sql-server

Linq issue retrieving single value from SQL Server

Hey Guys, having an issue with Linq-to-SQL, I am basically doing the following but it is saying it is "UserProfile does not contain definition for Username" in the current context where I wrote "u.Username" but it does exist I have added UserProfile table to MyDbml.dbml and if I connect to another table it works fine. TiamoDataContext c...

Conversion failed when converting the varchar value to data type int

I have a varchar(1000) column declared as field that contains all numbers, as shown below. And I want to execute the following script. I need this to work please Declare @PostalCode varchar(1000)=0 set @PostalCode ='7005036,7004168,7002314,7001188,6998955' Select hl.* From CountryLocation cl INNER JOIN refPostalCodes pc ON pc.Pos...

Using Linq-To-SQL I'm getting some weird behavior doing text searches with the .Contains method. Looking for Help or Thoughts on what I am doing wrong.

I have a table, where I need to do a case insensitive search on a text field. If I run this query in LinqPad directly on my database, it works as expected Table.Where(tbl => tbl.Title.Contains("StringWithAnyCase")) // also, adding in the same constraints I'm using in my repository works in LinqPad // Table.Where(tbl => tbl.Title.Contai...

Visual Studio Database Edition (DataDude) error numbers?

Is there a list somewhere of all the output message numbers from VSDB Depolyments (VsDbCmd.exe from Visual Studio Database Edition)? For example, TSD01268 = normal action successful TSD01236 = missing referenced file (fail) TSD01237 = missing script file (fail) TSD00566 = deployment script generated to _ The way we are wrapping call...

Multiple aggregate functions in one SQL query from the same table using different conditions

I'm working on creating a SQL query that will pull records from a table based on the value of two aggregate functions. These aggregate functions are pulling data from the same table, but with different filter conditions. The problem that I run into is that the results of the SUMs are much larger than if I only include one SUM function....

Sql Server Change Data Capture: Preserving history when adding columns?

When a new column is added to table that is configured for change data capture (cdc), the capture instance table will not have the new column until cdc is disabled and re-enabled for the source table. In the process the existing capture instance is dropped. I thought I could copy existing data out to a temp table and then copy back usi...

How do I define a Calculated Measure in MDX based on a Dimension Attribute?

I would like to create a calculated measure that sums up only a specific subset of records in my fact table based on a dimension attribute. Given: Dimension Date LedgerLineItem {Charge, Payment, Write-Off, Copay, Credit} Measures LedgerAmount Relationships * LedgerLineItem is a degenerate dimension of FactLedger ...

t-sql grouping query

Hi based on the following table Name --------- A A A B B C C C I want to add another column to this table called 'OnGoing' and the values should alternate for each group of names. There are only two values 'X' and 'Y'. So the table will look like Name OnGoing ---------------- A X A X A X B Y B ...

how can I speed up insertion of many rows to a table via ADO.NET?

I have a table that has 5 columns: AcctId (int), Address1 (varchar), Address2 (varchar), Person1 (varchar), Person2 (varchar) . I'm generating random data to insert into this table via a C# console application. I've tried doing this random data insert via SQL-Server and decided it was not a good solution -- SQL is not good at random on a...

Further filter SQL results

I've got a query that returns a proper result set, using SQL 2005. It is as follows: select case when convert(varchar(4),datepart(yyyy,bug.datecreated),101)+ ' Q' +convert(varchar(2),datepart(qq,bug.datecreated),101) = '1969 Q4' then '2009 Q2' else convert(varchar(4),datepart(yyyy,bug.datecreated),101)+ ' Q' +convert(varc...

Is there a TSQL alphanumeric like IDENTITY column type?

Is there an IDENTITY like column type that generates alphanumeric values? Like 023904F? ...

Connecting to SQL Server 2005 via web service

Delphi 2010, dbExpress, and SQL Server 2005 DB I am trying to make a connection to a SQL Server 2005 DB using Delphi 2010 & DBExpress. If I create a standard delphi application and hard code my connection (IT WORKS!): procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var Conn: TSQLConnection; begin Conn:= TSQLConnection.Create(nil); ...

Stored Procedure: Variable passed from PHP alters second half of query string

Hello everyone, Basically, we have an ASP website right now that I'm converting to PHP. We're still using the MSSQL server for the DB -- it's not moving. In the ASP, now, there's an include file with a giant sql query that's being executed. This include sits on a lot of pages and this is a simple version of what happens. Pages A, B and...

Join two tables but want one matching columns instead of showing it separately sql server 2008

Hi i want to display join result of two tables but don't want to show matching column separately. I want it one instead of two. So please tell me what query should i use for this. I am using SQL Server 2008 and my query is like: select * from Customer_Order, optRelation where Customer_Order.orderNumber = optRelation.orderNumber AND...

SQL Server 2008 - A clever way to fill a column with rising integers

This is a really silly question probably, I'm working on a database and what I want to do is create a table with an ID (auto increment) and another column: "Number" (I realize it sounds useless but bare with me here please), and I need to fill this "Number" column with values from 1 to 180, each time adding 1 to the previous. What would...

How to automatically check out a database file in a source controlled web application ?

Hello, I am working on an ASP.NET web application, we are a small team (4 students) and we do not have access to a dedicated server to host the database instance. So for this web application we decided just to put the database file in the App_Data folder. The problem is that our project is source controled on TFS, so every time you ope...

Setting the AccountController in ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Template Not to Connect to SQL Server Express

I'm writing a website in ASP.NET MVC, using the ASP.NET MVC 1.0 template that was added to VS2008 for me by the ASP.NET MVC installer. The template automatically adds an AccountController, but its account methods tie into a SQL Server Express entity. I don't have Express installed here. How can I reconfigure it to use my SQL Server 2008 ...

how to read the txt file from the database(line by line)

i have stored the txt file to sql server database . i need to read the txt file line by line to get the content in it. my code : DataTable dtDeleteFolderFile = new DataTable(); dtDeleteFolderFile = objutility.GetData("GetTxtFileonFileName", new object[] { ddlSelectFile.SelectedItem.Text }).Tables[0]; foreach (DataRow dr in dtDeleteFol...

'Out of Memory exception' in sql server 2005 xml column

Hi All, I am devloping a windows forms application and am using sql server 2005 database as my backend. I am having an xml column in my database. I am using ultrawingrid control in my application.I obtain the xml of the dataset which is bound to my ultrawingrid control and pass that as a parameter value to the stored procedure whe...

Crystal Reports vs. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

I am developing a WPF application, and I need your advice. I have to generate reports in my application. What should I use, Crystal Reports or SQL Server Reporting Services? Which one is better, and why? ...