How To Convert String To Upper Case Using Field's Formula Property
Jul 20, 2005
Hi,
I am trying to convert string entered in a field to uppercase using
its formula property.
I know it can be done using trigger but still I want to use formula
property to achieve the same.
Our sql server 2005 database is receiving data from a third part program over which we have no control. We need to be able to automatically convert data entered in one column of one table to UPPER case only.
Ho can I convert first letters of a string to Upper Case (i.e. UNITED KINGDOM - Untited Kingdom). I have country names table which has all entries in uper case. This makes a select box very larg and unproportional. Thanks in advance for the help.
I need to pass in null/blank value in the date field or declare the field as string and convert date back to string.
I tried the 2nd option but I am having trouble converting the two digits of the recordset (rs_get_msp_info(2), 1, 2))) into a four digit yr. But it will only the yr in two digits. The mfg_start_date is delcared as a string variable
option 1 I will have to declare the mfg_start_date as date but I need to send in a blank value for this variable in the stored procedure. It won't accept a null or blank value.
Is there a method for converting the first character of a account name to uppercase and the the remaining characters to lower case? I've used the substring procedure but for a name like 'MY NEW COMPANY', how could I convert it to 'My New Company' ? Thanks, Terry
Folks, what script must I use, as a part of CREATE TABLE, to automatically convert characters to UPPER case on insert? I wrote <CHECK (country = UPPER (country)> in the CREATE TABLE, which was wrong, because the values were still in the lower case. The sample script is:
CREATE TABLE address (street varchar(40), city varchar(20), state char (2), zip varchar (10), country varchar (20))
When a user types "Canada", I want the inserted value be "CANADA"
The all caps text strings at the beginning of the field need to end up in a separate field than the mixed strings, and the mixed strings need to stay together. The field length varies, as do the lengths of the all caps text strings. There are a lot of records, so I would be interested to know if there was a way to proceed without manually editing each line.
Hello, we've an Oracle transition in the pipeline and want to convertall our database objects to upper case. Any one got a script ortechnique (other than manual) to do it?Many thanks, Kevin.
I have a problem. I need to rename all columns of a database to uppercase. Since SQL SERVER 2005 does not support changing system tables is there a smooth way to do this? Has anyone ideas for a script? point me to the right direction. I have found the stored procedure sp_rename which could be useful (or would it be better to alter the tables)... So any help would be appriciated very much...
Almost all of our character fields are stored in upper-case. Is there an easy way to force SQL Server char and varchar fields to upper-case? Something I can do in SQL Server instead of in the client? It needs to apply to any new records.
There are some exceptions (email addresses for one). I don't mind going through each field and changing something.
I am struggling getting a time field from as/400 into SQL 200 using SSIS. The time field for some reason is being seen as dt_I8, And every type of conversion I try to do with it, it gives me an error about truncation. Example of my time field 12.35.00
How do you convert time field from as/400 which sql is seeing as DT_I8 to a string so that I can combine it with a date field to put it into a database timestamp field. Stacy
hi i want to select * from table1 where name =petter?now if there is many type of petter in table linke PETTER , Petter And petter which record will come in display?if i want all this three (PETTER,Petter,petter) will come in display which command is for this ??? regard
In the database, most of our cities are stored in all upper case. For reporting purposes, I need to have them returned as upper/lower. I used the below function, which works great for one word cities. However I can’t figure out how to get it to capitalize the 1st letter of each word, for addresses containing multiple names such as Rancho Santa Margarita.
I'm still haven't resolved the issue with displaying information from a SQL database. The text I'm displaying is in ALL CAPS in the SQL database, and I'm trying to convert it so that when I display it in gridview, The First Letter Of Each Word Is Capitalized, as apposed to ALL CAPS. I've tried the text-transform feature of CSS, but I noticed in a SQL book there are LOWER() & UPPER() string functions. The ideal thing to do then, would be to do some select statement that converts all the incoming text to lowercase, then use the CSS text-transform: capitalize , to convert the first letter of each word to caps. Basically, I need a select statement or something that converts my sql material to lowercase. Thanks.
An IBM Global Services consultant is telling my client that in order to have SAP BI read any data from any other application supported by SQL Server 2005, that all tables and fields MUST be in UPPER CASE. This would mean that SAP BI could not read ANY data from AdventureWorks (which everyone needs ) but more importantly from 95% of applications written and stored on SQL Server. I find this to be ludicrious, frankly, but don't know how to find out if it is true. Anyone?
Hi There, I have a column which contain alphanumeric values: aab123add234cdf423dej553edg543 If I try to return records between these values 'a' and 'e' it will only go as far as d. (first letter) aab123add234cdf423dej553 This is true if I use where value between a and e Or if I use greater than equal to operators Any help would be great. Thanks Stuart
I am having 4 Columns Qty decimal(12,3),CF1 Decimal(12,3),CF2 Decimal(12,3),Flag TinyInt.
I want to perform following without using case if it is possible.
When value of Flag is 0 then Qty*(CF2/CF1) When value of Flag is 1 then Qty
And i Don't want to use any functions like isnull,NullIf,IIF even not union or union all.How to do this calculation without using any function.
Actually i am having more then 100000 rows in table and if i use functions then my index might not be called.,that why want to avoid cases and functions.
All I want to do is create a UDF that will evaluate these strings as math formula and return the value depending on the values of the other columns in the row.
Bear in mind that there may not be a string formula at all for some rows, in which case the value of teh Hours column alone should be the result.
I can do this in vb using the 'Replace' function but am having difficulty in translating it over to T-SQL.
Here is the vb version i use in Ms Access...
getFormula(strDutyType As String, dblTotalNumber As Double, dblWeightingAs Double, dblHours As Double, dblMinutes As String, strFormula As Variant)
If IsNull(strFormula) Or strFormula = "" Then getFormula = dblHours Exit Function End If
Hi,I'm trying to count field login totals for users which updates another fieldin another table. Which is the most efficient method?I don't want to use a standard query as it will take too long if there are1000 users per company each with 1000 plus logins.I was thinking in terms of either a function, or a formula (using the built-in formula field within mssql).the query though (as its the only way which i'm familiar) is:SELECT SUM(NumberOfLogons) AS TotalLogonsFROM EmployerProfileDB39WHERE (CompanyName = x) AND (EmployerID = y)how would i write this as a formula or as a function?
I have a field in a table (named QuestionPosition)(type Decimal) that contains values like this:
1 2 3 4 5.1 5.2 5.3 ...
I want to have another field in the same table that stores just the remainder (in the above case a 0 for integer values and the 1 of the 5.1, 2 of the 5.2 etc.
I created the field in the table (named QuestionSubPosition) and tried to set the formula for it to QuestionPosition % 1 but it does not accept the formula.
The part that i do not understand is that i can set the formula to QuestionPosition / 1 it works (but not the results i want).
Hi guys, I have a large text that can have some ENTER character inside of it. The problem is that the text must be inserted into a txt file in a single row. So what I need is to find those ENTER character and replace them with a space so as to have the whole string in one row. How can I build that formula in derivide column? Thanks for your help
I am trying to add a case/select/if statement in the text color property of reporting services. I want it so if the value of a variable is 1 then "GREEN" else "RED". Any ideas?
Basically, I have a table with a column that stores mathematical formulas in string format. When my UDF is executed, it needs to select an appropriate formula from this table and evaluate it using values that are stored in local variables.
Look at the example below:
Suppose I have a string named @vcFormula that contains the following:"@dVar1 + @dVar2 / @dVar2"Now suppose I have a variable named @dVar1 that contains a value of 1.0, and variable @dVar2 contains a value of 2.5. I can use the REPLACE function to change my original string to look like this:"1.0 + 2.5 / 2.5"
Now I want to execute this string and find the numeric result, placing it in a variable named @dResult. The following works, but presents a problem:CREATE TABLE #Result (dResult decimal(20, 10))INSERT #Result EXEC('SELECT ' + @vcFormula)SELECT @dResult = dResult FROM #ResultThe problem with using this method comes from the fact that I need to be able to evaluate @vcFormula from within a user-defined function, but temporary tables are not allowed inside UDF's.
So I attempted to change the temporary table above into an instance of the TABLE data type. This didn't work either because EXEC cannot be used to populate instances of the TABLE data type. Then I came up with the bright idea to put the code above in a SP and call the SP from the UDF, but of course UDF's are not allowed to call SP's. Specifically, is there any way to execute a command/formula that is contained within a string other than by using EXEC?