Hi all-
I'm inserting 4-digit codes into my db table where the column is a smallint type. Some of these codes begin with 0's, like "0003". How can I format the val in this column to always have the extra 0's in front?
Thanks!
Hi Guys
Is there an easy way to pad identity column values with zeros to the left (0001, 0010,0100, etc) or I will just have to format them before displaying
George
Hi All,
I am working on a column chart type (stacked column sub-type) report.
Our customer requires us that the space(padding) between the columns should be a constant(including the space between the Y-axis and the first column). I know how to set the width of the columns, but I really don't know how to set the width of the space between them. The columns just varies the space between them automatically according to the number of the columns (the number of the columns is not certain).
Thanks a lot in advance!
Danny
Good day gentleman,
Is it possible to pad columns of Int data type with zeros?
I currently have a primary key column of data type Int which is auto-incremented by 1. My problem is I need to pad the auto-incremented ID's with ten zeros so, 0000000009 instead of 9.
I can pad the ID's in the c# dataaccess layer, but i need to generate/store them padded in the database to allow direct reporting.
I am using Enterprise Manager and i can see a Formula field when the table is in design view, can i use this? i am just guessing here.
Any comments or pointers would be a big help.
We have SharePoint list which has, say, two columns. Column A and Column B.
Column A can have three values - red, blue & green.
Column B can have four values - pen, marker, pencil & highlighter.
A typical view of list can be:
Column A - Column B
red  - pen
red - pencil
red - highlighter
blue - marker
blue - pencil
green - pen
green - highlighter
red  - pen
blue - pencil
blue - highlighter
blue - pencil
We are looking to create a report from SharePoint List using SSRS which has following view:
          red   blue  green
  pen       2    0    1
  marker    0    1    0
  pencil      1    3    0
  highlighter  1    1    1Â
We tried Sum but not able to display in single row.
I have an SSIS package that imports data from an Excel file, replaces any value in Excel that reads "NULL" to "", then writes the data to a couple of databases.
What I have discovered today, is I have two columns of dates, an admit date and discharge date column, and what I need to do is anywhere I have a null value in the discharge date column, I have to replace it with the value in the admit date column.Â
I have searched around online and tried a few things using the Replace funtion in Derived columns but no dice so far.Â
I want to add $ symbol to column values and convert the column values to western number system
Column values
Dollar
4255
25454
467834
Expected Output:
$ 4,255
$ 25,454
$ 467,834
My Query:
select ID, MAX(Date) Date, SUM(Cost) Dollars, MAX(Funded) Funding from Application
COST is the int datatype and needs to be changed.
I have SQL Server 2012 SSIS. I have Excel source and OLE DB Destination.I have problem with importing CustomerSales column.CustomerSales values like 1000.00,2000.10,3000.30,NotAvailable.So I have decimal values and nvarchar mixed in on Excel column. This is requirement for solution.However SSIS reads only numeric values correctly and nvarchar values are set as Null. Why?
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Import_CustomerSales](
 [CustomerId] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
 [CustomeName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
 [CustomerSales] [nvarchar](50) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
Bitmask fields! I am capturing row changes manually via a high frequency ETL task. Â It works effectively however i am capturing the movement of multiple fields. Â A simple example, for Order lines, i have a price, a discount and a date. Â I am capturing a 001, 010, 100 respectively for each change. Â
I would like my users to be able to select from a dimension which has the 3 members in it and they can select one, multiples, or all values (i.e. only want to see rows that have had the date and price changed).Â
Obviously if i only had 3 columns i would use bit's and be done with it, i have many different values (currently around 24 and growing).
How can I calculate a DateTime column by merging values from a Date column and only the time part of a DateTime column?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have a table with 2 columns and my source data looks like this..
PolicyNum  InsCode   Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1001Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1002Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1003Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1004Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
[Code] ....
My output should look like this..I need T-sql to get below output.
PolicyNum  InsCode1  InsCode2   Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1001Â Â Â Â Â Â 1005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1002Â Â Â Â Â Â 1006Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1003Â Â Â Â Â Â 1004Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1ABC20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1001Â Â Â Â Â Â 1005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
[Code] ...
Basically it's converting certain row values to new column. Every PloicyNum will have 1001 to 1006 Fixed InsCode values as a group.
Rule-1: InsCode value 1001 should always mapped to 1005Â Â Â
          InsCode value 1002 should always mapped to 1006
           InsCode value 1003 should always mapped to 1004Â
Rule-2: For a policyNum, If any Inscode value is missed from the group values 1001 to 1006, still need to mapped with corresponding values as shown in Rule-1
In the above sample data..
for PolicyNum - 1ABC20 , group values 1003,1006 are missing
for PolicyNum - 1ABC25 , group values 1002,1003,1004,1005,1006 are missing
Create Table sampleDate (PolicyNum varchar(10) not null, InsCode Varchar(4) not null)
Insert into Sample Date(PolicyNum, InsCode) Values ('1ABC12','1001')Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Insert into Sample Date(PolicyNum, InsCode) Values ('1ABC12','1002')Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Insert into Sample Date(PolicyNum, InsCode) Values ('1ABC12','1003')Â Â Â Â Â Â
[Code] ....
I'm working on a social network where I store my friend GUIDs in a table with the following structure:user1_guid user2_guidI am trying to write a query to return a single list of all a users' friends in a single column. Depending on who initiates the friendship, a users' guid value can be in either of the two columns. Here is the crazy sql I have come up with to give what I want, but I'm sure there's a better way... Any ideas?SELECT DISTINCT UserIdFROM espace_ProfilePropertyWHERE (UserId IN
(SELECT CAST(REPLACE(CAST(user1_guid AS VarChar(36)) + CAST(user2_guid AS VarChar(36)), @userGuid, '') AS uniqueidentifier) AS UserId FROM espace_UserConnection WHERE (user1_guid = @userGuid) OR
(user2_guid = @userGuid))) AND (UserId IN
(SELECT UserId FROM espace_ProfileProperty))
This is a report I'm trying to build in SQL Reporting Services. I can do it in a hacky way adding two data sets and showing two tables, but I'm sure there is a better way.
TheTable
Order# Customer Status
STATUS has valid values of PROCESSED and INPROGRESS
The query I'm trying to build is Count of Processed and INProgress orders for a given Customer.
I can get them one at a time with something like this in two different datasets and showing two tables, but how do I achieve the same in one query?
Select Customer, Count (*) As Status1
FROM TheTable
Where (Status = N'Shipped')
Group By Customer
Can anyone show how to alter the value in a column using DerivedColumn component when creating an SSIS package programatically.
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I need to create the following table in reporting services
PRODUCT April March Feb
2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007
chair 8 9 7 4 4 4
table 3 4 5 6 4 6
My problem is the month names are a column in the dataset, but I dont know how to get it to fill as column headers???
Thanks in advance!!!
Good afternoon,
I am trying to figure out a way to use a columns default value when using a stored procedure to insert a new row into a table. I know you are thinking "that is what the default value is for", but bare with me on this.
Take the following table and subsequent stored procedure. In the table below, I have four columns, one of which is NOT NULL and has a default value set for that column.
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[TestTable](
[FirstName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
[LastName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
[SSN] [nvarchar](15) NULL,
[IsGeek] [bit] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_TestTable_IsGeek] DEFAULT ((1))
) ON [PRIMARY]
I then created the following stored procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE TestTable_Insert
@FirstName nvarchar(50),
@LastName nvarchar(50),
@SSN nvarchar(15),
@geek bit = NULL
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO TestTable (FirstName, LastName, SSN, IsGeek)
VALUEs (@FirstName, @LastName, @SSN, @geek)
END
GO
and executed it as follows (without passing the @geek parameter value)
EXEC TestTable_Insert 'scott', 'klein', '555-55-5555'
The error I got back (and somewhat expected) is the following:
Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'IsGeek', table 'ScottTest.dbo.TestTable'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.
What I would like to happen is for the table to use the columns default value and not the NULL value if I don't pass a parameter for @geek. OR, it would be really cool to be able to do something like this:
INSERT INTO TestTable (FirstName, LastName, SSN, IsGeek)
VALUEs (@FirstName, @LastName, @SSN, ISNULL(@geek, DEFAULT))
Does this make sense?
Can anyone assist me with a script that adds a new column to a table then inserts new values into the new column based on the Table below. i have included an explanation of what the script should do.
Column from
Parts Table Column from
MiniParts New Column in
(Table 1 ) (Table 2 ) MiniParts (Table2)
PartsNum
MiniPartsCL
NewMiniPartsCL
1
K
DK
1
K
K
1
Q
Q
0
L
L
0
L
LC
0
D
G
0
S
S
I have 2 tables in a database. Table 1 is Parts and Table 2 is MiniParts. I need a script that adds a new column in the MiniParts table. and then populate the new column (NewMinipartsCL) based on Values that exist in the PartsNum column in the Parts Table, and MiniPartsCL column in the MiniParts columns.
The new column is NewMiniPartsCL. The table above shows the values that the new column (NewMiniPartsCL) should contain.
For Example
Anytime you have "1" in the PartsNum column of the Parts Table and the MiniPartsCL column of the MiniParts Table has a "K" , the NewMiniPartsCL column in the MiniParts Table should be populated with "DK" ( as shown in the table above).
Anytime you have "1" in the PartsNum column of the Parts Table and the MiniPartsCL column of the MiniParts Table has a "K" , the NewMiniPartsCL column in the MiniParts Table should be populated with "K" ( as shown in the table above). etc..
Hi, how are you?
I'm having a problem and I don't know if it can be solved with a derived column expression. This is the problem:
We are looking data in a a sql database.
We are writting the SQL result in a flat file.
We need to transform data in one of the columns.
For example: we can have 3 digits as value in a column but that column must be 10 digit length. So we have to complete all the missing digits with a zero. So, that column will have the original 3 digits and 7 zeros. How we can do that tranformation? We must do it from de the flat file or it can be a previous step?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Regards,
Beli
Hi,
I'm using SQL Server 7.0. I am importing data from an EXCEL spreadsheet. I need to pad my agent_id column from the spreadsheet with zero's. Here are the values from the spreadsheet:
agent_id
--------
123
4567
112233
9
This is what I need to see in my database column:
agent_id (char(6))
--------
000123
004567
112233
000009
Is there a setting on the column in SQL Server 7.0 that I can set to pad the column with zero's?
Thanks in advance,
Darrin
I have a search box to look up using a number as an identifier. Currently my query is where x = @enteredNumber, but some place where a user might get the number it is padded with zeros. We can have them just see the number and retype it.
EG: 000000123 would be entered as 123.
But, I would like to let them copy and paste, but then strip the zeros (left padding only).
EG:
@num = stripPadding(@enteredNumber)
IE:
@num = stripPadding(000000123)
@num = 123
upgraded to 7.0 and all was fine until...
we run a job that pull selected fields from a table and writes them to a dos text file.
(tables get loaded via bcp)
Pre-7.0, all varchar data was correctly output without any padding.
NOW, all varchar fields are padded with spaces on output.
tried toggling the Set ansi_padding switch before creating table def, didn't work.
HELP! (please?)
fw
ok people, this is getting seriously frustrating! Please help!
As mentioned in a previous post, one of my batch jobs is printing fields with padding added, even when
the table column is defined as varchar.
I've been to the knowledge base, read the article on ansi padding, ran the test scripts.
But when I ran the select to display the columns,
THE OUTPUT FOR BOTH TABLES WAS IDENTICAL!!!
Apparently the SET ANSI_PADDING ON/OFF option had no effect!
What am i doing wrong? What is missing? Do i have to run the Set Ansi Padding option in the Master DB
context? Have I unknowingly overridden the option somewhere else? Must I brush up on my COBOL
for a career change?
HELP!
fjw
Hi All,
Is there equivalent of LPAD in SQL 2000 similar to that in Oracle?
I am trying to work out for below piece of query
TO_CAHR(LPAD(columnname,20,'0'))
vishu
Bangalore
Hi everyone,Please excuse me if this has been asked before or sounds a bit dim.This is a question asked on another forum but the solutions beingoffered are focussing on programming rather than letting the DB serverdo the work, which I'm not sure is the most efficient solution.However, my confession is I dont use SQL server so can't help themdirectly with the syntax. Hopefully you can help me help them and learna little about SQL Server in the process.Trying to right pad a first name field so the padded string is a totalof 30 chars. It will be output concatenated with the last name field,and each field separated with a "|". So that when output it readssomething like:fname | mylastnameSyntax given was:select id,substring((last_name+','+rtrim(' '+isnull(level,'))+''+rtrim(isnull(first_name,'))+space(30)),1,30)+ ' | ' as student_namefrom studentIssue: It appears this is padding correctly but the spaces are notrendering in the browser. (I have no way to check this as I don't usesqlserver. However, I can understand that multiple spaces are not goingto render in the client browser, if indeed the query is padding withspaces.Question: Instead of using space(), can replicate() be used and aunicode space representation rather than an actual space be used? Or,is there a better way that will ensurethe padding shows in browser?I guess a fixed width font would also need to be used otherwise the30-char blocks could wind up being different widths, which would defeatthe purpose.If there is something I've missed, or you have any suggestions, I'mkeen to learn.TYhanks in advance,Lossed
View 13 Replies View RelatedI need a table similar to Fig-1 on my report. The subtotal and total lines need top padding and solid border at top and bottom. I€™m currently using bottom padding of 20pt on the sub total row and setting the border style property of the sub total and total rows to solid at top and bottom. But the problem is that the sub total rows are being padded first and then the border at the bottom is being set to solid. As a result, my table looks something similar to figure 2, which is not acceptable to my customer. I also tried by setting the top padding of the lines below subtotals, but it doesn't give me what I need. Any way I can set the border before padding? Appreciate your help.
Figure-1
A
10
B
20
C
30
Sub Total
60
D
20
E
10
F
50
Sub Total
80
TOTAL
140
Figure-2
A
10
B
20
C
30
Sub Total
60
D
20
E
10
F
50
Sub Total
80
TOTAL
140
Hi,
I need a simpler way of doing this:
I've a number column which I need to show as a 3 digit field in a string:
Example:
number =1; string = 010
number =10; string =100
is there any function that can do this string manipulation?
Currently I'm using a CASE statement to check the length of this number column,
if its single digit I use:
SUBSTRING(('0' + CONVERT(VARCHAR,CONVERT(INT,ISNULL(D.Number,E.Number)))+'0'),1,3)
else I use
CONVERT(VARCHAR,CONVERT(INT,ISNULL(D.Number,E.Number)))+'0')
Is there a better way of doing this?
Thanks,
Subha
I've created an asp.net page that takes the content of text boxes and writes them to a sql table.
The problem is that when I examine the resulting data in the SQL database, I find that the fields written to have had padding added (up to the maximum size of the fields).
I was under the impression that fields of type NVARCHAR did not store padding (only the no of characters being stored).
I've checked it's not the text boxes on the aspx page by explicitly posting values instead of the boxes content and the same thing happens.
Help
example of function i'm using to post data:
Function AddNews(ByVal Category As String, ByVal ApplicRole As String, ByVal NewsType As String, ByVal Description As String, ByVal News As String, ByVal Hyperlink As String, ByVal Email As String, ByVal BirthDate As Date, ByVal KillDate As Date, ByVal Parent As String) As Integer
Dim connectionString As String = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("AuthentConnection")
Dim dbConnection As System.Data.IDbConnection = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(connectionString)
Dim queryString As String = "INSERT INTO [News]([Category],[ApplicRole],[NewsType],[Description],[News],[Hyperlink],[Email],[BirthDate],[KillDate],[Parent]) VALUES (@Category,@ApplicRole,@NewsType,@Description,@News,@Hyperlink,@Email,@BirthDate,@KillDate,@Parent)"
Dim dbCommand As System.Data.IDbCommand = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
dbCommand.CommandText = queryString
dbCommand.Connection = dbConnection
Dim dbParam_Category As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_Category.ParameterName = "@Category"
dbParam_Category.Value = Category
dbParam_Category.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_Category)
Dim dbParam_ApplicRole As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_ApplicRole.ParameterName = "@ApplicRole"
dbParam_ApplicRole.Value = ApplicRole
dbParam_ApplicRole.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_ApplicRole)
Dim dbParam_NewsType As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_NewsType.ParameterName = "@NewsType"
dbParam_NewsType.Value = NewsType
dbParam_NewsType.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_NewsType)
Dim dbParam_Description As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_Description.ParameterName = "@Description"
dbParam_Description.Value = Description
dbParam_Description.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_Description)
Dim dbParam_News As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_News.ParameterName = "@News"
dbParam_News.Value = News
dbParam_News.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_News)
Dim dbParam_Hyperlink As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_Hyperlink.ParameterName = "@Hyperlink"
dbParam_Hyperlink.Value = Hyperlink
dbParam_Hyperlink.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_Hyperlink)
Dim dbParam_Email As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_Email.ParameterName = "@Email"
dbParam_Email.Value = Email
dbParam_Email.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_Email)
Dim dbParam_BirthDate As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_BirthDate.ParameterName = "@BirthDate"
dbParam_BirthDate.Value = BirthDate
dbParam_BirthDate.DbType = System.Data.DbType.Date
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_BirthDate)
Dim dbParam_KillDate As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_KillDate.ParameterName = "@KillDate"
dbParam_KillDate.Value = KillDate
dbParam_KillDate.DbType = System.Data.DbType.Date
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_KillDate)
Dim dbParam_Parent As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter
dbParam_Parent.ParameterName = "@Parent"
dbParam_Parent.Value = Parent
dbParam_Parent.DbType = System.Data.DbType.StringFixedLength
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_Parent)
Dim rowsAffected As Integer = 0
dbConnection.Open
Try
rowsAffected = dbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery
Finally
dbConnection.Close
End Try
Return rowsAffected
End Function
Is there a function in transact sql to pad a column with leading zeros?
Similar to the LPAD function in Oracle.
HI Guys, I have a question. I have to output 2 implied decimal amount fields (AJ_Dollar_Amount & AJ_Amount). I have defined they as decimal (13, 0) and decimal (17, 0) respectively. I was told to use the following func to pad the field, but it is not working. How should I define field(s) or rewrite the Cast statement to get it to work?
Right('0000000000000' + Cast(AJ_Dollar_Amount as varchar (13)), 13),
Thank you,
Hi,I've got a field that stores numeric values, representing a tracking number.I've also got a stored procedure that will extract this field and return itto a client. However, I would like to return it slightly differently to theway in which it is stored. Basically, I want to return it as TRK000nnn -Where TRK is the string "TRK", 000 is zero-padding up to 4 zeros, and nnn isthe number itself - results would look something like this:Tracking Number Formatted Value1 TRK0000124 TRK0002443321 TRK43321At the moment, a typical query could look something like this.SELECT ("TRK" + CAST(trackNo AS varchar(10)))FROM TB_QueueBut I'm not sure how to go about the zero padding. This would be easiest todo on the client, but it is impractical (there are many client programs thatwill use this stored procedure, and the format that it is returned as mayneed to be altered in the future).Many thanks,Rowland.
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Michael.
Anyone notice that the padding property doesn't seem to work as nice as RS 2000? When I select more than one cell or row, and try to set the padding to 1,1,1,1, by typing the values in the property field (as opposed to expanding it and entering it in each side), it sometimes it gives me the following error:
'RptPaddingConverter' is unable to convert 'Microsoft.ReportDesigner.Drawing.ReportPadding' to 'System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.InstanceDescriptor'.
Other times it works. This has always worked in RS 2000. It is more of a time-consuming annoyance than anything because then I have to go into each cell individually and change the padding, one by one.