Hi,I been reading various web pages trying to figure out how I can extract some simple information from the XML below, but at present I cannot understand it. I have a MS SQL 2005 database with which contains a field of type text (external database so field type cannot be changed to XML)The text field in the database is similar to the one below but I have simplified it by remove many of the unneeded tags in the <before> and <after> blocks. I also reformatted it to show the structure (original had no spaces or returns) For each text field in the SQL table contain the XML I need to know the OldVal and the NewVal. <ProductMergeAudit> <before> <table name="table1" description="Test Desc"> <product id="OldVal"> </table> </before> <after> <table name="table1" description="Test Desc"> <product id="NewVal"> </table> </after></ProductMergeAudit>
I am trying to build a query on a SQL2000 text field which contains XMLstring. The query is like "select requestnumber from history whererequestnumber is like '%re1%'". As you can see in the following samplerecords, the xml string has database structure and the requestnumber isa node of the XML. I wonder if it is possible to have SQL server parsethis field and allow me to do the query. If not, any suggestion wouldbe appreciated as to how to store XML data in SQL2000. I am not sureif I misused the SQL2000 XML feature correctly. So far I pass the rawquery result to ADO and manipulate it in XMLDOM.The table is to capture history of changes in any record in mydatabase. So I need to keep it simple so any record from any table canbe stored in here. The structure of the table is like this:sysObjectNumber(int, not null)recordKeyValues(char(30), not null)archiveTime(datetime, not null)history(text, null)A sample record would be like the following:sysObjectNumber recordKeyValues arvhiveTime History=============== =============== =========== =======1728725211 ABC 2005-03-25 8:09:56.700<history><partnumber>ABC</partnumber><type>2140461537</type><color>1</color><remain></remain><lastdatein></lastdatein><lastdateout></lastdateout><lastquantityin></lastquantityin><lastquantityout></lastquantityout><threshhold>null</threshhold><usedby>user1</usedby></history>1728725211 ABC 2005-03-28 11:01:14.407<history><partnumber>ABC</partnumber><type>2140461537</type><color>1</color><remain></remain><lastdatein></lastdatein><lastdateout></lastdateout><lastquantityin></lastquantityin><lastquantityout></lastquantityout><threshhold>4</threshhold><usedby>user2</usedby></history>1728725211 ABC 2005-03-28 11:46:12.723<history><partnumber>ABC</partnumber><type>2140461537</type><color>1</color><remain>4</remain><lastdatein></lastdatein><lastdateout></lastdateout><lastquantityin></lastquantityin><lastquantityout></lastquantityout><threshhold>4</threshhold><usedby>user1</usedby></history>1728725211 ABC 2005-03-28 11:46:35.273<history><partnumber>ABC</partnumber><type>2140461537</type><color>1</color><remain>4</remain><lastdatein></lastdatein><lastdateout></lastdateout><lastquantityin></lastquantityin><lastquantityout></lastquantityout><threshhold>4</threshhold><usedby>user4</usedby></history>
I am trying to parse data separated through text (ie abc1, abc2, abc3, abc4, etc).
ID ParseData 1 [abc1.Pants/abc2.Orange hat /abc3.Purple shirt /abc4./abc5./abc6./abc7./abc8.] 2 [abc1.Gray Shoes/abc2.Striped jacket /abc3./abc4./abc5./abc6./abc7./abc8.] 3 [abc1.Blue jeans/abc2./abc3./abc4./abc5./abc6./abc7./abc8.]
New Data (abc1, abc2, abc3, etc each have a field in the new data set) ID ParseData abc1 abc2 abc3 abc4 abc5 abc6 abc7 abc8 1 [abc1.Pants...abc8.] Pants Orange hat Purple shirt 2 [abc1.Gray...abc8.] Gray Shoes Striped jacket 3 [abc1.Blue...abc8.] Blue Jeans
If I only want the data in between abc1 and abc2, between abc2 and abc3, etc, what would be the best way to do that?
My code so far looks like: DECLARE @string varchar(100) = '[abc1.Pants/abc2.Orange hat /abc3.Purple shirt /abc4./abc5./abc6./abc7./abc8.]', @searchString1 varchar(20) = 'abc1', @searchString2 varchar(20) = 'abc2';
SELECT newstring FROM dbo.SubstringBetween(@string,@searchString1,@searchString2);
This returns 'Pants.'How do I continue to parse between abc2 and abc3? between abc3 and abc4?And then continue to ID2?Should I be referencing the ParseData field instead of string of data that I want to parse?
I've got some machines that output text files after each shot of parts. I'd like to take the data in those files and parse it and insert it into a SQL Server database for future massaging. The text files look like the example I've posted below. Can SSIS parse out the set points and actual values even though the file isn't CSV or tab delimited and the data is kind of 'strewn' all over the report? Each report does have the exact same format so the report format doesn't change from report to report, just the data. Thanks in advance.
Ernie
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Any way to parse out a text value (not varChar, using text data type) that is > than 8000 characters long? I'm looping through 1 big string passed to the DB that is pipe delimited, but I find myself needing the substring function to keep track of which segment I'm acting on (after an update, I then need to take that segment and remove it from the string)...but the subString function won't take anything larger than 8000 chars.
Say I have this string that is text data type...
'aaa|bbb|ccc|ddd|....'
..and so on, surpassing 8000 char length, how could you parse it out using the pipes as the delimter, then do an Update using that segment? Afterward, return to that string and find the next segment, then use it, and so on (in a loop). I tried using an update to set the string = replace(string, segmentJustUsed, '') to "erase" it, but replace can't take text as the datatype. Any help? Hope this isn't to confusing.
I need to parse some text files and load them to database - these files are mostly CSV files or fix width columns format and the column names (first line) may vary in text (e.g. different abbreviation), order and extra columns, etc.
Is it a good idea have this done using script task of SSIS? How it compare to Perl on performance? Or any other tools good for this?
I have a data field in a SSRS Report that contains the requestor's User Id. Their ID is prefixed with "PRIV"...And I'm assuming that is the direct result of the network domain. I need to create a SSRS expression to determine if the User ID is prefixed with "PRIV" and then parse that out and use what's behind the "" as their true User Id.
example...."PRIVID123456" should appear as "ID123456" in the report data line.
SELECT SID, SAmAccountName, DOMAIN, EmployeeID, CustAtr, DisplayName, UPN, Date, flag, Date_Mod, Date_Exp, IsActive, OU, Description, IDType FROM dbo.CORP_EMP_IDS as corp_emp_ids WHERE (EmployeeID BETWEEN 'A' AND 'Z') AND (IsActive = 1) AND (EmployeeID NOT IN ('gen', 'G', 'M', 'S', 'T', 'TT', 'AdminAcct', 'TestAcct', 'ConfRoom', 'AcctAdmin')) AND (Date_Exp > GETDATE() OR Date_Exp = '') AND (SAmAccountName NOT LIKE '%$%')
UNION
SELECT SID, SAmAccountName, DOMAIN, EmployeeID, CustAtr, DisplayName, UPN, Date, flag, Date_Mod, Date_Exp, IsActive, OU, Description, IDType FROM dbo.CORP_EMP_IDS AS CORP_EMP_IDS_1 WHERE (CustAtr BETWEEN 'A' AND 'Z') AND (IsActive = 1) AND (CustAtr NOT IN ('gen', 'G', 'M', 'S', 'T', 'TT', 'AdminAcct', 'TestAcct', 'ConfRoom', 'AcctAdmin','AdminAccts')) AND (Date_Exp > GETDATE() OR Date_Exp = '') AND (SAmAccountName NOT LIKE '%$%')
I am trying to erase some erroneous bad data in my table. The description column has a lot of </div>oqwiroiweuru</a> weird data attached to it, i want to keep the data to the left of where the </div> erroneous data begins
update MyTable set Description = LEFT(Description(CHARINDEX('<',Description)-1)) where myid = 1
that totally works.
update MyTable set Description = LEFT(Description(CHARINDEX('<',Description)-1)) where myid >= 2
gives me a Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function. The statement has been terminated error.
Hello everyone ! I want to perform Full Text Search with SQL Server 2000. My documents (.doc, .xls, .txt, .pdf) are stored in a SQL Server field which is binary (the type of the column is image). I would like to know, how you can extract pieces of text from the documents. Example: I have a ASPX page with codebehind in C# making the search in a table in SQL server that is full text indexed. I make a search looking for the word "peace", than SQL server will take care about the search and return it to me the rows that match with that. But also I'd like to extract the 50 characters before and after where sql server found the word "peace" to show in the result page. Does anyone has any idea how to work around it ? Best regards. Yannick
I have a column in a table that has a type TEXT,when I pull the length of a row it returns 88222 but when I select from that column it dows not show all the text in the result set.
I have a data table in my project that has a "text" (not varchar) field in it. I am trying to load this field with little paragraphs of text for showing on my pages. How do I get the free text loaded into the table? The database explorer and all the data grid controls cut the text off at one line. There doesn't seem to be any way to get multiline text into this table.
Hello,I have a table that has a name field with the following datajohn doejohn doe smithjohn d smithI need to separate the first, middle and last names into separatefields. ex. first varchar (20), middle varchar (20) and last varchar(20).I am testing the process that I have to follow by doing the followingcreate table names (name varchar (40),first varchar (20),middle varchar (20),last varchar (20))insert into names (name)values (john doe smith)I get an error message when I run the following query:update bset first = substring(name, 1, (charindex('', name)-1))The error message is:Server: Msg 536, Level 16, State 3, Line 1Invalid length parameter passed to the substring function.The statement has been terminated.Does anybody have any suggestions?TIAja
I am fairly new to SQL and am trying to write a function to parse the ip address into 4 sections. I have been searching through the forums to see if anyone has a posted example of parsing an ip address but could not find one.
I am wondering what would be the best method of doing this, or if anyone has an example.
I have a table, tblstudents that has the fields strfirstname and strlastname. The table was imported from MS Acess where they were storing the first name and the lastname in the same field. Sucks doesn't it? Anyway, I need to write a script to extract the first name from the lastname and insert it into the first name field which is blank. So far I figure I can use select into, but need to find a way to tell sql server to take the fart of the field after the comma (the first name) and to delete the comma becuase I won't need it anymore.
Help!
Select '%,' into tblclients as strfirstname from tblclients
I know this won't work, but I want to show you all I'm at least trying!
This script parses the @@VERSION global variable into individual columns.
I developed it because I wanted to be able gather standard info on all versions.
I know there are functions for a lot of this, but only starting with SQL 2000.
It seems to work with all versions of SQL Server from 7.0 through 2005.
I haven't tested with 6.5 and before or 2008, because I don't have either available.
Please report any problems you see.
Edit: 2007-7-31 1. Changed SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION to varchar(20) 2. Added code to create a view named V_SQL_SERVER_VERSION 3. Added four new columns to the view: SERVER_NAME, value from @@servername SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION_NUMBER, Example: 9 SQL_SERVER_VERSION_NUMBER, Example: 8.0020390000 WINDOWS_VERSION_NAME, Example: 'Windows 2000'
Edit: 2007-8-2 Changed SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION to varchar(40)
from ( select zz = stuff(yy,charindex(Char(10),yy),1,'#3#') from (
select yy = stuff(xx,charindex(Char(10),xx),1,'#2#') from ( select xx =stuff(VERSION ,charindex(Char(10),VERSION),1,'#1#') from ( select VERSION = @@VERSION ) a ) a1 ) a2 ) a3 ) a4 ) a4
Results:
SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION SQL_SERVER_VERSION SQL_SERVER_PLATFORM SQL_SERVER_EDITION WINDOWS_VERSION WINDOWS_BUILD WINDOWS_SERVICE_PACK ------------------------ -------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ 2000 8.00.2039 Intel X86 Standard Edition Windows NT 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 4
(1 row(s) affected)
drop view [dbo].[V_SQL_SERVER_VERSION] go create view [dbo].[V_SQL_SERVER_VERSION] as select SERVER_NAME = @@servername, SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION, SQL_SERVER_VERSION, SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION_NUMBER = convert(int,floor(convert(numeric(20,10),substring(SQL_SERVER_VERSION,1,4)))), SQL_SERVER_VERSION_NUMBER= convert(numeric(20,10),( convert(numeric(20,10),substring(SQL_SERVER_VERSION,1,4))*1000000+ convert(numeric(20,10),substring(SQL_SERVER_VERSION,6,30)))/1000000), SQL_SERVER_PLATFORM, SQL_SERVER_EDITION, WINDOWS_VERSION_NAME = convert(varchar(20), case when WINDOWS_VERSION = 'Windows NT 5.0' then 'Windows 2000' when WINDOWS_VERSION = 'Windows NT 5.1' then 'Windows XP' when WINDOWS_VERSION = 'Windows NT 5.2' then 'Windows 2003' else WINDOWS_VERSION end), WINDOWS_VERSION, WINDOWS_BUILD, WINDOWS_SERVICE_PACK from ( select SQL_SERVER_MAJOR_VERSION = convert(varchar(40),substring(L1,1,L1_BREAK_1-1)), SQL_SERVER_VERSION = convert(varchar(20),substring(L1,L1_BREAK_1+3,L1_BREAK_2-(L1_BREAK_1+3))), SQL_SERVER_PLATFORM = convert(varchar(20),substring(L1,L1_BREAK_2+2,L1_BREAK_3-(L1_BREAK_2+2))), SQL_SERVER_EDITION = convert(varchar(30),substring(L4,1,L4_BREAK_1-1)), WINDOWS_VERSION = convert(varchar(20),substring(L4,L4_BREAK_1+4,L4_BREAK_2-(L4_BREAK_1+4))), WINDOWS_BUILD = convert(varchar(20),substring(L4,L4_BREAK_2+2,L4_BREAK_3-(L4_BREAK_2+2))), WINDOWS_SERVICE_PACK = convert(varchar(30),substring(L4,L4_BREAK_3+2,L4_BREAK_4-(L4_BREAK_3+2))), VERSION = VERSION from ( select VERSION, L1_BREAK_1 = charindex(' - ',L1), L1_BREAK_2 = charindex(' (',L1), L1_BREAK_3 = charindex(')',L1), L4_BREAK_1 = charindex(' on Windows',L4), L4_BREAK_2 = charindex(' (',L4), L4_BREAK_3 = charindex(': ',L4), L4_BREAK_4 = charindex(')',L4), L1, L4 from ( select VERSION, L1 = convert(varchar(100), rtrim(ltrim(replace(substring(zz,1,charindex('#1#',zz)-1),'Microsoft SQL Server',''))) ) , L4 = rtrim(ltrim(substring(zz,charindex('#3#',zz)+4,100)))
from ( select VERSION, zz = stuff(yy,charindex(Char(10),yy),1,'#3#') from (
select VERSION, yy = stuff(xx,charindex(Char(10),xx),1,'#2#') from ( select VERSION, xx =stuff(VERSION ,charindex(Char(10),VERSION),1,'#1#') from ( select VERSION = @@version ) a ) a1 ) a2 ) a3 ) a4 ) a4 ) a5 go grant select on [dbo].[V_SQL_SERVER_VERSION] to public go
Hi there,I am re-organizing the database. We used to have field 'names' in ourtable for our first name and last name. However, I want to have thosenames in different field.FYI, I have two different tables in different databases. The Adatabase contains A table with 'names" field. The B database containsB table with 'fname' and 'lname' I want to copy data A table to Btable.How can I parse names field into first name and last name fields?Here are some examples which are in the database.(id names01 John Doe02 John & Jane Doe03 Mr & Mrs Doe) something like this. It might contain '&' and two names. If thereare two names, then use first name.Thanks guys,
In my stored procedure, I want to parse @ArrayOfDays into @d1 through@d5.@ArrayOfDays is a varchar input parameter containing,for example, "1.7.21.25.60." - five elements.Most active vars:@i - loop counter@char - current char in string@tempVal - contains the current element as it is being built@tempValExecString - contains SELECT stmt for EXEC()I'm using EXEC() to execute a dynamically built SELECT.The error I get when calling from vb.net is:Must declare the variable '@tempVal'.Two manual traces indicate the logic is ok.I suspect my assignment statement for @tempValExecString.Any help would be appreciated. - BobC----------------------------------------------------------DECLARE@d1 varchar(3),@d2 varchar(3),@d3 varchar(3),@d4 varchar(3),@d5 varchar(3),@i int,@char char(1),@tempVal varchar(3),@tempValExecString varchar(30)SELECT @tempVal = ''SELECT @i = 1WHILE @i < LEN(@ArrayOfDays)BEGINSELECT @char = SUBSTRING(@ArrayOfDays, @i, 1)WHILE @char <'.'BEGINSELECT @tempVal = @tempVal + @charSELECT @char = SUBSTRING(@ArrayOfDays, @i+1, 1)IF @char = '.'BEGIN/* the following should produce "SELECT @d1 = 1" when it reads thefirst period(.) */SELECT @tempValExecString = 'SELECT @d' + LTRIM(RTRIM(STR(@i))) + '= @tempVal'EXEC(@tempValExecString)SELECT @tempVal = ''SELECT @i = @i + 1ENDSELECT @i = @i + 1ENDEND----------------------------------------------------------
Is there a way to parse a string to int? this is my example code. quote_id is a string i want to be treated as an int here.
Code Snippet ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetNextQuoteID] AS BEGIN -- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from -- interfering with SELECT statements. SET NOCOUNT ON; -- Insert statements for procedure here SELECT MAX(quote_id)+1 as id From Quote END
Does anyone come across this error message whenever u try to parse ANY SQL statements in Management Studio 2005 (even parsing SELECT GETDATE() fails)...
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.Net SqlClient Data Provider: Msg 0, Level 11, State 0, Line 0 A severe error occurred on the current command. The results, if any, should be discarded. >>>
Actually, i need to trace out changes in my database.[either by insertion/updation/deletion of data or adding/modifiying object.] within my application.
I study SQL Profile. But it is limited for its run and also resource hunger or extra burden on server in case of large size database and busy server.
So please guide me. Also suggest be its appropriate solution.
i am executing an sql statement in sql server 2005 express edition. It says it is unable to parse the query then automatically re-arranges the sql text and then it is able to parse it and return me the result. my query is this: What am I doing wrong? IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT MemberID, HotelID FROM tblHotels_Reviews WHERE MemberID = 3 AND HotelID = 3) BEGIN INSERT INTO tblHotels_Reviews(MemberID, HotelID, ReviewTitle, StayMonth, StayYear, Satisfaction, PricePerNight, ValueForMoney, CheckIn, FoodDining, BusinessFacilities, SafetySecurity, Rooms, StaffService, HotelFacilities, CheckOut, SuitableFor, Atmosphere, DoYouRecommend, Review, Anonymous, HasPhotos, ReviewDate, ReviewLanguage, PublishStatus)VALUES (6, 3, 'hello', 'January', 2002, 5, 234, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 'Singles,Couples', 0, 1, 'helloo', 0, 0, '06/04/2006', 'EN', 0) SELECT 1 AS RESULT END ELSE BEGIN SELECT 0 AS RESULT END
I create a Execute SQL Task and Load a stored procedure into the "SQL Statement" box. This stored procedure has many 'go' words and many commented lines either with '--' mark or '/*' or '*/' mark.
When Parse Query, get Package Error "Deferred prepare could not be completed. Statements could not be prepared". But I could run the same proc under the isql/w with no problem. How could I deal with this error? Though it looks the execution of the package still run successful. The Parsing just create uncertainty.
Has anyone tried to parse a column containing sql syntax to obtain the actual column names used in the syntax field. So if the field had acctno =1001 then it would return acctno.
The data looks like the following --------------------------- | PBP 20070420 2:26pm | ---------------------------
Now the data in this field is not uniform it can be blank, a sentence or have a different pre fix, instead of PBP, but the date will be YYYYMMDD when it is supplied.
I need to find all the dates that are within the last 10 months. How do I perform this task?
If I use and Execute SQL Task like this ... ------------------------------------ DECLARE @VAR SET @VAR = ?
EXEC sp_Test @VAR ------------------------------------ and then click parse query I get an error "Syntax error or Access violation"
However; if I use it this way ------------------------------------ EXEC sp_Test ? ------------------------------------ it works.
Now here is the odd thing. If I put in a DECLARE statement and a global parameter "?" I get the syntax error.
But .... If I use a disconnected edit and use DECLARE and "?" then task will run properly. So the problem seems to be with the query parser.
The problem is I don't have the time to edit everything in a disconnected manner. Is there a way or update that will allow me to use DECLARE and "?". I have tried many hotfixes but none have worked.
