hello all,
is there a quick way to convert a zipcode of type int, to a 5 character
char value ?
e.g.
declare @zip int
declare @czip char(5)
select @zip = 2109
select @czip = convert(char, @zip)
select @czip
but with @czip = 02109 instead of 2109 ?
thanks in advance
Hi,
I am extracting data from DB2 into SQL server using DTS. We have the data type char(5) in DB2 and int in SQL server.
I tried to give the
select integer(columname) as columname from tablename in data source.
I did parse the query it was Ok but If I tried to execute that giving the following error.
Can you give me your answere for this issue.
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Package Error
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Error Source : Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers
Error Description : [StarQuest][StarSQL ODBC Driver][DB2]THE VALUE OF A CHARACTER STRING ARGUMENT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE INTEGER FUNCTION
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OK
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Hello,
what's best for year resp. quarter Field, char(4) resp. char(1), integer or other?
Both are part of a composite index.
Thanks
Silas
Hi,
Can anyone help me? I have created a table and with a primary key called "ID".
However, I want the "ID" be auto increment as well.
Here is my question, how can I do in the following format:
"PIC0001", "PIC0002", "PIC0003", ............ etc.
Anyone can help me?
Thanks.
Hi All,How do you convert int value to datetime datatype in sql servere.g 900mins to hh:mm:ssRegardsOla*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
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Description: An
unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web
request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the
error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Conversion failed when converting the varchar value 'eventnum' to data type int.
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This is the actual value from the database.
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Thanks,
Dennis
Haiii..
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12 = 1.00
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€¦
...
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Cheers,
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and i have a data table
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now i import my data(in which there is some corrupted lines) into the temporary table, they should be all ansi-character strings and no more than 20 characters, but now some wrong datas in which there are wide-characters are mixed in. as the result of these wide-characters, the corrupted strings each takes over 20 bytes, but i can't filter them out, as when i enter in "len(str)", the sql server returns character counts, instead of byte counts, i thought this should only happen when i was using a unicode date type!(e.g. nvarchar). but now the server also behaves like this on those ansi date types. it seems all string manipulating functions refering string length behaves like this.
so when i am trying to run:
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or
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it will always end up with a string truncating error
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Thanks
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Insert Into AlaskaData2( CurrIssueDate, InactivationDate)
select Convert (Datetime, CurrIssueDate) CurrIssueDate,
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go
I have a Database which is having a Counterdate time Column stored in the form of Char(24)
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"Conversion failed when converting datetime from character string."
I am done all permutatiions and combinations for this used
Set @DE = convert ( datetime, @ts,121)
Set @de = cast( @ts as datetime)
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I DONT understand why the Server is behaving wiered..
Hoping to get an answer soon.
With regards
Sharad
Database Developer ,
UIC
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I am using a sqldatasource control on an aspx page. It is connecting via odbc string to an Informix database.
Here is my select statement cut down to the most basic elements.
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"Character to numeric conversion error"
How can I write this statement where it will work in the datasource control and have it only look at numeric values and skip the alpha values?
I have tried case with cast and isnumeric... I don't think that I have the formating correct.
I have also used:
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This works but is very clunky and could possibly break if other letters are input in the future. There has to be a better way.I am sorry for my ignorance and thanks again for your help.
I am taking a five-digit zipcode from a database where it is stored as an int, and I would like to store it as a char(5).
I set my OLE DB source to pull from a proc as:
Code Snippet
SELECT
cust.CustomerID as CustomerID,
case
when cust.Zip > 99999 then Null
when cust.Zip < 0 then Null
else REPLICATE('0',5 - LEN(cast(cust.Zip as varchar(5))))
+ cast(cust.Zip as varchar(5))
end as CustomerZip
However, when I do that, SSIS sees the external column as a string of length 8000, and insists on giving me a truncation warning on validation.
I also tried bringing the Zip field in as an int and doing a data conversion in the SSIS data stream. This worked great until I added a Derived Column transform to do the REPLICATE function as above to add leading zeros to the zip code. Once I did that, SSIS decided that there was a chance of truncation again and started with the truncation warnings.
My derived column is:
Code Snippet
REPLICATE("0",5 - LEN(TRIM([CustomerZip]))) + TRIM([CustomerZip])
BTW - I don't think the TRIM() function is really necessary in the above, but I tried it out of desperation and it made no difference.
This is really starting to drive me nuts. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to convert an integer zipcode to a char(5) string with leading zeros without incurring these validation warnings?
TIA
- Steve
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Here's my query:
DECLARE @StartDate AS varchar(30)
DECLARE @EndDate AS varchar(30)
SET @StartDate = (CONVERT(varchar(20),'01-05-2014', 101))
SET @EndDate = (CONVERT(varchar(20),'31-05-2014', 101))
[code]....
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It leads to massive implicit conversions and I am trying to change this.
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Hi there,
I have the following code:
Dim CityTown As String = Ctype(Request.Querystring("CityTown"), String)
Dim Suburb As String = Ctype(Request.Querystring("Suburb"), String)
Dim SuburbValue As String = Ctype(Request.Querystring("Suburb"), String)
Dim Rooms As String = Ctype(Request.Querystring("Rooms"), String)
Dim Rent As String = Ctype(Request.Querystring("Rent"), String)
Dim DateToday = DateTime.Now
Dim mySQL AS String
If suburbValue = "- All -" Then
mySQL = "SELECT propListID, propListExpires, propBuildType, propRoomNumber, propRentPerWeek, propDescription, propCityTown, propSuburb FROM tblPropertyList WHERE [propCityTown]='" & CityTown & "' AND [propRentPerWeek]<= '" & Rent & "' AND [propRoomNumber]='" & Rooms & "'AND [propListExpires] >='" & DateToday & "' "
However I am having trouble getting the Date to work as part of my SQL String. I keep getting the following error:
Syntax error converting datetime from character string.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Syntax error converting datetime from character string.
Source Error:
Line 30: MyDA = New SqlDataAdapter (mySQL, myConn)
Line 31: myDS = New DataSet()
Line 32: myDA.Fill(MyDS)
Line 33:
Line 34: dlPropertyListing.Datasource = MyDS.Tables(0)
Source File: K:detailsdetailspropertylisting.aspx Line: 32
Any ideas how to resolve this?? I do not want to use Parameters in my statement.
Thanks in advance,
TCM
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Thanks
Michael
I have a 6 char field which has to be converted to a datetime. I thought I had it solved when I did this
convert(datetime,(left(dob,2)+'-'+substring(dob,3,2)+'-'+right(dob,2)))
Problem is with a date value of 081649
I get 08/16/2049 instead of 1949, where did I goof
Can anyone tell me what this error message means and how I can correct it on my statement:
Code:
Server: Msg 241, Level 16, State 1, Line 1Syntax error converting datetime from character string.
Here's my query statement:
Code:
SELECT animalid AS "Animal ID", name AS "Name", categoryid AS "Category ID", DATENAME(MONTH, dateBorn) + ' ' + DATENAME(DAY, dateBorn) + ', ' + DATENAME(YEAR, dateBorn) AS "Date of Birth"FROM animalWHERE categoryid = 'Cat' AND dateBorn = 'May%'
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I am trying to select all members from a SQL db who have a renewal date btw to dates inputted into two text fields, but I am now getting the error above. This is where the problem is coming in...
If strStartDate <> "" and strEndDate <> "" Then
If bParam = True Then
StrSQL = strSQL & " AND "
Else
StrSQL = strSQL & " WHERE deleted=0 AND "
End If
strSQL = strSQL & "renewal_due BETWEEN '%" & Replace(strStartDate,"'","''") & "%' AND '%" & Replace(strEndDate,"'","''") & "%' "
End If
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you...
My Query is as shown below
Declare @FROMDATE DATETIME
Declare @THRUDATE DATETIME
Declare @Parm Varchar(250)
set @FROMDATE = '09/25/2013'
set @THRUDATE = '09/28/2013'
set @Parm = 'FROMDATE=' + @FROMDATE + ';THRUDATE=' + @THRUDATE
I am getting an error at above line saying that
Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string.
Probably one of the easiest queries some have seen around, but good ol' MS and their dates. I can't get around this error on this simple query. It will be a job that will run probably several times a day. I haven't even gotten passed to the second part of it....I've also seen this error is a VERY popular error, even with advanced programmers it seems. WOW. Basically, I want to keep the row count to 2 days. Well, if you have any suggestions, I'd take 'em. Thanks!
Delete from tblCallIndexes where inum in
(select inum from tblCalls where StartedAt < 'DATEADD(d,-2,GETDATE())')