sql-server-2005

Does the size of a stored procedure affect its execution performance?

Does the size of a stored procedure affect its execution performance? Is it better to have a large SP that does all the process or to split it to multiple SPs, regarding to performance? ...

Get the latest row inserted with the help of CreatedDate field

Hello all, I am trying to get the latest record inserted in a SQL table based on its CreatedDate. For instance, in the table below, I would like to get the third row. A B C 2009-05-04 19:30:52.847 A B D 2009-05-04 19:30:55.050 A B E 2009-05-04 19:30:57.003 I have a working query, but I am wondering if there is better way to ac...

Noise Words SQL SERVER 2005 BackSlash

Hi, How do I make SQL SERVER 2005 to ignore the backslash in the following search: select [description] from MyTable where contains([description], '3/4 and bear') It is blowing off on "/"! ...

How much is the network - determing network overhead in SQL Server

We have a dev server running C# and talking to SQL server on the same machine. We have another server running the same code and talking to SQL server on another machine. A job does 60,000 reads (that is it calls a stored procedure 60,000 times - each read returns one row). The job runs in 1/40th of the time on the first server compar...

identity to be incremented only if record is inserted

sql server 2005 : i have a column empid in employee table with identity on.if there is some error while inserting data into table .identity is incremented .i want identity to be incremented only if record is inserted .like if i have generated emp id from 1 to 5 and then on 6th record insertion error ocurrs.and on next record insertion id...

Could not connect to SQL Server using osql

I have a script that connects to SQL Server 2005 default instance. But I'm and being connected and instead got the following message [SQL Native Client]Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [53]. [SQL Native Client]Login timeout expired [SQL Native Client]An error has occurred while establishing a connection t...

Error when restore sql database from .bak file

When I restore SQL database by using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, it fails and give me this message: TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Restore failed for Server 'app1'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo) For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.139...

Change table cells in sql but how?

i need Sql query Convert Table1 to Table2 select Count(Page) as VisitingCount,CONVERT(VARCHAR(5),Date, 108) as [Time] from scr_SecuristLog where Date between '2009-04-30' and '2009-05-02' and [user] in(select USERNAME from scr_CustomerAuthorities where customerID=Convert(varchar,4) and ID=Convert(varchar,43)...

Active Directory Groups With SQL Server 2005

Alright, so I already have an existing connection to Active Directory on my server. I know that querying active directory works. What I want to be able to do is query for all of the ou's and/or groups in active directory, and also be able to find the users the belong to those groups/ous. this is the current query that just pulls user ...

Why can't I open the same database files (.mdbs) in multiple environments at the same time?

This kind'a sucks. If I connect to a SQL Server DB (.mdb file) through VS.Net's server explorer, then I can't connect to the same file via SQL Server 2008 Management Studio at the same file. The file is locked. For example, I get the following error from SQL Server Management Studio CREATE FILE encountered operating system error ...

How can I optimize this SQL query?

Right now I have this SQL query which is valid but always times out: SELECT ( SELECT (MAX(WP_ODOMETER) - MIN(WP_ODOMETER)) / DATEDIFF(DAY, MIN(WP_DATETIME), MAX(WP_DATETIME)) FROM WAYPOINTS WHERE WP_DATETIME BETWEEN DATEADD(DAY,-14,GETDATE()) AND GETDATE() AND WP_VTDID = 'L088' ) AS MAXD, ( SELECT MAX(WP_ODOMETER) FROM WAYPOINTS WHER...

How to use case in StoreProcedure?

Hi guys, i have to display Datetime in my gridview, the problem is that while i am inserting values to the database, for default date i am passing "1/1/1900", So when retrieving the data i found the value "01/01/1900 12:00:00 AM" in gridview. if the datetime is "01/01/1900 12:00:00 AM" i want it as a null value or the corresponding dat...

How can i use ' when - between ' statement in sql?

This query gives me syntax error in when-between line. how can i solve them? alter FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_GetActivityLogsArranger] ( @time AS nvarchar(max) ) RETURNS nvarchar(max) AS BEGIN declare @Return varchar(30) select @Return = case @time when between '15:00' and '15:30' then '15:00-15:30' when between '15:30' and '16:00' then '15...

failed to open VSTS 2008 project file

Hello everyone, I have an ASP.Net VSTS 2008 project and the project depends on database (SQL Server 2005), it could be opened by VSTS 2008 fine when the machine installed with SQL Server 2005. But when I copy the project to another computer without SQL Server 2005 installed, there is error message like this, any ideas what is wrong? Fa...

How do I call a User Defined Function to use with select, group by, order by?

I have Table1 and I need to get it to look like Table2: Table1 VisitingCount | Date ----------------------- 1 | 15:09 3 | 15:10 7 | 15:15 1 | 15:39 2 | 15:40 3 | 15:47 Table2 VisitingCount | Date ----------------------------- 11 | 15:00-15:30...

Force Package Failure From Send Mail Task in SSIS

Is there any way to force a package to fail from a Send Mail Task? We have a package whose last step is to send a failure message using the Send Mail Task if certain criteria are met. Usually, we create another Script Task directly after the Mail Task which just fails the package using code: Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Failure Is the...

How to Re Format DateTime in Sql with Ceiling or Flooring method?

i need this table look please TABLE2 Table1 VisitingCount Date 1-------------------15:09 3-------------------15:10 7-------------------15:15 1-------------------15:39 2-------------------15:40 3-------------------15:47 How can i change this table below table Table2 VisitingCount Date 11-------------------15:00-15:30 6--...

SQL Server 2005 indexing same columns in different order

I have a report that was taking a long time to execute. I ran the database engine tuning advisor and one of the recommendations was to create 2 indexes. However, I noticed that the indexes were the same columns, but in different orders. Here is the table: ---Locations--- | *LocationID | | Code | | ...more... | | DivisionID |...

TSQL Parameterized SPROC question

I need to write a stored procedure to update one of a set of similar columns. The columns are named 'UserField1', 'UserField2' etc. I was hoping to pass a parameter to the SPROC which would set the column to be updated. However, I can't seem to get the code correct. Here's a simplified example of what I tried (which gets me an 'Incor...

Good resource for stored procedures

I am looking for good resources on Stored Procedures. Particularly for Microsoft SQL server 2005, but any overall good resources for SQL will do. These can be books, websites, etc. Thanks ...