How Can Setup Constraint For The Column In Table In Database
May 22, 2008how can setup constraint for the column in table in database ??
and what will sould write in the (BLOCKED EXPRESSION field ??
how can setup constraint for the column in table in database ??
and what will sould write in the (BLOCKED EXPRESSION field ??
I am trying to setup a constraint on a 2012 database the allows only one "LineitemNumber" for each InvoiceID. I am not certain how to do this. Both of these columns exist in the same table. I know the starting code would look like: ALTER TABLE dbo.InvoiceLineItemBase WITH NOCHECK ADD CONSTRAINT CK_LineItemNumber
View 7 Replies View RelatedIs it possible to create a unique constraint to a column from anothertable? For example:tb_current:current_names--------------aaabbbtb_new:new_name--------cccNow I want to create a constraint on tb_new.new_name to be unique withrespect to tb_current.current_names. However, tb_new.new_name shouldnot be unique to itself. So I should not be able to insert 'aaa' totb_new.new_name. But I should be able to insert 'ccc' totb_new.new_name.Here's the script to reproduce this example:create table tb_current(current_names varchar(10))create table tb_new(new_name varchar(10))insert tb_current values ('aaa')insert tb_current values ('bbb')insert tb_new values ('ccc')select * from tb_currentselect * from tb_newinsert tb_new values ('aaa') -- this should NOT be allowedinsert tb_new values ('ccc') -- this should be allowed
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AIDBID
Col 1BCol1
Col 2
Col3
I want to put a check constraint on A.col3 that depends on the values of A.Col1, A.Col2 and B.BCol1
How can I achieve this without using function.
For some reason, I'm getting this error, even without the DBCC Check:
INSERT statement conflicted with COLUMN FOREIGN KEY SAME TABLE constraint 'Category_Category_FK1'. The conflict occurred in database 'mydb', table 'Category', column 'CategoryID'.
The statement has been terminated.
The very first insert fails...it was working fine before:
DELETE Category;
-- Now, insert the initial 'All' Root Record
INSERT INTO Category
(ParentCategoryID, [Name], [Description], DisplayOrder, DisplayInExplorer, Keywords, Active, CreateDate, CreateUserID, UpdateDate, UpdateUserID )
SELECT 1, CategoryName, '', 1, 1, '', 1, GETDATE(), 1, GETDATE(), 1 FROM CategoriesStaging WHERE CategoryName = 'All'
INSERT INTO Category
(ParentCategoryID, [Name], [Description], DisplayOrder, DisplayInExplorer, Keywords, Active, CreateDate, CreateUserID, UpdateDate, UpdateUserID )
SELECT 2, CategoryName, '', 1, 1, '', 1, GETDATE(), 1, GETDATE(), 1 FROM CategoriesStaging WHERE CategoryName = 'Store'
/* Finally, insert the rest and match on the Parent
Category Name based on the CategoryStaging table
*/
WHILE (@@ROWCOUNT <> 0)
BEGIN
INSERT INTO Category
(ParentCategoryID, [Name], [Description], DisplayOrder, DisplayInExplorer, Keywords, Active, CreateDate, CreateUserID, UpdateDate, UpdateUserID)
SELECT c.CategoryID, s.CategoryName, '', 1, 1, '', 1, GETDATE(), 1, GETDATE(), 1
FROM Category c INNER JOIN CategoriesStaging s ON c.[Name] = s.ParentCategoryName
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM Category c WHERE s.[CategoryName] = c.[Name])
AND s.CategoryName <> 'All'
Here's the schema:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Category](
[CategoryID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[ParentCategoryID] [int] NULL,
[Name] [nvarchar](255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT [Category_PK] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[CategoryID] ASC
) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
USE [mydatabase]
GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Category] WITH NOCHECK ADD CONSTRAINT [Category_Category_FK1] FOREIGN KEY([ParentCategoryID])
REFERENCES [dbo].[Category] ([CategoryID])
Here is my issue I am new to 2005 sql server, and am trying to take my old data which is exported to a txt file and import it to tables in sql. The older database is non relational, and I had made several exports for the way I want to build my tables. I built my packages fine and everything is working until I start building relationships. I remove my foreign key and the table with the primary key will get updated for the package again. I need to update the data daily into sql, and once in it will only be update from the package until the database is moved over.
It will run and update with a primary key until I add a foreign key to another database.
Here is my error when running the package when table 2 has a foreign key.
[Execute SQL Task] Error: Executing the query "TRUNCATE TABLE [consumer].[dbo].[Client] " failed with the following error: "Cannot truncate table 'consumer.dbo.Client' because it is being referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 1 FROM dbo.syscolumns WHERE id = OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.Employee) and name = 'DoNotCall')
BEGIN
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Employee] ADD [DoNotCall] bit not null Constraint DoNot_Call_Default DEFAULT 0
IF ( @@ERROR <> 0 )
GOTO QuitWithRollback
END
It just takes a LOT of time in SQL Server Management studio. I have to cancel the query and cancelling takes a whole lot time. I am using SQL Server 2008.
CREATE TABLE PRODUCT_SALES
(
Salesmanid BIGINT,
Productid BIGINT
)
INSERT INTO PRODUCT_SALES (Salesmanid,Productid) VALUES (1,1)
INSERT INTO PRODUCT_SALES (Salesmanid,Productid) VALUES (1,2)
INSERT INTO PRODUCT_SALES (Salesmanid,Productid) VALUES (1,3)
SELECT * FROM PRODUCT_SALES
/* SalesmanID is reference key from Sales Master and ProductID is reference key from Product Master. How should i restrict user through DB with any constraint check, if user tries to enter
INSERT INTO PRODUCT_SALES (Salesmanid,Productid) VALUES (1,2),
It should throw error , if possible user defined message would be more useful.
We have a database where many tables have a field that has to be lengthened. In some cases this is a primary key or part of a primary key. The table in question is:-
/****** Object: Table [dbo].[DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd] Script Date: 09/25/2014 14:05:09 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd](
[Code] ....
The script I am using is
DECLARE@Column varchar(100)--The name of the column to change
DECLARE@size varchar(5)--The new size of the column
DECLARE @TSQL varchar(255)--Contains the code to be executed
DECLARE @Object varchar(50)--Holds the name of the table
DECLARE @dropc varchar(255)-- Drop constraint script
[Code] ....
When I the the script I get the error message Could not create constraint. See previous errors.
Looking at the strings I build
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd] DROP CONSTRAINT PK_DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd] Alter Column [Patient System Number] varchar(10)
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd] ADD CONSTRAINT PK_DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED ([Patient System Number] ASC,[Episode Number] ASC,[CensusDate] ASC)
WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ONLINE = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
They all seem fine except the last one which returns the error
Msg 8111, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot define PRIMARY KEY constraint on nullable column in table 'DTb_HWSQueueMonthEnd'.
Msg 1750, Level 16, State 0, Line 1
Could not create constraint. See previous errors.
None of the fields I try to create the key on are nullable.
How can you indicate that a FOREIGN KEY constraint references twocolumns in two different tables?"SQL Server Books Online" show an example of how to reference twocolumns in the SAME table:REFERENCES ref_table [ ( ref_column [ ,...n ] )Here is the error and the 'bad' SQL code:Server: Msg 8148, Level 16, State 1, Line 4More than one column FOREIGN KEY constraint specified for column'UserOrGroupId', table 'salesforce3.dbo.AccountShare'.CREATE TABLE salesforce3.dbo."AccountShare" ("Id" varchar(18) PRIMARYKEY , ... , "UserOrGroupId" varchar(18) CONSTRAINTFK_UserOrGroupId6349 FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES "User"(Id) REFERENCES"Group"(Id) , ... )
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I'm creating a table that contains information from two other tables. I'd like to have a constraint on some columns so that thay can only contain information that exists in the other two tables. This is what I got:
create table dbo.KUSE_Bills
(
SERVICE_ID int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL primary key,
BILLDATE datetime NOT NULL,
CNAME varchar(100) NOT NULL,
SNAME varchar(100) NOT NULL,
PRICE money NOT NULL,
UNIT varchar(50) NOT NULL,
NUMBER integer NOT NULL,
BILLSUM money NOT NULL
)
GO
I tried something like this:
create table dbo.KUSE_Bills
(
SERVICE_ID int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL primary key,
BILLDATE datetime NOT NULL,
CNAME varchar(100) NOT NULL,
SNAME varchar(100) NOT NULL,
PRICE money NOT NULL,
UNIT varchar(50) NOT NULL,
NUMBER integer NOT NULL,
BILLSUM money NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT chk_cname CHECK (CNAME NOT IN (
SELECT CNAME FROM KUSE_Customer))
)
GO
But subqueries are not allowed...
So how can I do it?
How do I copy a column(or colums) from a table in one database to another table in a different database
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a requirement where one column of a table is supposed to have two foreign key constraints i.e. it can be referring to two different columns in two tables.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI like to use the management console to design tables, but have
been unable to figure out how to add a unique column constraint.
I have a primary key defined in col1 and want to make col2, char(10),
unique, but keep col1 as the primary key.
I have tried the Check constraint menu path, but do not know how
to write the expression.
If I go along the Indexes/Key path, I am forced to change the primary
key which I do not want to do.
Can anyone help?
TIA, Joe
Hi allWould there be a easy way to find the column name(s) which constitutea Primary constraint for a table through navigating the systemcatalogs.I found that the PK Constraint object in syscontraints is showing thecolid = 0.TIANorman
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Hello !
I am using Microsoft SQL Server 2000
I am trying to drop a column that has a constraint, executing the script inside a transaction:
BEGIN TRANSACTION
ALTER TABLE MOPTeste DROP CONSTRAINT FK_IDMOPPais
ALTER TABLE MOPTeste DROP COLUMN IDMOPPais
COMMIT
If i dont commit the drop constraint, it wont let me drop the column
Solutions?
I receive the following error when creating a CHECK constraint that references another column. According to the good old Wrox SQL Server book, I'm using the correct syntax. Anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
Server: Msg 8141, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Column CHECK constraint for column 'end_date' references another column, table 'Session'.
Here's an example of the script that I'm using:
CREATE TABLE Session (
session_key char(18) NOT NULL,
course_key char(18) NOT NULL,
site_key char(18) NOT NULL,
instructor_key char(18) NOT NULL,
start_date smalldatetime NULL,
end_date smalldatetime NULL
CHECK (end_date >= start_date)
)
.
How do I alter a column check constraint?
I have the table:
CREATE TABLE Mytable(
mykey integer,
mycol integer
CHECK(mycol BETWEEN 1 AND 2)
PRIMARY KEY(mykey))
How do I change the constraint to
CHECK(mycol BETWEEN 0 AND 2)
...without losing any data?
Thanks!
Jim
Hi.
I was wondering how I should go about doing this thing. I need to put a value in a column that is based on values on other columns in the same row.
When this statement executes I need to put a value in Col3.
insert into myTable(Col1, Col2)
values(25, -14)
Something like so:
if(Col1 >0 AND Col2 <0)
set Col3 = Col1 - Col2
else
set Col3 = Col1;
I don't now quite how to solve this. I am really going to need this value in a column. Calculating the value at retrieval is not on option...
I appreciate all help. I'm using SQL Server 2005.
Thanks!
I can't seem to get the syntax correct for ALTERing an existing column with a default constraint. I've been to Help and BOL. There are examples that show how to use the ALTER command to add a column with a default constraint but not how to do it on an existing column.
Any help would be appreciated.
Sidney Ives
Can anyone please tell me how can i create a uniqueness contraint on part of column and index that part too. i.e.
consider the following table.
table A
Col1
furadfaf
fsradfasd
dddafadsf
hjfhdfjakdj
now i want only left three characters of the Col1 to be unique and indexed.
any idea ??????
I have a producer table with a nullable column that stores SSN's. In some cases producers inherit SSN's from other producers. These records will have a null producer.ssn and a record stored in a child table to track the inheritance. Anyway, I've found two techniques to enforce uniqueness on a nullable column and wanted to get opinions as to which was better. First, write a trigger. Second, create a computed column that has a unique constraint on it. The computed column would use the SSN if not NULL Else use the PK identity value of the record. EXAMPLE DML:CREATE TABLE test ( ssn CHAR(9) NULL, testId INT identity(1,1) NOT NULL, ComputedConstraint AS CASE WHEN ssn IS NULL THEN CAST(testId AS CHAR(9)) ELSE ssn END, UNIQUE (ComputedConstraint)) Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhat do you guys think about creating a unique constraint on a string column in a database?
Currently, I'm enforcing uniqueness through the stored procedure that inserts rows into the table. E.g.
PROCEDURE addRow( name )
DECLARE r INT;
SELECT COUNT(*) INTO r FROM foo WHERE foo.foo_name = name;
IF r = 0 THEN
INSERT INTO foo (foo_name) values(name);
ELSE
// Not unique throw an error
END PROCEDURE
What do you guys think?
I am importing data from a flat, comma delimited text file. It appears to properly import all the records and then on the last record it give me the error
INSERT statement conflicted with COLUMN FOREIGN KEY constraint for 'EOR_ITE_REF_EOR'.
Then it goes on to tell me the database, table and column in which the problem occured which is the first column in the table. It looks like it doesn't like the end of the file for some reason (EOR, end of record?) so I tried deleting the last record from the file and it still does it. I do have a file that I have imported that worked so I tried copying the last record of that file and pasting it into the last record of the file I wanted but that did not work either. The ends of file that works and the file that doesn't work look the same and I can find nothing on 'EOR_ITE_REF_EOR'. Any help would be appreciated.
Running an insert into a table where a column has a constraint for unique records
i have an autonumber pk that increments but numbers are not in sequence etc. if constraints are found
e.g.
10 records are inserted but only 2 are unique but there is a gap of 8 in the PK autoincrement value (it's like the unique records that were not inserted are still being recorded by the autoincrement).
I am very new to sql and I have got this doubt.
CREATE TABLE employee
{ EMP-ID VARCHAR UNIQUE,
DESIG VARCHAR UNIQUE,
SALARY INT };
Probably this is worst table ever created :).Now How to drop UNIQUE constraint on only column lets DESIG.
if i write
ALTER TABLE employee
DROP CONSTRAINT myuniqueconstraint;
will drop constraints on both columns which I dont want.
Any query that remove UNIQUE CONSTRAINT only on DESIGN column.
and one more clarification,
ALTER TABLE employee
MODIFY SALARY INT NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE employee
ALTER COLUMN SALARY INT NOT NULL;
which of the above two is right query to add NOT NULL constraint to the above employee TABLE?
I don't immediately find if this is possible but hope someone can give me an answer:
is it possible to make a unique constraint over 2 columns but only when 1 column has a specific value ?
Example: table (tableid, instancetype, instancename, ..)
instancetype can be A or B
if it is A then instancename must be unique
but for B instancename is not unique as these are copies from A
only solution I can think of is to make a trigger on an insert to check what the instancetype is and do a select to see if the name already exists in the table or not..
are there other solutions to make a constraint like this ?
Aeneas.
Hello!
I am trying to alter a table adding a column with foreignkey constraint. The table that holds the primary key in that relation has data, so i am not being able to execute the alter statement.
This is the error:
Server: Msg 547, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
ALTER TABLE statement conflicted with COLUMN FOREIGN KEY constraint 'FK_MOPAeroportoICAO_IDMOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo'. The conflict occurred in database 'MOP', table 'MOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo', column 'IDMOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo'.
This is the script:
ALTER TABLE MOPAeroportoICAO
ADD IDMOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo [int] DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT [FK_MOPAeroportoICAO_IDMOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo] FOREIGN KEY
REFERENCES MOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo (IDMOPAlimentacaoFerroviaTipo)
How can i turn of check when i add the foreign key ?
Thanks in advance
I need to create constraint in column to add only alphabet .
like "adc" ,"sdfsd" and not "1234adfd".plz reply soon.
When generating a check constraint to guarantee that a character column cannot be blank is it best to use comparison operators such as col1 <> '' or to use LEN(col1) > 0? Note that the column in marked as not nullable.
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I have a table with one of its column VARBINARY(MAX).
I want to make sure that the values in this VARBINARY(MAX) column is unique.
SQL Server doesn;t allow to create Unique Constraint over VARBINARY fields - whats the best workaround for ensuring uniqueness on VARBINARY columns.
Thanks,
Loonysan
I cannot figure out how to add a default constraint to an existing column. The syntax I'm using is :
ALTER TABLE table_name WITH NOCHECK
ADD CONSTRAINT column_name DEFAULT (0)
This gives me a syntax error.
The column was originally added with a default constraint of 1 to a 2.6 million row table.
I dropped the existing constraint and need to add the new default constraint of 0 for that column.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
I need to alter the datatype of a column from smallint to decimal (14,2) but the column was originally created with the following:
alter my_table
add col_1 smallintNot Null
constraint df_my_table__col_1 default 0
go
I want to keep the default constraint, but i get errors when I try to do the following to alter the datatype:
alter table my_table
alter column col_1 decimal(14,2)Not Null
go
Do I need to drop the constraint before I alter the column and then rebuild the constraint? An example would be helpful.
Thx