Creating a stored procedure to insert data?

Hello all,

I am having a lot of trouble with stored procedures. Could anyone help me out.

I have a table which contains a number of meetings. What I want to do is search this table, get out all the meetings for today and put them in a seperate table meetings today.

I can select the values, and I can insert the values.

But how do I store the values so that i can pass the results of the select to the insert?

Im also having a lot of trouble with storing date values.

ANy help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Padraic Hickey

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[table2]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1)
drop table [table2]
SELECT *
INTO table2
FROM table1
WHERE convert(varchar,table1.meetingdate,112)=convert(varchar,@.mydate,112)
|||

Cheers Motley,

I was having a lot of trouble with that one.

If ever i can return the favour.

Padraic

Creating a sequential number in a column.

Hi,
I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
chronologically (Num) as:
Cust_ID Sales Date Num
526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
.. ... ... 4
Howto achieve it?
TIA
Ana
That doesn't look chronological to me. Why is 12/5/2007 1 and 5/5/2007 2?
Can you apply the same numbers in some logical way *without* visually
inspecting the arbitrary order of rows that come back from SELECT * FROM
table ?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqlblog.com/
http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>
|||Hi,
Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
based on customers' sales.
The fields from a table are:
Cust_ID
Sales
Date (European format)
The query generates the following results:
Cust_ID Sales Date
526 12.350 12/5/2007
632 11.520 5/5/2007
123 10.899 6/6/2007
Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would label
the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have 10 rows so
will be till 10.
Hope I have been a bit clearer.
Thank you much for your prompt response.
Ana
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribi en el mensaje de noticias
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>
|||Customers sell things? Okay, so what is the key on this table? Is it
Cust_ID? Or Cust_ID and date? Or no key at all? If I have these three
rows:
526 12.350 12/5/2007
526 12.250 6/6/2007
525 12.300 12/5/2007
525 12.400 12/4/2007
What should the result be?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqlblog.com/
http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:eVfKZ2FqHHA.3660@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
> based on customers' sales.
> The fields from a table are:
> Cust_ID
> Sales
> Date (European format)
> The query generates the following results:
> Cust_ID Sales Date
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007
>
> Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
> Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
> And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
> So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would
> label the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have 10
> rows so will be till 10.
> Hope I have been a bit clearer.
> Thank you much for your prompt response.
> Ana
>
> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribi en el mensaje de noticias
> news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
>
|||Ha, ha, ha. Well it's rather odd but yes, customers do sell because they
convert themselves into agents under some conditions. But it's a side
matter.
In my query I use the SUM(CASE .WHEN.) to sum their sells within a specific
period (let's forget the dates) which generates a single line per customer
therefore the results could be as:
526 12.350
525 12.400
Where Cust_ID is PK, sales is numeric and date is dates. Meaning that cust
526 has generated 12.350 euros vs. cust 525 who generated 12.400 euros.
Now in my ranking I want to label cust 525 as a 1 and cust 526 as a 2 and so
on.
Thank you, and sorry for the confusion.
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@.dnartreb.noraa> escribi en el
mensaje de noticias news:u$iERPGqHHA.3892@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Customers sell things? Okay, so what is the key on this table? Is it
> Cust_ID? Or Cust_ID and date? Or no key at all? If I have these three
> rows:
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
> 526 12.250 6/6/2007
> 525 12.300 12/5/2007
> 525 12.400 12/4/2007
> What should the result be?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
> http://www.sqlblog.com/
> http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
>
>
> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
> news:eVfKZ2FqHHA.3660@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>

Creating a sequential number in a column.

Hi,
I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
chronologically (Num) as:
Cust_ID Sales Date Num
526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
. ... ... 4
Howto achieve it?
TIA
Anahi
set the num column as IDENTITY. see bol for more on IDENTITY
Regards
--
Vt
Knowledge is power;Share it
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"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>|||That doesn't look chronological to me. Why is 12/5/2007 1 and 5/5/2007 2?
Can you apply the same numbers in some logical way *without* visually
inspecting the arbitrary order of rows that come back from SELECT * FROM
table ?
--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqlblog.com/
http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>|||Hi,
Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
based on customers' sales.
The fields from a table are:
Cust_ID
Sales
Date (European format)
The query generates the following results:
Cust_ID Sales Date
526 12.350 12/5/2007
632 11.520 5/5/2007
123 10.899 6/6/2007
Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would label
the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have 10 rows so
will be till 10.
Hope I have been a bit clearer.
Thank you much for your prompt response.
Ana
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>|||Customers sell things? Okay, so what is the key on this table? Is it
Cust_ID? Or Cust_ID and date? Or no key at all? If I have these three
rows:
526 12.350 12/5/2007
526 12.250 6/6/2007
525 12.300 12/5/2007
525 12.400 12/4/2007
What should the result be?
--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqlblog.com/
http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:eVfKZ2FqHHA.3660@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
> based on customers' sales.
> The fields from a table are:
> Cust_ID
> Sales
> Date (European format)
> The query generates the following results:
> Cust_ID Sales Date
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007
>
> Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
> Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
> And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
> So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would
> label the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have 10
> rows so will be till 10.
> Hope I have been a bit clearer.
> Thank you much for your prompt response.
> Ana
>
> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
> news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
>> chronologically (Num) as:
>>
>> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
>> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
>> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
>> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
>> . ... ... 4
>>
>> Howto achieve it?
>> TIA
>> Ana
>|||Ha, ha, ha. Well it's rather odd but yes, customers do sell because they
convert themselves into agents under some conditions. But it's a side
matter.
In my query I use the SUM(CASE .WHEN.) to sum their sells within a specific
period (let's forget the dates) which generates a single line per customer
therefore the results could be as:
526 12.350
525 12.400
Where Cust_ID is PK, sales is numeric and date is dates. Meaning that cust
526 has generated 12.350 euros vs. cust 525 who generated 12.400 euros.
Now in my ranking I want to label cust 525 as a 1 and cust 526 as a 2 and so
on.
Thank you, and sorry for the confusion.
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@.dnartreb.noraa> escribió en el
mensaje de noticias news:u$iERPGqHHA.3892@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Customers sell things? Okay, so what is the key on this table? Is it
> Cust_ID? Or Cust_ID and date? Or no key at all? If I have these three
> rows:
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
> 526 12.250 6/6/2007
> 525 12.300 12/5/2007
> 525 12.400 12/4/2007
> What should the result be?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
> http://www.sqlblog.com/
> http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
>
>
> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
> news:eVfKZ2FqHHA.3660@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
>> based on customers' sales.
>> The fields from a table are:
>> Cust_ID
>> Sales
>> Date (European format)
>> The query generates the following results:
>> Cust_ID Sales Date
>> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
>> 632 11.520 5/5/2007
>> 123 10.899 6/6/2007
>>
>> Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
>> Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
>> And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
>> So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would
>> label the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have
>> 10 rows so will be till 10.
>> Hope I have been a bit clearer.
>> Thank you much for your prompt response.
>> Ana
>>
>> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
>> news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
>> chronologically (Num) as:
>>
>> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
>> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
>> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
>> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
>> . ... ... 4
>>
>> Howto achieve it?
>> TIA
>> Ana
>>
>sql

Creating a sequential number in a column.

Hi,
I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
chronologically (Num) as:
Cust_ID Sales Date Num
526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
. ... ... 4
Howto achieve it?
TIA
Anahi
set the num column as IDENTITY. see bol for more on IDENTITY
Regards
Vt
Knowledge is power;Share it
http://oneplace4sql.blogspot.com
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>|||That doesn't look chronological to me. Why is 12/5/2007 1 and 5/5/2007 2?
Can you apply the same numbers in some logical way *without* visually
inspecting the arbitrary order of rows that come back from SELECT * FROM
table ?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqlblog.com/
http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>|||Hi,
Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
based on customers' sales.
The fields from a table are:
Cust_ID
Sales
Date (European format)
The query generates the following results:
Cust_ID Sales Date
526 12.350 12/5/2007
632 11.520 5/5/2007
123 10.899 6/6/2007
Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would label
the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have 10 rows so
will be till 10.
Hope I have been a bit clearer.
Thank you much for your prompt response.
Ana
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribi en el mensaje de noticias
news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'd like to generate a column in a query which shows the row number
> chronologically (Num) as:
>
> Cust_ID Sales Date Num
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007 1
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007 2
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007 3
> . ... ... 4
>
> Howto achieve it?
> TIA
> Ana
>|||Customers sell things? Okay, so what is the key on this table? Is it
Cust_ID? Or Cust_ID and date? Or no key at all? If I have these three
rows:
526 12.350 12/5/2007
526 12.250 6/6/2007
525 12.300 12/5/2007
525 12.400 12/4/2007
What should the result be?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqlblog.com/
http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:eVfKZ2FqHHA.3660@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. The result of a query is a ranking
> based on customers' sales.
> The fields from a table are:
> Cust_ID
> Sales
> Date (European format)
> The query generates the following results:
> Cust_ID Sales Date
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
> 632 11.520 5/5/2007
> 123 10.899 6/6/2007
>
> Customer ID 526 generated 12.350 euros so should be labelled as Number 1.
> Customer ID 632 generated 11.520 euros so should be 2.
> And Cust. ID 123 should be 3. and etc.
> So I was wondering if a column can be generated in a query which would
> label the ranking from 1 to wherever ends the query. Meaning, if I have 10
> rows so will be till 10.
> Hope I have been a bit clearer.
> Thank you much for your prompt response.
> Ana
>
> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> escribi en el mensaje de noticias
> news:7DE04B91-B198-4EEA-9B2C-91F5685C91AF@.microsoft.com...
>|||Ha, ha, ha. Well it's rather odd but yes, customers do sell because they
convert themselves into agents under some conditions. But it's a side
matter.
In my query I use the SUM(CASE .WHEN.) to sum their sells within a specific
period (let's forget the dates) which generates a single line per customer
therefore the results could be as:
526 12.350
525 12.400
Where Cust_ID is PK, sales is numeric and date is dates. Meaning that cust
526 has generated 12.350 euros vs. cust 525 who generated 12.400 euros.
Now in my ranking I want to label cust 525 as a 1 and cust 526 as a 2 and so
on.
Thank you, and sorry for the confusion.
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@.dnartreb.noraa> escribi en e
l
mensaje de noticias news:u$iERPGqHHA.3892@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Customers sell things? Okay, so what is the key on this table? Is it
> Cust_ID? Or Cust_ID and date? Or no key at all? If I have these three
> rows:
> 526 12.350 12/5/2007
> 526 12.250 6/6/2007
> 525 12.300 12/5/2007
> 525 12.400 12/4/2007
> What should the result be?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
> http://www.sqlblog.com/
> http://www.aspfaq.com/5006
>
>
> "Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.es> wrote in message
> news:eVfKZ2FqHHA.3660@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>

Creating a project from an existing Database

I have the full blown Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (MSSMS) installed on my workstation.

We have a number of existing databases that I'd like to manage with MSSMS and put into source control.

How do I get MSSMS to "import" or "Convert" an existing SQL server 2000 database into a project that I can manage with MSSMS? We have not used Source safe up to this point, but would like to start doing so now.

This seems like it ought to be explained well up front in any discussion of converting from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 or installing 2005, but I can't find ANYTHING useful in the BOL or other help.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

-Rob Marmion

All what you need is to script your code (and other objects, if you'd like) into separate files and add them to the SSMS project (simply drag'n'dropping). The problem is that SSMS is not able to script your database objects into separate files, only into one, but you can use Enterprise Manager "Generate SQL Script" feature.

Creating a job with many steps including DTS

Hi,
(using Windows 2000 Server/SQL2K Ent Ed SP3a)
I am looking to create a job with a number of steps inside it. I need
the job to run on a sunday afternoon when our OLTP system is at our
quietest in terms of user connections and throughput. The job purpose
is to copy data (24,000,000 rows) from one table to another on the same
database, via a DTS package. I then need to rename the old table,
removing the triggers and views on it, then rename the new table, and
add the relevent objects (including indexs and constraints) then add
the permissions on it.
These are the steps:
1) Set restricted user mode on database
2) Run the DTS package
3) Remove triggers and views on old table
4) Rename old table
5) Rename new table
6) Add indexs and constraints to new table
7) Add triggers/views to new table
8) Set permissions to new table
9) Set multi user mode on database
My question would be does the above seem logical, or would there be a
better way of performing this process? Do I need the DTS package, would
a INSERT INTO be better, or could I use a DTS package for the entire
process?
Thanks and rgds,
qhHi
INSERT..SELECT may be a better option.
You may want to try something like the following to avoid the rename steps:
Create Archive Table
Insert Into Archive Table
Delete Archived Data from Live Table
ReIndex Live Table
You may also be able to do this in smaller increments each night instead of
once a w.
John
"Scott" wrote:

> Hi,
> (using Windows 2000 Server/SQL2K Ent Ed SP3a)
> I am looking to create a job with a number of steps inside it. I need
> the job to run on a sunday afternoon when our OLTP system is at our
> quietest in terms of user connections and throughput. The job purpose
> is to copy data (24,000,000 rows) from one table to another on the same
> database, via a DTS package. I then need to rename the old table,
> removing the triggers and views on it, then rename the new table, and
> add the relevent objects (including indexs and constraints) then add
> the permissions on it.
> These are the steps:
> 1) Set restricted user mode on database
> 2) Run the DTS package
> 3) Remove triggers and views on old table
> 4) Rename old table
> 5) Rename new table
> 6) Add indexs and constraints to new table
> 7) Add triggers/views to new table
> 8) Set permissions to new table
> 9) Set multi user mode on database
>
> My question would be does the above seem logical, or would there be a
> better way of performing this process? Do I need the DTS package, would
> a INSERT INTO be better, or could I use a DTS package for the entire
> process?
> Thanks and rgds,
> qh
>

Creating a generic package to import a variable number of columns

Hi,

We are building an application with

a database that contains Jobs. These Jobs have properties like Name, Code etc.

and some custom properties, definable by the application admin. For bulk import

of Jobs, we want to allow the import of an Excel sheet with the columns Name,

Code and a variable amount of columns. If the header names of these columns in

the Excel sheet match the name of a custom property in the system we want to add

the value of that cell into the database as property

value.

In our Data Flow of our Import

Package in SSIS we added an Excel Source that points to a test excel sheet with

the Name and Code columns and – for this example - 3 custom property columns

(Area, Department, Job Family). When we configure the Excel Source in the Excel

Source Editor, we have the option to select the Columns from the Available

External Columns table. But here lays the problem, we do not know at design

time, what custom property columns to expect. We DO expect the Name and Code

columns, but the rest is uncertain at design-time.

That raises the question: Is there

some way to select all of any incoming columns (something like a SELECT * in

T-SQL)? This looks like a big problem since it would mean that the .DTSX XML that is

being generated at design-time would need to be updated at run-time to reflect

the variability of the columns that might be encountered while reading the excel

sheet.

Then, we thought, we could add a Script

Component to our data flow that passes some kind of DataSet (or DataReader) in

which we can walk through the columns ourselves? But then still, we miss the

option to include ANY of the columns while reading an Excel sheet (or any other

datasource by the looks of it)

We are aware of the option of

optional columns in combination with the RaggedRight option, but it seems that

we would have to put all of the columns of a row in just one column and then

extract all the columns later with Derived Columns. But then, since the source

import file is being prepared by an application admin, we want don’t want to

burden him with this horrendous task of putting everything in one

column.

We would like to have some way of

iterating through all the columns, either in a Script Component or maybe with a

Pivot/Unpivot mechanism.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Are there other options we should have considered?

The metadata of the pipeline is fixed at design-time. You cannot change the columns at runtime.

-Jamie

|||

Since you're importing from Excel, you may be able to define a dataflow that reads the maximum amount of columns you anticipate ever having in one Excel file. The Excel files with less columns would return empty strings for the non-existent columns.

Haven't tried this, but it might work.

K

Creating a Database from multiple databases accross multiple servers

Hi,

I'm trying to create a database that takes specific information from a number of databases on different servers to make some reporting that we have much easier.

I'm pretty new to SQL so I'm not sure of the best way to proceed. I read an article that suggested I use the OPENROWSET command. The problem is, the version of SQL that came with one of the programmes we use is limited and will not allow you to turn on the allow "Ad Hoc distributed Queries" so the SLQ statement will not execute.

I'm confused why it won't let me to connect through ODBC as I've created a web page that selects data from this database with no problems!

Here is the SQL statement that I've written to make sure it is the correct one (on the msdn library page it said that this was the ODBC connection):

SELECT a.*
FROM OPENROWSET('MSDASQL','DRIVER=(SQL Server);SERVER=APPOLO\ACT7;UID=sa;PWD=***************',
'SELECT * FROM MDCTestAndDev.dbo.TBL_CONTACT') AS a

I've also created the ODBC connection using the tool on Administration Tools>Data Sources ODBC

Any help would be greatly appreciated (also any ways of selecting from one database and inserting it into another will be helpfull)

Thanks

Which version of SQL Server your using (2000 or 2005)?|||Hi I'm using the Express 2005 Edition|||

'ad-hoc dist' property controls whether or not the use of OpenRowset/Datasource is allowed. If it's not enabled, you will not be able to execute the query, regardless of the data access provider you use.

Your only option is to create a linked server and use OpenQuery() or 4-part name query.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190479.aspx

|||

Thanks for the reply

I have managed to create a linked server using the following bit of code:

Code Snippet

EXEC sp_addlinkedserver

@.server = 'APPOLO/ACT7',

@.srvproduct = 'SQLServr OLEDB Provider',

@.provider = 'MSDASQL',

@.datasrc='ACT7'

GO

I then created and ran the following statement:

Code Snippet

SELECT *

FROM OPENQUERY(APPOLO/ACT, 'SELECT * FROM mdc1.TBL_CONTACTS')

I then get the following error message:

"Incorrect Syntac near '/'"

I have tried only using "APPOLO", "ACT7", "APPOLO.ACT7" and putting them all in quotation marks but it does not work.

Any Ideas?

|||How about:

[APPOLO/ACT]

HTH!|||

Great - that solved that problem -

I'm now getting a message to say that authentication failed - I guess this is because I havent provided the sa password - how do i enter this so that I can connect?

Thanks

Tom

|||

You use this to set the login.

Code Snippet

EXEC sp_addlinkedsrvlogin 'APPOLO/ACT', 'false', NULL, 'sa', 'Password'

Creating a Database from multiple databases accross multiple servers

Hi,

I'm trying to create a database that takes specific information from a number of databases on different servers to make some reporting that we have much easier.

I'm pretty new to SQL so I'm not sure of the best way to proceed. I read an article that suggested I use the OPENROWSET command. The problem is, the version of SQL that came with one of the programmes we use is limited and will not allow you to turn on the allow "Ad Hoc distributed Queries" so the SLQ statement will not execute.

I'm confused why it won't let me to connect through ODBC as I've created a web page that selects data from this database with no problems!

Here is the SQL statement that I've written to make sure it is the correct one (on the msdn library page it said that this was the ODBC connection):

SELECT a.*
FROM OPENROWSET('MSDASQL','DRIVER=(SQL Server);SERVER=APPOLO\ACT7;UID=sa;PWD=***************',
'SELECT * FROM MDCTestAndDev.dbo.TBL_CONTACT') AS a

I've also created the ODBC connection using the tool on Administration Tools>Data Sources ODBC

Any help would be greatly appreciated (also any ways of selecting from one database and inserting it into another will be helpfull)

Thanks

Which version of SQL Server your using (2000 or 2005)?|||Hi I'm using the Express 2005 Edition|||

'ad-hoc dist' property controls whether or not the use of OpenRowset/Datasource is allowed. If it's not enabled, you will not be able to execute the query, regardless of the data access provider you use.

Your only option is to create a linked server and use OpenQuery() or 4-part name query.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190479.aspx

|||

Thanks for the reply

I have managed to create a linked server using the following bit of code:

Code Snippet

EXEC sp_addlinkedserver

@.server = 'APPOLO/ACT7',

@.srvproduct = 'SQLServr OLEDB Provider',

@.provider = 'MSDASQL',

@.datasrc='ACT7'

GO

I then created and ran the following statement:

Code Snippet

SELECT *

FROM OPENQUERY(APPOLO/ACT, 'SELECT * FROM mdc1.TBL_CONTACTS')

I then get the following error message:

"Incorrect Syntac near '/'"

I have tried only using "APPOLO", "ACT7", "APPOLO.ACT7" and putting them all in quotation marks but it does not work.

Any Ideas?

|||How about:

[APPOLO/ACT]

HTH!|||

Great - that solved that problem -

I'm now getting a message to say that authentication failed - I guess this is because I havent provided the sa password - how do i enter this so that I can connect?

Thanks

Tom

|||

You use this to set the login.

Code Snippet

EXEC sp_addlinkedsrvlogin 'APPOLO/ACT', 'false', NULL, 'sa', 'Password'

Creating a database

I have an excel document that Imported to access database. That database should count the number of tickets created by each tech rep; list the area, sub area and description of call created by a the tech rep. Can access perform this task and if yes, any idea I to approach that project or should i use SQL, And if access won't be able to do it. please make a suggestion how to approach this project. it will be nice if i can get the steps.

EXAMPLE
Request Id SRS Started Call Description Area Sub Area Request Status Closed Date Assign To Created ByI have an excel document that Imported to access database. That database should count the number of tickets created by each tech rep; list the area, sub area and description of call created by a the tech rep. Can access perform this task and if yes, any idea I to approach that project or should i use SQL, And if access won't be able to do it. please make a suggestion how to approach this project. it will be nice if i can get the steps.

EXAMPLE
Request Id SRS Started Call Description Area Sub Area Request Status Closed Date Assign To Created By

I think its an Access Question ,so I think it should be moved to Access forum.|||I think its an Access Question ,so I think it should be moved to Access forum.Agreed. Except it is already duped in Access:
http://www.dbforums.com/showthread.php?p=6237173&posted=1#post6237173

I am locking this thread. As mentioned in the dupe, please repost a question in SQL Server if it turns out that Access is not sufficient for your needs. Hopefully this should not cause a problem but please PM me if you want to discuss.

Creating a comma delimited list

Hi,
I have a complex query where each row in the final dataset is a product.
However each product has a number of authors associated with it. What I
would like to do is have a query/subroutine join the authors to the product,
as a string:

ProductID Title Authors
1 The Sacred and the Profane John Rieggle, George Alexi
2 Dancingin the Dark DanBrown, Peter Kay, Paul
Dwebinski
Products Table
==============
ProductID
Title
Authors Table
=============
AuthorID
Name
Product Authors Table
=====================
AuthorID
ProductID
Is this at all possible?
Thanks
jr.
It is possible with the use of a UDF. However, I highly suggestthat you do this work on the front end. Preparing the data foroutput is not something the database engine should be doing, and theUDF method is fairly intensive as it results in additional queries.
Here's a link showing the UDF method:Joining Strings into Delimiter Separated Lists.

.
|||Terri,
Thanks for your reply. I understand that this is a UI rendering issue, and I have been toying with how best to proceed. Currently my paging routine returns one resultset, were each row represents a product. To return the authors, I would need to return a second resultset, and join them at the middle tier:
Pseudo steps:
1. Do complex paging query
2. Based on items in paging query, join them to the authors table and return that resultset too.
This would solve the problem, but sends more data across the wire which I was thinknig could be avoided, even though I know that the DB shouldnt be doing ui rendering steps. Other than "best practice" I see no other reason to put this code in the ui, since it is just a dumb string without much meaning when rendered in a listing. As you mention though, this maybe putting too much stress on the DB when using a UDF...I am relatively new to this so forgive my naivete...
Thanks Terri,
jr.|||

This might not be very efficient if you have a large sum of data, but here is how to do it.

create table #product (
productID int,
productTitle varchar(50)
)
go

create table #author (
authorID int,
name varchar(100)
)
go

create table #productAuthor (
productID int,
authorID int
)
go

insert into #product values (1,'product1')
insert into #product values (2,'product2')

insert into #author values (1,'author1')
insert into #author values (2,'author2')
insert into #author values (3,'author3')
insert into #author values (4,'author4')

insert into #productAuthor values (1,1)
insert into #productAuthor values (1,2)
insert into #productAuthor values (2,3)
insert into #productAuthor values (2,4)

create table #nameList (
productid int,
names varchar(1000)
)
go

select distinct p.productid into #tmp
from #product p
inner join #productAuthor pa on p.productid = pa.productid

declare @.productid int,
@.names varchar(1000)

while exists (select null from #tmp)
begin
set @.names = ''
select top 1 @.productid = productid from #tmp

select @.names = CASE WHEN @.names = '' THEN name ELSE @.names + ',' + name END
from #product p
inner join #productAuthor pa on p.productid = pa.productid
inner join #author a on pa.authorid = a.authorid
where p.productid = @.productid

insert into #nameList values (@.productid, @.names)

delete from #tmp where productid = @.productid
end

select p.productID, productTitle, nl.names
from #product p
inner join #nameList nl ON p.productid = nl.productID

Let me know if you have any questions.

Nick

Creating a Backup Server software

Hi everyone,
A number of my clients keep talking about creating a backup server so that
they can quickly switch to the backup server in case the live database
server failed.
I was dabbling with the following idea.
If I could create a software that continuosly trapped SQL commands being
fired [or SPs being fired] on the live database [just like the Profiler] ,
filter out only the UPDATE syntaxes and fire them against a backup server,
couldn't I create a one-way replication programmatically?
Any ideas or suggestions from you guys?
Thanx
AbhayWhat about transaction log shipping? Then using applying them to the backup
database. In the event of failure, the backup system can be bought online
in a matter of minutes.
"Abhay Sobti" <stansoft@.vsnl.com> wrote in message
news:u$%23TZTyRGHA.5468@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
> A number of my clients keep talking about creating a backup server so that
> they can quickly switch to the backup server in case the live database
> server failed.
> I was dabbling with the following idea.
> If I could create a software that continuosly trapped SQL commands being
> fired [or SPs being fired] on the live database [just like the Profiler] ,
> filter out only the UPDATE syntaxes and fire them against a backup server,
> couldn't I create a one-way replication programmatically?
> Any ideas or suggestions from you guys?
> Thanx
> Abhay
>|||Bad idea. Why not use regular replication if that is what you want?
You'll have problems with things like GETDATE(), IDENTITY and GUID
columns because they will/may produce different results when the second
update is ran.