There is a program which performs some scripted actions via ODBC on tables
in some database on mssql 2000. Sometimes that program tries to insert
record with key that is already present in the database. The error comes up
and the program stops.
Is there any way to globally configure the database or the whole mssql
server to ignore such attempts and let the script continue without any error
when the script tries to insert duplicate-key records?
Hi All, I`m using BCP to import ASCII data text into a table that already has many records. BCP failed because of `Duplicate primary key`. Now, is there any way using BCP to know precisely which record whose primary key caused that `violation of inserting duplicate key`. I already used the option -O to output error to a `error.log`, but it doesn`t help much, because that error log contains the same error message mentioned above without telling me exactly which record so that I can pull that `duplicate record` out of my import data file. TIA and you have a great day. David Nguyen.
Hi! I am new .. very grateful for some advice. How do I eliminate duplicate ref keys Or should I have cache mode PARTIAL?
[Data Conversion [4910]] Error: Data conversion failed while converting column "salesperson_id" (88) to column "Copy of salesperson_id" (4929). The conversion returned status value 6 and status text "Conversion failed because the data value overflowed the specified type.". [Lookup [3882]] Warning: The Lookup transformation encountered duplicate reference key values when caching reference data. The Lookup transformation found duplicate key values when caching metadata in PreExecute. This error occurs in Full Cache mode only. Either remove the duplicate key values, or change the cache mode to PARTIAL or NO_CACHE.
SQL server allows to create as many as foreign key constraints on a same table for a same column.
Will this affect the design or performance in anyway ?
Naming the constraint would be a good way to avoid this.But in case if someone has already created, How do I remove the existing duplicate keys ?
====================== For Example , I have 2 tables Author and Book. I could execute the below query n times and create as many as foreign keys I want.
ALTER TABLE Books ADD FOREIGN KEY (AuthorID) REFERENCES Authors (AuthorID)
I have a large table that consists of the columns zip, state, city, county. The primary key "zip" has duplicates but the rows are unique. How do I filter out only the duplicate zips. So in effect I only have one row per unique key. Randy Garland
if you just want a list of all rows with duplicate zipcodes then ...
SELECT * FROM TableName WHERE zip IN ( SELECT zip FROM TableName GROUP BY zip HAVING COUNT(*)>1 )
Duncan
Duncan, I tried this but it does not return one row per key. Randy Garland
I'm trying to merge two Access databases into one SQL server database. I have 3 tables that are all related with primary and foreign keys.
When I try to import my second set of 3 tables I get errors about the keys already existing in the database. Is there any way to force SQL server to assign new keys while preserving my existing relationships? Thanks!
i tried the following query and able to get the list of foreign keys with column names as well as referred tables and referenced column
select parent_column_id as 'child Column',object_name(constraint_object_id)as 'FK Name',object_name(parent_object_id) as 'parent table',name,object_name(referenced_object_id)as 'referenced table',referenced_column_id from sys.foreign_key_columns inner join sys.columns on (parent_column_id = column_id and parent_object_id=object_id) Order by object_name(parent_object_id) asc
but i am not able to get the fks created more than once on same column refering to same pk
Yet another simple query that is eluding me. I need to find records in a table that have the same first name and last name. Because the table has a primaty key, these people were entered twice or they share the same first and last name.
How could you query this:
ID fname lname 10001 Bill Jones 10002 Joe Smith 10003 Sue Jenkins 10004 John Sanders 10005 Joe Smith 10006 Harrold Simpson 10007 Sue Jenkins 10008 Sam Worden
and get a result set of this:
ID fname lname 10002 Joe Smith 10005 Joe Smith 10003 Sue Jenkins 10007 Sue Jenkins
I have one table that stores log messages generated by a web service. I have a second table where I want to store just the distinct messages from the first table. This second table has two columns one for the message and the second for the checksum of the message. The checksum column is the primary key for the table.
My query for populating the second table looks like: INSERT INTO TransactionMessages ( message, messageHash ) SELECT DISTINCT message, CHECKSUM( message ) FROM Log WHERE logDate BETWEEN '2008-03-26 00:00:00' AND '2008-03-26 23:59:59' AND NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM TransactionMessages WHERE messageHash = CHECKSUM( Log.message ) )
I run this query once per day to insert the new messages from the day before. It fails when a day has two messages that have the same checksum. In this case I would like to ignore the second message and let the query proceed. I tried creating an instead of insert trigger that only inserted unique primary keys. The trigger looks like:
IF( NOT EXISTS( SELECT TM.messageHash FROM TransactionMessages TM, inserted I WHERE TM.messageHash = I.messageHash ) ) BEGIN INSERT INTO TransactionMessages ( messageHash, message ) SELECT messageHash, message FROM inserted END
That didn't work. I think the issue is that all the rows get committed to the table at the end of the whole query. That means the trigger cannot match the duplicate primary key because the initial row has not been inserted yet.
We have a SQL Server 6.5 table, with composite Primary Key, having the Duplicate Entry for the Key. I wonder how it got entered there? Now when we are trying to import this table to SQL2K, it's failing with Duplicate row error. Any Help?
'm trying to import a text file but the primary key column contains duplicatres (tunrs out to be the nature of the legacy data). How can I kick out all duplicates except, say, for a single primary key value?
I'm trying to do some analysis on duplicate records based off of several match keys. I have a data set of approximately 30,000 people and the goal is to determine how many duplicate matches are in the system.
How would I write an SQL statement that looks for the following pieces of information. (I'm not using one person as an example; I need to do an analysis on the entire data set)
First name (exact match) Last name (exact match) Address line 1 (exact match) Postal code/zip (exact match)
First Initial (exact match) Last name (exact match) DOB exact match Postal code/zip (exact match)
I have a database table which needs to make the Index "ParentREF, UniqueName" unique - but this fails because duplicate keys are found. Thus I now need to cleanup these duplicate rows - but I cannot just delete the duplicates, because they might have rows in detail tables. This means that all duplicate rows needs an update on the "UniqueName" value - but not the first (valid) one!
I can find those rows by
SELECT OID, UniqueName, ParentREF, CreatedUTC, ModifiedUTC FROM dbo.CmsContent AS table0 WHERE EXISTS ( SELECT OID, UniqueName, ParentREF FROM dbo.CmsContent AS table1 WHERE table0.ParentREF = table1.ParentREF AND table0.UniqueName = table1.UniqueName AND table0.OID != table1.OID ) ORDER BY ParentREF, UniqueName, ModifiedUTC desc
...but I struggle to make the required SQL (SP?) to update the "invalid" rows. Note: the "valid" row is the one with the newest ModifiedUTC value - this row must kept unchanged!
ATM the preferred (cause easiest) way is to rename the invalid rows with UniqueName = OID because if I use any other name I risk to create another double entry.
I'm going through my tables and rewriting them so that I can create relationship-based constraints and create foreign keys among my tables. I didn't have a problem with a few of the tables but I seem to have come across a slightly confusing hiccup.
Here's the query for my Classes table:
Code:
CREATE TABLE Classes ( class_id INT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
This statement runs without problems and I Create the relationship with my Users table just fine, having renamed it to teacher_id. I have a 1:n relationship between users and tables AND an n:m relationship because a user can be a student or a teacher, the difference is one field, user_type, which denotes what type of user a person is. In any case, the relationship that's 1:n from users to classes is that of the teacher instructing the class. The problem exists when I run my query for the intermediary table between the class and the gradebook:
Code:
CREATE TABLE Classes_have_Grades ( class_id INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
Query Analyzer spits out: Quote: Originally Posted by Query Analyzer There are no primary or candidate keys in the referenced table 'Classes' that match the referencing column list in the foreign key 'Classes_have_gradesFKIndex2'. Now, I know in SQL Server 2000 you can only have one primary key. Does that mean I can have a multi-columned Primary key (which is in fact what I would like) or does that mean that just one field can be a primary key and that a table can have only the one primary key?
In addition, what is a "candidate" key? Will making the other fields "Candidate" keys solve my problem?
ALTER TABLE [Students] WITH CHECK ADD CONSTRAINT [FK_Students_Schools] FOREIGN KEY([SchoolId]) REFERENCES [Schools] ([SchoolId])
What kind of index would ensure best performance for INSERTs/UPDATEs, so that SQL Server can most efficiently check the FK constraints? Would it be simply:
CREATE INDEX IX_Students_SchlId ON Students (SchoolId) Or CREATE INDEX IX_Students_SchlId ON Students (SchoolId, StudentId)
In other words, what's best practice for adding an index which best supports a Foreign Key constraint?
Pls let me know How I generate script for All primary keys and foreign keys in a table. Thereafter that can be used to add primary keys and foreign keys in another databse with same structure.
Also how I script default and other constraints of a table?
Hello!I have a table A with fields id,startdate and other fields. id and startdateare in the primary key.In the table B I want to introduce a Foreign key to field id of table A.Is this possible? If yes, which kind of key I have to build in table A?Thx in advance,Fritz
I have recently been looking at a database and wondered if anyone can tell me what the advantages are supporting a unique collumn, which can essentially be seen as the primary key, with an identity seed integer primary key.
For example:
id [unique integer auto incremented primary key - not null], ClientCode [unique index varchar - not null], name [varchar null], surname [varchar null]
isn't it just better to use ClientCode as the primary key straight of because when one references the above table, it can be done easier with the ClientCode since you dont have to do a lookup on the ClientCode everytime.
I am using the Import/Export wizard to import data from an ODBC data source. This can only be done from a query to specify the data to transfer.
When I try to create the tables, for the query, I am getting the following error:
Msg 2714, Level 16, State 4, Line 12
There is already an object named 'UserID' in the database.
Msg 1750, Level 16, State 0, Line 12
Could not create constraint. See previous errors.
I have duplicated this error with the following script:
USE [testing]
IF OBJECT_ID ('[testing].[dbo].[users1]', 'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE [testing].[dbo].[users1]
CREATE TABLE [testing].[dbo].[users1] (
[UserID] bigint NOT NULL,
[Name] nvarchar(25) NULL,
CONSTRAINT [UserID] PRIMARY KEY (UserID)
)
IF OBJECT_ID ('[testing].[dbo].[users2]', 'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE [testing].[dbo].[users2]
CREATE TABLE [testing].[dbo].[users2] (
[UserID] bigint NOT NULL,
[Name] nvarchar(25) NULL,
CONSTRAINT [UserID] PRIMARY KEY (UserID)
)
IF OBJECT_ID ('[testing].[dbo].[users3]', 'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE [testing].[dbo].[users3]
CREATE TABLE [testing].[dbo].[users3] (
[UserID] bigint NOT NULL,
[Name] nvarchar(25) NULL,
CONSTRAINT [UserID] PRIMARY KEY (UserID)
)
I have searched the "2714 duplicate error msg," but have found references to duplicate table names, rather than multiple field names or column name duplicate errors, within a database.
I think that the schema is only allowing a single UserID primary key.
I've begun to get the above error from my package. The error message refers to two output columns.
Anyone know how this could happen from within the Visual Studio 2005 UI? I've seen the other posts on this subject, and they all seemed to be creating the packages in code.
Is there any way to see all of the columns in the data flow? Or is there any other way to find out which columns it's referring to? Thanks!
hi lets say i have table student(id,name) id =pk table course(cno,cname)cn=pk now iam a fresh graduate as i learned from uni if i want to get the couses that each student took i would make a table called studentcouse(id,cno) and put the two of them pk now iam working and at work they told me to do so:studentcouse(studentcouse_serial,id,cno) studentcouse_serial=pk .but i told them that dublicate filed may occur amd they told me that we have a function that will remove dublicate. so iam asking u if who is right me or them and if u can tell yr comments thanx a lot
Hi, Can anybody of u guyz help me out of this. I transferred my tables(about 250) to another server using DTS. But all my keys got dropped. I tried using Replication and still the destination is without my keys. What i need to do get my keys? Do i need to take a script of my keys and execute it there in destination server? If so, everytime i need to do that? Please help me out in these problem.. I really appreciate any help amidst your precious schedule..
"Violation of PRIMARY KEY of restriction 'PK_Approve_Overtime'. The overlapping key cannot be inserted in object 'Dbo.Approve_Overtime'. The statement was ended." can soemone explain to me why i have this kind of error? i have this two tables. approve_overtime table has a primary key id_no and application_input table with a primary key of id_no! all the values from of application_input will be stored also in approve_overtime. sometimes the datas can be stored.sometimes it cannot and produces an error!
Hi, I am currently playing with Sql Express 2005, and I am wondering if there is any way to create secondary keys on a table? I know you can create compound Primary Keys (not sure that is the correct terminology), and Foregin Keys. However, I am unsure about secondary keys ( compound or otherwise). Could someone tell me if this is possible. I am looking at migrating from an Acucobol Vision file system, which makes heavy use of secondary keys. Cheers
i have some confusions with keys and indexes.. plz let me know whether the following are correct..- Every Primary Key is a Clustered Index- A Primary Key cannot exist without a Clustered Index- Every Unique Key is a Non-Clustered Index - Non-Clustered Index is the DEFAULT Index- A table can have only 1 Primary key- A table can have only 1 Clustered Index- A table can have any number of Unique Keys- A table can have any number of Non-Clustered Indexes
Using SQL Svr 7.0. It appears that primary keys are created as nonclustered unique indexes. Is there a configuration setting I can use to make them be created as clustered unique indexes?
If a table has a column defined as Int, Identity(1,1) which is to be used as the primary key, should that index be defined as clustered or non-clustered? In Enterprise manager when you create a PK on a table it defaults to being a clustered index. I am sure the answer depends on the other index requirements and columns in the table but I'd like to see what other ppl think about this.
I have read that SQL Server tables can't have more than one primary key. I know in Access two keys are allowed. Why can't there be two primary keys in a single table in SQL Server 7.
Could someone enlighten me as to the advantage of using the foreign key tab when in table design mode in the Enterprise Manager. Does it have any advantages ?? Is it necessary ??
I haven't tried, but does anyone know if its possible to a have a foreign key for two tables when the tables reside in different databases (on the same server)?
l'm trying to do inserts on tables with foreign keys and they keep crashing. Can somebody please help.Whats the best way of populating data that has foreign keys?
