MS SQL Server :: Variable Not Holding Value For Select Statement

Cannot Set A Variable From A Select Statement That Contains A Variable??? Help Please
I am trying to set a vaiable from a select statement

DECLARE @VALUE_KEEP NVARCHAR(120),

@COLUMN_NAME NVARCHAR(120)

SET @COLUMN_NAME = (SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'CONTACTS' AND COLUMN_NAME = 'FIRSTNAME')

SET @VALUE_KEEP = (SELECT @COLUMN_NAME FROM CONTACTS WHERE CONTACT_ID = 3)

PRINT @VALUE_KEEP

PRINT @COLUMN_NAME

RESULTS

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FirstName <-----------@VALUE_KEEP

FirstName <-----------@COLUMN_NAME

SELECT @COLUMN_NAME FROM CONTACTS returns: FirstName

SELECT FirstName from Contacts returns: Brent

How do I make this select statement work using the @COLUMN_NAME variable?

Any help greatly appreciated!

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Variable In A Select Statement
Is there anyway to use a variable to define a column in a select statement. I can put the variable in but I'm sure it will be read as a literal instead of the column.

select @column_name from table

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Variable Db Name In SP Select Statement
I need a general stored procedure so the database name will be an input parameter.

I want to do a Select statemant such as:

Select name from @DBName . . sysobjects where xtype - 'u' rather than a hard coded --
Select name from pubs..sysobjects where xtype = 'u'

but I can't find the right way of using @DBName

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Variable Db Name In SP Select Statement
I need a general stored procedure so the database name will be an input parameter, for example-- @DBName varchar(30)

I want to do a Select statemant such as:

Select name from @DBName . . sysobjects where xtype - 'u' rather than a hard coded --
Select name from pubs..sysobjects where xtype = 'u'

but I can't find the right way of using @DBName

Thanks,
Judith

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SQL Select Statement With A 'string' Variable?
I'm trying to add a 'change password' control to my site and seem to be having some issues. I have code that works if I statically define what user is displayed on the form, but I cant get it to detect the 'authenticated' user and show them the reset for for that ID.If I take the "+ myid" out of the select statement and just define the username statically the form works properly. Error:System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: The column prefix
'System.Security.Principal' does not match with a table name or alias name used
in the query. Here's a piece of the code that is supposed to detect the current logged in user. However, it gives the error. (some of the code may be redundant but its not causing issues that I can tell) public void InitPage() { IPrincipal p = HttpContext.Current.User; String myid = HttpContext.Current.User.ToString(); SqlServer sqlServer = new SqlServer(Util.SqlConnectionString()); DataTable dt; SqlConnection cnn = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["myconnection"].ConnectionString); SqlDataAdapter cmd1 = new SqlDataAdapter("select * from USER WHERE USER_NAME = "+ myid, cnn); DataTable UIDtable = new DataTable(); cmd1.Fill(UIDtable); User_Id.Value = UIDtable.Rows[0]["ID"].ToString(); dt = sqlServer.USER_SELECT(Util.SiteURL(Request.QueryString["Pg"].ToString()), User_Id.Value);

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Using A Variable For Tablename In Select Statement?
I have a stored procedure that accepts the table name as a parameter. Is there anyway I can use this variable in my select statement after the 'from' clause. ie "select count(*) from @Table_Name"?
When I try that is says "Must declare the table variable @Table_Name". Thanks!

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Variable For The Table Name In A SELECT Statement.
Hi,I'm trying to dynamically assign the table name for a SELECT statement but can't get it to work. Given below is my code: SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE GetLastProjectNumber (@DeptCode varchar(20))
AS
BEGIN TRANSACTION
SET NOCOUNT ON

DECLARE @ProjectNumber int
SET @ProjectNumber = 'ProjectNumber' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char,@DeptCode),'.','')
SELECT MAX(@ProjectNumber)
FROM 'tbl_ProjectNumber' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char,@DeptCode),'.','');
END TRANSACTION Basically, I have a bunch of tables which were created dynamically using the code from this post and now I need to access the last row in a table that matches the supplied DeptCode. This is the error I get:Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Procedure GetLastProjectNumber, Line 29Incorrect syntax near 'tbl_ProjectNumber'. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks.

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Use A Variable Along With The FROM Clause In SELECT Statement
I have a table 'table_list' which contains two columns, table_name and a record_count. This table stores a list of tables and their corresponding record counts.

What I am trying to do is, to be able to write a select statement, that can read each table name in the 'table_name' column, execute a select count(*) for the same, and update its record_count with the result of select count(*).

This is the code in my procedure..

DECLARE @tab_list CURSOR
set @tab_list = CURSOR FOR select * from table_list
OPEN @tab_list

DECLARE @tab_name varchar(256)
DECLARE @rec_cnt int
FETCH NEXT FROM @tab_list INTO @tab_name, @rec_cnt

select count(*) from @tab_name

This select is looping around along with FETCH till all the table names are exhausted and their counts are updated from the cursor back into the table.

Problem is that, I am not able to use select count(*) from @tab_name, and its not accepting a variable there.

Please help me to construct the select statement that is similiar to

x=<table name>
select * from x
where x is a variable and the table name gets substituted.

what is the syntax for it ?

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How Do I Use A Variable To Specify The Column Name In A Select Statement?
How do I use a variable to specify the column name in a select statement?

declare @columnName <type>

set @columnName='ID'

select @columnName from Table1

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Put Select Statement In SSIS Variable
Is it possible to add a variable in SSIS like

name of variable: myVar
Scope: Data Flow Task
Data Type: String
Value:SELECT hello FROM blah WHERE (azerty = @[User::pda]) AND (qwerty = @[User::phone])

@[User::pda] and @[User::phone] are also variables in SSIS just like the myVar I made

I know I'm doing something wrong with the data type because it's stores the whole select statement as a string

Help

Worf

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How To Create A Select Statement With An Increasement Variable?
Example:

Select icount + 1 as icount from table

or

Select counter() as icount from table

The above is wrong ...just a sample to show what I am trying to accomplish.

Is there a function in SQL statement? Thanks.

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Return Variable Name As Part Of Select Statement.
hey all,

I have the following query:

ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_SelectMostRecentArticle]

AS
BEGIN

DECLARE @article_id INT
SELECT @article_id = (
SELECT TOP 1 article_id
FROM article
ORDER BY article_id DESC
)

DECLARE @comment_count INT
SELECT @comment_count = (
SELECT COUNT(comment_id)
FROM comment
JOIN article ON article_id = comment_article_id
GROUP BY article_id
HAVING article_id = @article_id
)

SELECT TOP 1 article_id, article_author_id,
article_title, article_body, article_post_date,
article_edit_date, article_status, article_author_id
article_author_ip, author_display_name,
category_id, category_name--, comment_count AS @comment_count

FROM article

JOIN author ON author_id = article_author_id
JOIN category ON category_id = article_category_id

GROUP BY article_id, article_title, article_body, article_post_date,
article_edit_date, article_status, article_author_ip,article_author_id,
author_display_name, category_id, category_name

HAVING article_id = @article_id

END
GO

as you can see, im trying to return a comment_count value, but the only way I can do this is by defining the variable.

I have had to do it this way, because I cannot say COUNT(comment.comment_id) AS comment_count or it returns an error that it cant reference the comment.comment_id.

But when change it to FROM article, comment; I get errors about the article_author_id and article_comment_id.

And i cant add a join, because it would return the amount of rows of the comment...

unless someone could help with what i Just decribed (as i would prefer to do it this way), how would i return the variable value as part of the select statement?

Cheers

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Getting A Variable That Has A SELECT Statement To Return Results
I have concatenated a long Select Statement and assigned it to a variable. (i.e.)

@a = Select * from foo ---Obviously mine is much more robust

How do I execute @a to actually Select * from foo?

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Storing Results Of Select Statement In @variable

I'm new to sql stored procedures but I would like to store the results
of an sql statement in a variable such as:

SET @value = select max(price) from product

but this does not work, can someone tell me how I would go
about in storing the results in a variable.

@value is declared as int

Thanks in advance,
Sharp_At_C

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How To Assign The SELECT Statement Output To A Local Variable?

In my program i have function that will get one value from Database.
Here i want to assign the output of the sql query to a local variable.
Its like select emp_id into Num from emp where emp_roll=222;
here NUM is local variable which was declared in my program.
Is it correct.?
can anyone please guide me..?

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Unable To Create Variable Select Statement In For Each Loop
What I'm trying to do is this;

I have a table with Year , Account and Amount as fields. I want to

SELECT Year, Account, sum(Amount) AS Amt

FROM GLTable

WHERE Year <= varYear

varYear being a variable which is each year from a query

SELECT Distinct Year FROM GLTable

My thought was that I would need to pass a variable into a select statement which then would be used as the source in my Data Flow Task.

What I have done is to defined two variables as follows

Name: varYear (this will hold the year)

Scope: Package

Data type: String

Name:vSQL (This will hold a SQL statement using the varYear)

Scope: Package

Data type: String

Value: "SELECT Year, Account, sum(Amount) AS Amount FROM GLTable WHERE Year <=" + @[User::varYear]

I've created a SQL Task as follows

Result set: Full Result Set

Connection Type: OLE DB

SQL Statement: SELECT DISTINCT Year FROM GLTable

Result Name: 0

Variable Name: User::varYear

Next I created a For Each Loop container with the following parameters

Enumerator: Foreach ADO Enumerator

ADO Object source Variable: User::varYear

Enumeration Mode: Rows in First Table

I then created a Data Flow Task in the Foreach Loop Container and as the source used OLE DB Source as follows

Data Access Mode: SQL Command from Variable

Variable Name: User::varYear

However this returns a couple of errors "Statement(s) could not be prepared."

and "Incorrect syntax near '='.".

I'm not sure what is wrong or if this is the right way to accomplish what I am trying to do. I got this from another thread "Passing Variables" started 15 Nov 2005.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Bill

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How To Write A SELECT Statement And Store The Result In A Session Variable
I'm sure this is a very simple piece of code, but I'm having trouble understanding how to do this.
First I have a database with three columns

ContactID

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Combing In A Cursor, A Select Statement With The WHERE Clause Stored In A Variable
Hi
I am ramesh here from go-events.com
I am using sql mail to send out emails to my mailing list

I have difficulty combining a select statement with a where clause stored in a variable inside a cursor

The users select the mail content and frequency of delivery and i deliver the mail

I use lots of queries and a stored procedure to retrieve thier preferences. In the end i use a cursor to send out mails to each of them.

Because my query is dynamic, the where clause of my select statement is stored in a variable. I have the following code
that does not work

For example

DECLARE overdue3 CURSOR
LOCAL FORWARD_ONLY
FOR SELECT DISTINCT Events.E_Name, Events.E_SDate, Events.E_City, Events.E_ID FROM Events, IndustryEvents + @sqlquery2
OPEN overdue3

I get an error message at the '+' sign
which says, cannot use empty object or column names, use a single
space if necessary

How do I combine the select statement with the where clause?

Help me...I need help urgently

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Creating Database From Stored Proc With Variable Holding The Database Name
Here is my code

ALTER PROCEDURE Test
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;

DECLARE @From varchar(10)
DECLARE @To varchar(10)
DECLARE @DBName varchar

SELECT TOP 1 @From = CONVERT(char,CreateDate,101) FROM CustomerInfo
  WHERE TicketNum =
    (SELECT TOP 1 TicketNum FROM CustomerInfo
     WHERE CreateDate <= DATEADD(mm, -30, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
       ORDER BY CreateDate DESC)
SELECT @To = CONVERT(char,GETDATE(),101)

SET @DBName = 'Archive_SafeHelp'
CREATE DATABASE @DBName + ' ' + @From + ' ' + @To
END

I am trying to create a database based on the name contained in the variables. I get the error 'Incorrect syntax near '@DBName'. How do i accomplish this?

Thanks
Ganesh

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Random Selection From Table Variable In Subquery As A Column In Select Statement
Consider the below code: I am trying to find a way so that my select statement (which will actually be used to insert records) can randomly place values in the Source and Type columns that it selects from a list which in this case is records in a table variable. I dont really want to perform the insert inside a loop since the production version will work with millions of records. Anyone have any suggestions of how to change the subqueries that constitute these columns so that they are randomized?

SET NOCOUNT ON

Declare @RandomRecordCount as int, @Counter as int
Select @RandomRecordCount = 1000

Declare @Type table (Name nvarchar(200) NOT NULL)
Declare @Source table (Name nvarchar(200) NOT NULL)
Declare @Users table (Name nvarchar(200) NOT NULL)
Declare @NumericBase table (Number int not null)

Set @Counter = 0

while @Counter < @RandomRecordCount
begin
Insert into @NumericBase(Number)Values(@Counter)
set @Counter = @Counter + 1
end

Insert into @Type(Name)
Select 'Type: Buick' UNION ALL
Select 'Type: Cadillac' UNION ALL
Select 'Type: Chevrolet' UNION ALL
Select 'Type: GMC'

Insert into @Source(Name)
Select 'Source: Japan' UNION ALL
Select 'Source: China' UNION ALL
Select 'Source: Spain' UNION ALL
Select 'Source: India' UNION ALL
Select 'Source: USA'

Insert into @Users(Name)
Select 'keith' UNION ALL
Select 'kevin' UNION ALL
Select 'chris' UNION ALL
Select 'chad' UNION ALL
Select 'brian'

select
1 ProviderId, -- static value
'' Identifier,
'' ClassificationCode,
(select TOP 1 Name from @Source order by newid()) Source,
(select TOP 1 Name from @Type order by newid()) Type

from @NumericBase

SET NOCOUNT OFF

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Select Statement Within Select Statement Makes My Query Slow....
Hello... im having a problem with my query optimization....

I have a query that looks like this:

SELECT * FROM table1
WHERE location_id IN (SELECT location_id from location_table WHERE account_id = 998)

it produces my desired data but it takes 3 minutes to run the query... is there any way to make this faster?... thank you so much...

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Multiple Tables Used In Select Statement Makes My Update Statement Not Work?
I am currently having this problem with gridview and detailview. When I drag either onto the page and set my select statement to pick from one table and then update that data through the gridview (lets say), the update works perfectly. My problem is that the table I am pulling data from is mainly foreign keys. So in order to hide the number values of the foreign keys, I select the string value columns from the tables that contain the primary keys. I then use INNER JOIN in my SELECT so that I only get the data that pertains to the user I am looking to list and edit. I run the "test query" and everything I need shows up as I want it. I then go back to the gridview and change the fields which are foreign keys to templates. When I edit the templates I bind the field that contains the string value of the given foreign key to the template. This works great, because now the user will see string representation instead of the ID numbers that coinside with the string value. So I run my webpage and everything show up as I want it to, all the data is correct and I get no errors. I then click edit (as I have checked the "enable editing" box) and the gridview changes to edit mode. I make my changes and then select "update." When the page refreshes, and the gridview returns, the data is not updated and the original data is shown. I am sorry for so much typing, but I want to be as clear as possible with what I am doing. The only thing I can see being the issue is that when I setup my SELECT and FROM to contain fields from multiple tables, the UPDATE then does not work. When I remove all of my JOIN's and go back to foreign keys and one table the update works again. Below is what I have for my SQL statements:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SELECT:SELECT People.FirstName, People.LastName, People.FullName, People.PropertyID, People.InviteTypeID, People.RSVP, People.Wheelchair, Property.[House/Day Hab], InviteType.InviteTypeName FROM (InviteType INNER JOIN (Property INNER JOIN People ON Property.PropertyID = People.PropertyID) ON InviteType.InviteTypeID = People.InviteTypeID) WHERE (People.PersonID = ?)UPDATE:UPDATE [People] SET [FirstName] = ?, [LastName] = ?, [FullName] = ?, [PropertyID] = ?, [InviteTypeID] = ?, [RSVP] = ?, [Wheelchair] = ? WHERE [PersonID] = ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The only fields I want to update are in [People]. My WHERE is based on a control that I use to select a person from a drop down list. If I run the test query for the update while setting up my data source the query will update the record in the database. It is when I try to make the update from the gridview that the data is not changed. If anything is not clear please let me know and I will clarify as much as I can. This is my first project using ASP and working with databases so I am completely learning as I go. I took some database courses in college but I have never interacted with them with a web based front end. Any help will be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance for any time, help, and/or advice you can give.Brian

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Using Conditional Statement In Stored Prcodure To Build Select Statement
hiI need to write a stored procedure that takes input parameters,andaccording to these parameters the retrieved fields in a selectstatement are chosen.what i need to know is how to make the fields of the select statementconditional,taking in consideration that it is more than one fieldaddedfor exampleSQLStmt="select"if param1 thenSQLStmt=SQLStmt+ field1end ifif param2 thenSQLStmt=SQLStmt+ field2end if

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TSQL - Use ORDER BY Statement Without Insertin The Field Name Into The SELECT Statement
Hi guys,
I have the query below (running okay):

Code Block
SELECT DISTINCT Field01 AS 'Field01', Field02 AS 'Field02'
FROM myTables
WHERE Conditions are true
ORDER BY Field01

The results are just as I need:

Field01           Field02

-------------          ----------------------

192473           8461760

192474           22810

Because other reasons. I need to modify that query to:

Code Block
SELECT DISTINCT Field01 AS 'Field01', Field02 AS 'Field02'
INTO AuxiliaryTable
FROM myTables
WHERE Conditions are true
ORDER BY Field01
SELECT DISTINCT [Field02] FROM AuxTable
The the results are:

Field02

----------------------

22810
8461760

And what I need is (without showing any other field):

Field02

----------------------

8461760
22810

Is there any good suggestion?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Aldo.

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How To Write Select Statement Inside CASE Statement ?
Hello friends,
      I want to use select statement in a CASE inside procedure.
can I do it? of yes then how can i do it ?

following part of the procedure clears my requirement.

SELECT E.EmployeeID,
    CASE E.EmployeeType
        WHEN 1 THEN
            select * from Tbl1
        WHEN 2 THEN
            select * from Tbl2
        WHEN 3 THEN
            select * from Tbl3
    END
FROM EMPLOYEE E

can any one help me in this?
please give me a sample query.

Thanks and Regards,
Kiran Suthar

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Need Hand Holding
Hi -
Is there a resource I can go to that lists people who I pay to talk me through stuff like getting SQL Server Express installed, get some sample data input and then get that data into Excel? I just cannot seem to get any help that works for me to learn SQL Server; the books are obtuse, the online help too indirect. Once I get something working I hope to enhance it on my own, but I have been stuck at the start for a very long time. There is stuff for me to do that is not getting done.

Doug

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MSAccess Holding Locks
My users have a front end in MS Access 97. It simply
opens a linked table to SQL Server 7 and puts a form up
for editing. This causes a page lock which blocks
other processes from updating the data they are locking.

I know they need to rewrite the applicaiton. But in the
mean time is there anything i can do on the SQL Server 7
end to force them drop the locks after they initally open
the table on the MSAccess end. Or even better, not let them
lock at all or force a row level?

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SQL Configuration Holding Connections To DS
Hello All,

I have about 160 packages in my system, all using about 20 shared datasources.
When changing one of the datasource's connection (changing the server name), I need to open every one of my packages and press OK to allow the remapping to the new server. (this is something I don't understand: wasn't this the meaning of using a share datasource in the first place? what's the advantages in that case?)

So, I have heard about Package configuration, and how it supposed to support all of this, But I don't understand something: The configuration is set to a certain package. If I have 2 packages, using the same two (of four) Datasources. Using the configuration wizard from one of the packages, I mark the connection string from the datasource. I need to do the same in the other package? will the configuration table hold only one value for that connection? If I change the value of the connection string will it affect all the packages using that datasource or only the ones using configuration?

Thanks,

Liran

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Holding Matrix Column

I'm developing a report where the user is able to select a bucket size and have the dataset grouped based on the value in a record and count the number of records that fall into that bucket. The example below is a bucket size of 12.

the first row is the value range and the second is the record count.

0 - 6
6 - 12
12 - 18
18 - 24
24 - 30
30 - 36
42 - 48

68
10
9
33
5
4
4

The problem i have is, if there is no value for a range that value range is missing as above there is not 36-42 with a rec count of 0.

here is the expression i use in the column group to create the groups dynamically based on the user input.

switch(Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < Parameters!bucket_size.Value,1,Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= Parameters!bucket_size.Value and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *2) ,2,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *2) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *3) ,3,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *3) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *4) ,4,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *4) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *5) ,5,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *5) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *6) ,6,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *6) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *7) ,7,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *7) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *8) ,8,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *8) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *9) ,9,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *9) and Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value < (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *10) ,10,

Fields!REL_TURN_HRS.Value >= (Parameters!bucket_size.Value *10) ,11)

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Variables Holding Filename
I already posted this question in the Wrong Forum.

However I was wondering if it is possible to create a variable that holds the filename as an expression. I am using a For each loop to pick up files and i want to insert the 'Filename' as a colum so that i can differentiate among the rows in my destination Table.

Using the 'Derived Colum' in DTS I can link the colum to the variable. However i do not know how to create the variable which will store the filename for each file....

Any Clues...
Would really appreciate the help.....

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Help With Delete Statement/converting This Select Statement.
I have 3 tables, with this relation:
tblChats.WebsiteID = tblWebsite.ID
tblWebsite.AccountID = tblAccount.ID

I need to delete rows within tblChats where tblChats.StartTime - GETDATE() < 180 and where they are apart of @AccountID. I have this select statement that works fine, but I am having trouble converting it to a delete statement:

SELECT * FROM tblChats c
LEFT JOIN tblWebsites sites ON sites.ID = c.WebsiteID
LEFT JOIN tblAccounts accounts on accounts.ID = sites.AccountID
WHERE accounts.ID = 16 AND GETDATE() - c.StartTime > 180

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Select Statement Problem - Group By Maybe Nested Select?
Hey guys i have a stock table and a stock type table and what i would like to do is say for every different piece of stock find out how many are available The two tables are like thisstockIDconsumableIDstockAvailableconsumableIDconsumableName So i want to,Select every consumableName in my table and then group all the stock by the consumable ID with some form of total where stockavailable = 1I should then end up with a table like thisEpson T001 - Available 6Epson T002 - Available 0Epson T003 - Available 4If anyone can help me i would be very appreciative. If you want excact table names etc then i can put that here but for now i thought i would ask how you would do it and then give it a go myself.ThanksMatt

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Who Is Holding A Database Backup-file?
I don't know where to post this kind of stuff so here goes...

I have maintenance plans which sometimes fail because the delete step reports that the old backup file is "in use." I have no idea how to determine what Windows thinks is holding the file. HOw do you determine who is holding a file hostage??

Thanks.

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Return Name Of Column Holding Highest Value
I have this query that returns the largest value in a row, but i need to know the column name that this value is in as well. any help in advance is appreciated

select clientID,
(select max(incomeValue)
from
(select earnings as incomeValue
union all
select unemployment
union all
select pensionRetirement
union all
select alimony
union all
select childSupport
union all
select dividendInterest
union all
select SS
union all
select SSI
union all
select SSDI
union all
select veteranBenefits
union all
select FIP
union all
select workStudy
union all
select other
union all
select otherHHWS) as income) as MaxIncomeValue
from tbl_income

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Process Being Freed While Holding Dataserver Semaphore
Warning: Process Being Freed While Holding Dataserver Semaphore

I understand that this is a bug. And that it is supposed to be fixed in
service pack 4.
However, has anyone experienced or figured out how to get rid of this message?

Thanks for your help.

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Script: Get Inputbuffer For Spid's Holding Locks
Here's a quick script that will return the inputbuffer of processes that are holding more than a certain threshold of locks (by default, 10, but it's easy to modify). Handy for tracking down what query is holding those 1400 locks.

Yes, it uses a cursor. I'd welcome amendment by anyone who has the insight on converting it to pure set-based.

Cheers
-b

CREATE PROCEDURE sp_lock4 AS
set nocount on

DECLARE @tSpids table(spid int PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,count int)
DECLARE @iSpid int,@iCount int

insert into @tSpids (spid,count)
select convert (smallint, req_spid) As spid,
count(*) as count

from master.dbo.syslockinfo,
master.dbo.spt_values v,
master.dbo.spt_values x,
master.dbo.spt_values u

where master.dbo.syslockinfo.rsc_type = v.number
and v.type = 'LR'
and master.dbo.syslockinfo.req_status = x.number
and x.type = 'LS'
and master.dbo.syslockinfo.req_mode + 1 = u.number
and u.type = 'L'
group by converT(smallint,req_spid),'dbcc inputbuffer(' + cast(req_spid as varchar(4)) + ')'
having count(*)>10
order by count(*) desc

DECLARE cLoop cursor for
select spid,count from @tSpids

OPEN cLoop

FETCH NEXT FROM cLoop INTO @iSpid,@iCount
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS=0
BEGIN
select 'spid ' + cast(@iSpid as varchar(4)) + ' has ' + cast(@iCount as varchar(5)) + ' locks.'
exec ("dbcc inputbuffer (" + @ispid + ")")
FETCH NEXT FROM cLoop INTO @iSpid,@iCount
END

CLOSE cLoop
DEALLOCATE cLoop

return (0) -- sp_lock
GO

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SQL Select Statement To Select The Last Ten Records Posted
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I'm trying to right a sql statement for a gridview, I want to see the last ten records added to the to the database. As you know each day someone could add one or two records, how can I write it show the last 10 records entered.

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Database Design Question - Holding Additional Data
I've done some basic database design in the past, but am a relative newbie to design. I have recently come across a situation I'm not sure how to handle. Here's the situation...

Assume we've got a contacts table which holds information about our contacts. All contacts have the same basic information - name, address, telephone, etc. Each contact is of a certain type - let's just say a, b, and c, for ease. This contact type is stored in the contacts table. Now, on contacts of type b, I also have to store some additional data. What it is doesn't really matter. I found a way to set this up, but I'm not sure that I'm going about it the right way, and would love some advice on the proper way to do this. Basically, what I did is create my contacts table:
Contact_id, contactName, ContactAddress, ContactPhone, ContactType.
Created a contacttype table
ContactType, ContactTypeDescription, ContactAddInfo

What I've done is left contactaddInfo as a nullable field. When it has a value, that value is the name of a table which holds the additional information that I need for the contact... So when I'm running a query, I can tell if I need to reference another table by checking the value of ContactAddInfo.

I can't imagine that this is the best solution, but it was the first thing that popped into my head, and it's a really small database that's using it. However, I'm now being faced with the same situation in a much more important, larger database, and I'd love to know the 'right' way.

Thanks for any guidance you can provide!
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Using C# Variable With SQL Statement
Greetings everyone,
I am trying to use a c# string with an SQL statement in a data adapter (.NET 03)
The code works fine and I have a variable called : string test = ..... that takes the needed values. I just need to implement this string in the sql statement. I tried adding this to my query but I only got an empty row:
WHERE (login = '" & test & "')
WHERE (login = '" + test + "')
any ideas?
PS: If I change to something like WHERE (login = 'abcdef') I get a result meaning there's something wrong with the way I am putting the variable in the sql query.
Again, I am not putting the string in a normal query in my .cs code. this is happening by right clicking the data adapter and configuring the sql statement in the designer window
THANKS!

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Variable In An Sql Statement
Hi,

I've created an sql statement:
select *
from fin_installment
where key_construction = (select ser_construction from fin_construction where key_contract = ' " & variable & " ') order by int_serial

which is in an Dataset's TableAdapter.
This variable receives its value during the form init and it is an integer.
When I start the page the folowing error message is displayed:

" An error has occurred during report processing.
Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
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So my question is that how can I use variables in sql statement in dataset?

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I'm having some trouble modifing a script to save me tons of work. The script if from Microsoft, and it is used as step 3 in a 6 step process to move MS Great Plains users from one server to another. Anyway, the script runs on only 1 company database at a time, and for most Great Plains environments there would only be 1 or 2 company DBs. But I am administering in an ASP environment and we have over 30 company DBs to move. So, I though I would adapt thier script to iterate over each company DB to do the work (rather than creating 30 separate scripts). So I wrapped their loop with my loop to do the iteration. The problem is that T-SQL will not let me use a variable in a USE statement. I've tried to remove the USE statements, but that added a lot of complexity in the internal loop. What is the best way to do this?

Here is the modified code:

/*
** Drop_Users_Company.sql
**
** This script will remove all users from the DYNGRP in the company database
** specified. It will then drop the DYNGRP and readd the DYNGRP to the company.
** It will then add all users back to the DYNGRP based on the SY60100 table.
** NOTE: You will need to replace %Companydb% with the company database
** name.
*/
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single company database that this script is supposed to work on, I've added
@cCompany to hold the company DB name through each iteration of the outside
cursor/while loop.
*/

declare @cCompany sysname/* ADDED BY ME FOR THE OUTSIDE LOOP */
declare @cStatement varchar(255)/* Misc exec string */
declare @DynDB varchar(15)/* DB Name exec string */
declare @DYNGRPgid int/* Id of DYNGRP group */

/*
** Loop through all company databases, emptying the DYNGRP group.
*/
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF

use DYNAMICS

/* Select all of the Great Plains database names from the DB_Upgrade table, where the DB names are conviently stored */
declare C_cursor CURSOR for select db_name from DYNAMICS..DB_Upgrade where db_name not in ('DYNAMICS')

OPEN C_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM C_cursor INTO @cCompany
WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -1)
begin
use @cCompany
select @DYNGRPgid = (select gid from sysusers where name = 'DYNGRP')

declare G_cursor CURSOR for select "sp_dropuser [" + name+"]" from sysusers
where gid = @DYNGRPgid and name <> 'DYNGRP'

set nocount on

OPEN G_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM G_cursor INTO @cStatement
WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -1)
begin
EXEC (@cStatement)
FETCH NEXT FROM G_cursor INTO @cStatement
end
DEALLOCATE G_cursor
/*
** Do not delete the group to attempt to preserve the permissions already
** granted to it.
*/
use @cCompany
if exists (select gid from sysusers where name = 'DYNGRP')
begin
exec sp_dropgroup DYNGRP
end
/*
** Recreate the DYNGRP group in all company databases.
*/
use @cCompany
if not exists (select name from sysusers where name = 'DYNGRP')
begin
exec ("sp_addgroup DYNGRP")
end

end
DEALLOCATE C_cursor

______________________________________
Thanks for any help you have.

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Using Variable In LIKE Statement
Hi, I am trying to use a variable inside a LIKE statement, but it is not working as expected. It will not give a error, but it shows no results while it does show results if I replace the variable with the normal string within the LIKE statement. Here is my code:

Code:

-- this example returns results
SELECT whatever
FROM mytable
WHERE whatever LIKE 'blah%';

Code:

-- this example returns no results
DECLARE @test VARCHAR;
SET @test='blah%';

SELECT whatever
FROM mytable
WHERE whatever LIKE @test;

Any ideas why the version using the variable would not work?

Patrick

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SQL Statement With Variable.
Hi ,

I am testing a very simple query that use variable for sort direction and sort expression

DECLARE

@SortExp nvarchar(256),

@SortDir nvarchar(10)

Set @SortExp = 'curTime'

Set @SortDir = 'DESC'

Select * from table
where recID < 20
order by @SortExp @SortDir

and i got this error...

The SELECT item identified by the ORDER BY number 1 contains a variable as part of the expression identifying a column position. Variables are only allowed when ordering by an expression referencing a column name.

Is there anyway to do this task.

Thanks

Ddee

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SQL Statement In Variable
Hello Everyone,
                           I wanted to pass a SQL statement thru a variable, and use that variable in my source component.

SELECT     CLINIC_SUK, CLINIC_CODE, CLINIC_DESC, CLINIC_ARABIC, Load_DT
FROM         DIM_CLINIC
where load_dt > ?

I had created a variable with my SQL statement and mapped that variable in my source component.
Its giving me some error.

Parameter Information cannot be derived from SQL statement. Set parameter information before preparing command.

Please do inform me about the solution for having a parameter in my source SQL Statement.

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My Variable In Sql Statement
Declare @MyCode nvarchar(20);
Set @MyCode='ABC'
set @int_rowcount=(SELECT count(hoten) FROM @MyCode)
I run it but still errors !
How can i implement above statement ?
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Declaring A Table Variable Within A Select Table Joined To Other Select Tables In Query
Hello,

I hope someone can answer this, I'm not even sure where to start looking for documentation on this. The SQL query I'm referencing is included at the bottom of this post.

I have a query with 3 select statements joined together like tables. It works great, except for the fact that I need to declare a variable and make it a table within two of those 3. The example is below. You'll see that I have three select statements made into tables A, B, and C, and that table A has a variable @years, which is a table.

This works when I just run table A by itself, but when I execute the entire query, I get an error about the "declare" keyword, and then some other errors near the word "as" and the ")" character. These are some of those errors that I find pretty meaningless that just mean I've really thrown something off.

So, am I not allowed to declare a variable within these SELECT tables that I'm creating and joining?

Thanks in advance,
Andy

Select * from

(

declare @years table (years int);

insert into @years

select

CASE

WHEN month(getdate()) in (1) THEN year(getdate())-1

WHEN month(getdate()) in (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) THEN year(getdate())

END

select

u.fullname

, sum(tx.Dm_Time) LastMonthBillhours

, sum(tx.Dm_Time)/((select dm_billabledays from dm_billabledays where Dm_Month = Month(GetDate()))*8) lasmosbillingpercentage

from

Dm_TimeEntry tx

join

systemuserbase u

on

(tx.owninguser = u.systemuserid)

where

Month(tx.Dm_Date) = Month(getdate())-1

and

year(dm_date) = (select years from @years)

and tx.dm_billable = 1

group by u.fullname

) as A

left outer join

(select

u.FullName

, sum(tx.Dm_Time) Billhours

, ((sum(tx.Dm_Time))

/

((day(getdate()) * ((5.0)/(7.0))) * 8)) perc

from

Dm_TimeEntry tx

join

systemuserbase u

on

(tx.owninguser = u.systemuserid)

where

tx.Dm_Billable = '1'

and

month(tx.Dm_Date) = month(GetDate())

and

year(tx.Dm_Date) = year(GetDate())

group by u.fullname) as B

on

A.Fullname = B.Fullname

Left Outer Join

(

select

u.fullname

, sum(tx.Dm_Time) TwomosagoBillhours

, sum(tx.Dm_Time)/((select dm_billabledays from dm_billabledays where Dm_Month = Month(GetDate()))*8) twomosagobillingpercentage

from

Dm_TimeEntry tx

join

systemuserbase u

on

(tx.owninguser = u.systemuserid)

where

Month(tx.Dm_Date) = Month(getdate())-2

group by u.fullname

) as C

on

A.Fullname = C.Fullname

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Hello
How can i say this I would like my if statement to say: if what the client types in Form1.Cust is = to the Select Statement which should be running off form1.Cust then show the Cust otherwise INVALID CUSTOMER NUMBER .here is my if statement.
<% If Request.Form("Form1.Cust") = Request.QueryString("RsCustNo") Then%> <%=Request.Params("Cust") %> <% Else %> <p>INVALID CUSTOMER NUMBER</p> <% End If%>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:RsCustNo %>"
ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:RsCustNo.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT [CU_CUST_NUM] FROM [CUSTOMER] WHERE ([CU_CUST_NUM] = ?)">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:FormParameter FormField="Cust" Name="CU_CUST_NUM" Type="String" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>any help would be appreciated

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