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NEWBIE: Query Help Please
Posted by kambizg NO[at]SPAM cox.net at 6/29/2006 12:37:17 PM
Hi All: Here is my question: I have a table with a field called REFNBR, this is defined as CHAR(10). The current value in the field is '0000000000'. I would like to update this field to '000000001', so I want to have a stored procedure or an update statement that will increment this value...more >>


Is moving detach/attach, copying ldf/mdf reattact same as Upgrade/Migrate
Posted by yanky at 6/29/2006 12:35:31 PM
We have a SQL 2000 server. We want to get some of the databases over to the new sql 2005 server. I have found many docs regarding 'moving' databases from 2000 to 2005. Is this the same as 'Upgrading/Migrating'? I know there are issue with the DTS and possibly the stored procedures. Do we lo...more >>

how/what should be the query for this result
Posted by choudharymv NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/28/2006 7:25:24 AM
I have 1 table "Progress" P_no b_no status build_date ---------------------------------------------------------------- 25 1 First_slab 2006/4/5 25 1 second slab 2006/5/6 25 2 ...more >>

SQL Express (General Qs)
Posted by Maura Jenkins at 6/27/2006 3:01:29 AM
Hi ... I would sincerely appreciate some input on a few questions related to SQL Server Express: (1) Is SQL Server Express free for business use ? (2) Does the 1GB RAM limit does that mean SQLExpress will only use 1 GB or the machine it's running can only have 1 GB installed ? (3) Si...more >>

Have Insert statement, need equivalent Update.
Posted by rhaazy at 6/26/2006 1:54:26 PM
Using ms sql 2000 I have 2 tables. I have a table which has information regarding a computer scan. Each record in this table has a column called MAC which is the unique ID for each Scan. The table in question holds the various scan results of every scan from different computers. I have an ...more >>

Would replication work here?
Posted by mkerrigan NO[at]SPAM ktoys.com at 6/26/2006 12:48:46 PM
I have two databases on the same server. I want to populate and keep synchronized a table on database 2 from a view on database 1. Whenever data would change in the underlying tables on database 1, it would update the table on database 2. Is this something that can be done through replication...more >>

SELECT statement help
Posted by schoultzy at 6/26/2006 12:36:19 PM
Hello everyone, I am working with the following code: select section_master.trm_cde, section_master.crs_cde, crs_title, crs_capacity, crs_enrollment, section_master.udef_3a_1, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, begin_time, end_time, bldg_cde, room_cde, name_master.last_name f...more >>

SQL Help
Posted by Bill Schanks at 6/26/2006 9:13:31 AM
I have this SQL: SELECT U.ID, U.PrefID, U.LastName, U.FirstName, U.FirstLogin, U.LastLogin, UserActive = CASE WHEN (U.LastLoginAppVersion = '' OR U.LastLoginAppVersion IS NULL) THEN 'No' ELSE 'Yes' END, COUNT(DISTINCT A.ID) AS AssingedIssues, COUNT(DISTINCT R.ID) AS...more >>



How do I query pc making call to data base?
Posted by prumery NO[at]SPAM verizon.net at 6/25/2006 9:04:37 AM
I'm using one account to connect to the 2005 express data base via asp.net v2 and I want to get the users domain account and insert it into journal tables. Is there a way for me to get the users domain account from a stored procedure? If not, how would you track changes to data from a shared a...more >>

Exporting Table with Data to Script text file in MSSQL 2005 ?
Posted by olo at 6/23/2006 11:07:44 PM
Hi! How to exporty table to script file with data ? When I use Scipt Table As option I get script to create table but without data :( ...more >>

Unique key on 2 fields in which 1 is non unique under the first unique key
Posted by Vicky at 6/23/2006 4:53:55 AM
Hi , I want to create a unique field on 2 columns named (customer_id , is_default ). but the problem I have in having this is in my customer table customer_id field is unique and can have more than 4-5 values for is_default field. hence if I want to create a unique key composed of the above 2...more >>

not enough storage is available to complete this operation err msg
Posted by Dica at 6/22/2006 6:10:07 PM
i'm receiving this error message in my dts package: Error Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server Error Description: Note enough storage is available to complete this operation. Note enough storage is available to complete this operation. Note enough storage is available to complete...more >>

assign each instance by each IP
Posted by Racheal at 6/22/2006 2:43:44 AM
Dear all, Do you know how to assign each instance by each IP. eg. SQL/Instance1 = 192.168.0.2 SQL/Instance2 = 192.168.0.3 SQL/Instance3 = 192.168.0.4 Thank Racheal ...more >>

SQL Server 2005 and Cursors
Posted by steve_craze NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 6/22/2006 1:01:13 AM
Hi Everyone! We are using a cursor for paging results in SQL server, mainly due to the performance gains achieved when working with large results sets. We have found this to be of great benefit when working with SQL Server 2000, but have run into major problems when using it on SQL Server 200...more >>

how to troubleshoot connection problems
Posted by Selden at 6/21/2006 3:04:21 PM
I have a server (running sql server 2000) used by several offices. The connect to it over the Intenet, using ADO.Net. This has been working for more than 6 months, without any apparent problems. For the past couple of weeks, we've been having intermittant connections. Here's one symptom:...more >>

how to trace all executed ,slect,alter and update from sql server 2000
Posted by ch.adilaziz NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/21/2006 2:15:23 PM
HI ! I need help to know that how can i trace or capture all Tsql statements (slect,alter and update ) runs on my server on daily bases................................. ...more >>

Restoring 90+ Databases to new SQL 2005 Server
Posted by kambizg NO[at]SPAM cox.net at 6/20/2006 5:09:34 PM
Hello: We have a new SQL 2005 server. We have an existing SQL 2000 Server. The existing SQL 2000 server has about 90+ database that we need to restore to the new SQL 2005 server. Does anyone know of the best efficient way to do this? Thank you. Kam. ...more >>

IF within CASE
Posted by gg NO[at]SPAM xemaps.com at 6/20/2006 6:34:13 AM
Why does this work: declare @x char(1) set @x = 'a' print case @x when 'a' then case when 50 > 40 then '50>40' end end But this gives a syntax error on the if statement? declare @x char(1) set @x = 'a' print case @x when 'a' then if 50 > 40 '50>40...more >>

why are insert statements not allowed in user defined functions?
Posted by Dica at 6/19/2006 4:33:15 PM
i've got a function that attemtps to look up a region id by name. if it fails to find the region name in the table, i'd like the function to add the missing record to a separate table for later review. any attempts to add an insert statement within my function fail with an err msg about insert s...more >>

Restore 32-bit system DBs on 64-bit SQL 2005?
Posted by bill_sheets NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 6/19/2006 10:05:08 AM
I have a 32-bit installation of SDQL Server 2005, and I am preparing to reinstall the system with 64-bit OS and SQL Server 2005. Can I restore the master, msdb, and model databases from backups made on the 32-bit version? User databases should be fine, but if I can't restore the system DBs, t...more >>

SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
Posted by Snake Eyes at 6/16/2006 11:54:51 AM
I have installed the SQL Server 2005 developer edition, all components, and it seems to be running fine. I see the configuration IDE only. However, I see no Enterprise Manager (Visual Studio, etc). What am I missing? Thanks Snake Eyes ...more >>

Server Domain Name Change
Posted by MeTed at 6/16/2006 11:35:20 AM
Hi All, Does anyone know the potential impact on SQL7 (on NT4) if it is joined to another domain (along with the users, of course). ...more >>

How to code Oracle 'to_date' function in Microsoft SQL
Posted by Red at 6/16/2006 3:41:06 AM
How do you code the Oracle 'to_date' function in Microsoft SQL. Thanx...more >>

Disable the service responsible for listening port 1434
Posted by scottzuehl NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/15/2006 5:00:02 PM
Is it possible to disable the listener on port 1434? All our client connectivity is defined with the server name and port and we do not allow our clients to do a lookup on the sql server. What do I need to do to disable this listener? thx ...more >>

.NET SqlClient Data Provider generating long durations
Posted by John Bailo at 6/15/2006 3:43:09 PM
I'm doing a profile on my SQL Server to see if I can eliminate any long running statements, and periodically, I see an entry for ".NET SqlClient Data Provider". The durations for it are very long, the example below shows 386 seconds! I would think that whatever these are they are "gummi...more >>

Select / Group By First Word in Column
Posted by harrys NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/14/2006 7:38:28 AM
Hi, Could anyone tell me if this is possible: If i have a table like follows: Col1 John Smith John Jones Ann Smith Ann Thoms John Peters I want a query to group by the first name, so is there anyway to select the first word and then group by it. ie: My desired result is: First ...more >>

Is this a SQL server BUG?
Posted by mail2lei NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/13/2006 11:28:23 PM
I ran the following code on SQL server 2005 (SP1) to output deleted rows to a table, CREATE TABLE dbo.test(dateKey int) go declare @tt table ( datekey int) insert into @tt values(1) delete @tt output deleted.dateKey into test(dateKey) go But I received the following assertion error. ...more >>

A floating point exception occurred in the user process - Msg 3628
Posted by maidonical NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/12/2006 3:49:36 PM
I am trying to run "select * from <table> where <columnname> = 0.0" in query analyzer <columnname> is a float I get the following error: Server: Msg 3628, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 A floating point exception occurred in the user process. Current transaction is canceled. I get the same er...more >>

stored proc cannot be found err msg
Posted by Dica at 6/12/2006 1:36:07 PM
most of my stored procs can be called okay by my asp pages, but i keep getting an error about one of them not being found, but it's there. the only thing suspicious is that the majority of the stored procs were created via a database restore on this server. the one that's crapping out was created...more >>

Create XML in ASP.NET 2.0 then use for joined table in SQL Server 2005 Stored Procedure
Posted by news.sbcglobal.net at 6/11/2006 12:31:36 AM
Here's my problem: I'm developing an ASP.NET 2.0 application that has a user select one or more auto manufacturers from a listbox ("lstMakes"). Once they do this, another listbox ("lstModels") should be filled with all matching models made by the selected manufacturers. If lstMakes was not m...more >>

SQL 2005 Mirroring Problems, HELP
Posted by foren NO[at]SPAM wollweber.org at 6/10/2006 5:23:06 AM
I try to Mirror a Database, i get the following Exception: The server network address "TCP://xxx.xxxx.xxx:5022" can not be reached or does not exist. Check the network address name and that the ports for the local and remote endpoints are operational. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider) I can re...more >>

Running MS SQL query from Excel VBA
Posted by excel_hari NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 6/8/2006 11:14:33 AM
Hi, (MS Sql 2005 and Office 2003) I have a MS SQL query file which generates 8 outputs. I want to be able to run this query from excel VBA and channel the 8 outputs to different worksheets of a particular workbook. These are the things I want to know:- a) How to connect to the Database f...more >>

Cursor, last value twice...
Posted by Zamdrist at 6/8/2006 10:16:31 AM
Pardon my wrapping...I'm trying to figure out why this procedre returns the last value twice, and how I can stop it from doing that...ideas? Thanks. Create Procedure MG_EcolabReport As Declare @sColumnName As Varchar(40) Drop Table tblEcolabReport Create Table tblEcolabReport (fldMatter ...more >>

PK vs Clustered Unique index
Posted by Pippen at 6/7/2006 3:29:48 PM
Is there a difference between a Clustered Unique Index and a Primary Key (Clustered / Unique)? The reason I ask is that someone suggested adding a non-Clustered PK on on a table that has a Clustered Index. Their thought was that the other non-clustered indexes may benefit for their lookup with...more >>

How do you use SQL server 2000
Posted by WR at 6/7/2006 1:42:23 AM
High, I jsut started this database class, so this is all new for me. I also installed some Microsoft SQL server 2000 Developer Edition on my computer. The components include Query analyser, Enterprise manager, Import Export Data, Profiler, Server Network Utility, etc. I would like to kno...more >>

changing datetime Sql Server 2005
Posted by kleo at 6/7/2006 12:25:10 AM
what am i changing datetime in sql server 2005?? i want to change my datetime english to turkish ? i wrote a query select getdate() it reults 2006-06-07 i want to change tukish ,because i must take a result 07.06.2006 ...more >>

REINDEX Question
Posted by Ed at 6/6/2006 7:54:36 AM
Quick question for you all. I have recently ran a reindexing on all of the tables in the DB and after it was complete it went from 8 GBs to 15 GBs (this does not include the log file, which also grew)!!! Why would the DB grow so much on a reindexing? Thanks, Ed PS. I ran the Shrink D...more >>

Deleted large table, shrunk database, backup file was not smaller
Posted by jbiros NO[at]SPAM sppinc.net at 6/6/2006 6:58:26 AM
SQL Server 2000: Hello, I ran a stored procedure to find the top 25 largest tables in our database and noticed that the 4th largest table was no longer part of the system as of 2 years ago. The table was approximately 300MB in size. After verifying that it was no longer being used, and th...more >>

xp_regread problem on Windows XP
Posted by FireSoft at 6/6/2006 4:18:20 AM
Hi, when i read a registry in remote on Windows XP professional as server and client the xp_regread function doesn't return a value when if i read the same date on a server with Windows 2003 server and client with Windows XP professional works well... I use: USE MASTER DECLARE @test varc...more >>

Version of Sql Server 2005
Posted by sndeepgoel NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/2/2006 9:02:28 AM
hi friends, want to go for exam 70-431 for MCAD certification. Want to ask which edition of Sql Server 2005(70-431) should i use? Sandeep ...more >>

How to count current login user by login id
Posted by Silas at 6/1/2006 9:52:05 PM
Hi, Is anyone know how to count number of sql users login in with specific login id (e.g. sa) ? Inaddition, if the users use a machine run sql enterprise manager with three connection the count should show as "3". Regards, Silas ...more >>

Is there an easy way to make a copy of a DB on the same server
Posted by kgslego at 6/1/2006 11:39:55 AM
I would like to create a copy or two of a database on my SQL server and give each a unique name and then use them to run various tests. I am running SQL 2000 on W2003 and have only the one SQL server. Can anyone point me in the right direction? ...more >>

sql express vs msde 2000 = reverting back to msde 2000
Posted by Vlado Jasovic (www.excelleinc.com) at 6/1/2006 10:58:13 AM
Hello, We're developing a c# application that used msde 2000 as a backend. Our customers have used it for some 2+ years, 5-15 concurrent users and no problems whatsoever. - After upgrading to SQL Express 2005 we're experiencing HUGE speed issue. It's probably due to SQL Express' 1 CPU...more >>

Stored procedure suddently stopping. (very very urgent(
Posted by archana at 6/1/2006 5:44:22 AM
Hi all, I am having one windows service in c# in which i have 2 threads. In each of thread i am executing one stored procedure and waiting for that stored procedure to complete in thread procedure itself. My stored procedure is long running which may take 2-3 days. What is happening is ...more >>

sql server is not allowing connections on port 1433 anymore
Posted by Stig Vanmoerkerke at 6/1/2006 4:52:38 AM
Hello, we have a strange thing. A sql server of a client of ours has run always very well, but all of the sudden, it does not allow connections on port 1433 anymore. doing a telnet xx.xx.xx.xx 1433 gives this error: Connecting To 10.173.10.100...Could not open a connection to host on port 1433...more >>


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