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DELETE trigger does not work on this particular table
Posted by Joseph I. Ceasar at 4/27/2007 3:52:42 PM
I have a very strange table on which I cannot create a delete trigger. I am using SQL Server 2005. The INSERT trigger does work on this table. The UPDATE does not work either. I have created the same table on two databases on two separate servers! Here is the table: CREATE TABLE [dbo...more >>


insert question
Posted by GotDotNet? at 4/27/2007 3:39:46 PM
I have to do an insert on a table were 1 column needs to comes from tableA other columns need to come from tableB. so I have table A Downloaded Location Table B Name Address City State ZipCode now the table I need to insert needs the following Name Address City state ZipCode...more >>

How can I avoid using a UDF that takes 10 args (from column values) ?
Posted by placidite1 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 4/27/2007 3:24:43 PM
SQL 2000 Question:What can I do if I need to 10 column values and do logical processing on these columns to update a final column. 1-Since I cannot pass a Table to a UDF, I thought about using a UDF that is passed all these 10 values and return the processed value and that is a slow brutal way. ...more >>

Using READPAST locking hint in an UPDATE statement
Posted by mscott NO[at]SPAM eskimo.com at 4/27/2007 2:48:44 PM
I am executing an update statement similar to the following, which includes a READPAST hint: UPDATE t SET processed = 1 FROM TxData t WITH ( ROWLOCK, UPDLOCK, READPAST ) WHERE processed = 0; This statement does execute and skips locked rows as expected (which is what I want)...more >>

Create Temp Table with Variable Name?
Posted by lucius at 4/27/2007 2:46:42 PM
I have a stored procedure that must create a result set with a variable number of columns in the output. All I can think of is creating a global temp table and doing all of the ALTER TABLE statements I need to get the columns and then work on the table after that. However, multiple users will ...more >>

MIN/MAX usage
Posted by Greg Collins [Microsoft MVP] at 4/27/2007 2:44:17 PM
I have a temp table that I create to build some statistics, the results = of which I copy back to a live table. My question is in regards to MIN/MAX and other such functions... Do these get re-evaluated for every row, or is SQL smart enough to store = the value for the next iteration? Becaus...more >>

joining on same table multiple times on different values
Posted by gv at 4/27/2007 2:42:44 PM
Hi all, Having perfomance problems with this query (returning to many rows and takening to long), related I think to joining on the DomainDetail table 3 times. Is there a better way to do this? SELECT SO.SystemOrderID AS Order_ID, SO.SystemOrderTypeID AS Order_TypeID, SO.OrderStatusID...more >>

SQL Select Statement - posting again
Posted by RickSean at 4/27/2007 1:54:02 PM
I have posted this previously but didn't get the answer. I am looking for a better solution with existing schema. CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Category]( [CatID] [varchar](5), [Cat1] [varchar](5) NULL, [Cat1a] [varchar](5) NULL, [Cat2] [varchar](5) NULL, [CatA1] [varchar](5) NULL, [Cat1b] [va...more >>



To expr or not to expr?
Posted by student at 4/27/2007 1:52:01 PM
I recently learned that I dont always have to use Expr in my select statements. But whenever I remove them while inside of query editor and run the query, the editor puts them back. How do I not use Expr in my sql select queries and not get errors or have them put back? -- Student...more >>

Help with a Stored Procedure
Posted by ISSB Programmer at 4/27/2007 1:50:04 PM
I'm having a problem with a Stored Procedure that uses an If Else statement. When I take out the Else statement the SP works fine. As soon as I ad the Else statement it displays the rows with no columns. Here is the complete SP: ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.procTroubleTickets ( @intTechAssigned int,...more >>

Returning success in sp
Posted by David C at 4/27/2007 1:34:59 PM
I have a new stored procedure (see below) that I want to be able to know if it succeeds or fails but I'm not sure how to do that. Can someone help? Thanks. David CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[fd_updMergeFiles] ( @FileNumberFrom int, @FileNumberTo int ) AS BEGIN TRAN T1 UPDATE...more >>

getdate()
Posted by gracie at 4/27/2007 1:30:00 PM
I'm trying to load a stored proc that contains the following: INSERT dbo.rqst_rec_item_comment VALUES ( @rec_item_id, @rqst_date, @serv_rqst_seq_nbr, 'DH', @seq, @comment_text, getdate()) ...more >>

Get Remote SQL Server Datetime
Posted by Ram at 4/27/2007 12:24:02 PM
Hi All, I have 3 sql servers located at different time zones. Say, CST,PST,EST. Now how can I get current time at EST,PST from the SQL server located at CST? Is there any query to do that? I have a stored proc located in SQL server at CST zone where I need to query for the current date/time...more >>

possible to select rows where all chars in a col are uppercase cri
Posted by Rich at 4/27/2007 11:58:01 AM
Greetings, I need to select rows from a table Where all characters in a colum are uppercase. Don't get rows where any character is lowercase - only want rows where all characters are uppercase. Can this be done with Tsql? How to do this? Pseudocode: select * from tbl1 Where NameID is ...more >>

percent of total?
Posted by Chris G. at 4/27/2007 11:02:07 AM
I'm trying to calculate the percentage of totalAmount of a certain range of fields. i.e. Vendor Qtr1 Qtr2 Qtr3 Qtr4 Total %ofGrandTotal vendorA 10 10 20 10 50 31.25% vendorB 15 15 15 15 60 37.50% : vend...more >>

Where is Management Studio?
Posted by Stephen F. Smith at 4/27/2007 9:36:02 AM
Developer in training, brand new to SQL Server 2005. Have full install of SQL Server 2005 Pro installed under Win XP. I seem to have the tools, but cannot locate Management Studio, or Books online. What am I missing? Have tried to sign up in Forums, but signup won't take over there for so...more >>

Global Variables in DTS
Posted by Dream at 4/27/2007 9:06:33 AM
Hi all in my DTS i have an Execute SQL Task that contain this : Delete From MyTable where Num_Table = @MyGlobalVariable my question is that can i use "Global Variables" in this excute Sql Thanks ...more >>

Attach/Detach
Posted by Looch at 4/27/2007 7:31:42 AM
Hi All, I'm trying to copy a database from one instance to another on a different server. I detached the original, copied the .mdf and .ldf files and attached in the new instance. The problem is all of my stored procedures aren't showing in the new instance and I suspect there are other probl...more >>

Help with a SQL Replace statement,
Posted by TheDude5B at 4/27/2007 3:51:36 AM
Hi, I am wanting to write an SQL query which will find all references to a name and then replace that name with another name. eg. Update tblDocuments SET '"Scottish Building" = "Scottish Building Federation" but as far as that goes I am at a loss how to do it. Thanks, ...more >>

Performance difference in sproc vs table-valued function?
Posted by DWalker at 4/27/2007 12:35:09 AM
I'll guess the answer is either "No" or "It depends", but... Is there generally any performance difference between a stored procedure that takes an argument or two, and does a Select and a couple of joins, versus a table-valued function that takes the same arguments and does the same thing?...more >>

Sum(Avg(blabla)) doesn't work
Posted by Magnus at 4/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hello! I'm trying to find an easy way to summarize a field where I first meassure the average. I got the query select avg([13a]) from incidents where [13a]>0 and projectid like '61%' group by ProjectID that does work. This query returns several rows with averages for each projectID. Th...more >>

Linked Servers ON SQL Server 2005, Access 2007
Posted by Andy Couch at 4/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
I am having a problem with linked servers, using SQL Server 2005 (SP2), Access 2007 (New accdb file format) using Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 on Vista. I can create the linked server, running the test gives OK, the tree expands to the Tables level, but then gives an Error. Cannot fetch a row ...more >>

SQL Design Question - Exclusive Subcategories?
Posted by Rich at 4/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
I'm designing an SQL database and have the need to implement what was referred to by one of the Wrox press books as "Exclusive Subcategories". Basically I have a table with a column that need to be a foreign key from more than one table. Not sure if I can describe this very well, but it's ...more >>


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