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what language do i use to write a webpage in to automatically update from a database of sorts?

Hey Guys and Gals, I have what I consider a bit of a tricky question. I am currently working on quite a large spread sheet (266 rows aith 70 coloumns and its only going to get bigger) that is a database of sorts and I want to remove it from Excel and put it on to an intranet page. I am currently writing it in a combination of HTML and ...

If I frequently ORDER BY o.creationDate - should I mark creationDate with @Index ?

I know that indexes on database are a good way to increase query performance, but how much performance I would gain by creating an index for a creationDate property of a given object that I frequently order by creationDate in my queries? Would this frequently "order by o.creationDate" justify creating an index for the creationDate proper...

Subquery not in performance question

I have this slow query select * from table1 where id NOT IN ( select id from table2 ) Would this be faster by doing something like (not sure if this is possible): select * from table1 where id not in ( select id from table2 where id = table1.id ) Or: select * from table1 where table1.id NOT EXIST( select id from table2 where table...

IIf function inside Access query

I have a query and I would like to use an IIf function as part of the criteria. Here is the full SQL: SELECT Hits.HitID, Hits.ListingID, Hits.HitCount, Hits.HitDate, Hits.HitTypeID, Hits.IsDeleted FROM Hits WHERE (((Hits.HitDate)>=[Forms]![frmReports]![txtStartDate]) AND ((Hits.IsDeleted)="N")); Here is the piece of code that causing...

How to make Column to Row without an aggregate funtion in sql server 2005/8?

For example, I need to change from to . I know PIVOT is for that, but it requires an aggregate function; and for my case, I donot need to aggregate only need column to row. You can use the following sample data: CREATE TABLE[StudentScores] ( [UserName] NVARCHAR(20), [Subject] NVARCHAR(30), [Score]FLOAT, ) GO INSERT INT...

Oracle "(+)" Operator

I am checking some old SQL Statements for the purpose of documenting them and probably enhancing them. The DBMS is Oracle I did not understand a statement which read like this. select ... from a,b where a.id=b.id(+) I am confused about the (+) operator., and could not get it at any forums.. (searching for + within quotes didn't work...

mysql binary comparison doesnt use index

I have the following query: EXPLAIN EXTENDED SELECT * FROM ( `photo_data` ) LEFT JOIN `deleted_photos` ON `deleted_photos`.`photo_id` = `photo_data`.`photo_id` WHERE photo_data.photo_id = 'UKNn' AND `deleted_photos`.`photo_id` IS NULL I unfortunately have to use binary to compare this photo_id (which is being handed to me from a diffe...

How can I avoid a sub-query?

This is my table: ID KEY VALUE 1 alpha 100 2 alpha 500 3 alpha 22 4 beta 60 5 beta 10 I'm trying to retrieve a list of all KEY-s with their latest values (where ID is in its maximum): ID KEY VALUE 3 alpha 22 5 beta 10 In MySQL I'm using this query, which is not effective: SELECT temp.* F...

Custom Logging within sql server 2008 Scheduler Job > View Histroy?

I am creating sql server 2008 Agent scheduler job form sql script. Want to Log the details if failed in some case within Job > View Histroy. Is there any way, so we can log custom text with Job > View Histroy? ...

No way to execute SQL script from SQL Server Query Manager like @{file.sql} oracle sqlplus syntax?

Like the title says, in oracle you can issue the following command in SQL*Plus: SQL> select something from anothertable; #sql SQL> @{/home/me/somescript.sql}; #load sql from file and execute it SQL> do something else in script; #other sql Without having to file->open the sql script to load it to the UI. Is there an equ...

Parser for Expression Filter

I have table column with expression filter applied. Is there any existing parser that would allow me to parse this column? the column can contain simple conditions such as PROPERTY = 'name' AND PROPERTY2 = 'something else' or more advanced like (PROPERTY IN ('foo', 'bar') AND (PROPERTY IN ('foo1', 'bar2') OR OTHER_PROPERTY IN ('etc'...

SQL: Using alias of a colum in a function in the same select statement

I am just trying to simplify a Select statement: Select (a+b+c)/3 AS V, MIN((a+b+c)/3) as Min, MAX((a+b+c)/3) as Max from .... Is there a clean way to avoid repeating that formula (a+b+c)/3 in the aggregate functions? Thanks! ...

How to combined first_name and last_name using sql query?

There are two columns in database as name FIRST_NAME and LAST_NAME.i want to join both the name and display in single column. The query which is used by me is given below but it gives error as Incorrect syntax near 'NAME'. Modify the query: SELECT [CREATED_ON], MUD.PK_ID AS USER_ID, (MUD.FIRST_NAME + ' ' + MUD.LAST_NAME NAME) AS NAME...

Cannot Connect to the SQL Server , SQL 2005 and it doesnot want to connect to the server and there is no Server name ?

TITLE: Connect to Server Cannot connect to .. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: ...

Referencing external database in a View?

In a project on which I am performing maintenance, I am referencing a database stored on another server. This reference was previously pointing at a database on the same server, but my testbed server isn't large enough to store both databases, so I'm having to refer back to the live database. Anyway, whoever created this application mad...

calculating statistics with pure SQL queries

Hi, The SQL table consists of columns calling_party, called_party and call_duration. The example records are the following: A,B,23 A,C,12 A,H,90 B,R,56 N,B,78 For every user that is stored in both roles as calling_party and called_party I would like to make statistics, for example what was the total duration of incoming conversations...

Can not access SQL 2005 ?

the SQL has been installed but there is no server name and the Program does not accept any server name , and all the options , like the TCP , ports and Remote access are enabled ...

%Rowtype equivalent in SQL Server

I'm about to convert a stored procedure from pl/sql to SQL Server. The procedure uses a cursor to loop through the results of a select query. Is there a SQL Server equivalent to the ORACLE rowtype construct? ...

SQL Server MDF file

Hello, I am working on a website that has access data from a database (sql server). It will also be adding, updating deleting records in the database. It seems like there is an MDF file that gets created containing the database schema and all the records I guess? Once development is complete and I want to move this database to a real se...

Cannot access SQL Server 2005?

A specified SQL Server instance name is not valid. ...