sql-server-2005

MS SQL 2005: Any way to temporarily set the system date for a T-SQL script to a different date?

We have a bunch of T-SQL scripts dependent on today's date and when they run. If one doesn't run on the week it should, we end up temporarily setting the system time a day before, run the script, then set it back. Is there anyway to temporarily set the system date for a script without changing the original script, like when you execute...

SQL Server 2005 - searching for value in XML field

Hello, I'm trying to query a particular value in an XML field. I've seen lots of examples, but they don't seem to be what I'm looking for Supposing my xml field is called XMLAttributes and table TableName, and the complete xml value is like the below: <Attribute name="First2Digits" value="12" /> <Attribute name="PurchaseXXXUniqueID" ...

How to export SQL Server 2005 rows to excel? Everytime I do it I get errors

I have SQL Server 2005 and I am trying to export a table into an Excel file. I right click on my database and click export. I go through the wizard and choose to export to excel then I choose my one table that I want to export and hit finished. I get this Messages Error 0xc0202009: Data Flow Task: SSIS Error Code DTS_E...

Interesting and challenging self join problem SQL Server 2005

I have this table named OrdersToCall Data types: All bigints, except for date which is a datetime |-Order Num-|----Date--- |- Primary Ph -| Secondary Ph | Alternate Ph |----101----| 02-07-2010 | 925-515-1234 | 916-515-1234 | 707-568-5778 |----102----| 02-07-2010 | 925-888-4141 | 925-888-4141 | 000-000-0000 |----103----| 02-07-2010 ...

Is there a reason that the primary key is nchar while other fields are nvarchar?

I am working through an example from MSDN that uses a small database to demonstrate data driven testing, and here is the simple schema: CREATE TABLE dbo.LogonInfoTest ( UserId nchar(256) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED, Password nvarchar(256) NULL, IsValid bit NOT NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GO My question is: What is the under...

Insert new relation 'B' for all data where relation 'A' does not exist?

Ok 3 tables, Users, Groups, and UserGroups. The important columns are Users.UserID, Groups.GroupID, UserGroups.UserID, and UserGroups.GroupID. I have a group we'll call group 'A', there are a bunch of Users in this group because there are many rows of UserGroups where the GroupID is the GroupID of group 'A'. Now for all the users who ...

CROSS APPLY a FREETEXTTABLE

MS SQL Server 2005: table1 has a full text index. I want to run multiple freetexttable searches against it in a single query, but the two attempts i have fail. any help would be appreciated, thanks! p.s. am willing to upgrade to sql 2008 if it fixes this :) CREATE FUNCTION fnt_FullTextSearch ( @s NVARCHAR(4000) ) RETURNS TABLE AS ...

Select rows from SQL where column doesn't match something in a string array?

Let's say I have a table, Product, with a column called ProductName, with values like: Lawnmower Weedwacker Backhoe Gas Can Batmobile Now, I have a list, in Notepad, of products that should be excluded from the result set, i.e.: Lawnmower Weedwacker Batmobile In my real-life problem, there are tens of thousands of records, and thou...

Help with SQL Query, is this possible?

I'm developing a system to process recurring billing for members. Items to be purchased can be grouped together for a special package rate, or purchased individually for a higher, stand-alone rate. The portion of my database schema that determines the amount to be paid for recurring items consists of the following 4 tables: MEMBER_RECUR...

How to update the all the table values using a singe query

hai friends i am having the table like this TBLKEY EMPKEY EMPNAME ----------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ 1 101 RAJA 2 105 RAJA 3 106 RAJA 4 110 ...

SortBy for one-to-many relationship

I have a two tables which are linked by a one-to-many relationship. Now I need to sort the rows based on the key which I have in my first table. For Ex TeacherID StudentID 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 ...

Update multiple tables in a single update statement with left join

I realise what I'm asking for may be impossible. I want to perform an UPDATE on two separate tables based on a LEFT JOIN and a WHERE clause. This is my attempt: UPDATE PERIODDATES as pd, periods2 as p2 SET pd.[PERIODCODE] = @PERIODCODE, p2.[USERCODE] = @USERCODE left join periods2 AS p2 ON pdates.schemeid =...

sql defining a row by number of times / how it appears as other rows

I'm looking to recategorise some relatively simple information in the most efficient way possible: Using a limited selection of sample data: CREATE TABLE #data (id varchar(30) ,payent_type varchar(30) ,payment_date DATETIME) INSERT INTO #data values ('001','single gift',DATEADD(MM,-12,GETDATE())) INSERT INTO #data values ('001','regula...

How do I "Arrange Tables" in a DataSet.xsd view?

In SQL Server Management Studio I can arrange the tables in a Database Diagram simply by right click somewhere in the diagram and select "Arrange tables". Then tables and relationships will be plotted out in a nice way automatically. But I can´t find a similar function in Visual Studio 2008 (in the DataSet.xsd view). Is there a way, or...

Insert and Relate Records in Single SQL Query?

I am trying to copy data from an old database into a new one, and transform it to follow the new db structure. The old one looked something like this: Table 1: Id | Col A ---------- 1 0 2 8 3 7 4 1 In the new database, Table 1 now looks like this, where the data from col A is now in another table, and it's linked...

Find last record in a single-table chain (SQL Server)

Hey all, Got this table in SQL Server 2005, which is used to maintain a history of merging operations: Column FROM_ID (int) Column TO_ID (int) Now I need a query that takes the original FROM_ID as input, and returns the last available TO_ID. So for instance: ID 1 is merged to ID 2 Later on, ID 2 is merged to ID 3 Again later, ID ...

MS SQL server 2005 lock requests/sec rising linearly non-stop

While running an application load test, I am observing some weird behavior. Lock requests/sec counter is increasing in a linear fashion throughout the whole test (duration 12 hours, load levels off to a constant level within first 10 minutes). The value reached 6 million at 12 hours. There was no apparent impact to the response time of t...

SQL with clause dynamic where parameter

I have a tree-style database with the following structure: Table fields: NodeID int ParentID int Name varchar(40) TreeLevel int I would like to use a variable @NodeID in the first part of the with clause to don't get all the table just start from the piece I'm interested in (see where Parent=@ParentID and comment). with RecursionTe...

SQL Server Management Studio problem creating scripts of procedures

The stored procedure scripts that SQL Server Management Studio 2005 generates for me are like: SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF GO IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[APY_SP_ACH_Transmit_Finish]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC')) BEGIN EXEC dbo.sp_executesql @statement = N' ... print...

Issue when running SQL Server 2005 SSIS Package on Remote Server

hi, i created a SSIS package on my development machine which simply: 1) Deletes records from weak table in database. 2) Loads file from filesystem into weak table in database. 3) The package is called from an asp.net page When i run the package manually on my machine it works, when the protection level is EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey. W...