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SQL Server - update only when values are different

Hi folks, In SQL Server 2008, how do I update fields in a table only if their values differ with the values in the update statement ? For example: I have TableA with column FirstName whose value is 'Roger Moore' with an unique id of '007'. Now, i am calling an update statement but it should update the 'FirstName' field only if value...

How to update SQLite DB on iPhone app update?

I currently have an iPhone app in the iTunes app store that uses a SQLite database as a datastore. The user can sync the app against a web service and data that is returned is then stored in the SQLite database. The user can also insert new items into the database and sync their changes back up to the web service. When a connection is o...

How Do I Update a Table From Another Table Only If the Result Count is 1?

I have a table of 2 tables in a one to many relationship. I want to run an update script that will update the table with the FK of the related table only if there is one result (because if there is multiple then we need to decide which one to use, in another method) Here is what I have so far: UPDATE import_hourly_event_reports i S...

C# update DLL without recompiling the project

hi .. i have written a small program with a reference to a dll file that will be included in the setup file. what i still need is a way to update the dll (in case i change some functions), without the need to redownload the whole program again, just replace the dll file ... is this possible ? i just read somewhere that i have to updat...

updating a table conditionally with values from a group by sub query in oracle

the problem is Update the salary of all the employees by 50% who had worked on 5 or more than 5 projects, by 30% (>= 3 projects), by 20 % (>= 1 projects) the number of project is got by performing a group by query on the EMPLOYEE_PROJECT_HISTORY; i have tried these queries update emp set emp.sal= case when jemp.pcount >=5 then emp.sal...

SQL Server Query Command

Hi, I have an SQL database table, I want to find everything in a table where the 'Room' says 'DISPOSED', Insert 'DISPOSED' into the 'Status' field and then delete the entry in 'Room'. Basically moving the entry from one field to another (if the 'Room' field has 'DISPOSED' in it) Hope this makes sense. Thanks for any help. ...

SQL: Using a CASE Statement to update 1000 rows at once

Ok, I would like to use a CASE STATEMENT for this, but I am lost with this. Basically, I need to update a ton of rows, but just on the "position" column. I need to UPDATE all position values that are great than the position value that was removed to position - 1 on a per id_layout and id_layout_position basis. OK, here is a pic of wha...

cakephp not saving update value to related table, but no errors

Update order function finds all orderlines of current order. Loops through subtracting quantity ordered from stock level and holding new stock level value in $newstock. All good. But won't save. Echoes "success" and the correct value but the database is not updated. The Order status field does update, with the same code syntax. It also ...

Perl: print back to beginning of line

Okay, so what I'm trying to do is print out a percentage complete to my command line, now, I would like this to simply 'update' the number shown on the screen. So somehow go back to the beginning of the line and change it. For example the windows relog.exe command-line utility (which can convert a .blg file to a .csv file) does this. If...

How Do I Rollout WP-Cache To 1000 WordPress Blogs?

My client has 1000 WordPress blogs hosted on a server for customers. Each one is in its own domain through cpanel and SuPHP, running in CGI mode on Apache2.2. Now he wants me (I'm the PHP programmer) to get WP-Cache loaded out on each of these blogs and not just activated, but enabled. He also wants the timeout value set to 2 days instea...

ClickOnce application configured to perform updates programmatically still sometimes displays the ClickOnce Update Available prompt

We have a WPF application deployed using ClickOnce which checks for and performs updates programmatically on application startup. This generally behaves perfectly except for the case where the user chooses "No" to our "Do you wish to update?" prompt. In this case, the next time the user launches the application (consistently) the ClickOn...

iPhone App Update and Documents Directory

When i update my app I'd like the user to still be able to access their old files. What will the contents of the Documents directory be after updating? Any tricks or tips shared would be most appreciated on this process. ...

jQuery - Save to SQL via PHP

This is probably easy for you guys, but I can't understand it. I want to save the filename of an image to it's own row in the SQL base. Basically, I log on to the site where I have my own userID. And each user has its own column for background images. And the user can choose his own image if he wants to. So basically, when the user cli...

SQL Statement to update the date

I have a string 1993-08-02 00:00:00.0 and I would like to update the date field in a Access Table This is what I have but it is not working. UPDATE [Table] SET `Birthdate` = '1993-08-02 00:00:00.0' WHERE `ID` = 000 ...

Update Google Latitude location from 3rd party android app

I am working on an app that uses the GPS on my g1. I'm wondering if it is possible that when I am using the app I can have it update my Google Latitude location every x number of minutes. Any thoughts on how this may be accomplished? ...

How do I UPDATE a Linked Server table where "alias" is required, in SQL Server 2000?

In SQL Server 2005 tablename can be used to distinguish which table you're referring to: UPDATE LinkedServer.database.user.tablename SET val=u.val FROM localtable u WHERE tablename.ID=u.ID In SQL Server 2000 this results in Server: Msg 107, Level 16, State 2 The column prefix 'tablename' does not match with a table name or alia...

Why can't I set boolean columns with update?

I'm making a user administration page. For the system I'm creating, users need to be approved. Sometimes, there will be many users to approve, so I'd like to make that easy. I'm storing this as a boolean column called approved. I remembered the Edit Multiple Individually Railscast and thought it would be a great fit. However, I'm ru...

Update UI in the main activity through handler in a thread (Android)

Hello, I try to make several connection in a class and update the multiple progressbar in the main screen. But I've got the following error trying to use thread in android : Code: 05-06 13:13:11.092: ERROR/ConnectionManager(22854): ERROR:Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare() Here is a small part ...

Insert Data from to a table

I have a table that lists number of comments from a particular site like the following: Date Site Comments Total --------------------------------------------------------------- 2010-04-01 00:00:00.000 1 5 5 2010-04-01 00:00:00.000 2 8 ...

How to Identify a ListViewItem to Update a Single Row

I have a ListView displays information about an object. When I click a ListView Item, I open an Activity that let's me manipulate parameters of the object held in the adapter. These parameters are updated and stored remotely. When I return to the ListView (via the back button), I want to update the ListView Item that I clicked originall...