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MERGE - When not matched INSERT's exception

i have a PL/SQL procedure using MERGE : MERGE INTO table_dest d USING (SELECT * FROM my_Table) s ON (s.id = d.id) when matched then UPDATE set d.col1 = s.col1 when not matched then INSERT (id, col1) values (s.id, s.col1); now lets say the query s returns mutiple rows with same id wich will returns an ORA-00001: unique const...

How to add an autoincrement field for an existing table and populate it with serial numbers for rows?

e.g. I have a table: create table test (testdata varchar2(255)); then I need an autoincrement field: alter table test add id numeric(10); create sequence test_seq start with 1 increment by 1 nomaxvalue; create trigger test_trigger before insert on test for each row begin select test_seq.nextval into :new.id from dual; end; wh...

Finding unused columns

I'm working with a legacy database which due to poor management and design has had a wildgrowth of columns which never have been or are no longer beeing used. Is it possible to some how query for column usage? As in how often a column is beeing selected (either specifically or with *, or joined on)? Seems to me like this is something w...

Disable SQL Cache temporary in Rails?

Hello, I'm currently creating a Rails app with some cronjobs etc, but I have some problems because the sql is cached by Rails. So anyone know how to disable the SQL Cache in Rails? Not globally, but for this code. Really don't want to create one method for every model, so is there anyway to just disable it temporary? Terw ...

How can I create a disabled trigger in SQL Server 2005?

When using Oracle you can create a disabled trigger specifing the word DISABLE before the trigger body. How can I achive the same effect in Sql Server? ...

Returning extra data from HQL

Hello, I'm writing an HQL query, in the form of: from a where ... or exists (from b inner join b.c where ...) and ... I get back an entity of type a from this query. However, I need to also know whether the exists clause came back true or not later on in my code. If this was SQL, I'd tack it onto the select list. However, even if I a...

SQL update query

Say I wanted to perform an update in a database that held information on for example cars in a table by that same name. The update I am looking to perform consists in changing the designation in the table in model from "Ford" to "Ford-" i.e. only changing where the designatin is "Ford" and not in those that already have a model design...

query for ms access

hi.my query is "SELECT column_name, table_name FROM information_schema.columns" .but it execute true in sqlserver ,but it dosn't execute true in Ms Access.i want to get all colums and tables'name from specific database.thanks. ...

Google maps - Near positions

On my website members are tagging photo position on Google maps API. Longitude and latitude are saved in database (SQL). Does anyone know how to find tagged photos that are in radius 100km of tagged photo? Let say that latitude and longitude are 46.03765154061627 | 14.5404052734375. Is there any kind of math formula that would check 1...

sql macro parameter

This is on Teradata specifically, but in general, is it possible for a macro to accept a list as a parameter? E.g., create macro myMacro ( incomingList ) AS ( select foo from tBar where animal in (:incomingList ); ); ...and then... exec myMacro( ('chicken','pig','cow') ); ...

Data gathering and manipulation: is there something better than Excel?

I work with people who have historically used Excel and e-mail to 'gather' data from their external contacts. The cells these contacts populate are linked to complicated equations (occasionally macros), or are part of a large cascading cell relationship. All the data we gather produces multiple outcomes, but all of it requires additio...

Return multiple rows on a single record

Hi All, I need to retrieve this result: ROW1.id | ROW2.id | ROW3.id | ROW4.id 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 starting from this result select * from Table: id | value 1 | sample1 2 | sample2 3 | sample3 4 | sample4 any idea? thanks, Andrea ...

How can I use the table name in a column alias in Access SQL?

In MS Access, my table is:Exam{id,name}, and my query is select Exam.id as 'Exam.id',Exam.name as 'Exam.name' from Exam Now when I execute this query this error ocured: "Exam.id" is not a valid name. Make sure that it does not include invalid characters or punctuation and that it is not too long. I want to use the full table +...

SQL IF THEN for concatenating fields

I have two columns that are minimum price and maximum price. Most of the time, the min_price and max_price is the same. Instead of two separate fields for the price, I would like just one "price" field. If the min_price and the max_price are the same I want to display that price. If the min_price and max_price are different, then I w...

debug sql stored proc in VS 2008 from within asp.net code

I have a SqlDataSource that calls a stored proc. When the page loads a Gridview loads that uses that SqlDataSource. At this time I want to be able to debug the stored proc. I DON'T want to debug the stored proc on it's own. I want to see what values are actually being passed to the stored proc and what it is actually doing. ...

How to put Flag on a column?

Hey Guys, I am working on something where i have a table C with two columns Ndc and Price. All i care about the price field. it shows invalid values like 0, Null, negative. there is a left join between two tables A and B and i am getting table C from that. so Ndc values are matching and unmatching from both the tables but for that value...

Using sets in JDO

I have a model which contains a java.util.Set object as a member. How do I persist this using JDO? Specifically, how do I define the XML in the .jdo file? class MyClass { Set<String> data; private MyClass() { } } ...

Convert sql row into columns

Hi, I have a table: A B c a1 1 a11 a1 2 a12 a1 3 a13 a2 1 a21 a2 2 a22 a2 3 a23 and I want to convert it to: A C1 C2 C3 a1 a11 a12 a13 a2 a21 a22 a23 How can I write a SQL query to achieve this... I do not want to convert my table to csv and use python and d...

How do I add a record in my database when it is coming from a checklist box control from vb.net?

I'm having trouble on how to code this. First I need to assign a value for every item in the list (1 for the first item, 2 for the 2nd and so on). Does this control have a separate field for the value aside from text? Second, I need to insert this into my database(MSSQL 2008) in this format: insert into table values(ID,selectedvaluegoe...

Out of range error from C# to SQL

I have a stored procedure as follows create procedure [dbo].[PriceConfirm] @quote float, @membershipType int, @promocode nvarchar(20), @giftCertificateCode nvarchar(20) as if(LEN(@giftCertificateCode)>1) begin declare @giftType int select @giftType = MembershipType from GiftCertificate where GiftCertificateCode=@giftCertificat...