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all groups > sql server new users > february 2007 > threads for february 22 - 28, 2007

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joining when they match AND DON'T?
Posted by HX at 2/28/2007 1:20:43 PM
I need to create a query that will pull in records from two tables when the IDs match, and even if they don't. If there is no matching record, I need to use the ID from table A and insert a NULL in the fields for table B. Is this doable? If yes, how, and what is the name of this kind of que...more >>


migrating a website to a new DB
Posted by gerryR at 2/27/2007 8:21:27 PM
Hi all I'm trying to setup a website using asp and sql. For the time being I'm doing it on my home computer but when finished I'll be moving it to another server. Will it be possible to do this considering all the database stuff will be pointing to a differnt database? thanks for any f...more >>

my sql2005 do not support the XML datatype!!
Posted by leobowee at 2/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
I made the querry like this below: DECLARE @doc xml SELECT @doc = '£¼Team name="Braves" /£¾' but the SQL2005 told me that he can not find the XML datetype! I am appriciate if someone so kind to help me!Thanks! ...more >>

Default Value or Binding in SQL SERVER 2005 for int
Posted by Mumtaz at 2/26/2007 10:11:31 AM
When i try to define a Default Value or Binding for an int field in sql servr 2005 while creating a new table in designer, i type either 0 or (0) but on saving the table it gets converted to ((0)) and is not accessible by the code. I have installed sp2 for sql server 2005 and still it gives m...more >>

Case Sensitive CharIndex without changing collations
Posted by Nirmal Singh at 2/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
I have the following (sample) code Set @BaseString='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890+-' Set @myLetter='c' Set @b1=CharIndex(@myLetter, @BaseString) @b1 is returning the value 3 instead of 29 because it is case-insensitive. Can I change this behaviour? Changing collations on the ins...more >>

Converting to smalldate
Posted by SAC at 2/25/2007 6:47:37 AM
I'm still having problems convery a char field to a small date. The char field has something like '20070216' in it and I want to convert it to a small date. Currently I have: UPdate TWDHPO Set TWDHPO.ScheduledDateTarget = CONVERT(varchar(10),CONVERT(smalldatetime,TWDHPO.PDDTE),101) I...more >>

Restore SQL Server
Posted by Oliver at 2/24/2007 12:00:00 AM
I backed up (full backup) a table service.mdf without the service.ldf (size 10Gb) from the live server. However, whn I restore the table to a test server it also give me a service.ldf (same size, 10Gb) together with the service.mdf. Is this normal? Does the contents of the service.ldf the sa...more >>

Clear .log file
Posted by Aleks at 2/23/2007 9:22:46 PM
I have a MS SQL 2000 database, size is about 1 GB but the log id 4 GB, is there a way to clear the file to reduce the file size ? What is this file useful for ? So far I have never used it. How can I delete content or make it smaller ? Aleks ...more >>



SQL Express, does it limit performance?
Posted by Chris at 2/23/2007 12:31:39 PM
Does SQL Express limit the speed at which it will pull data? I just converted my Access tables into SQL Express 2005. I also made some views that are equivalent to some queries I have in Access. When I run one of my views (in SQL Server Management Studio Express) it will take 20 seconds f...more >>

Newbie: Sequence Number
Posted by Bandit at 2/23/2007 1:22:40 AM
I have made a query to add a record with increasing sequence numbers, and it seems to work properly. insert into mytable (SequenceNumber) select max(SequenceNumber)+1 as SequenceNumber from transactiontable PROBLEM 1 -------------- However I also need to add some data to the other field...more >>

SQL Query (simple)
Posted by Nirmal Singh at 2/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
I have a table which includes two columns LM_PostNo and LM_Empno. I want to return all those rows where LM_PostNo has more than 1 LM_Empno. I am using the following query (where I know this criteria applies) select LM_PostNo, LM_Empno, Count(LM_...more >>

Conversion error
Posted by SAC at 2/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
I'm using Access as a front end and trying to convert a string like 20070213 to a smalldate field. Here's the access code I'm using: UPDATE TWDLIN SET TWDLIN.BOLD = "#" & Mid([twdlin].[lestdp],5,2) & "/" & Right([twdlin].[lestdp],2) & "/" & Left([twdlin].[lestdp],4) & "#" WHERE (((TWDLIN....more >>


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