sql_variant data are truncated
I try to create a new table ‘Table_1’ in SQL Server 2008 and add a field ‘f1’ of type sql_variant, then try to invoke the following SQL statement to insert a value to ‘f1’, as follows:Insert into...
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I posted this in the SQL Server Reporting Services forum, but somebody suggested trying here, so I am posting here as well.I have Visual Studio 2008. I use it in creating BIDS reports that are then...
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I am trying to merge output from 3 selection processes. Here is the code that I am using and then I will show the error that I am receiving when trying to execute.select...
View ArticleGetting last Saturday from a given date
Experts,How can I find the date of the last Saturday from a given date?Say if I give you 03/11/2014, how can I find the date of the Saturday before the day given(03/11/2014)?Regards,ebro
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hi , I tried searching,but i couldnt get sql code my questions is. suppose a procedure is running on x database the tables inside belong to y database.I need a syntax for that tables which...
View Articleremove .00 from string while conversion
How do i remove .00, .01 from the string while converting that string to inti tried to do this Select REPLACE(CONVERT(varchar(15), [Cases], 1), '.00', '') from table UPDATE table SET [CASES_d] =...
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Hi all, I'm looking for practical examples on how to solve a problem of concurrent accesses in the following scenario. I have N clients accessing the same table and performing the sequence of...
View ArticleHow to create a view on SQLServer 2008 as an OPENQuery select to a MYSQL...
I am trying to create a view on SQLServer through Management Studio based on data on a MYSql server.I have created the Linked server and I am able to query all data.Using the syntax select * from...
View ArticleLock a table without using the primary key
Hi,I am trying to update a table, for example product table,product (idint (identity),product_codenvarchar(50),descriptionnvarchar(128) )the primary key is product_code, during updating the table, I...
View ArticleBulk insert of text file Help PLEASE!
Hello,I am trying to insert the following data into a sql server table.11470012 31020141100AMFI2 TENTATIVE APPOINTMENT SET FOR 03/17/2014 AT 10:00 AM 11470012 31720141000AMFI7...
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Hello,I have a requirement where a table has ItemId & AuthenticationString (default to replicate('0',8000)) and other table has ItemId & CodeNumber. If in second table there exists a CodeNumber...
View ArticleSQL SERVER 2008 Finding missing months between 2 dates
Hi, I have 2 tables. create table #Policies (idno int, startdate datetime,endDate datetime) insert into #Policies (idno,startdate,enddate) values ( '1094567','2005-11-20','2008-04-30') create table...
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The designs, based on minimal & incomplete information, are from the following...
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there is only one @@FETCH_STATUSOPEN Buy_Record_Cursor; OPEN Sell_Record_Cursor; FETCH NEXT FROM Buy_Record_Cursor; FETCH NEXT FROM Sell_Record_Cursor; WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN WHILE...
View ArticleTrigger is not working on multi row insert
Hello Guys,I have created below trigger, it is working fine if we insert 1 row but the problem is if we insert multiple rows into the table it is processing only one's.What is the correct way to...
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Hi friends,This is my scenario:We have a table with 980+ columns. For each transaction entered not all columns will contain data, Most of the time for each row there will be having data only in few...
View ArticleQuery help with distinct
Hi All,I wrote this query to pull the data. Select [custid] ,[firstname] ,[lastname] ,[addrline1] ,[addrline2] ,[city] ,[zip] ,[stateid] ,[secphone]...
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I have some derived table with many select statements inside:SELECT Tk.productID, Tk.Q, Tk.col1 FROM ( SELECT productID, Q, col1 from tbl1 where .... UNION ALL SELECT productID, Q, col1 from tbl2 where...
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