I'm pulling a "Number (8)" data type field for a date (formatted YYYYMMDD) from a Oracle 9i database. When the value is inserted into the database it is set a zero (A non-null database for the most part), otherwise it is for example 20061224. If the date field has a value the date is displayed correctly, but if it is zero then I get the "#Error" message.
Now I've returned the value with out any formatting done to the string, and it will return "0"(zero) or a number. I've returned the lengths of the returning value and it comes back "1" or "8". I read a lot of previous posts and I thought at first that it was because I was trying to do a substring function on the zero value getting a index error. So I've changed the iif test condition many different ways with no prevail. I read a previous post where someone ended up doing his work in his SQL, but I would like to find out how to do this in the report. This is a simple expression, so I feel like there is something obvious I don't know maybe something with the format mask.
I am hoping this is something simple, a security piece I've messed up.
When I run my dts package manually I get no errors and sucessful completion of each step. So I set my SQL Agent to run thepackage 15 minutes after every hour between 5am and 5pm, these being 15 minutes after the times the new data files are dropped to me.
But instead of running the package it disconnects all the remote desktop users and fails. When remote users can get back on we are faced with a system has recovered from a serious error message. The error message posted to the event logs is empty though.
After launching MS SQL Server 7.0 SP 1 on a Compaq Proliant 5500 with 1GB memory the sqlservr.exe process gradually consumes all available memory and brings down NT. This happens when there's appearently no activity on SQL Server.
All rows of a 1500+ record text file we have at work should be 512 spaces. Some are not and seem to be causing problems. I get half the records I should be getting on an import. When the DTS task comes across one of these records it takes it and appends them together and makes two rows one row. Any ideas? I tried making a table with one field of datatype char(1000) and tried to import into this table. I figured this would add any missing trailing spaces but no go.
I have a really odd one here. We have a production server which is running SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition SP3. It has a number of databases which are backed up nightly. Last night all of the back-up jobs failed with the following error: -
Msg 913, Sev 16: Could not find database ID ##. Database may not be activated yet or may be in transition. [SQLSTATE 42000]
The databases are in good shape - no issues to report. When I run the Agent Job code within a Query Analyser session it works fine.
When I try and re-start the back-up from the Agent Job it continues to fail with the same error.
Hello to all coding members! I'm building my first ever complete website in the ASP.net VB language and I have to say, I'm pretty happy that I was able to learn from this website and to gain some ground. Data retrieval and editing from tables and databases was very intuitive with the Visual Web Developer IDE. I even learnt simple ways to implement (and to script a bit of) login pages to make my visitors feel "at home" in my website.However, when I wanted to implement simple Business Logic into one of my ASP.net page, i happen to stumble upon a block.Business Logic: To have the server go through the whole table of storybook entries submitted by many users, but only pull out the storybook entry(s) that belong to the logged-on user.Hence, let me drill down to my specific questions:
I will be using VB. Coming from a JavaScript genre, my concern is: will putting the Business Logic code into a code-behind page (.vb) or dumping it onto the page itself have any errors or effects?
I'm trying to import some XLS files that I receive from some suppliers. The problem is that every time they send some columns with text values but formatted as number. When I read those columns with SSIS Excel Source, they come all with null values.
I don't want to change the columns data types every time, so I would like to know if there's a way to bypass the column types that are already there.
I tried to use both the Jet driver and the Office 12 driver. I've already used the IMEX=1 on ExtendedProperties too with no success. Is there a way to force reading the columns as text, even if they have data types assigned to them?
This would actually be funny if I weren't under serious time constraints right now. I have an SSIS project with several script tasks in the control flow. I put breakpoints in one of them to allow me to step through and see whats going on. However, when I start the project, the IDE brings up the script editor for a different script task. The breakpoints in this task are actually on the same line numbers as the task I need to debug but the code is all wrong. I checked the task for which the code is being displayed and there are no breakpoints there.
Hello,I'm trying to create a simple back up in the SQL Maintenance Plan that willmake a single back up copy of all database every night at 10 pm. I'd likethe previous nights file to be overwritten, so there will be only a singleback up file for each database (tape back up runs every night, so each daysback up will be saved on tape).Every night the maintenance plan makes a back up of all the databases to anew file with a datetime stamp, meaning the previous nights file stillexists. Even when I check "Remove files older than 22 hours" the previousnights file still exists. Is there any way to create a back up file withoutthe date time stamp so it overwrites the previous nights file?Thanks!Rick
New to Database Mirroring and I have a question about the Principal database server. I have a Database Mirroring setup configured for High-safety with automatic fail over mode using a witness.
When a fail over occurs because of a lost of communication between the principal and mirror, the mirror server takes on the roll of Principal. When communication is returned to the Principal server, at some point does the database that was the previous Principal database automatically go back to being the Principal server?
I need to run two reports each of A5 Size to run back to page and print on single A4 paper means in 1st half Sale bill will be printed and in second half Gate Pass Will Be Printed both report will be on same page and size and shape should be maintained. How to do it.
HiI am attempting to take a manual backup of an SQL 2005 database, viaRight Click on MyDatabase --Tasks --Backup[Specify the filename path and type of backup]However, when I try to specify the filename or, in fact, do anything, Ireceive the following errorProperty BackupDirectory is not available for Settings'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Settings'. This property may notexist for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficientaccess rights. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)The user I'm logged into the database with, however, has full rightswithin SQL.Does anyone have any ideas?Thanks!
I am trying to pass back the number of errors encountered by a child package to the Parent package. I have a script within the child package, which will set the value of the Parent package's variable (ChildErrCount). However, I have no idea how to access the Child package's Errors collection to get a count.
Any ideas? Has someone figured out a way to reference the current package's properties (besides what's available from Dts.* ?
Hello,I am hoping you can help me with the following problem; I need to process the following steps every couple of hours in order to keep our Sql 2000 database a small as possible (the transaction log is 5x bigger than the db).1.back-up the entire database2.truncate the log3.shrink the log4.back-up once again.As you may have determined, I am relatively new to managing a sql server database and while I have found multiple articles online about the topics I need to accomplish, I cannot find any actual examples that explain where I input the coded used to accomplish the above-mentioned steps. I do understand the theory behind the steps I just do not know how to accomplish them!If you know of a well-documented tutorial, please point me in the right direction.Regards.
This is my first attempt to use SQL Server Compact with Visual Studio 2005.
I wrote a program for Inventory Scaning which requires the database to be stored on an SD Card. As long as the device is left powered on, the programs function normally. However, if the device powers off and is then turned back on the 0xC0000005 error is displayed when the program attempts to do anything with the SQL Connection.
I have also written a small sample program to test and the results are repeatable each time.
The sample program consists of a single form with six buttons (Create Database, Open Database, Insert Records, Delete Records, Close Database, Dispose Database).
Both programs are written in VB.
Here is the code for the sample program.
Public Class frmSQLTest
Private cnDB As System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection
Private connString As String
Private Sub frmSQLTest_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.txtDB.Text = "Storage CardTest.sdf"
End Sub
Private Sub txtDB_LostFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles txtDB.LostFocus
connString = "Data Source=" & Me.txtDB.Text
Me.txtStatus.Text = "Connection String Set"
End Sub
Private Sub btnCreate_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCreate.Click
If Me.txtDB.Text = Nothing Then
MessageBox.Show("Unable to Create Database")
Exit Sub
End If
Dim eng As New System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeEngine(connString)
eng.CreateDatabase()
eng = Nothing
Me.txtStatus.Text = "Database Created"
End Sub
Private Sub btnOpenDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOpenDB.Click
Dim sqlDB As New System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeCommand
If cnDB Is Nothing Then
cnDB = New System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection(connString)
Private Sub btnDelete_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnDelete.Click
Dim sqlDB As New System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeCommand
sqlDB.Connection = cnDB
sqlDB.CommandText = "Delete FROM Master"
Me.txtStatus.Text = "Master Table Cleared"
sqlDB = Nothing
End Sub
Private Sub btnCloseDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCloseDB.Click
cnDB.Close()
Me.txtStatus.Text = "Database Closed"
End Sub
Private Sub btnDispose_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnDispose.Click
cnDB = Nothing
System.IO.File.Delete(Me.txtDB.Text)
Me.txtStatus.Text = "Database Diposed"
End Sub
End Class
In my tests, I start the program (loaded on the Storage Card in the same directory as the database). SQL Server Compact is also installed on the SD Card to save space in Main Memory.
Steps to Re-Create the Error:
1. Click the Create Database button. Database is created properly. 2. Click the Open Database button. Database connection opens properly. 3. Click the Insert Records button. Records are inserted into the table properly. 4. Turn off the Symbol MC3000 unit. 5. Turn the unit back on. 6. When I click on any of the following buttons, the error is displayed. Close Database, Insert Records, Delete Records.
I have also tried closing the database (as well as closing and disposing the database) prior to step 4 above, but when I try to re-open the database (or create the database) again, the error displays.
Is there anyway to correct this issue?
With the real program, the database must be kept open as long as each form is open to prevent speed issues and the database must be stored on the SD Card since there is not enough storage space available on the device.
Does anybody know of a way to rollback SQL Server 2005 databases back to SQL Server 2000? Is there a way of doing it without resorting to Copy Database Wizard? I love to find a way of attaching a SS 2005 database to a SS 2000 instance without any issues.
I recently upgraded to SS 2005 and I am very unhappy with the SS 2005 and I want to rollback to SS 2000, which was a lot more stable. I am having several major issues that are affecting my whole company's day-to-day operations and the managers are not happy. Some of the issues include night time batch running very sluggish for no apparent reason. This is a biggest problem because it only occurs once or so a week and causes a disturbance with the daily activities when the night time processing isn€™t completed on time. The rest of the time, the batch processing runs great, even a little better then on SS 2000. I don't believe it is a matter of my application needing to be retuned because if that was the case, then why isn't it running sluggish every night? Also, it's never the same day that the sluggish behavior occurs. If it was occurring on the same night, then I would have something to investigate within our application, but it doesn't. Another issue that I am having involves a night time job that restores a copy of the production database to the Data Warehouse server to be used for updating the data warehouse. Again, most of the time it runs great (~2 1/2 hours), but once or twice a week, it goes stupid and takes 6 1/2 hours for no apparent reason. Again, it is not happening the same day either, which could give me something to invesigate. On SS 2000, this same job ran flawlessly. Never I did I run into situation that the database restoration took that long to run. Even another issue involves a SQL Server Agent Job that was put into suspended state. What's a suspended state and how can I get it out of suspended state? I can find no information about suspended state in BOL. I did a Google and nothing came up. If this suspended state was put in for security reasons, great, but then tell me how I can remove the suspended state. I am also not happy with the fact that I can't get accurate information about the queries that are actively running at that particular moment. In SS 2000, when I noticed high CPU usage on the server, I would run the sp_who2 active stored proc and it would show me all the active thread and how much CPU it was consuming. I would then find the running threads with the highest CPU numbers and investigate the query and see if we could improve it. Now in SS 2005, I get in the same situation and run the sp_who2 stored proc, and there is no smoking gun. All of the active threads are showing very little CPU usage, which I am very suspect of. What the heck happen to sp_who2? I looked at some of the other ways of looking at running processes (i.e... sys.sysprocesses) and they don't appear to be giving the information that I need.
I am very unhappy and I just want to roll back to SS 2000 and wait a couple of years before I upgrade to SS 2005.
anyone try to convert a 7.0 database back to 6.5? Is there a way to move the data back or does the 6.5 to 7.0 upgrade change field identifiers or anything else prohibiting the move?
Please help. We need back up database on remote SQL Server backup device, because first one doesn't have space for backup file. Give mi hint what to do.
Hi all, I know how to backup database form full back, diffrential backupp. I ' d like to know how to restore database from transaction log file not from backup file. Thanks fro reading.
What is the best practice for a SQL back up? We are installing Symantec Backup Exec. Is it really necessary to pay for the SQL backup agent? What does the agent do for you that the regular backups within SQL doesn't give you?
I wrote a stored procedure. It work properly. But I want to catch if any error occurs while executing it. And I want to make roll Back on error .And send the error OUTPUT How can I roolBack the command below and How can I send the error over OUTPUT parameter? execute(@cmdS) Thanks.
