I have a data dictionay table with these columns
field_name
field_type
field_size
nulls
#1
#2
#3
column1
char
20
y
1
0
1
column2
char
30
y
1
1
1
column3
int
5
n
0
1
1
How to create a table using the content of the dd table above as the structure of my new table?
cb
Hi
Can anyone point me in right direction as to how to prepare a DATA DICTIONARY for a
given databse ??.
And what is the usual format of preparing a data dictionary...Any help in this regard is
greatly appreciated.
Thanks
VENU
Hi
can anyone forward me the format to prepare a DATA DICTIONARY For a GIVEN DATABASE. It's Kind off very urgent
Thanks VENU
We have several SQL 6.5 data bases and a few Access Data Bases. We would like to build a data dictionary. Has anyone seen any 3rd party products which might help, or any ideas of how to manipulate the existing objects to do so?
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I need to document all the tables & the fields of it & the data type , the PK & FK keys & all that
Can anyone suggest the fastest method to get all the data , or some link on how the format should be
Please help
Is there any tool for data dictionary? Basically there are no
descriptions/comments to many of the columns (about 99%) in the database. Datawarehouse team does not know exactly what those columns are, where its used, how its used. No comments have been defined in the system tables. We would like to have a tool where SME's/Bussiness analysts enter the description for the columns in the production database. We have SQL Server databases, many oracle dbs, few sybase databases, ACCESS. Sometimes we might have to search for strings in the descriptions entered.
Hello,I am working on a project to reverse engineer requirements for adatabase. The database is sitting on a MS SQL Server. How would Iget a listing of all tables and columns within each table to helpcreate a data dictionary.I have developed a script in Oracle to do this, but I am just notfamiliar with MS SQL Server synthax.Thanks,Hitesh
View 6 Replies View RelatedI need to build a data dictionary for a SQL 7 DB that already exists that has over 16000 columns. What I really need is to add a comment to the table and column names.We use ERWin and have looked at the Microsoft Repository
but I would like a quick interface to create the descriptions which neither one of these have. I scripted out all the table and column objects into tables and built a simple Access Form to handle the updates. Now I need to
commite these updates to the Microsoft Repository. Has anyone seen or tried something like this?
THanks
I am adding tables to a DB. I want to put table and column descriptions in as I go.
1. Is there a "Description" property for the table? I see in the column properties list a "description".
2. Once I have my descriptions all in, indexes set etc, is there a system stored procedure that I can run that will generate the data dictionay? (With a table description.)
Thanks
In SQL 2k5 every db object say table , table fields etc have extension properties . I plan to populate these extension properties with meta data related information like field description , string length , case conversion , field alignment , enum options etc .
I wish to know if anybody has done, anything like this . Can this properties be easily avaialble in .Net development , reporting services , BIDS etc . Can there be significant advantages wrt this .
I would like to get user experiences .
Hi ,all here,
Would please anyone here give me any guidance and advices for best practice of data dictionary in SQL Server 2005?
I have restored a large insurance claims database with up to more than 300 tables, massively, most of them are empty tables, many of them dont have any keys, contrains, indexes, and more difficult, there is no any data dictionary for the database which gets me stuck in the understanding of the data at the moment. Thus I think data dictionary is very important for a database.
Will anyone gives me advices for that? Really need help.
Thank you very much in advance for any help.
With best regards,
Yours sincerely,
Hi all
Does somebody know how to get the code of a stored procedure?
I would like to know the name of the view in the data dictionary
which holds the code of the functions or stored procedures ...
Thanks for any help
Best regards
Frank Uray
Hi,
I'm thinking of implementing a rudimentary Data Dictionary for a database using extended properties to store table and column descriptions.
Does having this information for every table and column in a database (200 tables; 2000 columns) cause any (negative) impact on database performance? I'm guessing it shouldn't but want to make sure before implementing this in the production environment.
Thanks,
Smitha
I've been struggling with this for about 2 weeks now and can't seem to get any further.I have two tables: orders and orders_extended. They can be joined by the common orderid field (example SELECT * FROM orders JOIN orders_extended ON orders.order = orders_extended.orderid WHERE 1=1)I need to create a report that sums the following fields:
SELECT
CONVERT(VARCHAR(12), orderdate, 101) As orderdate
, COALESCE (
CASE WHEN orders_extended.productprice < 0 THEN 'DISCOUNT' ELSE orders_extended.productnumber END
, CASE WHEN orders_extended.productnumber LIKE '%AB%' THEN 'PRODUCTGROUPAB' ELSE orders_extended.productnumber END
, CASE WHEN orders_extended.productnumber LIKE '%CD%' THEN 'PRODUCTGROUPCD' ELSE NULL END
[code]...
What I'm trying to accomplish is to get the total dolloar amount of sales for each day for each payment type on one line per productgroup.
Hello (sorry my bad english, im brazilian)
I was using Visual Studio 2003 and SQL Server CE 2.0 for C# mobile applications. The .sdf database were created in the emulator or in the mobile device itself using Query Analizer.
The application developed need some initial data to run, and this data is obtained executing one service that reads a postgree database, and insert the data in the SQL CE database of the mobile device. But, given the size of the database (maybe 10.000 rows), it tooks too much time (sometimes 6 hours).
Now we are migrating to Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition.
I want to know if its possible to create the .sdf database and load the data into this database on the desktop. Maybe through the execution of a .sql script, or through a service executed on the desktop.
After this, its just upload de .sdf file to the mobile device.
Thanks
Robson
I want to create a view to get records from multiple tables. I have a UserID in all the tables. When I pass UserID to view it should get records from multiple tables. I have a table
UserInfo with as data as
UserID=1, FName = John,
LName=Abraham and Industry = 2. I have a
Industry table with data as
ID=1 and Name= Sports,
ID =2 and Name= Film.
When I query view where UserID=1 it should return record as
FName =John,
LName =Â Abraham and
Industry=Â Film
How to write query?
We are using SQL Server 2014 and SSDT-BI 2013. We have a reporting environment where business users create objects which need to be persisted for fiscal year reporting. Let's say for instance SQLSERVER1SRVR1 they create table objects like below in the reporting environment.
Accounting2014, Accounting2015 in AccountingDB;Â
Sales2014, Sales2015 in SalesDB;Â
Products2014, Products2015 in ProductsDB;Â
Inventory2014, Inventory2015 in InventoryDB etc....
These tables are persisted for auditing in a different environment SQLSERVER2SRVR2 for finance & audit folks.We would want to automate this process using SSIS to create tables in corresponding database and load data. I tried using For Each Loop container but the catch is I could loop the source or destination but how do we loop on Source & Destination at the same time (i.e when source is in AccountingDB destination to be AccountingDB, source SalesDB then destination SalesDB so on etc....
Hi all,
I use the following 3 sets of sql code in SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) to import the csv data/files to 3 dbo.Tables via CREATE TABLE & BUKL INSERT operations:
-- ImportCSVprojects.sql --
USE ChemDatabase
GO
CREATE TABLE Projects
(
ProjectID int,
ProjectName nvarchar(25),
LabName nvarchar(25)
);
BULK INSERT dbo.Projects
FROM 'c:myfileProjects.csv'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
ROWTERMINATOR = ''
)
GO
=======================================
-- ImportCSVsamples.sql --
USE ChemDatabase
GO
CREATE TABLE Samples
(
SampleID int,
SampleName nvarchar(25),
Matrix nvarchar(25),
SampleType nvarchar(25),
ChemGroup nvarchar(25),
ProjectID int
);
BULK INSERT dbo.Samples
FROM 'c:myfileSamples.csv'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
ROWTERMINATOR = ''
)
GO
=========================================
-- ImportCSVtestResult.sql --
USE ChemDatabase
GO
CREATE TABLE TestResults
(
AnalyteID int,
AnalyteName nvarchar(25),
Result decimal(9,3),
UnitForConc nvarchar(25),
SampleID int
);
BULK INSERT dbo.TestResults
FROM 'c:myfileLabTests.csv'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
ROWTERMINATOR = ''
)
GO
========================================
The 3 csv files were successfully imported into the ChemDatabase of my SSMSE.
2 questions to ask:
(1) How can I designate the Primary and Foreign Keys to these 3 dbo Tables?
Should I do this "designate" thing after the 3 dbo Tables are done or during the "Importing" period?
(2) How can I set up the relationships among these 3 dbo Tables?
Please help and advise.
Thanks in advance,
Scott Chang
From Newbie to Newbie,
Add reference to:
'Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library
'Microsoft ADO Ext.2.8 for DDL and Security
'Microsoft Jet and Replication Objects 2.6 Library
--------------------------------------------------------
Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.File
Code Snippet
'BACKUP DATABASE
Public Shared Sub Restart()
End Sub
'You have to have a BackUps folder included into your release!
Private Sub BackUpDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BackUpDB.Click
Dim addtimestamp As String
Dim f As String
Dim z As String
Dim g As String
Dim Dialogbox1 As New Backupinfo
addtimestamp = Format(Now(), "_MMddyy_HHmm")
z = "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb"
g = addtimestamp + ".mdb"
'Add timestamp and .mdb endging to NewAppDB
f = "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissBackUpsNewAppDB" & g & ""
Try
File.Copy(z, f)
Catch ex As System.Exception
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
MsgBox("Backup completed succesfully.")
If Dialogbox1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
End If
End Sub
Code Snippet
'RESTORE DATABASE
Private Sub RestoreDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
RestoreDB.Click
Dim Filename As String
Dim Restart1 As New RestoreRestart
Dim overwrite As Boolean
overwrite = True
Dim xi As String
With OpenFileDialog1
.Filter = "Database files (*.mdb)|*.mdb|" & "All files|*.*"
If .ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Filename = .FileName
'Strips restored database from the timestamp
xi = "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb"
File.Copy(Filename, xi, overwrite)
End If
End With
'Notify user
MsgBox("Data restored successfully")
Restart()
If Restart1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Application.Restart()
End If
End Sub
Code Snippet
'CREATE NEW DATABASE
Private Sub CreateNewDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
CreateNewDB.Click
Dim L As New DatabaseEraseWarning
Dim Cat As ADOX.Catalog
Cat = New ADOX.Catalog
Dim Restart2 As New NewDBRestart
If File.Exists("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb") Then
If L.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel Then
Exit Sub
Else
File.Delete("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb")
End If
End If
Cat.Create("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb;
Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5")
Dim Cn As ADODB.Connection
'Dim Cat As ADOX.Catalog
Dim Tablename As ADOX.Table
'Taylor these according to your need - add so many column as you need.
Dim col As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col1 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col2 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col3 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col4 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col5 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col6 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col7 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Dim col8 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Cn = New ADODB.Connection
Cat = New ADOX.Catalog
Tablename = New ADOX.Table
'Open the connection
Cn.Open("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb;Jet
OLEDB:Engine Type=5")
'Open the Catalog
Cat.ActiveConnection = Cn
'Create the table (you can name it anyway you want)
Tablename.Name = "Table1"
'Taylor according to your need - add so many column as you need. Watch for the DataType!
col.Name = "ID"
col.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adInteger
col1.Name = "MA"
col1.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adInteger
col1.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col2.Name = "FName"
col2.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar
col2.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col3.Name = "LName"
col3.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar
col3.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col4.Name = "DOB"
col4.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adDate
col4.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col5.Name = "Gender"
col5.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar
col5.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col6.Name = "Phone1"
col6.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar
col6.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col7.Name = "Phone2"
col7.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar
col7.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
col8.Name = "Notes"
col8.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar
col8.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
Tablename.Keys.Append("PrimaryKey", ADOX.KeyTypeEnum.adKeyPrimary, "ID")
'You have to append all your columns you have created above
Tablename.Columns.Append(col)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col1)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col2)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col3)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col4)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col5)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col6)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col7)
Tablename.Columns.Append(col8)
'Append the newly created table to the Tables Collection
Cat.Tables.Append(Tablename)
'User notification )
MsgBox("A new empty database was created successfully")
'clean up objects
Tablename = Nothing
Cat = Nothing
Cn.Close()
Cn = Nothing
'Restart application
If Restart2.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Application.Restart()
End If
End Sub
Code Snippet
'COMPACT DATABASE
Private Sub CompactDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
CompactDB.Click
Dim JRO As JRO.JetEngine
JRO = New JRO.JetEngine
'The first source is the original, the second is the compacted database under an other name.
JRO.CompactDatabase("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:Program
FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb; Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5", "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;
Data Source=C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDBComp.mdb; JetOLEDB:Engine Type=5")
'Original (not compacted database is deleted)
File.Delete("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb")
'Compacted database is renamed to the original databas's neme.
Rename("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDBComp.mdb", "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb")
'User notification
MsgBox("The database was compacted successfully")
End Sub
End Class
I'm developing a report which contains a number of matrixes which are ordered in a hierarchy which can be navigated using a document map. One of the matrixes contains a subreport containing a table which displays a description for the matrix and the corresponding document map label. This is working without problem already in the production environment.
Recently, after updating my machine with numerous updates and patches, this stopped functioning. I now receive the error message, "The given key was not present in the dictionary" when I run this subreport, either as part of the greater report or on its own.
I have seen the posting which recommends deleting the report.rdl.data files. This did not solve the issue.
The data and the dataset are both in sync. When I click the "Print layout" button when previewing the report in Visual Studio .Net 2005, I can view the data. This looks like a bug in the VS.NET 2005 report designer.
I am running SQL Server 2005 SP2.
Any help is appreciated.
Regards,
Bill Mueller
Is dictionary is faster r hashtable.not only which is going to take less memory
With regards
mahender
Hello all,
Being still a relative newcomer to SQL Server (people may say I'm trying to take on too much being somewhat inexperienced once they read about the problem I'm trying to tackle, but alas...) I'm running into the following problem: I need to create tables in my user database on the fly (using Stored Procedures) so that each table can be created many times in the database but only once for every user. The tables should be named something like "username.Table1", "username.Table2" etc. as opposed to "dbo.Table1". I then want to use the stored procedure from .NET/C# in my web application, so that i can create the complete set of usertables for each of my clients.
Now, I tackled the stored procedure part (that is, it creates all the tables I need with all the parameters I want) and am able to use it from my web application (which took some time to learn but proved quite easy to do), but I cannot seem to get it coupled to the current user (instead of the dbo). Every time I trie, the tables are created as dbo.Table1 and when I try to create a new set, it gives a warning ("table with name such and so already exists..."). I made sure to log in as an authenticated user (using forms authentication) before trying to create the tables but this gives the aforementioned result.
What am I doing wrong? I use Visual Web Developer Express, SQL Server 2005 Express and IIS version 5.1
Please help :-D
Greetingz,
DJ Roelfsema
I need to sort my data more than just order it using Order by clause.
I need the, to appear so that they are sorted like in dictionary's order.
example: if I have 0.1 and 0.2 and 0.11
They need to be ordered into 0.1 then 0.11. then 2.0. etc.
I thought I could use Val() function but it wasn't a successful attempt. Anyone can help me please?
I'm using ColdFusion and this is one of the query :
<cfparam name="sort" default="goal_cd">
<cfquery name="GetTheme" datasource="#application.OUSDSN#">
Select goal.*,theme.*
From goal,Theme
Where goal_theme_id = theme_id
Order by #sort#
<cfif sort is "goal_cd">
Order by Val(#sort#) <--------------------- This doesn't work!!!
<cfelse>
Order by #sort#
</cfif>
</cfquery>
I need to copy data from warehouse tables to master tables of different SQL instances. Refresh need to done once in an hour. What is the best way to do this? SQL agent jobs or SSIS packages?
View 3 Replies View RelatedWhen I try to preview a SSRS report in VS 2005 I get the following error: "The given key was not present in the dictionary", however when I deploy the report and view it in the Report Manager all is fine. I have not been able to find any useful info in MSDN, what I can try?
View 8 Replies View RelatedHi there,
I have a search page that redirects to another page transfering the search terms in a querystring. In the page to display the search results I use SQL parameters to show the results. Everything runs fine until I do a page refresh or use paging to bring up another set of results.
Everytime I try to refresh/page etc. I get the following error:
Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: "@CityTown" Key being added: "@CityTown"
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: "@CityTown" Key being added: "@CityTown"
Source Error:
Line 20:
Line 21: 'Creates parameters for the WHERE statement taking the querystring contents from previous page
Line 22: dsPropertyListing.Parameters.Add("@CityTown", CityTown)
Line 23: dsPropertyListing.Parameters.Add("@Suburb", Suburb)
Line 24: dsPropertyListing.Parameters.Add("@Rooms", Rooms)
Source File: K:detailsdetailspropertylisting.aspx Line: 22
Stack Trace:
[ArgumentException: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: "@CityTown" Key being added: "@CityTown"]
System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add) +931
System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value) +11
ASP.detailspropertylisting_aspx.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in K:detailsdetailspropertylisting.aspx:22
System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) +0
System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +55
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +27
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +731
Any sugestions that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. This error obviously renders the search features useless.
Thanks in anticipation,
TCM
I currently have a udf written in T-SQL that's getting way too logically complicated!
It€™s typically accessed like this:
SELECT PartNumber,dbo.PartPrice(Manufacturer, Model, AssemblageInfo, Version, CustomerDiscountLevel) FROM WorkOrders where OrderNumber=123456
The udf does some complicated manipulations on the parameters and eventually does a SELECT on a lookup table and returns the result.
If I make this a managed code udf, the logic gets much simpler to write (great!).
But, my question is:
Can I take the lookup table and embed it in the udf--so the udf doesn't have to go to the database to do the lookup?
Would I do that in a STATIC dictionary<>?
Is it wise to keep the info statically?
The lookup table consists of 3600(+/-) elements and changes exactly once a month.
The SELECT statement using the udf typically returns several thousand rows.
The SELECT is done often.
--Mark
Hello all,
Please help....
I have a text file which needs to be created into a table (let's call it DataFile table). For now I'm just doing the manual DTS to import the txt into SQL server to create the table, which works. But here's my problem....
I need to extract data from DataFile table, here's my query:
select * from dbo.DataFile
where DF_SC_Case_Nbr not like '0000%';
Then I need to create a new table for the extracted data, let's call it ExtractedDataFile. But I don't know how to create a new table and insert the data I selected above into the new one.
Also, can the extraction and the creation of new table be done in just one stored procedure? or is there any other way of doing all this (including the importation of the text file)?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I have a table that I am basically reduplicating a couple of times for each part of this database that I want to create.Each table basically has the same data: The tables will be called motherTable, fatherTable, sonTable, daughterTable and so on.I am pretty much using the following in each column: UserID, MotherID(or FatherID or SonID, etc., etc. and so on for each unique table), FirstName, LastName, MiddleName, BirthPlace, Photo, Age.I don't see an option to copy a table and just modify the second ID part and rename that table accordingly.How can I make this an easier way of creating these similar tables without retyping all these columns over and over again?Thanks in advance.
View 4 Replies View RelatedWe are working on implementing DAX formula(s) on our tabular model (SSAS 2012). When we tried to deploy the solution, deployment wizard giving us then below error:The given key was not present in the dictionary...I checked all the formula(s) that we recently implemented and all looks fine.
View 4 Replies View RelatedHi All,
I am a serious NT sql NEWBIE. I have installed v7 on my NT/MIIS. I want to allow
another party now to create tables on their SQL db they have runnning on my
server (their own domain)
What is the best way -? Do they send me the scripts or is there a way to run them
remotely and create them.
If they do send me the scripts what do I do?
Regards
Amy
hi everybody
Can anyone tell me how to crate log tables and how to insert value into log tables?
hello all...
i want to drop table 2Autonumber ---- table name but when i run query i am getting following error
drop table 2Autonumber
Error : Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Line 1: Incorrect syntax near '2'.
also know how to create such tables??
T.I.A
Papillon