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SSIS - 'Execute SQL' Task and Record Sets

Hi, How can I access a 'RecordSet' within a 'Execute SQL' task when using SSIS? I have looked at the parameter mapping options within the Execute SQL Task Editor and cannot find a type of object to allow me to pass the variable holding my record set to the task. ...

Probleme with id increment

hello, when i do this request i have an error INSERT INTO FR_METIERPUBLI( D_NIDMTR, D_NIDPUBLI ) VALUES ( 'SELECT MAX( D_NIDMTR ) FROM FR_METIERPUBLI + 1', 1000 i want to increment my id ...

SQL statements in separate file

Hello, I'm working on .net project and writing an application that interacts with database. I currently have some SQL statements in the code and I want to put these statements in separate file with solution. So, later when the application gets deployed, and if I want to update SQL statements, I could just update the statements in the ...

Creating SQL table using Dynamic variable name

I want to create backup SQL tables using variable names. something along the lines of DECLARE @SQLTable Varchar(20) SET @SQLTable = 'SomeTableName' + ' ' + '20100526' SELECT * INTO quotename(@SQLTable) FROM SomeTableName but i'm getting Incorrect syntax near '@SQLTable'. It's just part of a small script for maintence so i ...

SQL Query Syntax : Using table alias in a count is invalid? Why?

Could someone please explain to me why the following query is invalid? I'm running this query against an Oracle 10g database. select count(test.*) from my_table test; I get the following error: ORA-01747: invalid user.table.column, table.column, or column specification however, the following two queries are valid. select count(test...

Find Specific Rows

I'm trying to build a rather specific query to find a set of user_ids based on topics they have registered to. Unfortunately it's not possible to refactor the tables so I have to go with what I've got. Single table with user_id and registration_id I need to find all user_ids that have a registration_id of (4 OR 5) AND NOT 1 Each row is...

tool for translate multi-table queries -> single table queries

Hi. I'm trying to find something to help me with y problem. Now I'm changing the strategy. What I need is to build (because I think there is nothing like this) a tool that take a query, a multi-table select, and translate all this in many single table queries. Does anybody has any idea about how hibernate does that (based on the dialect...

Storing datetime in database?

I'm working on a blog and want to show my posts in eastern time zone. i figured that storing everything UTC would be the proper way. This creates a few challenges though: I have to convert all times from UTC to Eastern. This is not a biggie but adds a lot of code. And the "biggie" is that I use a short-date time to reference the posts ...

PHP - Language Data

What's the best way to store language data? Keep it as variables in some kind of lang.php file... $l_ipsum = 'smth'; $l_rand = 'string'; Or select them from a database? I'm in search of your advice. ...

Conditional formatting in Access

I have a datasheet that looks like this: ID name_ 1 2 3 4 1 name1 x 0 0 0 2 name2 0 x 0 0 3 name3 0 0 x 0 4 name4 0 0 0 x I have rectangles on a report that correspond to this datasheet. When the report opens, I need the rectangles to be colored red according to the data. For example, ...

Sql Max() function on an rownum condition

I saw something like the following in our production code: select max(col_val) from table_name where --set of conditions here --AND rownum=1; This looked strange to me. Would the above code execute with the intended purpose?(selecting a max value from a set of values). Won't this select always return a single record from which the co...

How do I select and group by a portion of a string?

Given I have data like the following, how can I select and group by portions of a string? Version Users 1.1.1 1 1.1.23 3 1.1.45 1 2.1.24 3 2.1.12 1 2.1.45 3 3.1.10 1 3.1.23 3 What I want is to sum up the users using version 1.1.x and 2.2.x and 3.3.x etc, but I'm not sure how I can group on a partial string in a selec...

SQL using sum to count results of multiple subqueries

I have a table with 2 columns: integer and var char. I am given only the integer values but need to do work on the var char (string) values. Given an integer, and a list of other integers (no overlap), I want to find the string for that single integer. Then I want to take that string and do the INSTR command with that string, and all th...

Filter on count(*) in oracle

I have a grouped query, and would like to filter it based on count(*) Can I do this without a subquery? This is what I have currently: select * from (select ID, count(*) cnt from name group by ID) where cnt > 1; ...

Postgresql Altering Table

Is it possible to alter a table to add a new column and make that column a foreign key to another table in a single command in Postgresql? "alter table x add column y id references z(id)" doesn't seem to work as I had hoped. ...

SQL - Order against two columns at the same time (intersecting)

I have a table with the fields CommonName and FirstName. Only either field has data, never both. Is there a way to order rows in an intersecting manner on SQL Server? Example: CommonName FirstName Bern Wade Ashley Boris Ayana I want records ordered like this: CommonName FirstName Ashley Ayana Bern Bo...

How to construct SQL query

I am working to implement a data connection between my C# application and a SQL Server Express database. Please bear in mind I have not worked with SQL queries before. I have the following relevant tables: ArticlesCommon ArticlesLocalized CategoryCommon CategoryLocalized The ArticlesCommon table holds language independent information...

SQL code to display counts() of value retrieved from another column

I have three tables (these are the relevant columns): Table1 bookingid, person, role Table2 bookingid, projectid Table3 projectid, project, numberofrole1, numberofrole2 Table1.role can take two values: "role1" or "role2". What I want to do is to show which projects don't have the correct number of roles in Table1. The number of r...

How to predict result set row count?

I have an application where I create a big SQL query dynamically for SQL server 2008. This query is based on various search criteria which the user might give such as search by lastname, firstname, ssn etc. The requirement is that if the user gives a condition due to which the formed query might return a lot of rows(configurable for max...

What is the most "database independent" way of creating a variable length text field in a database

I want to create a text field in the database, with no specific size (it will store text of length unknown in some case) - the particular text are serialized simple object (~ JSON) What is the most database independent way to do this : - a varchar with no size specified (don't think all db support this) - a 'text' field, this seems to b...