Left() And Right() Function In MS SQL Vs MS ACCESS
Jun 29, 2006
I normally use MS ACCESS vs MS SQL,, which has a left() and right()
function. I need to use MS SQL for this project but I am not familiar
with it. I have read a few books, but can not figure out how to do
this. Please help.
If I need to compare the first 4 letters of a field, with the first
four letters of another field, how can I do this?
Select field1, field2 FROM table1 Where left(field1,4)=left(field2,4)
(MS SQL does not have left() and right() functions)
Please help.
In addition, I have a CSV file with data like 10.20, which I import
inrto a numberic field. Unforunately the value gets changed to 10.
It's seems to get rounded. How can I fix this.
The import SQL I use is....
BULK INSERT dbo.table
FROM 'c:MYDATA.CSV
WITH
(
FIRSTROW = 1,
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
ROWTERMINATOR = '
'
)
select left('Hello World /Ok',charindex('/','Hello World /Ok')-1)Hello WorldThat works fine.However I got an error message:select left('Hello World Ok',charindex('/','Hello World Ok')-1)Instead of:'Hello World Ok'I get:Server: Msg 536, Level 16, State 3, Line 1Invalid length parameter passed to the substring function.Microsoft Doc incorrectly says:"LEFT ( character_expression , integer_expression )integer_expressionIs a positive whole number. If integer_expression is negative, a nullstring is returned."Is there an easier solutoin using left or any other string functioninstead of using a case statement?Also, charindex('/','Hello World Ok') should return NULL instead 0 sothat we can use isnull function.Thanks.
How do you combine a left and a right function. I have tried different variation and none seemed to work. What I want to accomplish is 6 spaces to the right and 2 spaces to the left.
I have not been able to find the answer as to why the LEFT() function doesn't see the variable as being a variable. I originally thought it did not accept a variable as the first parameter, however the definition says it can be a variable. Anyone knows why this isn't working? This is how I have the code:
SELECT LEFT(@tpatdata, CHARINDEX('^', Alert1) -1)
the variable @tpatdata is the column name (tablename.Alert1), iif I rewrite it like this:
SELECT LEFT(tablename.Alert1, CHARINDEX('^', Alert1) -1) it works.
I've tried the following query in SQL SERVER 2005, SQL Express and MACCESS.
select * from Table1 where drid in (SELECT DrID FROM Table2 WHERE (substring(PostalCode,1,3) IN ('B0E','B1P','B2H','B2Y','B3A','B3M','B4A','B4H','E1A','E1C','E1N','G0A', …)) and (substring(Telephone,1,3) IN ('204','250','306','403','416','418','450','506','514','519','604','613','705','780','807','819','902','905')))
The query is using two table. The first one Table1 is a table with user info. The second table Table2 has the info concerning a survey.
The Table1 containt approx. 6000 row and Table2 containt only 210 rows
The table structure from the different environment(MACCESS, SQL SERVER 2005, Sql Server Express 2005) are the same. The Table1 containt the field "PostalCode" and "Telephone".
When I execute this query on MACCESS and in SQL Server 2005 the result are approximately the same(Less than half second). But there a performance issue in Sql Express 2005. The query take an execution time between 7 and 9 secondes.
When I add a condition using a field from tblResponsePQ2Part1 ex: QA=1 like in the following query : select * from Table1 where drid in (SELECT DrID FROM Table2 WHERE (QA = 1 substring(PostalCode,1,3) IN ('B0E','B1P','B2H','B2Y','B3A','B3M','B4A','B4H','E1A','E1C','E1N','G0A', …)) and (substring(Telephone,1,3) IN ('204','250','306','403','416','418','450','506','514','519','604','613','705','780','807','819','902','905'))) the query take an execution time of ~15 secondes!!!!
This issue only happen in Sql Server Express, on the others cases(mean MSAccess, Sql Server) the execution time is less than half second.
It’s weird because, Sql Express 2005 is supposed to be more performant than MACCESS, and have the same performance than Sql Server Professional Edition. Please Help Me!!!!
I have this function in access I need to be able to use in ms sql. Having problems trying to get it to work. The function gets rid of the leading zeros if the field being past dosn't have any non number characters.For example:TrimZero("000000001023") > "1023"TrimZero("E1025") > "E1025"TrimZero("000000021021") > "21021"TrimZero("R5545") > "R5545"Here is the function that works in access:Public Function TrimZero(strField As Variant) As String Dim strReturn As String If IsNull(strField) = True Then strReturn = "" Else strReturn = strField Do While Left(strReturn, 1) = "0" strReturn = Mid(strReturn, 2) Loop End If TrimZero = strReturnEnd Function
I need to left pad the column with 0 if it is less than 4 characters long and extract the first 2 characters on the left into a new column COUNTY_CODE.
How can I do that in transact SQL?
I tried:
SELECT RIGHT(RTRIM('0000'+ISNULL([Code],'')),4) FROM [Place] WHERE [Place Code]='B' and [Code]='627'
And I got 0627. And how do I extract the first 2 characters?
How to remove space left to right and right to left
If I give limit >60 for first 60 character; limit 60< second 60 character
Result would be check if space at 60 character if yes remove and go the 59 character check then space remove and 58 character check if there is charater then display
As well as after 60 character to till 120 for right space
SELECT * FROM a LEFT OUTER JOIN b ON a.id = b.id instead of
SELECT * FROM a LEFT JOIN b ON a.id = b.id
generates a different execution plan?
My query is more complex, but when I change "LEFT OUTER JOIN" to "LEFT JOIN" I get a different execution plan, which is absolutely baffling me! Especially considering everything I know and was able to research essentially said the "OUTER" is implied in "LEFT JOIN".
What is the counterpart of this function when using SQL Server 2000? Im getting this error "System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: 'Val' is not a recognized function name"
What do I have to change in my queryString?
SELECT ASP_MainForm.UserID, Val([FormNo]) AS Expr1, ASP_MainForm.DateCreated, ASP_MainForm.DateNeeded, ASP_MainForm.FormStatus, ASP_MainForm.Print, ASP_MainForm.PRNo, ASP_MainForm.ForUse, [FirstName]+' '+[LastName] AS CompName FROM ASP_MainForm INNER JOIN CEN_USERS ON ASP_MainForm.UserID = CEN_USERS.UserBadgeNo WHERE (((ASP_MainForm.FormStatus)<>'Approved') AND ((ASP_MainForm.ForUse)<>'Test')) ORDER BY Expr1 DESC
Hello there... I am looking for the function that is the same as InStr in Access for SQL server. I have a column that has format like this.. Lastname,Firstname Middlename... This column doesn't separate each one of them. However I need to separate Lastname and Firstname and Middlename.. I was told that in Access there is function(InStr) that can find a position of comma and separate it as Lastname like that.... I was searching BOL but I couldn't find like this function in SQL Server.. So I need help:-)))) Because everybody has a different length of the lastname, I have a problem. I can not use SUBSTRING or LEFT or RIGHT because of the varying position of comma ...
I have a database in Access with the following fields: Portfolio Code Trade ID <- Uniquie Trade Shares Order Decision Price Trade Execution Price Trade Date
I want to retrieve total traded market value for the 2nd quarter (months 4, 5 and 6) for specific portfolio's. When I retrieve a list of all individual trades (by trade ID which is unique for each), Trade Shares, Order Decision Price and Trade Execution Price and do the Multiplying in Excel (i.e. Order Decision Price * Trade Shares and Trade Execution Price * Trade Shares), the final aggregate total looks correct. However, when I try to do the calculation in Excel and group it so I do not get a list of all trades, just the total Traded Market Value ( using Sum([Order Decision Price]*[Trade Shares]) and Sum([Trade Execution Price]*[Trade Shares]) ) in design view as Expression, the total traded market value is larger than what it was in the first step when the calc was done in Excel. It seems that some of the reported values are exactly double of what I get while doing the calc in Excel.
This is only happening in the 2002 database. When I use the Sum method in all other databases, the results are 100% on.
Any ideas??
Example of the SQL created by design view: SELECT Sum([Order Decision Price]*[Trade Shares]) AS Expr1, Sum([Trade Execution Price]*[Trade Shares]) AS Expr2 FROM TradeHist WHERE (((TradeHist.[Portfolio Code])="852" Or (TradeHist.[Portfolio Code])="2CM" Or (TradeHist.[Portfolio Code])="2CN" Or (TradeHist.[Portfolio Code])="2WA") AND ((Month([Trade Date]))=4 Or (Month([Trade Date]))=5 Or (Month([Trade Date]))=6));
Does anyone know if you can call an Access function from DTS? I'm trying to delete data from an Access database, Compact the database, and load new data. My snag is calling a function in Access to compact the database.
I'm going crazy trying to convert an Access Function to SQL.From what I've read, it has to be done as a stored procedure.I'm trying to take a field that is "minutes.seconds" and convert it to minutes.This is what I have in Access:Function ConvertToTime (myAnswer As Variant)Dim myMinutesmyMinutes-(((((myAnswer * 100)Mod 100/100/0.6)+(CInt(myAnswer-0.4))))ConvertToTime =(myMinutes)End FunctionWhen I tried to modify it in SQL:CREATE PROCEDURE [OWNER].[PROCEDURE NAME] AS ConvertToTimeFunction ConvertToTime(myAnswer As Variant)Dim myMinutesmyMinutes = (((((myAnswer * 100)Mod 100)/100/0.6)+9CInt(myAnswer-0.4))))ConvertToTime=(myMinutes)EndI get an error after ConverToTime.
I am moving the database built in access to Sql 7 and i am unable to find any subsitute of format function of Access in sql. Please help me out ot find a suitable solution of it.
if I have table XXXX with columns a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i and I need a function or stored procedure.If I use SELECT a,b,c,d from XXXX and the function returns the result set with columns e,f,g,h,i only Means the columns used in Select must not be included in the result set.
I am translating some of my Access queries to SQL views. In one of those, I had a very convenient function called "IIF" (e.g. IIf(IsNull([Remark]),"NULL","NOT NULL").
How is this function called in the MS SQL Server 2000? Apparently I cannot use either "IIF" nor "CASE" in the query/view.....
I am trying to get the details of an xml. For this I am using below code. I am not able to get the desired output.I want to add 1 more columns AnimalID and DetailID.I want these column to interlink the other values. Below is the desired output.
declare @x xml set @x= '<config> <Animal name="Baboon" ref="Ape"> <detail name="Ape detail" ref="Monkey" typo="animal" required="true">
Could anyone shed some light on the syntax of accessing system function on a linked server?I'm trying to get the recovery models of databases on a linked. However using databasepropertyex locally generates wrong results.e.g. select databasepropertyex(name, 'recovery') RecoveryModel from [server/databasename].master.dbo.SysDatabases I tried select [server/databasename].databasepropertyex(name, 'recovery') RecoveryModel from [server/databasename].master.dbo.SysDatabases which does not work. Thanks.
I am used to working in Access and just recently became somewhate proficient using custom functions in modules. I am trying to figure out what the equivalent of functions is in SQL Server. I mean, does a Stored Procedure in SQL Server replace a module in Access? Can you declare different functions in SQL Server like you can in Access? Thanks for your help. Mike
How to grant users the right to use the DECRYPTBYKEY function to decrypt the data. I have seen some people talk about using a stored procedure or view to surface the decrypted data, but how would you implement that when trying to pull back a single dataset? It would be best to use an inline function to allow the row to be returned decrypted, but opening the keys isn't allowed in the function construct.
So, I know I have to be missing something, but how do you let basic users (db_reader types) decrypt the data they need based on a custom database role? What do I need to give the user permission to?
My setup is simple: - I have my SMK - I have a DMK encrypted by password - I have my self signed certificate - I have my symmetric Key encrypted by the certificate
I have a combo box named [myControl] on an Access form that I can use to select/enter a site name (ABC). There is a button on the same form that runs a report. The underlying record source for the report is a SQL Function. Is there an easy way to pass the combo box value to the SQL Function so that only records for site 'ABC' are displayed in the report? I tried Forms![myForm]![myControl] in the criteria box of the Function and it did not work. THANKS!
This is my problem: I do not know how to get the servername from a C# user defined function . Is this possible?
I am writing a User Defined Function (UDF). Inside of this user defined function I need the name of the databaseserver that it is running on. Does anyone have an idea how I might do this? Is there an enviromental variable that I could access within the C# code I use to write the UDF?
I could always use a parameter to pass in the name of the server, but I would like to have as few parameters as possible.
Hello,the following problem:I use Delphi 6 to access a MS Access Database.In short, the Delphi Code looks like this:ADOConnection1.Open;ADOQuery1.Close;ADOQuery1.SQL.Text := 'SELECT * FROM database1 WHEREvalue1=1 AND value2= ' + inttostr(array[3]);ADOQuery1.Open;Label5.Caption:=ADOQuery1.Fiel*dByName('value4').A sString;Now I only want to select these rows, where the Integer value3 ends on1. So I need the Modulo-Function. I found in the Internet these twofunctions:MOD(x,y) und x % yBut I get an error if I want to use one.For example, If I changeADOQuery1.SQL.Text := 'SELECT * FROM database1 WHEREvalue1=1 AND value2= ' + inttostr(array[3])+' AND MOD(value3,10) = 1;Delphi shows me a Syntax Error in this statement.Thx for help!
Hi All,I am facing a problem with a sql what i used in MS Access but its notreturning the same result in MS Sql Server 2000. Here i am giving thesql:SELECT TOP 3 format( MY_DATE, "dddd mm, yyyy" ) FROM MY_TAB WHEREMY_ID=1The above sql in ACCESS return me the date in below format in onecolumn:Friday 09, 2003But in Sql server 2000 i am not getting the same format eventhough iam using convert function, date part function etc.Please if you find the solution would be helpful for me..ThanksHoque
