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how to return multiple records from a view in sql server 2008

i have a view which presently returning single record when called....i like it to return three records may be upon inner joining a different view or temp table...as those records share the same data except single column... im not sure about this plz some one throw light on this please..thank you in advance ...

Get a specific entry by group in SQL

Hi, I've a database who contain some datas in that form: icon(name, size, tag) (myicon.png, 16, 'twitter') (myicon.png, 32, 'twitter') (myicon.png, 128, 'twitter') (myicon.png, 256, 'twitter') (anothericon.png, 32, 'facebook') (anothericon.png, 128, 'facebook') (anothericon.png, 256, 'facebook') So as you see it, the name field is no...

Fastest way to become a MySQL expert?

I have been using MySQL for years, mainly on smaller projects until the last year or so. I'm not sure if it's the nature of the language or my lack of real tutorials that gives me the feeling of being unsure if what I'm writing is the proper way for optimization purposes and scaling purposes. While self-taught in PHP I'm very sure of my...

How can I factor out repeated expressions in an SQL Query? Column aliases don't seem to be the ticket...

So, I've got a query that looks something like this: SELECT id, DATE_FORMAT(CONVERT_TZ(callTime,'+0:00','-7:00'),'%b %d %Y') as callDate, DATE_FORMAT(CONVERT_TZ(callTime,'+0:00','-7:00'),'%H:%i') as callTimeOfDay, SEC_TO_TIME(callLength) as callLength FROM cs_calldata WHERE customerCode='999999-abc-blahblahblah' AND ...

have we limitation in submit some query in c# to oracle

Can I send this query from my C# connection to my oracle connection? "Select Object_name,status from object_name where object_type='function';" or "Select Object_name,status from object_name where object_type='Procedure';" or because as I remember, I have this problem when I write a program to connect to Access with java,those day...

Bulk update + SQL + self join

Hello All I would like to update a column in Table with reference to other column(s) in same table. Ex: As in figure below - I would like to update effective endate with min date whichever is greater than effective Start Date of currrent record. How can this be acheived in T-SQL. Can this be done with single update statement ? Th...

Problems with SQL Server Express user instancing and ASP.net Web Application Projects(dotnet nuke)

I am trying to connect to SQL Express 2005 through DotnetNuke. My OS is windows 7(IIS 7) and when i tried to connect i got the following error: An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file (file location).../Database.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is locat...

SQL different joins not making any difference to result

I'm trying to write a quick (ha!) program to organise some of my financial information. What I ideally want is a query that will return all records with financial information in them from TableA. There should be one row for each month, but in instances where there were no transactions for a month there will be no record. I get results li...

problem with for xml explicit clause in sql server 2005

I am using for xml explicit clause in sql to send table data as xml from sql to asp.net page. I have created a stored procedure when i run store procedure in sql mgmt studio my xml is same as expected. But when I fetch It in asp.net then Xml returned is broken into two rows if xml exceeds certain character limit. I want result to be in...

How to write these two queries for a simple data warehouse, using ANSI SQL?

I am writing a simple data warehouse that will allow me to query the table to observe periodic (say weekly) changes in data, as well as changes in the change of the data (e.g. week to week change in the weekly sale amount). For the purposes of simplicity, I will present very simplified (almost trivialized) versions of the tables I am us...

Heterogeneous queries require the ANSI_NULLS

I wrote a trigger. USE [TEST] GO /****** Object: Trigger [dbo].[TR_POSTGRESQL_UPDATE_YC] Script Date: 05/26/2010 08:54:03 ******/ SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO ALTER TRIGGER [dbo].[TR_POSTGRESQL_UPDATE_YC] ON [dbo].[BCT_CNTR_EVENTS] FOR INSERT AS BEGIN DECLARE @MOVE_TIME varchar(14); DECLARE @MOVE_TIME_FORMAT...

problem in connecting to oracle database :((

Dear friends I try to connect to oracle 11g but I have problem and receive the below error.the error show I must have problem in my sql syntax but I run it in oracle sql developer.the query is right Please help me to solve this problem Thanks. try { string oradb = "Data Source=(DESCRIPTION=" + "(ADDRESS_LI...

inserting only date in a column in sql server

hi! Is there a way to insert only date in a datetime column in sql server without the time? for example date (datetime) =============== 12-01-2000 16-02-2000 or i should store this as a varchar and cast it when retriving so that i can convert to whatever form i need. ...

How do I do pivoting in this query in SQL?

Hi there I have this table like this: Name; Amount1, Amount, Rate1, Rate2 Test; 1000; 2000; 1.0; 2.0 I want to display into: Parameter; Amount1; Rate1; Total 'Parameter 1'; 1000; 1.0; 1000 'Parameter 2'; 2000; 2.0; 4000 BTW ... I am using SQL2K5. All I can think of is CURSOR. Any other solution in elegant way? Thanks ...

IF statement error

I have the following columns in TableA TableA Column1 varchar Column2 int Column3 bit I am using this statement IF Column3 = 0 SELECT Column1, Column2 FROM TableA WHERE Column2 > 200 ELSE SELECT Column1, Column2 FROM TableA WHERE Column2 < 200 But the statment does not compile. It says Invalid Column Name 'Co...

Public SQL database for educational purposes

I am looking for a publicly available SQL database with free access, where one can run some SELECT queries for free on some meaningful data (not item1, item2, item3). Have you seen any? Even better if it came together with some tutorial. Vendor is not that relevant, as long as one can connect using a generic JDBC client. ...

Get a unique data in a SQL query

Hi, I've a database who contain some datas in that form: icon(name, size, tag) (myicon.png, 16, 'twitter') (myicon.png, 32, 'twitter') (myicon.png, 128, 'twitter') (myicon.png, 256, 'twitter') (anothericon.png, 32, 'facebook') (anothericon.png, 128, 'facebook') (anothericon.png, 256, 'facebook') So as you see it, the name field is no...

JPA and aggregate functions. How do I use the result of the query?

Hey guys, I'm new to ORM stuff and I need some help understanding something. Let's assume I have the following standard SQL query: SELECT *, COUNT(test.testId) AS noTests FROM inspection LEFT JOIN test ON inspection.inspId = test.inspId GROUP BY inspection.inspId which I want to use in JPA. I have an Inspection entity with a one-to...

SQL: Is it quicker to insert sorted data into a table?

A table in Sybase has a unique varchar(32) column, and a few other columns. It is indexed on this column too. At regular intervals, I need to truncate it, and repopulate it with fresh data from other tables. insert into MyTable select list_of_columns from OtherTable where some_simple_conditions order by MyUniqueId If...

Oracle - UPSERT with update not executed for unmodified values

I'm using following update or insert Oracle statement at the moment: BEGIN UPDATE DSMS SET SURNAME = :SURNAME WHERE DSM = :DSM; IF (SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0) THEN INSERT INTO DSMS (DSM, SURNAME) VALUES (:DSM, :SURNAME); END IF; END; This runs fine except that the update statement performs dummy update if the ...