For a variety of reasons we need to change the default sort order in a SQL7 installation on about 25 servers. It's currently case insensitive, but we need to change it to case sensitive. To do this we propose to deinstall and reinstall SQL. In order to preserve the data in the tables can anyone suggest the correct procedure.
Thanks
Mark
Hi,
I want to change the "dictionary Sort Order" in SQL Server 7.0. What will be the impact? What is the safe way to do it?
Under MSSQL7INSTALL there is a file called instcat.sql. Should I run this file to change the catalog settings?
Any help is appriciated.
Thanks
Sri
I am trying to set sorting up on a DataGrid in ASP.NET 2.0. I have it working so that when you click on the column header, it sorts by that column, what I would like to do is set it up so that when you click the column header again it sorts on that field again, but in the opposite direction. I have it working using the following code in the stored procedure: CASE WHEN @SortColumn = 'Field1' AND @SortOrder = 'DESC' THEN Convert(sql_variant, FileName) end DESC,
case when @SortColumn = 'Field1' AND @SortOrder = 'ASC' then Convert(sql_variant, FileName) end ASC,
case WHEN @SortColumn = 'Field2' and @SortOrder = 'DESC' THEN CONVERT(sql_variant, Convert(varchar(8000), FileDesc)) end DESC,
case when @SortColumn = 'Field2' and @SortOrder = 'ASC' then convert(sql_variant, convert(varchar(8000), FileDesc)) end ASC,
case when @SortColumn = 'VersionNotes' and @SortOrder = 'DESC' then convert(sql_variant, convert(varchar(8000), VersionNotes)) end DESC,
case when @SortColumn = 'VersionNotes' and @SortOrder = 'ASC' then convert(sql_variant, convert(varchar(8000), VersionNotes)) end ASC,
case WHEN @SortColumn = 'FileDataID' and @SortOrder = 'DESC' THEN CONVERT(sql_variant, FileDataID) end DESC,
case WHEN @SortColumn = 'FileDataID' and @SortOrder = 'ASC' THEN CONVERT(sql_variant, FileDataID) end ASC And I gotta tell you, that is ugly code, in my opinion. What I am trying to do is something like this: case when @SortColumn = 'Field1' then FileName end,
case when @SortColumn = 'FileDataID' then FileDataID end,
case when @SortColumn = 'Field2' then FileDesc
when @SortColumn = 'VersionNotes' then VersionNotes
end
case when @SortOrder = 'DESC' then DESC
when @SortOrder = 'ASC' then ASC
end and it's not working at all, i get an error saying: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'case' when i put a comma after the end on line 5 i get: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'DESC' What am I missing here? Thanks in advance for any help -Madrak
In SQL sERVER 2008, I have two fields - Depatment and Employees. I need to sort the result set by employee number ascending order, with following exception
1)when department number = 50 - the preferred order is Employee # - 573 followed by 551-572 (employee # belong to Dept 50 = 551-573)
2)When Department number = 20 – the preferred sort order is Employee # 213-220, followed by Employee # 201-213 (employee # belong to Dept 20 = 201-220)
How shall I achieve this?
Hi!
I recently run into a senario when a procedure quiered a table without a order by clause. Luckily it retrived data in the prefered order.
The table returns the data in the same order in SQL Manager "Open Table"
So I started to wonder what deterimins the sort order when there is no order by clause ?
I researched this for a bit but found no straight answers. My table has no PK, but an identiy column.
Peace.
/P
Hi,
We got a problem.
supposing we have a table like this:
CREATE TABLE a (
aId int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
aName string2 NOT NULL
)
go
ALTER TABLE a ADD
CONSTRAINT PK_a PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (aId)
go
insert into a values ('bank of abcde');
insert into a values ('bank of abcde');
...
... (20 times)
select top 5 * from a order by aName
Result is:
6Bank of abcde
5Bank of abcde
4Bank of abcde
3Bank of abcde
2Bank of abcde
select top 10 * from a order by aName
Result is:
11Bank of abcde
10Bank of abcde
9Bank of abcde
8Bank of abcde
7Bank of abcde
6Bank of abcde
5Bank of abcde
4Bank of abcde
3Bank of abcde
2Bank of abcde
According to this result, user see the first 5 records with id 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 in page 1, but when he tries to view page 2, he still see the records with id 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. This is not correct for users. :eek:
Of course we can add order by aid also, but there are tons of sqls like this, we can't update our application in one shot.
So I ask for your advice here, is there any settings can tell the db use default sort order when the order by column value are the same? Or is there any other solution to resolve this problem in one shot?
Hi,
We got a problem.
supposing we have a table like this:
CREATE TABLE a (
aId int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
aName string2 NOT NULL
)
go
ALTER TABLE a ADD
CONSTRAINT PK_a PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (aId)
go
insert into a values ('bank of abcde');
insert into a values ('bank of abcde');
...
... (20 times)
select top 5 * from a order by aName
Result is:
6 Bank of abcde
5 Bank of abcde
4 Bank of abcde
3 Bank of abcde
2 Bank of abcde
select top 10 * from a order by aName
Result is:
11 Bank of abcde
10 Bank of abcde
9 Bank of abcde
8 Bank of abcde
7 Bank of abcde
6 Bank of abcde
5 Bank of abcde
4 Bank of abcde
3 Bank of abcde
2 Bank of abcde
According to this result, user see the first 5 records with id 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 in page 1, but when he tries to view page 2, he still see the records with id 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. This is not correct for users.
Of course we can add order by aid also, but there are tons of sqls like this, we can't update our application in one shot.
So I ask for your advice here, is there any settings can tell the db use default sort order when the order by column value are the same? Or is there any other solution to resolve this problem in one shot?
I am getting the resultset sorted differently if I use a column number in the ORDER BY clause instead of a column name.
Product: Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition
Version: 9.00.1399.06
Server Collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
for example,
create table test_sort
( description varchar(75) );
insert into test_sort values('Non-A');
insert into test_sort values('Non-O');
insert into test_sort values('Noni');
insert into test_sort values('Nons');
then execute the following selects:
select
*
from
test_sort
order by
cast( 1 as nvarchar(75));
select
*
from
test_sort
order by
cast( description as nvarchar(75));
Resultset1
----------
Non-A
Non-O
Noni
Nons
Resultset2
----------
Non-A
Noni
Non-O
Nons
Any ideas?
I have a problem with the order of the numeric ID in several of my tables in one database.
Basically every quarter, using link table i update the figures in my table using basic cut and paste. However this will not work now as the table has become out of order due to the ID'S not beeing in numeric order.example
ID
1
7
23
24
15
16
2
3
8
34
I am desperate to get these collums back into order so i can paste my data in how do i do this. i want it to be like this
ID
1
2
3
4
5
ECT
PLEASE HELP
THANKS
Hi,
I am trying to restore .DAT file from dump. Its giving me error ..saying that the sort order id used for dumping was 42 not the default value 52.
How can i change the sort order to 42.
I am using sql server 6.5
Thanks
Srinivas
We have a vendor who insists that sql server 7 be set to a binary sort order. Is there any real advantage to this as opposed to a dictionary sort?
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I'm trying to setup a duplicate of an old SQL Server 4.2 server to put in place while we upgrade the server, but I can't get the sort-order right. I know the existing server uses sort order id 40, but I can't find which sort-order that corresponds to during the install process. If anyone can give me a system table that lists all the sort orders names and id's, or can tell me what the text name for sort order 40 is, I would be very grateful.
Thanks,
Rob.
I need to copy the structure and data of an existing SQL 6.5 server to one with a different sort order. Normally, I would use the transfer tool to accomplish this, but the servers are on different networks. My question is, is BCP the answer? In other words, will the data copied via BCP from the sending server be able to be copied on the recieiving server. Also, is there a way to automatically generate the BCP statements for all tables? What I would really like is to be able to get at the scripts and data files created by the transfer tool.
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thanks!
Hi,
Can any one pls tell me what this sort order id 42 corresponds to and how its different from 52 ?
What options i need to check during installation for sort oreder id. ?
Thanks
Srinivas
How do I create a sort order column in a view? I could use Row_Number() in 2005 but unfortunately I need to create a sort order column in a 2000 view and the View is not letting me to use an ORDER BY.
Any inputs?
Prakash.P
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources!
Hi!
Has anyone experienced this problem?
Certain queries that work fine in SQL 6.5 and Oracle return inconsistent / inaccurate results in SQL 7 (with SP1). These queries include an IN clause with a range of values.
For example, the following query:
SELECT columnA, columnB, columnC, columnD
FROM table
WHERE columnD = 'I'
AND columnA IN (1,2,3,11,19)
go
returns a different result than this query:
SELECT columnA, columnB, columnC, columnD
FROM table
WHERE columnD = 'I'
AND columnA IN (1,3,11,2,19)
go
The only way we have stumbled upon to get accurate results consistently is to order the range values from largest to smallest:
AND columnA IN (19,11,3,2,1)
Have not seen this documented anywhere. We are in the process of re-ordering these ranges in our code, but I welcome any ideas or comments...
Thanks!
Any experience with upgrading from 6.5 to 7.0 and changing sort order / code page in the process? Does this cause problems or matter? We're trying to go with a standard and the servers I need to upgrade aren't at that code page standard.
Thanks..
Are there any techniques I can use to specify the sort order on an insert statement.
I want to insert data from tableA to tableB in a certain order .
I know I can do it with a cursor, but I'm sure theres a better way
Pargat
In Sql6.5 we use binary sort order for a best performance (I think). I hear that it should be highlighted that the case for binary sort order being the fastest method of sorting and searching a database no longer applies at SQL 7.0
Is it right and why ????
Help ...
Does this mean that I have to re-install SQL Server7 on the target server? For some reason, all except one (the source in this case) of our servers were set up taking the defaults (or at least they are all the same). I can not change the source.
Any advise, before I kill myself
Judith
Hi,
I am trying to upgrade peoplesoft database which is in SQL server 6.5 with Dictionary sort order to SQL Server 7.0 Binary sort order. SQL Server Upgrade wizard fails because of different sort order. If anyone knows about upgrading SQL Server 6.5 with Dictionary sort order to SQL 7.0 with Binary sort order, would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mohana
Does anyone have any experience handling mixed-character data in Unicode, especially in how to handle sorting it?
For example, if I have a customer database with records from all over the world, with customer names in Chinese, Russian, Swedish, Arabic & Hebrew, and I want to generate a list of all customers who have not upgraded to the latst version yet, it will be sorted in the sort order of the locale I defined at DB installation. Say, in this case, US English. How do the Chinese, Arabic, Swedish, etc. characters get sorted?
I'm interested to know if this is something that people are grappling with out there, or whether it's a non-issue. I think what's probably needed is a special Unicode mixed-character sort order, encompasing all the Unicode codepoints and sorting them in an order that's as usable as possible for the general user. (e.g. Latin characters case-sensitive, including accented characters, then Asian characters in stroke order, etc.) Or maybe serveral different mixed-character sort orders would be the thing... Any feedback would be appreciated.
Hi,
I'm doing some work for a client who has not been backing up
his databases. After a server crash he has been left with
the .MDF and .LDF files. I have managed to successfully
use sp_attach_db on all but two databases. When attempting
to use sp_attach_db I get the following error message :
1> sp_attach_db @dbname = N'CSGDEV', @filename1 = N'e:SQL_DataDirDataCSGDEV_Data.MDF', @filename2 = N'e:SQL_DataDirDataCSGDEV_Log.LDF'
2> go
Warning: sort order 51 in database differs from server sort order of 52.
Warning: Unicode comparison flags 196608 in database differs from server
Unicode comparison flags of 196609.
Msg 1816, Level 16, State 1, Server CSGSERVER, Line 1
Could not attach the database because the character set, sort order, or Unicode
collation for the database differs from this server.
Warning: sort order 51 in database differs from server sort order of 52.
Warning: Unicode comparison flags 196608 in database differs from server
Unicode comparison flags of 196609.
Msg 1816, Level 16, State 1, Server CSGSERVER, Line 1
Could not attach the database because the character set, sort order, or Unicode
collation for the database differs from this server.
I'd appreciate any ideas. I'm not a SQL Server expert (heck, I'm not even
a Windows expert...) as you can probably tell.
Thanks and cheers,
Deeran
Hi,
Is there any way to change the sort order from case sensitive to case insensitive in SQL Server 6.5 without having to rebuild the master db and all users db's.
thanks in advance.
I have select query that has text field in select list. When I use order by clause it gives me incorrect sort in result.
We are running SQL2K with service pack 4.
I find BUG #: 470536 on Microsoft site and it suggest applying service pack 4.
Is anyone has similar problem?
Thanks in advance.
I didn't install SQL Server myself and nobody remember what sort order and character set
were installed . How can I check it?
Thanks,
Alona F.
Hi,
Anyone know how to determine what sort order a SQL 6.5 server has been installed with, by using a T-sql Query ??
Regards
Niclas Lindblom
How can I alter the default SORT order when SQL2000 originally
installed ? --Is there a Store_Proc in SQL2000 to do this ?
Thank you very much if you can help me !!
Lewis
I would like to format the output of a query. I have a few CaseCategoryID's I would like to sort; however, I do not want to sort them ascending or descending, I want to sort them by CaseCategoryID 3, then 8, then 4, then 11, and then the rest. Is this possible?
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