeks then building my column string comma separated then do my CREATE TABLE statement rather then the SELECT INTO... But I'm not sure I'll be able to do that using a variable that holds the string of column names. I'm guess the only way I can do this is via either VBScript or VB rather then from within the database.
BTW - this would be a stored procedure...
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have a SQL statement stored in a SQL varriable (after a lot of conditions)
Code:
declare @sql char(100)
set @sql = 'select ma_kh, ten from _khang'
Now, I want to create a cursor to recalculate some values
I've tried:
Code:
declare cur_T cursor for exec(@sql) open cur_T
but it doesn't work.
Can I have another way to do that???
Hi all,
I am trying to create a view with approx. 3000 columns... and got the following error message:
"CREATE VIEW failed because column 'HSEPRIN' in view 'MyTestView' exceeds the maximum of 1024 columns.
Is it mean the max number of columns for each table is 1024? I thought in SQL server the table can contain as much information as possible.
Anyone can help to answer my question?
Thank you in advance.
Hi,I want to create a temporary table and store the logdetails froma.logdetail column.select a.logdetail , b.shmacnocase when b.shmacno is null thenselectcast(substring(a.logdetail,1,charindex('·',a.logde tail)-1) aschar(2)) as ShmCoy,cast(substring(a.logdetail,charindex('·',a.logdeta il)+1,charindex('·',a.logdetail,charindex('·',a.lo gdetail)+1)-(charindex('·',a.logdetail)+1))as char(10)) as ShmAcnointo ##tblabcendfrom shractivitylog aleft outer joinshrsharemaster bon a.logkey = b.shmrecidThis statement giving me syntax error. Please help me..Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 2Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'case'.Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 7Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'end'.sample data in a.logdetailBR··Light Blue Duck··Toon Town Central·Silly Street···02 Sep2003·1·SGL·SGL··01 Jan 1900·0·0·0·0·0.00······0234578······· ····· ··········UB··Aqua Duck··Toon Town Central·Punchline Place···02 Sep2003·1·SGL·SGL··01 Jan 1900·0·0·0·0·0.00·····Regards.
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View 5 Replies View RelatedHi guys , may I know is that possible to create multiple store procedures in 1 time using 1 SQL statement? Thx for the assistance.
Best Regards,
Hans
Hi guys,
I have a question regarding a locking scheme in MSSQL I hope you guys can help. In Sybase, I am able to specify datarow locking in DDL (ex. create table, alter table). Can I do the same in MSSQL or is there an equivalent option in CREATE TABLE statement in MSSQL? I came across a few articles in MSDN about datarow locking and it seems to me that MSSQL only allows locking through DML... Is that true? Thanks.
Hello,
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REFERENCES [Category] ([CategoryID])
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE
Is there a way to create a Batch file that will run an Update Statement and schedule it to run?I've used bcp to extract data to a txt file before, but i'm not sure if an Update can be performed.I'm using SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition so i don't have Server Agent available.
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(
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)
WITH (SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, DROP_EXISTING = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ONLINE = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
What I'm trying to do is this;
I have a table with Year , Account and Amount as fields. I want to
SELECT Year, Account, sum(Amount) AS Amt
FROM GLTable
WHERE Year <= varYear
varYear being a variable which is each year from a query
SELECT Distinct Year FROM GLTable
My thought was that I would need to pass a variable into a select statement which then would be used as the source in my Data Flow Task.
What I have done is to defined two variables as follows
Name: varYear (this will hold the year)
Scope: Package
Data type: String
Name:vSQL (This will hold a SQL statement using the varYear)
Scope: Package
Data type: String
Value: "SELECT Year, Account, sum(Amount) AS Amount FROM GLTable WHERE Year <=" + @[User::varYear]
I've created a SQL Task as follows
Result set: Full Result Set
Connection Type: OLE DB
SQL Statement: SELECT DISTINCT Year FROM GLTable
Result Name: 0
Variable Name: User::varYear
Next I created a For Each Loop container with the following parameters
Enumerator: Foreach ADO Enumerator
ADO Object source Variable: User::varYear
Enumeration Mode: Rows in First Table
I then created a Data Flow Task in the Foreach Loop Container and as the source used OLE DB Source as follows
Data Access Mode: SQL Command from Variable
Variable Name: User::varYear
However this returns a couple of errors "Statement(s) could not be prepared."
and "Incorrect syntax near '='.".
I'm not sure what is wrong or if this is the right way to accomplish what I am trying to do. I got this from another thread "Passing Variables" started 15 Nov 2005.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Regards,
Bill