From my.lists at verizon.net  Sun Feb  1 00:40:22 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:40:22 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]
	Re: [AccessD] was SQL Server queries - appending strings
In-Reply-To: <DCEFJAOENMNENLAAOFGPOEDJGJAA.jwcolby@colbyconsulting.com>
References: <DCEFJAOENMNENLAAOFGPOEDJGJAA.jwcolby@colbyconsulting.com>
Message-ID: <401C9F56.6010809@verizon.net>

John W. Colby wrote:
> Thanks both of you.
> 
> I have a client that purchased SQL Server and so it's time to get off the
> dime and learn this stuff.
> 
> The client uses A2K.
> 
> Now that I am changing to SQL Server I have to get the server doing more of
> the work - the whole point is of course to speed things up.  For technical
> reasons (a whole SLEW of reasons) going to an ADP is NOT an option any time
> in the near future, if at all.

It's really about the right tool for the job, altho speculation would 
deem that an ADP would be better suited.

> I have a main tabbed form which uses a multi-table join to get live data
> from a client / claim .  The client wanted it that way so that the user
> could edit fields in either table.
> 
> Views appear to be similar to tables, i.e. I can link to them and they show
> up in the table window.  Is there a way to pass parameters to them?  "Where
> LastName like col*" etc?

No, Views do not take parameters, that's what Stored Procedures (aka 
sprocs) are for..

> ATM, I pull the whole recordset and then filter down to a single record.
> Not fast, but after the initial pull the filter proceeds at a reasonable
> rate.  I can then "filter" to a specific claim reasonably fast.  I would
> like to change this to actually ask SQL Server for a view of exactly one
> record each time they want to see a claim.  Thus avoiding the "pull the
> entire recordset across the net, now pull the index, etc.

That would be effective.. again... Sprocs, think Pass-Through Queries.. 
generally you'd just type into the SQL window (technically not the qbe 
window), EXEC stp_MyFavoriteSproc Param1, Param2

I'll take this quote from David McAfee's post over on Access-L on 
exactly this issue

/QUOTE/
I couldn't get it working that way after all. I cant remember how I used 
to do that.

but...

In one of my samples (A97 db connected to A97 BE with an ODBC link to 
SQL 2K)

I created a pass-through query called "_BrettsPassThru"

The SQL inside the query is:

         EXEC devREDe.dbo.BrettsPOQuery '1/1/2004', '1/22/2004'


So I created a command button and placed the following code behind it:

CurrentDb.QueryDefs("_BrettsPassThru").SQL = "EXEC 
devREDe.dbo.BrettsPOQuery '" & Forms![Monthlyreport]![StartDate] & "', 
'" & Forms![Monthlyreport]![EndDate] & "'" 'strSQL
DoCmd.OpenQuery "_BrettsPassThru"

Let me know how it works for you.

David
/END QUOTE/

> This must be editable so AFAIK I cannot use stored procedures which would
> allow passing parameters.  Because this is A2K AFAIK I cannot assign a
> recordset to the form's recordsource property.

you are mistaken.  you can assign the recordset to the recordsource, but 
  because the data is from sql server (in an mdb) it becomes read only.

> What are my options here?  Do I have any?

Pass Through, convert the mdb to an ADP, Stored procedures.  and Yes you 
do :)


-- 
-Francisco

From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Sun Feb  1 01:05:03 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:05:03 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]SQL Server queries - appending strings
Message-ID: <BAY1-F95GrC1hVjRTZI00013e5d@hotmail.com>

SELECT LASTNAME + ', ' + FIRSTNAME from employees...........


HTH
Billy

>From: "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: "SQLServer" <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>,   "AccessD" 
><AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]SQL Server queries - appending strings
>Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:44:31 -0500
>
>In Access I often do things in queries like: [LastName] & ", " & 
>[FirstName]
>
>This appears to be bad syntax in SQL Server.  Is there an equivalent?
>
>John W. Colby
>www.ColbyConsulting.com
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From Clay.Passick at minneapolis.edu  Mon Feb  2 09:04:51 2004
From: Clay.Passick at minneapolis.edu (Clay Passick)
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:04:51 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]SQL Server queries - appending strings
Message-ID: <s01e12c4.055@mail.mctc.mnscu.edu>

[lastname]+', '+[firstname] should work



Clay Passick
D.B.A.
MCTC
1501 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN   55403
612.659.6615

>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 1/31/2004 7:44:31 PM >>>
In Access I often do things in queries like: [LastName] & ", " &
[FirstName]

This appears to be bad syntax in SQL Server.  Is there an equivalent?

John W. Colby 
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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From martyconnelly at shaw.ca  Mon Feb  2 23:10:08 2004
From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly)
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 21:10:08 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]
	SQL Server Reporting Services Article and use of Access VBA Reports
References: <s01e12c4.055@mail.mctc.mnscu.edu>
Message-ID: <401F2D30.5090708@shaw.ca>

Microsoft launches SQL Server Reporting Services
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0127microlaunc.html

This has just come out of Beta last week but one interesting point in 
the article is ,
"First Premier is also a Microsoft shop and had been building reports 
using SQL Query Analyzer and Microsoft's Access database. It was able 
virtually to cut and paste the Access code into Reporting Services, 
which was a time saver and a big draw"
To test and design this you will have to run from Win XP Pro or Win  2003.

-- 
Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada




From artful at rogers.com  Tue Feb  3 11:33:14 2004
From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller)
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:33:14 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Object Name Length Rule?
In-Reply-To: <401F2D30.5090708@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <IOEKLIMDJCICALKAOPMFGEAPCIAA.artful@rogers.com>

Does anyone know how long an object name can be in SQL?

TIA,
Arthur

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Tue Feb  3 11:43:24 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:43:24 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Object Name Length Rule?
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003D052E2@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

What do you mean?  Are you referring to scope of a variable?

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Does anyone know how long an object name can be in SQL?

TIA,
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From James at fcidms.com  Tue Feb  3 13:09:12 2004
From: James at fcidms.com (James Barash)
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:09:12 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Object Name Length Rule?
In-Reply-To: <E75976F5702D0140B6829010C482D92522EF92@win2k-server-1.fci.local>
Message-ID: <E75976F5702D0140B6829010C482D9250DF65E@win2k-server-1.fci.local>

For SQL Server 2000: 128 characters, according to BOL.

James Barash

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Does anyone know how long an object name can be in SQL?

TIA,
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From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Tue Feb  3 15:14:48 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:14:48 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Re: Object Name Length Rule?
In-Reply-To: <200402031800.i13I0dm22034@databaseadvisors.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20040203151412.029a9e60@pop3.highstream.net>

Arthur,

I believe it is 64 characters.

Robert

At 12:00 PM 2/3/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:33:14 -0500
>From: "Arthur Fuller" <artful at rogers.com>
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Object Name Length Rule?
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Message-ID: <IOEKLIMDJCICALKAOPMFGEAPCIAA.artful at rogers.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="Windows-1252"
>
>Does anyone know how long an object name can be in SQL?
>
>TIA,
>Arthur



From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Tue Feb  3 15:21:00 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:21:00 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Re: Object Name Length Rule?
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003D05352@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

It's obvious, I did misunderstand the question, but it is 128 chars.

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[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
L. Stewart
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 3:15 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Cc: artful at rogers.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Re: Object Name Length Rule?


Arthur,

I believe it is 64 characters.

Robert

At 12:00 PM 2/3/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:33:14 -0500
>From: "Arthur Fuller" <artful at rogers.com>
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Object Name Length Rule?
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Message-ID: <IOEKLIMDJCICALKAOPMFGEAPCIAA.artful at rogers.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="Windows-1252"
>
>Does anyone know how long an object name can be in SQL?
>
>TIA,
>Arthur


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From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Wed Feb  4 13:31:31 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 19:31:31 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
Message-ID: <BAY1-F145ZSlk8ZXkkH00060b73@hotmail.com>

Has anyone ever received the following error message before?  It occurs 
sporadicaly in my function but the funny thing is, I don't even have a 
datetime var in my function.

Server: Msg 542, Level 16, State 1, Procedure udf_show_this, Line 8
An invalid datetime value was encountered. Value exceeds the year 9999.

Thanks in advance,
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb  4 14:59:13 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:59:13 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3004341D37@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

Can you post the function?

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Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message


Has anyone ever received the following error message before?  It occurs 
sporadicaly in my function but the funny thing is, I don't even have a 
datetime var in my function.

Server: Msg 542, Level 16, State 1, Procedure udf_show_this, Line 8 An
invalid datetime value was encountered. Value exceeds the year 9999.

Thanks in advance,
Billy

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From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Wed Feb  4 16:51:01 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:51:01 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
Message-ID: <BAY1-F142Fx8n6dpQKR0006257d@hotmail.com>

CREATE FUNCTION udf_show_this (@tblOrder_ID INT) RETURNS VARCHAR(8000) AS
BEGIN

   DECLARE @strMsg VARCHAR(8000)
   DECLARE @i TINYINT
   SET @i = 0
   SELECT @strMsg = 'x' + CAST(@tblOrder_ID AS VARCHAR(8)) + 'x', 
@tblOrder_ID = tblOrder_fk_ID FROM tblOrder WHERE tblOrder_ID = @tblOrder_ID

   WHILE @tblOrder_ID <> 0
      BEGIN
         SET @i = @i + 1
         SELECT @strMsg = 'x' + CAST(tblOrder_ID AS VARCHAR(8)) + @strMsg, 
@tblOrder_ID = tblOrder_fk_ID FROM tblOrder WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE tblOrder_ID 
= @tblOrder_ID
         IF @i > 10
            BREAK
      END
   RETURN (@strMsg)
END

GO


>From: "Djabarov, Robert" <Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
>Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:59:13 -0600
>
>Can you post the function?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy
>Pang
>Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:32 PM
>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
>
>
>Has anyone ever received the following error message before?  It occurs
>sporadicaly in my function but the funny thing is, I don't even have a
>datetime var in my function.
>
>Server: Msg 542, Level 16, State 1, Procedure udf_show_this, Line 8 An
>invalid datetime value was encountered. Value exceeds the year 9999.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Billy
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb  4 17:11:37 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 17:11:37 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3004341D77@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

Are there any DATETIME fields in tblOrder table?  It's obviously
data-related, but not necessarily is barking at the fields referenced in
the function.

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Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:51 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message


CREATE FUNCTION udf_show_this (@tblOrder_ID INT) RETURNS VARCHAR(8000)
AS BEGIN

   DECLARE @strMsg VARCHAR(8000)
   DECLARE @i TINYINT
   SET @i = 0
   SELECT @strMsg = 'x' + CAST(@tblOrder_ID AS VARCHAR(8)) + 'x', 
@tblOrder_ID = tblOrder_fk_ID FROM tblOrder WHERE tblOrder_ID =
@tblOrder_ID

   WHILE @tblOrder_ID <> 0
      BEGIN
         SET @i = @i + 1
         SELECT @strMsg = 'x' + CAST(tblOrder_ID AS VARCHAR(8)) +
@strMsg, 
@tblOrder_ID = tblOrder_fk_ID FROM tblOrder WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE
tblOrder_ID 
= @tblOrder_ID
         IF @i > 10
            BREAK
      END
   RETURN (@strMsg)
END

GO


>From: "Djabarov, Robert" <Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
>Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:59:13 -0600
>
>Can you post the function?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy 
>Pang
>Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:32 PM
>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
>
>
>Has anyone ever received the following error message before?  It occurs

>sporadicaly in my function but the funny thing is, I don't even have a 
>datetime var in my function.
>
>Server: Msg 542, Level 16, State 1, Procedure udf_show_this, Line 8 An 
>invalid datetime value was encountered. Value exceeds the year 9999.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Billy
>
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From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Wed Feb  4 18:05:09 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:05:09 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
Message-ID: <BAY1-F12f67enlWqq6C0006aa17@hotmail.com>

Just the created date field. That is it... no other datatime fields.


>From: "Djabarov, Robert" <Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
>Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 17:11:37 -0600
>
>Are there any DATETIME fields in tblOrder table?  It's obviously
>data-related, but not necessarily is barking at the fields referenced in
>the function.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy
>Pang
>Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:51 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
>
>
>CREATE FUNCTION udf_show_this (@tblOrder_ID INT) RETURNS VARCHAR(8000)
>AS BEGIN
>
>    DECLARE @strMsg VARCHAR(8000)
>    DECLARE @i TINYINT
>    SET @i = 0
>    SELECT @strMsg = 'x' + CAST(@tblOrder_ID AS VARCHAR(8)) + 'x',
>@tblOrder_ID = tblOrder_fk_ID FROM tblOrder WHERE tblOrder_ID =
>@tblOrder_ID
>
>    WHILE @tblOrder_ID <> 0
>       BEGIN
>          SET @i = @i + 1
>          SELECT @strMsg = 'x' + CAST(tblOrder_ID AS VARCHAR(8)) +
>@strMsg,
>@tblOrder_ID = tblOrder_fk_ID FROM tblOrder WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE
>tblOrder_ID
>= @tblOrder_ID
>          IF @i > 10
>             BREAK
>       END
>    RETURN (@strMsg)
>END
>
>GO
>
>
> >From: "Djabarov, Robert" <Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com>
> >Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> >To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
> >Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
> >Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:59:13 -0600
> >
> >Can you post the function?
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy
> >Pang
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:32 PM
> >To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
> >Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Weird error message
> >
> >
> >Has anyone ever received the following error message before?  It occurs
>
> >sporadicaly in my function but the funny thing is, I don't even have a
> >datetime var in my function.
> >
> >Server: Msg 542, Level 16, State 1, Procedure udf_show_this, Line 8 An
> >invalid datetime value was encountered. Value exceeds the year 9999.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Billy
> >
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From my.lists at verizon.net  Wed Feb  4 19:33:58 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 17:33:58 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
Message-ID: <40219D86.8060205@verizon.net>

How the heck does this work... I'm very puzzled.. I have SQL2000 w/ SP3 
and i'm realy grasping at straws right now as I can't seem to find the 
easiest solution for this...


I have an NT group in a role who has rights to sprocs on my database, 
They have execute rights but no table rights... however the sproc looks 
for data which spans across 2 databases

It does not make sense to me that I can't access the data in database 2 
especially since cross database ownership is turned on, on both databases.

the sproc is created by dbo, is there something else I need to do?  SO 
in the mean time I've added the user into both databases and into roles 
by the same name.. db_myRole in db1 and db_myRole in db2

now I get an error stating that the user dosen't have select rights on 
db2... this shouldn't be.for testing I gave the role rights to the table 
and still nothing
any ideas?  am I using cross database ownership wrong?  I'm about ready 
to yank the table into the first database.

-- 
-Francisco



From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au  Wed Feb  4 20:19:06 2004
From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:49:06 +1030 
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
Message-ID: <EAAA1F7DC874D511BA070008C70D61BBE3A7A0@adl01s051.ilcorp.gov.au>

Have you set up a linked server?  Or using an adhoc connection? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Francisco H Tapia [mailto:my.lists at verizon.net] 
Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2004 12:04 PM
To: SQL Server 2k List; dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?

How the heck does this work... I'm very puzzled.. I have SQL2000 w/ SP3 and
i'm realy grasping at straws right now as I can't seem to find the easiest
solution for this...


I have an NT group in a role who has rights to sprocs on my database, They
have execute rights but no table rights... however the sproc looks for data
which spans across 2 databases

It does not make sense to me that I can't access the data in database 2
especially since cross database ownership is turned on, on both databases.

the sproc is created by dbo, is there something else I need to do?  SO in
the mean time I've added the user into both databases and into roles by the
same name.. db_myRole in db1 and db_myRole in db2

now I get an error stating that the user dosen't have select rights on
db2... this shouldn't be.for testing I gave the role rights to the table and
still nothing any ideas?  am I using cross database ownership wrong?  I'm
about ready to yank the table into the first database.

--
-Francisco


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From mikedorism at adelphia.net  Thu Feb  5 06:25:41 2004
From: mikedorism at adelphia.net (Mike & Doris Manning)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:25:41 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
In-Reply-To: <40219D86.8060205@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <000001c3ebe3$2be2c010$8b194244@hargrove.internal>

I get around this by referencing the table in db2 from sprocs in db1.

The syntax for referencing a table in another database is:
Database.dbo.table

The syntax for referencing a field in a table in another database is:
Database.dbo.table.field


Doris Manning
Database Administrator
Hargrove Inc.
www.hargroveinc.com


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco H
Tapia
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:34 PM
To: SQL Server 2k List; dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?


How the heck does this work... I'm very puzzled.. I have SQL2000 w/ SP3 
and i'm realy grasping at straws right now as I can't seem to find the 
easiest solution for this...


I have an NT group in a role who has rights to sprocs on my database, 
They have execute rights but no table rights... however the sproc looks 
for data which spans across 2 databases

It does not make sense to me that I can't access the data in database 2 
especially since cross database ownership is turned on, on both databases.

the sproc is created by dbo, is there something else I need to do?  SO 
in the mean time I've added the user into both databases and into roles 
by the same name.. db_myRole in db1 and db_myRole in db2

now I get an error stating that the user dosen't have select rights on 
db2... this shouldn't be.for testing I gave the role rights to the table 
and still nothing
any ideas?  am I using cross database ownership wrong?  I'm about ready 
to yank the table into the first database.

-- 
-Francisco


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From my.lists at verizon.net  Thu Feb  5 17:26:40 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:26:40 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
In-Reply-To: <000001c3ebe3$2be2c010$8b194244@hargrove.internal>
References: <000001c3ebe3$2be2c010$8b194244@hargrove.internal>
Message-ID: <4022D130.9010907@verizon.net>

I have that but it still doesn't resolve when the user is only a member 
of one database
it's not until I make them members of the 2nd database that it does it 
right.

-- 
-Francisco




Mike & Doris Manning wrote:

>I get around this by referencing the table in db2 from sprocs in db1.
>
>The syntax for referencing a table in another database is:
>Database.dbo.table
>
>The syntax for referencing a field in a table in another database is:
>Database.dbo.table.field
>
>
>Doris Manning
>Database Administrator
>Hargrove Inc.
>www.hargroveinc.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco H
>Tapia
>Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:34 PM
>To: SQL Server 2k List; dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
>
>
>How the heck does this work... I'm very puzzled.. I have SQL2000 w/ SP3 
>and i'm realy grasping at straws right now as I can't seem to find the 
>easiest solution for this...
>
>
>I have an NT group in a role who has rights to sprocs on my database, 
>They have execute rights but no table rights... however the sproc looks 
>for data which spans across 2 databases
>
>It does not make sense to me that I can't access the data in database 2 
>especially since cross database ownership is turned on, on both databases.
>
>the sproc is created by dbo, is there something else I need to do?  SO 
>in the mean time I've added the user into both databases and into roles 
>by the same name.. db_myRole in db1 and db_myRole in db2
>
>now I get an error stating that the user dosen't have select rights on 
>db2... this shouldn't be.for testing I gave the role rights to the table 
>and still nothing
>any ideas?  am I using cross database ownership wrong?  I'm about ready 
>to yank the table into the first database.
>
>  
>



From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Thu Feb  5 17:33:00 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 17:33:00 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3004341F19@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

This behavior is by design, otherwise users that are not present in 1
database could have access to it from another database.  That would not
be pretty :)

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Francisco H Tapia
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:27 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?


I have that but it still doesn't resolve when the user is only a member 
of one database
it's not until I make them members of the 2nd database that it does it 
right.

-- 
-Francisco




Mike & Doris Manning wrote:

>I get around this by referencing the table in db2 from sprocs in db1.
>
>The syntax for referencing a table in another database is: 
>Database.dbo.table
>
>The syntax for referencing a field in a table in another database is: 
>Database.dbo.table.field
>
>
>Doris Manning
>Database Administrator
>Hargrove Inc.
>www.hargroveinc.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
>Francisco H Tapia
>Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:34 PM
>To: SQL Server 2k List; dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
>
>
>How the heck does this work... I'm very puzzled.. I have SQL2000 w/ SP3
>and i'm realy grasping at straws right now as I can't seem to find the 
>easiest solution for this...
>
>
>I have an NT group in a role who has rights to sprocs on my database,
>They have execute rights but no table rights... however the sproc looks

>for data which spans across 2 databases
>
>It does not make sense to me that I can't access the data in database 2
>especially since cross database ownership is turned on, on both
databases.
>
>the sproc is created by dbo, is there something else I need to do?  SO
>in the mean time I've added the user into both databases and into roles

>by the same name.. db_myRole in db1 and db_myRole in db2
>
>now I get an error stating that the user dosen't have select rights on
>db2... this shouldn't be.for testing I gave the role rights to the
table 
>and still nothing
>any ideas?  am I using cross database ownership wrong?  I'm about ready

>to yank the table into the first database.
>
>  
>


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From my.lists at verizon.net  Fri Feb  6 20:37:48 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 18:37:48 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
In-Reply-To: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3004341F19@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
References: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3004341F19@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
Message-ID: <40244F7C.80503@verizon.net>

Granted...

However it is generally BAD practice to give an enduser rights to 
tables... thus... if said user is in db1 and belongs to role1 and that 
role1 is given excute rights to sproc1 wich basically says


Select field1, field2 from db1.dbo.table1 t1 inner join db2.dbo.table2 
t2 ON t1.field1 = t2.field2

How can I make this work?

both db1 and db2 have db chaining turned on, however it is still 
generating errors that my users dont have select rights in db2.

should I make a view in db2 and give them select rights there, and join 
back via a view instead?


thanks for any suggestions


Djabarov, Robert wrote:

> This behavior is by design, otherwise users that are not present in 1
> database could have access to it from another database.  That would not
> be pretty :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Francisco H Tapia
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:27 PM
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
> 
> 
> I have that but it still doesn't resolve when the user is only a member 
> of one database
> it's not until I make them members of the 2nd database that it does it 
> right.
> 


-- 
-Francisco


From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Fri Feb  6 22:00:18 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 22:00:18 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECA6@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

It is also BAD practice to have a design that is not thought through so that the administration of the application becomes a nightmare or too cumbursome to support.  Related things need to be kept together (IMHO)

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of Francisco H Tapia 
	Sent: Fri 2/6/2004 8:37 PM 
	To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
	
	

	Granted...
	
	However it is generally BAD practice to give an enduser rights to
	tables... thus... if said user is in db1 and belongs to role1 and that
	role1 is given excute rights to sproc1 wich basically says
	
	
	Select field1, field2 from db1.dbo.table1 t1 inner join db2.dbo.table2
	t2 ON t1.field1 = t2.field2
	
	How can I make this work?
	
	both db1 and db2 have db chaining turned on, however it is still
	generating errors that my users dont have select rights in db2.
	
	should I make a view in db2 and give them select rights there, and join
	back via a view instead?
	
	
	thanks for any suggestions
	
	
	Djabarov, Robert wrote:
	
	> This behavior is by design, otherwise users that are not present in 1
	> database could have access to it from another database.  That would not
	> be pretty :)
	>
	> -----Original Message-----
	> From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
	> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
	> Francisco H Tapia
	> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:27 PM
	> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
	> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
	>
	>
	> I have that but it still doesn't resolve when the user is only a member
	> of one database
	> it's not until I make them members of the 2nd database that it does it
	> right.
	>
	
	
	--
	-Francisco
	
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From my.lists at verizon.net  Sat Feb  7 03:05:20 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 01:05:20 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
In-Reply-To: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECA6@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
References: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECA6@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
Message-ID: <4024AA50.4090803@verizon.net>

what in what

My situation, I have an audit data that I thought would be useful in 
it's own database.  Is this not the way to do it? keep the archived info 
seperate? or simply moving it to it's on filegroup?

db1 = data
db2 = archive

I wanted to be able to exec a sproc in db1 but that doesn't seem like 
it's gonna happen,

It seems I'll need to create the sproce for read and write in db2 and 
handle all rights there?

-- 
-Francisco

Djabarov, Robert wrote:

> It is also BAD practice to have a design that is not thought through so that the administration of the application becomes a nightmare or too cumbursome to support.  Related things need to be kept together (IMHO)
> 
> 	-----Original Message----- 
> 	From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of Francisco H Tapia 
> 	Sent: Fri 2/6/2004 8:37 PM 
> 	To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com 
> 	Cc: 
> 	Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
> 	
> 	
> 
> 	Granted...
> 	
> 	However it is generally BAD practice to give an enduser rights to
> 	tables... thus... if said user is in db1 and belongs to role1 and that
> 	role1 is given excute rights to sproc1 wich basically says
> 	
> 	
> 	Select field1, field2 from db1.dbo.table1 t1 inner join db2.dbo.table2
> 	t2 ON t1.field1 = t2.field2
> 	
> 	How can I make this work?
> 	
> 	both db1 and db2 have db chaining turned on, however it is still
> 	generating errors that my users dont have select rights in db2.
> 	
> 	should I make a view in db2 and give them select rights there, and join
> 	back via a view instead?
> 	
> 	
> 	thanks for any suggestions
> 	
> 	
> 	Djabarov, Robert wrote:
> 	
> 	> This behavior is by design, otherwise users that are not present in 1
> 	> database could have access to it from another database.  That would not
> 	> be pretty :)
> 	>
> 	> -----Original Message-----
> 	> From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> 	> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> 	> Francisco H Tapia
> 	> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:27 PM
> 	> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> 	> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]cross database ownership?
> 	>
> 	>
> 	> I have that but it still doesn't resolve when the user is only a member
> 	> of one database
> 	> it's not until I make them members of the 2nd database that it does it
> 	> right.
> 	>
> 	
> 	
> 	--
> 	-Francisco
> 	
> 	_______________________________________________




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From alan.lawhon at us.army.mil  Mon Feb  9 16:31:07 2004
From: alan.lawhon at us.army.mil (Lawhon, Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research)
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:31:07 -0600 
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]
	X-Posted:  Problem Converting Bit Fields From SQL Server 7.0 to S
	QL Server 2000 
Message-ID: <FBBAC44D24B1874EA37F3FCB0F9A9DCE023B7AA3@redstone805.ad.redstone.army.mil>

We upgraded our SQL Server 7.0 backend to SQL Server 2000 over the weekend.  The
front end runs Access 2000 GUI client applications.

After the conversion, we are experiencing a problem with Access queries that
select data from the [converted] back end SQL Server tables.  The problem
involves a hardcoded "-1" (i.e. "True" logic condition criteria) in the Access
queries testing against a "Bit" data type field in the SQL Server back end.
With the SQL Server 7.0 backend tables, the Access queries were working just
fine.  In converting to SQL Server 2000, it appears that previously populated
bit fields populated with the value of  "-1" ("True") got arbitrarily switched
to a value of "1" during the conversion.  (The "-1" values in the back end table
["Bit" fields] got changed, NOT the "-1" criteria value in the front end query
cells!)  Further, when the query runs against the [converted] back end table,
the "-1" criteria (from the Access query) is no longer recognized - the query
doesn't return data.

Needless to say, we are no longer getting the expected results (from execution
of the queries) after the conversion from SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.  I
suspect that Microsoft implemented a change in the behaviour of "Bit" fields
from version 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.  While I search the Knowledge Base and try
to track this down, can anybody confirm whether this is the case?

We have a lot of queries (and VBA code) that test the "-1" value against fields
of data type "Bit", so we don't want to start changing these hardcoded criteria
(from "-1" to just plain "1") until and unless we are ABSOLUTELY SURE that this
is a SQL Server version 7.0 to version 2000 conversion anomaly.

TIA for any info or enlightenment on this problem.


Alan C. Lawhon








From ebarro at afsweb.com  Mon Feb  9 16:47:30 2004
From: ebarro at afsweb.com (Eric Barro)
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 14:47:30 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted:  Problem Converting Bit Fields From SQL
	Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000
In-Reply-To: <FBBAC44D24B1874EA37F3FCB0F9A9DCE023B7AA3@redstone805.ad.redstone.army.mil>
Message-ID: <DPEGIFJOAFKLEDNNDGHCOEPMGCAA.ebarro@afsweb.com>

Yes SQL server uses 1 or 0 for bit fields.

---
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Senior Systems Analyst
Advanced Field Services
(208) 772-7060
http://www.afsweb.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Lawhon,
Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:31 PM
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Cc: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted: Problem Converting Bit Fields From SQL
Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000


We upgraded our SQL Server 7.0 backend to SQL Server 2000 over the weekend.  The
front end runs Access 2000 GUI client applications.

After the conversion, we are experiencing a problem with Access queries that
select data from the [converted] back end SQL Server tables.  The problem
involves a hardcoded "-1" (i.e. "True" logic condition criteria) in the Access
queries testing against a "Bit" data type field in the SQL Server back end.
With the SQL Server 7.0 backend tables, the Access queries were working just
fine.  In converting to SQL Server 2000, it appears that previously populated
bit fields populated with the value of  "-1" ("True") got arbitrarily switched
to a value of "1" during the conversion.  (The "-1" values in the back end table
["Bit" fields] got changed, NOT the "-1" criteria value in the front end query
cells!)  Further, when the query runs against the [converted] back end table,
the "-1" criteria (from the Access query) is no longer recognized - the query
doesn't return data.

Needless to say, we are no longer getting the expected results (from execution
of the queries) after the conversion from SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.  I
suspect that Microsoft implemented a change in the behaviour of "Bit" fields
from version 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.  While I search the Knowledge Base and try
to track this down, can anybody confirm whether this is the case?

We have a lot of queries (and VBA code) that test the "-1" value against fields
of data type "Bit", so we don't want to start changing these hardcoded criteria
(from "-1" to just plain "1") until and unless we are ABSOLUTELY SURE that this
is a SQL Server version 7.0 to version 2000 conversion anomaly.

TIA for any info or enlightenment on this problem.


Alan C. Lawhon







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From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be  Tue Feb 10 01:38:37 2004
From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps)
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:38:37 +0100
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted:  Problem Converting Bit Fields From
	SQLServer 7.0 to SQL Server 2000
Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF03D256@stekelbes.ithelps.local>

Noticed that to.
Don't know if there some general option to change that.
It would seem logical that would be posible.

Erwin
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Eric
Barro
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 11:48 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted: Problem Converting Bit Fields From
SQLServer 7.0 to SQL Server 2000

Yes SQL server uses 1 or 0 for bit fields.

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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Lawhon,
Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:31 PM
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Cc: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted: Problem Converting Bit Fields From SQL
Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000


We upgraded our SQL Server 7.0 backend to SQL Server 2000 over the
weekend.  The front end runs Access 2000 GUI client applications.

After the conversion, we are experiencing a problem with Access queries
that select data from the [converted] back end SQL Server tables.  The
problem involves a hardcoded "-1" (i.e. "True" logic condition criteria)
in the Access queries testing against a "Bit" data type field in the SQL
Server back end.
With the SQL Server 7.0 backend tables, the Access queries were working
just fine.  In converting to SQL Server 2000, it appears that previously
populated bit fields populated with the value of  "-1" ("True") got
arbitrarily switched to a value of "1" during the conversion.  (The "-1"
values in the back end table ["Bit" fields] got changed, NOT the "-1"
criteria value in the front end query
cells!)  Further, when the query runs against the [converted] back end
table, the "-1" criteria (from the Access query) is no longer recognized
- the query doesn't return data.

Needless to say, we are no longer getting the expected results (from
execution of the queries) after the conversion from SQL Server 7.0 to
SQL Server 2000.  I suspect that Microsoft implemented a change in the
behaviour of "Bit" fields from version 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.  While I
search the Knowledge Base and try to track this down, can anybody
confirm whether this is the case?

We have a lot of queries (and VBA code) that test the "-1" value against
fields of data type "Bit", so we don't want to start changing these
hardcoded criteria (from "-1" to just plain "1") until and unless we are
ABSOLUTELY SURE that this is a SQL Server version 7.0 to version 2000
conversion anomaly.

TIA for any info or enlightenment on this problem.


Alan C. Lawhon







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From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au  Wed Feb 11 04:22:23 2004
From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew)
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:52:23 +1030
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted:  Problem Converting Bit Fields From 
	SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000 
Message-ID: <EAAA1F7DC874D511BA070008C70D61BBE3A7D9@adl01s051.ilcorp.gov.au>

There was an Access 2000 SQL Server 'Readiness Update' in early version of
Office 2k.  I believe it was included in a later service pack.

This may or may not fix the issue, however it definitely fixed issues we had
when upgrading an Access MDB to SQL Server.

Check out Office Update for more info.

Cheers,
Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: Lawhon, Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research
[mailto:alan.lawhon at us.army.mil] 
Sent: Tuesday, 10 February 2004 9:01 AM
To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
Cc: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]X-Posted: Problem Converting Bit Fields From SQL
Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000 

We upgraded our SQL Server 7.0 backend to SQL Server 2000 over the weekend.
The front end runs Access 2000 GUI client applications.

After the conversion, we are experiencing a problem with Access queries that
select data from the [converted] back end SQL Server tables.  The problem
involves a hardcoded "-1" (i.e. "True" logic condition criteria) in the
Access queries testing against a "Bit" data type field in the SQL Server
back end.
With the SQL Server 7.0 backend tables, the Access queries were working just
fine.  In converting to SQL Server 2000, it appears that previously
populated bit fields populated with the value of  "-1" ("True") got
arbitrarily switched to a value of "1" during the conversion.  (The "-1"
values in the back end table ["Bit" fields] got changed, NOT the "-1"
criteria value in the front end query
cells!)  Further, when the query runs against the [converted] back end
table, the "-1" criteria (from the Access query) is no longer recognized -
the query doesn't return data.

Needless to say, we are no longer getting the expected results (from
execution of the queries) after the conversion from SQL Server 7.0 to SQL
Server 2000.  I suspect that Microsoft implemented a change in the behaviour
of "Bit" fields from version 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.  While I search the
Knowledge Base and try to track this down, can anybody confirm whether this
is the case?

We have a lot of queries (and VBA code) that test the "-1" value against
fields of data type "Bit", so we don't want to start changing these
hardcoded criteria (from "-1" to just plain "1") until and unless we are
ABSOLUTELY SURE that this is a SQL Server version 7.0 to version 2000
conversion anomaly.

TIA for any info or enlightenment on this problem.


Alan C. Lawhon







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From my.lists at verizon.net  Thu Feb 12 11:21:02 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:21:02 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]MCDBA
Message-ID: <402BB5FE.4050501@verizon.net>

I'm looking into getting my Cert... I checked out MS' site and am left 
wondering which books are best for brushing up for these tests?


Thanks,

-- 
-Francisco



From michael.broesdorf at web.de  Thu Feb 12 12:44:17 2004
From: michael.broesdorf at web.de (=?us-ascii?Q?Michael_Brosdorf?=)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:44:17 +0100
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?
In-Reply-To: <402BB5FE.4050501@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHEEEHFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>

Hello,

does T-SQL support arrays at all? There doesn't seem to be any info in books
online about variable arrays. I want to pass an integer array to a
user-defined function.

Michael


From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Thu Feb 12 12:54:23 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:54:23 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C78B@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

You can pass it in the form of a string, separated by comma.



Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Brosdorf
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:44 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?

Hello,

does T-SQL support arrays at all? There doesn't seem to be any info in
books
online about variable arrays. I want to pass an integer array to a
user-defined function.

Michael

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From michael.broesdorf at web.de  Thu Feb 12 12:58:47 2004
From: michael.broesdorf at web.de (=?us-ascii?Q?Michael_Brosdorf?=)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:58:47 +0100
Subject: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?
In-Reply-To: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C78B@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
Message-ID: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHMEEHFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>

But then I'd have to separate it in the function, not to speak of
internationalisation problems, when I have numbers with decimal places...

Are there no arrays in T-SQL?



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Djabarov, Robert
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. Februar 2004 19:54
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?


You can pass it in the form of a string, separated by comma.



Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Brosdorf
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:44 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?

Hello,

does T-SQL support arrays at all? There doesn't seem to be any info in
books
online about variable arrays. I want to pass an integer array to a
user-defined function.

Michael

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From DMcAfee at haascnc.com  Thu Feb 12 13:24:32 2004
From: DMcAfee at haascnc.com (David McAfee)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:24:32 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?
Message-ID: <657FB70438B7D311AF320090279C180106144073@EXCHMAIL>

use a pipe fro your delimeter "|" :) 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Michael
Brosdorf
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:59 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?


But then I'd have to separate it in the function, not to speak of
internationalisation problems, when I have numbers with decimal places...

Are there no arrays in T-SQL?



-----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
Djabarov, Robert
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. Februar 2004 19:54
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?


You can pass it in the form of a string, separated by comma.



Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Brosdorf
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:44 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Array's in T-SQL?

Hello,

does T-SQL support arrays at all? There doesn't seem to be any info in
books
online about variable arrays. I want to pass an integer array to a
user-defined function.

Michael

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From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Thu Feb 12 14:32:06 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:32:06 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]MCDBA
Message-ID: <BAY1-F160hHPOTPBiwM0008805b@hotmail.com>

I got my MCDBA little over a month ago.
In studying for them, I bought all the official MS training kits for the 
exams.
I also bought the "exam cram series" equivalent to those exams to supplement 
the training kit.

HTH
Billy

>From: Francisco H Tapia <my.lists at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]MCDBA
>Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:21:02 -0800
>
>I'm looking into getting my Cert... I checked out MS' site and am left 
>wondering which books are best for brushing up for these tests?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>-Francisco
>
>
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From michael.broesdorf at web.de  Thu Feb 12 15:43:23 2004
From: michael.broesdorf at web.de (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Br=F6sdorf?=)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:43:23 +0100
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
In-Reply-To: <BAY1-F160hHPOTPBiwM0008805b@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHMEEJFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>

Hi,

i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
specified field.

Something like this:

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int

Declare MyCursor cursor for
select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end


The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.

Is there any way this can be done?

Michael



From DMcAfee at haascnc.com  Thu Feb 12 16:02:38 2004
From: DMcAfee at haascnc.com (David McAfee)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:02:38 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
Message-ID: <657FB70438B7D311AF320090279C18010614407D@EXCHMAIL>

You can do it with dynamic SQL but its generally frowned upon as a possible security risk (you would have to trap the input parameters to prevent "--", "'" and other syntax) and not to mention that it is not compiled.

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MySQL as VARCHAR(3000)

SET @MySQL = 'select ' + @MyField + ' from ' + @MyTable +' WHERE....'

EXEC (@MySQL)


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Michael
Br?sdorf
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Hi,

i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
specified field.

Something like this:

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int

Declare MyCursor cursor for
select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end


The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.

Is there any way this can be done?

Michael


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From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Thu Feb 12 17:40:14 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:40:14 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B07C971@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right from BOL:

	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names or keywords."

Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):


Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int
Declare @sql as varchar(4000)

SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable

Declare MyCursor cursor for
Exec sp_execsql @sql

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end

Hope something like this works/helps you.


Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Hi,

i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure. The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the specified field.

Something like this:

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int

Declare MyCursor cursor for
select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end


The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.

Is there any way this can be done?

Michael


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From michael.broesdorf at web.de  Fri Feb 13 02:23:11 2004
From: michael.broesdorf at web.de (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Br=F6sdorf?=)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:23:11 +0100
Subject: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
In-Reply-To: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B07C971@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>
Message-ID: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHKEEOFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>

This is exactly what I tried:

...
set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1


Declare curT1 cursor for
exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL

...


Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:

Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.


It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL,
but I would like
to avoid that if there is any other way...

Michael




-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
Stoker, Kenneth E
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right
from BOL:

	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names or
keywords."

Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):


Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int
Declare @sql as varchar(4000)

SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable

Declare MyCursor cursor for
Exec sp_execsql @sql

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end

Hope something like this works/helps you.


Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Hi,

i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
specified field.

Something like this:

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int

Declare MyCursor cursor for
select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end


The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.

Is there any way this can be done?

Michael


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From sgeller at cce.umn.edu  Fri Feb 13 08:28:24 2004
From: sgeller at cce.umn.edu (Susan Geller)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:28:24 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
Message-ID: <CD6E25A7E2F6734FA126AED83B9D54FB01C75744@ccemail2.cce.local>

Michael, I doubt this is it, but when I execute a sql statement at the end of sproc that I have built dynamically in the sproc, I don't use the 'sp_executesql'.  My syntax looks like this:

Exec (@nvchSQL)

--Susan


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael Br?sdorf
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:23 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


This is exactly what I tried:

...
set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1


Declare curT1 cursor for
exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL

...


Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:

Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.


It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL, but I would like to avoid that if there is any other way...

Michael




-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von Stoker, Kenneth E
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right from BOL:

	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names or keywords."

Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):


Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int
Declare @sql as varchar(4000)

SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable

Declare MyCursor cursor for
Exec sp_execsql @sql

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end

Hope something like this works/helps you.


Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Hi,

i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure. The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the specified field.

Something like this:

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS

Declare @MyVar as int

Declare MyCursor cursor for
select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While @@Fetchstatus=0
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
end


The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.

Is there any way this can be done?

Michael


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From my.lists at verizon.net  Fri Feb 13 10:21:31 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:21:31 -0800
Subject: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
In-Reply-To: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHKEEOFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>
References: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHKEEOFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>
Message-ID: <402CF98B.3060804@verizon.net>

Another reason for why dynamic sql is frowned upon is that if "endUsers" 
from some application will be running the sproc, then you'll need to 
assign select rights to the "table" instead of just execute rights on 
the sproc.

and as susan mentioned in another message, drop the sp_ExecuteSQL


-- 
-Francisco

Michael Br?sdorf wrote:
> This is exactly what I tried:
> 
> ...
> set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1
> 
> 
> Declare curT1 cursor for
> exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:
> 
> Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
> Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.
> 
> 
> It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL,
> but I would like
> to avoid that if there is any other way...
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
> Stoker, Kenneth E
> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
> An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
> 
> 
> I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right
> from BOL:
> 
> 	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names or
> keywords."
> 
> Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):
> 
> 
> Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
> 
> Declare @MyVar as int
> Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
> 
> SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
> 
> Declare MyCursor cursor for
> Exec sp_execsql @sql
> 
> Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
> 
> While @@Fetchstatus=0
> begin
> 	...
> 	Print @MyVar
> 	...
> end
> 
> Hope something like this works/helps you.
> 
> 
> Ken Stoker
> Technology Commercialization
> Information Systems Administrator
> PH: (509) 375-3758
> FAX: (509) 375-6731
> E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
> The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
> the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
> specified field.
> 
> Something like this:
> 
> Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
> 
> Declare @MyVar as int
> 
> Declare MyCursor cursor for
> select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>
> 
> Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
> 
> While @@Fetchstatus=0
> begin
> 	...
> 	Print @MyVar
> 	...
> end
> 
> 
> The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
> table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.
> 
> Is there any way this can be done?
> 
> Michael
> 




From michael.broesdorf at web.de  Fri Feb 13 10:55:32 2004
From: michael.broesdorf at web.de (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Br=F6sdorf?=)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 17:55:32 +0100
Subject: AW: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
In-Reply-To: <402CF98B.3060804@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHAEFDFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>

Hi,

the sproc will be called from a scheduled job on the server for certain
maintenance tasks, so there is no user interaction at all.

Replacing sp_ExecuteSql with Exec (@nvchSQL) didn't help either - same error
message!

Michael

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
Francisco H Tapia
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 17:22
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: Re: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Another reason for why dynamic sql is frowned upon is that if "endUsers"
from some application will be running the sproc, then you'll need to
assign select rights to the "table" instead of just execute rights on
the sproc.

and as susan mentioned in another message, drop the sp_ExecuteSQL


--
-Francisco

Michael Br?sdorf wrote:
> This is exactly what I tried:
>
> ...
> set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1
>
>
> Declare curT1 cursor for
> exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL
>
> ...
>
>
> Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:
>
> Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
> Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.
>
>
> It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL,
> but I would like
> to avoid that if there is any other way...
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
> Stoker, Kenneth E
> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
> An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>
>
> I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right
> from BOL:
>
> 	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names
or
> keywords."
>
> Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):
>
>
> Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>
> Declare @MyVar as int
> Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
>
> SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
>
> Declare MyCursor cursor for
> Exec sp_execsql @sql
>
> Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>
> While @@Fetchstatus=0
> begin
> 	...
> 	Print @MyVar
> 	...
> end
>
> Hope something like this works/helps you.
>
>
> Ken Stoker
> Technology Commercialization
> Information Systems Administrator
> PH: (509) 375-3758
> FAX: (509) 375-6731
> E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
> The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
> the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
> specified field.
>
> Something like this:
>
> Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>
> Declare @MyVar as int
>
> Declare MyCursor cursor for
> select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>
>
> Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>
> While @@Fetchstatus=0
> begin
> 	...
> 	Print @MyVar
> 	...
> end
>
>
> The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
> table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.
>
> Is there any way this can be done?
>
> Michael
>



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From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Fri Feb 13 11:59:06 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:59:06 -0800
Subject: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B07C973@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

Then your best option is to create temporary table, load the data into it, then populate your cursor with the data from the temp table.  A potential problem with this is knowing for certain what the data type of @MyField is.  Therefore, you can do a lookup on the system tables to get the data type information.  Another problem I ran into was that it wouldn't allow me to create #MyTable, it must go out of scope or something.  Someone else here can probably explain that.  So I had to create and drop a local table MyTable.

Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) 
AS

Declare @MyVar as int
Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
Declare @datatype as varchar(50)

set @datatype = (select st.name + '(' + cast(sc.length as varchar(10)) + ')'
						from sysobjects so inner join syscolumns sc on so.id = sc.id
							inner join systypes st on sc.xtype = st.xtype
						where so.name = @MyTable and sc.name = @MyField)
print @datatype

SET @sql = 'CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyField ' + @datatype + ')'
	print @sql
	EXEC (@sql)

SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
	
INSERT INTO MyTable(MyField)
	EXEC (@sql)

Declare MyCursor cursor for
	SELECT * FROM MyTable

open MyCursor

Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar

While (@@Fetch_status=0)
begin
	...
	Print @MyVar
	...
	Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
end

deallocate MyCursor
drop table MyTable



Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de] 
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:56 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: AW: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Hi,

the sproc will be called from a scheduled job on the server for certain maintenance tasks, so there is no user interaction at all.

Replacing sp_ExecuteSql with Exec (@nvchSQL) didn't help either - same error message!

Michael

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von Francisco H Tapia
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 17:22
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: Re: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


Another reason for why dynamic sql is frowned upon is that if "endUsers" from some application will be running the sproc, then you'll need to assign select rights to the "table" instead of just execute rights on the sproc.

and as susan mentioned in another message, drop the sp_ExecuteSQL


--
-Francisco

Michael Br?sdorf wrote:
> This is exactly what I tried:
>
> ...
> set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1
>
>
> Declare curT1 cursor for
> exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL
>
> ...
>
>
> Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:
>
> Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
> Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.
>
>
> It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a 
> sp_ExecuteSQL, but I would like to avoid that if there is any other 
> way...
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von 
> Stoker, Kenneth E
> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
> An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>
>
> I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement 
> right from BOL:
>
> 	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object 
> names
or
> keywords."
>
> Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):
>
>
> Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) 
> AS
>
> Declare @MyVar as int
> Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
>
> SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
>
> Declare MyCursor cursor for
> Exec sp_execsql @sql
>
> Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>
> While @@Fetchstatus=0
> begin
> 	...
> 	Print @MyVar
> 	...
> end
>
> Hope something like this works/helps you.
>
>
> Ken Stoker
> Technology Commercialization
> Information Systems Administrator
> PH: (509) 375-3758
> FAX: (509) 375-6731
> E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored 
> procedure. The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches 
> all records from the table and performs certain operations based on 
> the content of the specified field.
>
> Something like this:
>
> Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) 
> AS
>
> Declare @MyVar as int
>
> Declare MyCursor cursor for
> select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>
>
> Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>
> While @@Fetchstatus=0
> begin
> 	...
> 	Print @MyVar
> 	...
> end
>
>
> The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables 
> containg table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.
>
> Is there any way this can be done?
>
> Michael
>



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From my.lists at verizon.net  Fri Feb 13 12:06:22 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:06:22 -0800
Subject: AW: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
In-Reply-To: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHAEFDFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>
References: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHAEFDFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>
Message-ID: <402D121E.1040406@verizon.net>

get rid of the cursor, why do you even have that?, dump the contents 
into a temp table and then select * from #tempTable for your cursor, 
it'll solve your headache.

-- 
-Francisco

Michael Br?sdorf wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> the sproc will be called from a scheduled job on the server for certain
> maintenance tasks, so there is no user interaction at all.
> 
> Replacing sp_ExecuteSql with Exec (@nvchSQL) didn't help either - same error
> message!
> 
> Michael
> 
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
> Francisco H Tapia
> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 17:22
> An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: Re: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
> 
> 
> Another reason for why dynamic sql is frowned upon is that if "endUsers"
> from some application will be running the sproc, then you'll need to
> assign select rights to the "table" instead of just execute rights on
> the sproc.
> 
> and as susan mentioned in another message, drop the sp_ExecuteSQL
> 
> 
> --
> -Francisco
> 
> Michael Br?sdorf wrote:
> 
>>This is exactly what I tried:
>>
>>...
>>set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1
>>
>>
>>Declare curT1 cursor for
>>exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL
>>
>>...
>>
>>
>>Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:
>>
>>Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
>>Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.
>>
>>
>>It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL,
>>but I would like
>>to avoid that if there is any other way...
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
>>Stoker, Kenneth E
>>Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
>>An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right
>>from BOL:
>>
>>	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names
> 
> or
> 
>>keywords."
>>
>>Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):
>>
>>
>>Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>>
>>Declare @MyVar as int
>>Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
>>
>>SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
>>
>>Declare MyCursor cursor for
>>Exec sp_execsql @sql
>>
>>Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>>
>>While @@Fetchstatus=0
>>begin
>>	...
>>	Print @MyVar
>>	...
>>end
>>
>>Hope something like this works/helps you.
>>
>>
>>Ken Stoker
>>Technology Commercialization
>>Information Systems Administrator
>>PH: (509) 375-3758
>>FAX: (509) 375-6731
>>E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
>>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
>>The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
>>the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
>>specified field.
>>
>>Something like this:
>>
>>Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>>
>>Declare @MyVar as int
>>
>>Declare MyCursor cursor for
>>select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>
>>
>>Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>>
>>While @@Fetchstatus=0
>>begin
>>	...
>>	Print @MyVar
>>	...
>>end
>>
>>
>>The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
>>table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.
>>
>>Is there any way this can be done?
>>
>>Michael
>>
> 
> 
> 
> 




From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Fri Feb 13 17:04:43 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:04:43 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]
	Determine which database a sproc is being called from
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B014A049A@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

Is there a way for a sproc to determine which database it resides in
when called?  I would like to make a sproc I am build generic enough so
that it can be implemented in any database within a server instance.

Thanks for any help.

Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 


From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Fri Feb 13 18:22:56 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:22:56 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Determine which database a sproc is being called
	from
Message-ID: <BAY1-F77Q8w4rtsitik0000d3b5@hotmail.com>

well, there's db_name() but that only gets the current database you are 
in...


>From: "Stoker, Kenneth E" <Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Determine which database a sproc is being called 
>from
>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:04:43 -0800
>
>Is there a way for a sproc to determine which database it resides in
>when called?  I would like to make a sproc I am build generic enough so
>that it can be implemented in any database within a server instance.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Ken Stoker
>Technology Commercialization
>Information Systems Administrator
>PH: (509) 375-3758
>FAX: (509) 375-6731
>E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>
>_______________________________________________
>dba-SQLServer mailing list
>dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver
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>

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From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Fri Feb 13 18:24:55 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:24:55 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]	Determine which database a sproc is being called
	from
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B014A049C@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

Finally figured it out.  It was surprising to me that I couldn't find an
easier way.  If any of you know of a better way, I am all ears.

SELECT DISTINCT mdb.name
FROM sysfiles sf INNER JOIN master.dbo.sysaltfiles msf on sf.filename =
msf.filename 
	INNER JOIN master.dbo.sysdatabases mdb on msf.dbid = mdb.dbid

Have a good Valentine's Weekend everyone.

Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 


-----Original Message-----
From: Stoker, Kenneth E 
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 3:05 PM
To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Determine which database a sproc is being
called from


Is there a way for a sproc to determine which database it resides in
when called?  I would like to make a sproc I am build generic enough so
that it can be implemented in any database within a server instance.

Thanks for any help.

Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
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FAX: (509) 375-6731
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From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Fri Feb 13 18:33:59 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:33:59 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Determine which database a sproc is being
	calledfrom
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B07C974@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

That is what I was looking for.  That is better than the method I just
came up with and sent back to the list.  I had tried db_name and didn't
work, obviously because I didn't use db_name().  

The reason I needed this is because I built a couple of sprocs that
add/remove accounts and add memberships to SQL roles based on
information in a couple tables.  Since my current production database
for this only had one database on it, I didn't do any checking to see if
the accounts being removed belonged to other databases.  Now that we
have put this in production, other systems have expressed possible
interest, but only if the sprocs would review all databases on the
system and only remove accounts from the server that didn't belong to
any other databases.  So, with the current database name, I can now go
through the list of database users, excluding those from the current
database, and remove only those that don't have access to other
databases and no longer exist in the source table specifying who should
have access.  The source table is populated based on role structure
within the Active Directory of our network.

Anyway, thanks very much Billy.  Cuts the number of lines of code down.
Always like that.

Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 


-----Original Message-----
From: Billy Pang [mailto:tuxedo_man at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:23 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Determine which database a sproc is being
calledfrom


well, there's db_name() but that only gets the current database you are 
in...


>From: "Stoker, Kenneth E" <Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Determine which database a sproc is being 
>called
>from
>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:04:43 -0800
>
>Is there a way for a sproc to determine which database it resides in 
>when called?  I would like to make a sproc I am build generic enough so

>that it can be implemented in any database within a server instance.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Ken Stoker
>Technology Commercialization
>Information Systems Administrator
>PH: (509) 375-3758
>FAX: (509) 375-6731
>E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>
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From michael.broesdorf at web.de  Sat Feb 14 04:18:23 2004
From: michael.broesdorf at web.de (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Br=F6sdorf?=)
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:18:23 +0100
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
In-Reply-To: <402D121E.1040406@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <NEBBIILOPOPJBCLJIJHHCEFMFCAA.michael.broesdorf@web.de>

Thanks to all who responded to my question - this list is great!

I was trying to create generic procedure that compares the contents of two
tables.
The table names, the name of the ID field, a list of field names to be
compared and the name of a result tables would have been the parameters of
that procedure.

Simply joining the two tables with all field is no option, since that fails
when a field is NULL in both tables.

That's why I tried to use a cursor to loop all records of table1 and compare
each field from the fieldlist and write a record in the result table if the
fields are different.

Since there seems no way to convert a variable to an object name or
use dynamic SQL in cursors this task would take way too long to implement.

Is there something readily available that does that?

Michael

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
Francisco H Tapia
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 19:06
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: Re: AW: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


get rid of the cursor, why do you even have that?, dump the contents
into a temp table and then select * from #tempTable for your cursor,
it'll solve your headache.

--
-Francisco

Michael Br?sdorf wrote:

> Hi,
>
> the sproc will be called from a scheduled job on the server for certain
> maintenance tasks, so there is no user interaction at all.
>
> Replacing sp_ExecuteSql with Exec (@nvchSQL) didn't help either - same
error
> message!
>
> Michael
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
> Francisco H Tapia
> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 17:22
> An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: Re: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>
>
> Another reason for why dynamic sql is frowned upon is that if "endUsers"
> from some application will be running the sproc, then you'll need to
> assign select rights to the "table" instead of just execute rights on
> the sproc.
>
> and as susan mentioned in another message, drop the sp_ExecuteSQL
>
>
> --
> -Francisco
>
> Michael Br?sdorf wrote:
>
>>This is exactly what I tried:
>>
>>...
>>set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1
>>
>>
>>Declare curT1 cursor for
>>exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL
>>
>>...
>>
>>
>>Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:
>>
>>Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
>>Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.
>>
>>
>>It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL,
>>but I would like
>>to avoid that if there is any other way...
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
>>Stoker, Kenneth E
>>Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
>>An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right
>>from BOL:
>>
>>	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names
>
> or
>
>>keywords."
>>
>>Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):
>>
>>
>>Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>>
>>Declare @MyVar as int
>>Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
>>
>>SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
>>
>>Declare MyCursor cursor for
>>Exec sp_execsql @sql
>>
>>Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>>
>>While @@Fetchstatus=0
>>begin
>>	...
>>	Print @MyVar
>>	...
>>end
>>
>>Hope something like this works/helps you.
>>
>>
>>Ken Stoker
>>Technology Commercialization
>>Information Systems Administrator
>>PH: (509) 375-3758
>>FAX: (509) 375-6731
>>E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
>>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
>>The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
>>the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
>>specified field.
>>
>>Something like this:
>>
>>Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>>
>>Declare @MyVar as int
>>
>>Declare MyCursor cursor for
>>select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>
>>
>>Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>>
>>While @@Fetchstatus=0
>>begin
>>	...
>>	Print @MyVar
>>	...
>>end
>>
>>
>>The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
>>table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.
>>
>>Is there any way this can be done?
>>
>>Michael
>>
>
>
>
>



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From listmaster at databaseadvisors.com  Sat Feb 14 11:11:24 2004
From: listmaster at databaseadvisors.com (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 12:11:24 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Administrivia - Software Updates Done
Message-ID: <402E106C.13123.9EAD2F@localhost>

Well folks, the stars and planets were all in alignment this morning 
and the list software upgrades went smoothly.

Everything is back up and running. I will be tweaking as the day goes 
by, but you shouldn't notice anything.

If you have any problems as a result of this upgrade, PLEASE let me 
know, listmaster at databaseadvisors.com.

So why did we upgrade? Here are the highlights for those that are 
interested:

- Several Security vulnerabilities
- Bouncing rules have been updated
- Hard Drive Usage improvements
- Bounce Disable e-mail confirmation string expiry always out of date 
bug was fixed (This affected several members)
- Archives takes time zome information into account when threading 
messages.

These are the main reasons we upgraded.

Thanks for your patience during the upgrade and if you encounter any 
problems, please let me know.


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From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Sat Feb 14 16:29:52 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:29:52 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Ho To: Create a Stored Procedure using a parameter
	for IN
In-Reply-To: <200402141810.i1EIALt13047@databaseadvisors.com>
References: <200402141810.i1EIALt13047@databaseadvisors.com>
Message-ID: <200402142229.i1EMTqpe031585@hsb102.xlccorp.com>

Sometime I think I go brain dead.  ;-)

I am trying to do a stored procedure with a simple SQL statement
like:

SELECT ClientID, LastName, FirstName, ResidenceType
FROM tblClient
WHERE ResidenceType IN(@ResType)

I need to be able to pass something like:

house, hotel, homeless

and get a list of people with that residency type.  Nothing I have
tried has worked.  Can anyone give me some direction on doing this?

Thanks,

Robert L. Stewart
The Dyson Group
Expanding your sphere of Knowledge




From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Mon Feb 16 03:03:27 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:03:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored Procedure Or SQL
	View
Message-ID: <33430946.1076922207517.JavaMail.www@wwinf3002>

To all,
 
I have a table in SQL Server 7.0 called tblClient with the following fields of information:
            BranchNo
            BranchCode
            ClientName
            Addrs1
            Addrs2
            District
            Town
            County
            Postcode
            Telephone
 
I want the following fields ClientName, Addrs1, Addrs2, District, Town, County, Postcode to appear as one line separated by a comma like below
 
BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, District, Town, Postcode
 
As you can se from the example Addrs2 and County are missing, this is because these are blank sometimes.  I have tried a couple of ways but always end up with the following
 
BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, , District, Town, , Postcode
 
As you can see where the missing fields are the comma?s still appear.  Any help on this will be gratefully received.
 
Paul Hartland
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From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Mon Feb 16 03:03:27 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:03:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored
	Procedure Or SQL View
Message-ID: <33430946.1076922207517.JavaMail.www@wwinf3002>

To all,
 
I have a table in SQL Server 7.0 called tblClient with the following fields of information:
            BranchNo
            BranchCode
            ClientName
            Addrs1
            Addrs2
            District
            Town
            County
            Postcode
            Telephone
 
I want the following fields ClientName, Addrs1, Addrs2, District, Town, County, Postcode to appear as one line separated by a comma like below
 
BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, District, Town, Postcode
 
As you can se from the example Addrs2 and County are missing, this is because these are blank sometimes.  I have tried a couple of ways but always end up with the following
 
BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, , District, Town, , Postcode
 
As you can see where the missing fields are the comma?s still appear.  Any help on this will be gratefully received.
 
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Mon Feb 16 09:25:10 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:25:10 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored Procedure Or
	SQLView
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECB0@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

If the fields are NULL:

	Select BranchNo, BranchCode, Address =
		ClientName + 
		Case Addrs1 when null then '' else ', ' + Addrs1 end +
		Case Addrs2 when null then '' else ', ' + Addrs2 end +
		Case District when null then '' else ', ' + District end +
		Case Town when null then '' else ', ' + Town end +
		Case County when null then '' else ', ' + County end +
		Case Postcode when null then '' else ', ' + Postcode +
		Case Telephone when null then '' else ', ' + Telephone
	From tblClient where <YOUR_WHERE_CLAUSE>...

If the fields are '' then:

	Select BranchNo, BranchCode, Address =
		ClientName + 
		Case Addrs1 when '' then '' else ', ' + Addrs1 end +
		Case Addrs2 when '' then '' else ', ' + Addrs2 end +
		Case District when '' then '' else ', ' + District end +
		Case Town when '' then '' else ', ' + Town end +
		Case County when '' then '' else ', ' + County end +
		Case Postcode when '' then '' else ', ' + Postcode +
		Case Telephone when '' then '' else ', ' + Telephone
	From tblClient where <YOUR_WHERE_CLAUSE>...

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of paul.hartland at fsmail.net
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 3:03 AM
To: SQL Group
Cc: accessd; dba-vb
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored Procedure Or SQLView

To all,
 
I have a table in SQL Server 7.0 called tblClient with the following fields of information:
            BranchNo
            BranchCode
            ClientName
            Addrs1
            Addrs2
            District
            Town
            County
            Postcode
            Telephone
 
I want the following fields ClientName, Addrs1, Addrs2, District, Town, County, Postcode to appear as one line separated by a comma like below
 
BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, District, Town, Postcode
 
As you can se from the example Addrs2 and County are missing, this is because these are blank sometimes.  I have tried a couple of ways but always end up with the following
 
BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, , District, Town, , Postcode
 
As you can see where the missing fields are the comma's still appear.  Any help on this will be gratefully received.
 
Paul Hartland
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From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Mon Feb 16 09:32:51 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:32:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored
	Procedure Or	SQLView
Message-ID: <27373941.1076945571285.JavaMail.www@wwinf3001>

Thanks Robert.....





Message date : Feb 16 2004, 03:25 PM
>From : "Djabarov, Robert" 
To : dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Copy to : 
Subject : RE: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored Procedure Or SQLView
If the fields are NULL:

Select BranchNo, BranchCode, Address =
ClientName + 
Case Addrs1 when null then '' else ', ' + Addrs1 end +
Case Addrs2 when null then '' else ', ' + Addrs2 end +
Case District when null then '' else ', ' + District end +
Case Town when null then '' else ', ' + Town end +
Case County when null then '' else ', ' + County end +
Case Postcode when null then '' else ', ' + Postcode +
Case Telephone when null then '' else ', ' + Telephone
>From tblClient where ...

If the fields are '' then:

Select BranchNo, BranchCode, Address =
ClientName + 
Case Addrs1 when '' then '' else ', ' + Addrs1 end +
Case Addrs2 when '' then '' else ', ' + Addrs2 end +
Case District when '' then '' else ', ' + District end +
Case Town when '' then '' else ', ' + Town end +
Case County when '' then '' else ', ' + County end +
Case Postcode when '' then '' else ', ' + Postcode +
Case Telephone when '' then '' else ', ' + Telephone
>From tblClient where ...

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210) 913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX 78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of paul.hartland at fsmail.net
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 3:03 AM
To: SQL Group
Cc: accessd; dba-vb
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored Procedure Or SQLView

To all,

I have a table in SQL Server 7.0 called tblClient with the following fields of information:
BranchNo
BranchCode
ClientName
Addrs1
Addrs2
District
Town
County
Postcode
Telephone

I want the following fields ClientName, Addrs1, Addrs2, District, Town, County, Postcode to appear as one line separated by a comma like below

BranchNo BranchCode Address
9999029 B&Q9999029 ClientName, Addrs1, District, Town, Postcode

As you can se from the example Addrs2 and County are missing, this is because these are blank sometimes. I have tried a couple of ways but always end up with the following

BranchNo BranchCode Address
9999029 B&Q9999029 ClientName, Addrs1, , District, Town, , Postcode

As you can see where the missing fields are the comma's still appear. Any help on this will be gratefully received.

Paul Hartland
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Mon Feb 16 09:39:11 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:39:11 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Ho To: Create a Stored Procedure using a
	parameterfor IN
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C791@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

Of course, you can do:

Exec ('select ... from tblClient where ResidencyType in (' + @ResType +
')')

But we all know what THIS means, right?

I'd parse @ResType into a temptable, and then replace your WHERE clause
with INNER JOIN on that table.  Works like a charm every time :)


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
L. Stewart
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:30 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Ho To: Create a Stored Procedure using a
parameterfor IN

Sometime I think I go brain dead.  ;-)

I am trying to do a stored procedure with a simple SQL statement
like:

SELECT ClientID, LastName, FirstName, ResidenceType
FROM tblClient
WHERE ResidenceType IN(@ResType)

I need to be able to pass something like:

house, hotel, homeless

and get a list of people with that residency type.  Nothing I have
tried has worked.  Can anyone give me some direction on doing this?

Thanks,

Robert L. Stewart
The Dyson Group
Expanding your sphere of Knowledge


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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Mon Feb 16 09:41:55 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:41:55 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Administrivia - Software Updates Done
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C792@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

At least sounds like Monday morning starts up OK :)

Thanks Bryan.

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan
Carbonnell
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:11 AM
To: administrivia at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Administrivia - Software Updates Done

Well folks, the stars and planets were all in alignment this morning 
and the list software upgrades went smoothly.

Everything is back up and running. I will be tweaking as the day goes 
by, but you shouldn't notice anything.

If you have any problems as a result of this upgrade, PLEASE let me 
know, listmaster at databaseadvisors.com.

So why did we upgrade? Here are the highlights for those that are 
interested:

- Several Security vulnerabilities
- Bouncing rules have been updated
- Hard Drive Usage improvements
- Bounce Disable e-mail confirmation string expiry always out of date 
bug was fixed (This affected several members)
- Archives takes time zome information into account when threading 
messages.

These are the main reasons we upgraded.

Thanks for your patience during the upgrade and if you encounter any 
problems, please let me know.


--
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Mon Feb 16 09:44:15 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:44:15 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C793@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael Br?sdorf
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:18 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?

Thanks to all who responded to my question - this list is great!

I was trying to create generic procedure that compares the contents of two
tables.
The table names, the name of the ID field, a list of field names to be
compared and the name of a result tables would have been the parameters of
that procedure.

Simply joining the two tables with all field is no option, since that fails
when a field is NULL in both tables.

That's why I tried to use a cursor to loop all records of table1 and compare
each field from the fieldlist and write a record in the result table if the
fields are different.

Since there seems no way to convert a variable to an object name or
use dynamic SQL in cursors this task would take way too long to implement.

Is there something readily available that does that?

Michael

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
Francisco H Tapia
Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 19:06
An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Betreff: Re: AW: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?


get rid of the cursor, why do you even have that?, dump the contents
into a temp table and then select * from #tempTable for your cursor,
it'll solve your headache.

--
-Francisco

Michael Br?sdorf wrote:

> Hi,
>
> the sproc will be called from a scheduled job on the server for certain
> maintenance tasks, so there is no user interaction at all.
>
> Replacing sp_ExecuteSql with Exec (@nvchSQL) didn't help either - same
error
> message!
>
> Michael
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
> Francisco H Tapia
> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 17:22
> An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: Re: AW: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>
>
> Another reason for why dynamic sql is frowned upon is that if "endUsers"
> from some application will be running the sproc, then you'll need to
> assign select rights to the "table" instead of just execute rights on
> the sproc.
>
> and as susan mentioned in another message, drop the sp_ExecuteSQL
>
>
> --
> -Francisco
>
> Michael Br?sdorf wrote:
>
>>This is exactly what I tried:
>>
>>...
>>set @nvchSQL='SELECT ' + @nvchIDField + 'AS MyID FROM ' + @nvchT1
>>
>>
>>Declare curT1 cursor for
>>exec sp_ExecuteSQL @nvchSQL
>>
>>...
>>
>>
>>Unfortunately it comes up with this error message:
>>
>>Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
>>Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'exec'.
>>
>>
>>It would certainly be possible to put the whole thing in a sp_ExecuteSQL,
>>but I would like
>>to avoid that if there is any other way...
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
>>Stoker, Kenneth E
>>Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2004 00:40
>>An: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Betreff: RE: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>I ran into this problem a couple months ago and found this statement right
>>from BOL:
>>
>>	"Variables can be used only in expressions, not in place of object names
>
> or
>
>>keywords."
>>
>>Using what I did then, you could do something like this (not tested):
>>
>>
>>Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>>
>>Declare @MyVar as int
>>Declare @sql as varchar(4000)
>>
>>SET @sql = 'SELECT ' + @MyField + ' FROM ' + @MyTable
>>
>>Declare MyCursor cursor for
>>Exec sp_execsql @sql
>>
>>Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>>
>>While @@Fetchstatus=0
>>begin
>>	...
>>	Print @MyVar
>>	...
>>end
>>
>>Hope something like this works/helps you.
>>
>>
>>Ken Stoker
>>Technology Commercialization
>>Information Systems Administrator
>>PH: (509) 375-3758
>>FAX: (509) 375-6731
>>E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Br?sdorf [mailto:michael.broesdorf at web.de]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:43 PM
>>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: [dba-SQLServer]Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>i would like to pass a table name and a field name to a stored procedure.
>>The stored procedure has to create a cursor that fetches all records from
>>the table and performs certain operations based on the content of the
>>specified field.
>>
>>Something like this:
>>
>>Create procedure MyProc @MyTable nvarchar(255), @MyField nvarchar(255) AS
>>
>>Declare @MyVar as int
>>
>>Declare MyCursor cursor for
>>select <@MyField> from <@MyTable>
>>
>>Fetch next from MyCursor into @MyVar
>>
>>While @@Fetchstatus=0
>>begin
>>	...
>>	Print @MyVar
>>	...
>>end
>>
>>
>>The problem is of course that I cannot simply put the variables containg
>>table and field name into the select statement of the cursor.
>>
>>Is there any way this can be done?
>>
>>Michael
>>
>
>
>
>



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From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Mon Feb 16 10:15:48 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:15:48 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure SQL IN Clause
In-Reply-To: <200402160728.i1G7S4m29313@databaseadvisors.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20040216100141.029bc4a8@pop3.highstream.net>

All,

The end of last week, I was working on a stored procedure in SQL Server.  I 
wanted it to be able to pass in information via a parameter to populate an 
IN clause in the SQL statement so I could use a multi-select list box for 
the control on the form.

Here is what I was trying:

I have a list of residence types (house, hotel, mobile home, homeless, 
etc.).  I wanted to be able to select one or more in the list box.

The Stored Procedure looked something like this:

CREATE PROCEDURE uspResidenceTypeList
@InClause Varchar(200)
AS
SELECT *
FROM tblClient
WHERE (ResidenceType IN(@InClause)

This works for a single value, i.e. 'Homeless', but it returns no records 
when I pass in multiple values.

Does someone have any ideas about what I can do to get this to work?

Thanks,

Robert

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From sgeller at cce.umn.edu  Mon Feb 16 14:26:55 2004
From: sgeller at cce.umn.edu (Susan Geller)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:26:55 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Ho To: Create a Stored Procedure using
	aparameterfor IN
Message-ID: <CD6E25A7E2F6734FA126AED83B9D54FB01C7576E@is~ccemail2.cce.local>

Robert's second suggestion is definitely better for lots of reasons, but
I often use the first suggestion anyway.

A couple of things to remember when you use the "inferior" method -- any
time you use a table in a dynamic select statement you need to grant
select permission on the table to the users.  Also, I've gotten stumped
testing this in QA b/c the results panel will say successful, but there
is no data.  I put my sql string in a variable such as @sql_string
varchar(1000) and then use "print @sql_string" in my sproc for testing.

--Susan



-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:39 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Ho To: Create a Stored Procedure using
aparameterfor IN


Of course, you can do:

Exec ('select ... from tblClient where ResidencyType in (' + @ResType +
')')

But we all know what THIS means, right?

I'd parse @ResType into a temptable, and then replace your WHERE clause
with INNER JOIN on that table.  Works like a charm every time :)


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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
L. Stewart
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:30 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Ho To: Create a Stored Procedure using a
parameterfor IN

Sometime I think I go brain dead.  ;-)

I am trying to do a stored procedure with a simple SQL statement
like:

SELECT ClientID, LastName, FirstName, ResidenceType
FROM tblClient
WHERE ResidenceType IN(@ResType)

I need to be able to pass something like:

house, hotel, homeless

and get a list of people with that residency type.  Nothing I have tried
has worked.  Can anyone give me some direction on doing this?

Thanks,

Robert L. Stewart
The Dyson Group
Expanding your sphere of Knowledge


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From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au  Mon Feb 16 15:27:56 2004
From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:57:56 +1030
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure SQL IN Clause
Message-ID: <EAAA1F7DC874D511BA070008C70D61BBE3A802@adl01s051.ilcorp.gov.au>

Test it by manually inserting the same values into the WHERE clause to see
if its returning any results.

What format are you passing your criteria as? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert L. Stewart [mailto:rl_stewart at highstream.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, 17 February 2004 2:46 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Cc: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure SQL IN Clause

All,

The end of last week, I was working on a stored procedure in SQL Server.  I
wanted it to be able to pass in information via a parameter to populate an
IN clause in the SQL statement so I could use a multi-select list box for
the control on the form.

Here is what I was trying:

I have a list of residence types (house, hotel, mobile home, homeless,
etc.).  I wanted to be able to select one or more in the list box.

The Stored Procedure looked something like this:

CREATE PROCEDURE uspResidenceTypeList
@InClause Varchar(200)
AS
SELECT *
FROM tblClient
WHERE (ResidenceType IN(@InClause)

This works for a single value, i.e. 'Homeless', but it returns no records
when I pass in multiple values.

Does someone have any ideas about what I can do to get this to work?

Thanks,

Robert

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From knicholson at gpsx.net  Mon Feb 16 15:30:33 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:30:33 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure SQL IN Clause
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07E9371E@GUARDIAN_5>

Can you put in the percentage sign to include a longer string?
The way you have it, the procedure will look for an exact match.

CREATE PROCEDURE uspResidenceTypeList
@InClause Varchar(200)
AS
SELECT *
FROM tblClient
WHERE (ResidenceType IN(@%InClause%)


-----Original Message-----
From: Haslett, Andrew [mailto:andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au]
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 4:28 PM
To: 'dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com'
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure SQL IN Clause


Test it by manually inserting the same values into the WHERE clause to see
if its returning any results.

What format are you passing your criteria as? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert L. Stewart [mailto:rl_stewart at highstream.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, 17 February 2004 2:46 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Cc: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure SQL IN Clause

All,

The end of last week, I was working on a stored procedure in SQL Server.  I
wanted it to be able to pass in information via a parameter to populate an
IN clause in the SQL statement so I could use a multi-select list box for
the control on the form.

Here is what I was trying:

I have a list of residence types (house, hotel, mobile home, homeless,
etc.).  I wanted to be able to select one or more in the list box.

The Stored Procedure looked something like this:

CREATE PROCEDURE uspResidenceTypeList
@InClause Varchar(200)
AS
SELECT *
FROM tblClient
WHERE (ResidenceType IN(@InClause)

This works for a single value, i.e. 'Homeless', but it returns no records
when I pass in multiple values.

Does someone have any ideas about what I can do to get this to work?

Thanks,

Robert

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From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Mon Feb 16 15:53:51 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:53:51 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using a
	parameter for IN 
In-Reply-To: <Sea2-F38BetopEFGyvA0002178d@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20040216154441.029bb008@pop3.highstream.net>

Final SQL Stored Procedure:

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_Build_In
      @Select varchar(500),
      @From varchar(150),
      @Where varchar(500),
      @In varchar(500),
      @OrderBy Varchar(250)
AS
BEGIN
      DECLARE @SQL varchar(1900)
      SET @sql = @Select + @From + @Where + @In + @Orderby
      EXEC(@sql)
END

To Use it:

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
exec usp_Build_In 'SELECT ClientID,ResidenceType,LastName ',
                   'FROM tbl_Client ',
                   'WHERE LastName IN(',
                   "'Stewart','Jones')",
                   'ORDER BY LastName'

Notice the Double-quotes on the @In parameter.

Robert, I am still working on the idea of using the subquery.
The code you sent to me only returns one row, the last one in
the list. But I will have more time to work with it tomorrow.

RLS




From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg  Mon Feb 16 18:23:39 2004
From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:23:39 +1000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored Procedure Or SQL
	View
Message-ID: <4031EBAB.14760.13C55288@localhost>


> I have a table in SQL Server 7.0 called tblClient with the following
> fields of information:
>             BranchNo
>             BranchCode
>             ClientName
>             Addrs1
>             Addrs2
>             District
>             Town
>             County
>             Postcode
>             Telephone
> 
> I want the following fields ClientName, Addrs1, Addrs2, District, Town,
> County, Postcode to appear as one line separated by a comma like below
> 
> BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
> 9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, District, Town,
> Postcode
> 
> As you can se from the example Addrs2 and County are missing, this is
> because these are blank sometimes.  I have tried a couple of ways but
> always end up with the following
> 
> BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
> 9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, , District, Town, ,
> Postcode
> 
> As you can see where the missing fields are the comma?s still appear.  Any
> help on this will be gratefully received.

It's a bit clumsy, but you could use:

Select BranchNo,
   BranchCode,
   ClientName + ', ' + Addrs1 + ', ' + 
   Case 
      When  Addrs2 > ' ' then  Addrs2 + ','
      Else ''
   End 
   + District + "," + Town + "," +
   Case 
      When County > ' ' then  County + ','
      Else ''
   End 
   + Postcode

from tblClient


-- 
Stuart McLachlan
Lexacorp Ltd
Application Development,  IT Consultancy
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From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg  Mon Feb 16 18:23:39 2004
From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:23:39 +1000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Concatenating Fields In SQL Stored
	Procedure Or SQL View
Message-ID: <4031EBAB.14760.13C55288@localhost>


> I have a table in SQL Server 7.0 called tblClient with the following
> fields of information:
>             BranchNo
>             BranchCode
>             ClientName
>             Addrs1
>             Addrs2
>             District
>             Town
>             County
>             Postcode
>             Telephone
> 
> I want the following fields ClientName, Addrs1, Addrs2, District, Town,
> County, Postcode to appear as one line separated by a comma like below
> 
> BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
> 9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, District, Town,
> Postcode
> 
> As you can se from the example Addrs2 and County are missing, this is
> because these are blank sometimes.  I have tried a couple of ways but
> always end up with the following
> 
> BranchNo           BranchCode       Address
> 9999029            B&Q9999029      ClientName, Addrs1, , District, Town, ,
> Postcode
> 
> As you can see where the missing fields are the comma?s still appear.  Any
> help on this will be gratefully received.

It's a bit clumsy, but you could use:

Select BranchNo,
   BranchCode,
   ClientName + ', ' + Addrs1 + ', ' + 
   Case 
      When  Addrs2 > ' ' then  Addrs2 + ','
      Else ''
   End 
   + District + "," + Town + "," +
   Case 
      When County > ' ' then  County + ','
      Else ''
   End 
   + Postcode

from tblClient


-- 
Stuart McLachlan
Lexacorp Ltd
Application Development,  IT Consultancy
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg

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From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Mon Feb 16 22:31:55 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:31:55 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using a
	parameter for IN 
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20040216223131.01996358@pop3.highstream.net>

Final SQL Stored Procedure:

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_Build_In
      @Select varchar(500),
      @From varchar(150),
      @Where varchar(500),
      @In varchar(500),
      @OrderBy Varchar(250)
AS
BEGIN
      DECLARE @SQL varchar(1900)
      SET @sql = @Select + @From + @Where + @In + @Orderby
      EXEC(@sql)
END

To Use it:

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
exec usp_Build_In 'SELECT ClientID,ResidenceType,LastName ',
                   'FROM tbl_Client ',
                   'WHERE LastName IN(',
                   "'Stewart','Jones')",
                   'ORDER BY LastName'

Notice the Double-quotes on the @In parameter.

Robert, I am still working on the idea of using the subquery.
The code you sent to me only returns one row, the last one in
the list. But I will have more time to work with it tomorrow.

RLS 




From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Tue Feb 17 03:34:39 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:34:39 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Is This Possible ?
Message-ID: <16329281.1077010479959.JavaMail.www@wwinf3002>

To all,
 
Firstly can I say a GREAT big thank you to those of you that helped me yesterday on concatenating fields in SQL Server 7.0.  Your answers worked like a charm.
 
Now this is where it gets complicated.  Each member of our staff can be available for a full day, or half day (am/pm), so in our employee availability table we have three records like below (Type 0 = Full Day, 1=AM, 2 = PM):
 
PayrollNo           JobDate             JobNo                Type     AvailCode
9999999            01/03/04           8726                 0          A
9999999            01/03/04                                   1          A
9999999            01/03/04                                   2          A
9999999            02/03/04                                   0          A
9999999            02/03/04           7465                 1          A
9999999            02/03/04           9372                 2          A
 
I need to somehow turn the above into the example below, If I need to use temporary tables etc I will but if the main calculations etc can be done by Stored Procedures then even better.
 
Week Commencing         PayrollNo           Mon      Tue       Wed      Thur     Fri        Sat       Sun
01/03/04                       9999999            8726     7465,
                                                                        9372
08/03/04
 
15/03/04
 
22/03/04
 
I don?t really require the payrollno in the above example asa it will be shown elsewhere along with the Employees name.  The main requirement of the above is that I will need to be able to edit the data.  
 
Anyone ever done anything like this before ?, all help greatly appreciated.  Anything to get me pointing in the right direction
.
 
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From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Tue Feb 17 03:34:39 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:34:39 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Is This Possible ?
Message-ID: <16329281.1077010479959.JavaMail.www@wwinf3002>

To all,
 
Firstly can I say a GREAT big thank you to those of you that helped me yesterday on concatenating fields in SQL Server 7.0.  Your answers worked like a charm.
 
Now this is where it gets complicated.  Each member of our staff can be available for a full day, or half day (am/pm), so in our employee availability table we have three records like below (Type 0 = Full Day, 1=AM, 2 = PM):
 
PayrollNo           JobDate             JobNo                Type     AvailCode
9999999            01/03/04           8726                 0          A
9999999            01/03/04                                   1          A
9999999            01/03/04                                   2          A
9999999            02/03/04                                   0          A
9999999            02/03/04           7465                 1          A
9999999            02/03/04           9372                 2          A
 
I need to somehow turn the above into the example below, If I need to use temporary tables etc I will but if the main calculations etc can be done by Stored Procedures then even better.
 
Week Commencing         PayrollNo           Mon      Tue       Wed      Thur     Fri        Sat       Sun
01/03/04                       9999999            8726     7465,
                                                                        9372
08/03/04
 
15/03/04
 
22/03/04
 
I don?t really require the payrollno in the above example asa it will be shown elsewhere along with the Employees name.  The main requirement of the above is that I will need to be able to edit the data.  
 
Anyone ever done anything like this before ?, all help greatly appreciated.  Anything to get me pointing in the right direction
.
 
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From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Tue Feb 17 04:58:59 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:58:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Week Commencing Table (SQL Server 7.0)
Message-ID: <27579846.1077015539613.JavaMail.www@wwinf3002>

To All,
 
I am trying to write a stored procedure in SQL Server 7.0, that when I pass a startdate and enddate to it it will populate a week commencing table, I know how to pass parameters etc to a SQL Server stored procedure and I have also written other INSERT stored procedures, but how do I create a loop in a stored procedure so that startdate increments by 7 days and inserts the new week commencing date until enddate is reached.  I was originally going to use Visual Basic to increment the dates then call the stored procedure each time the date incremented, but it would look a lot cleaner if I could achieve this in SQL Server itself.
 
Can anyone point me in the right direction (Again)
..
 
Thanks in advance for any help on this
..
 
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From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Tue Feb 17 04:58:59 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:58:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Week Commencing Table (SQL Server 7.0)
Message-ID: <27579846.1077015539613.JavaMail.www@wwinf3002>

To All,
 
I am trying to write a stored procedure in SQL Server 7.0, that when I pass a startdate and enddate to it it will populate a week commencing table, I know how to pass parameters etc to a SQL Server stored procedure and I have also written other INSERT stored procedures, but how do I create a loop in a stored procedure so that startdate increments by 7 days and inserts the new week commencing date until enddate is reached.  I was originally going to use Visual Basic to increment the dates then call the stored procedure each time the date incremented, but it would look a lot cleaner if I could achieve this in SQL Server itself.
 
Can anyone point me in the right direction (Again)
..
 
Thanks in advance for any help on this
..
 
Paul Hartland
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Tue Feb 17 09:02:44 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:02:44 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using
	aparameter for IN 
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECB3@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

OK, this HAS to work now.  You can JOIN the resulting function call with
any other table where values passed to the function can be found:

use pubs
GO

if object_id('dbo.fn_ParseString2VarCharTable') is not null
   drop function dbo.fn_ParseString2VarCharTable
GO
 
create function dbo.fn_ParseString2VarCharTable (
 @string   varchar(8000)                      ) returns @tbl table (
   RecordID  int identity(1,1) not null primary key clustered,
   [String]  varchar(8000)   not null           ) as
   begin
      declare @spos int, @pos int
      set @string = replace(replace(@string, ', ', ','), ' ,', ',')
      set @spos = 1
      set @pos = 100
      while (@pos) > 0 begin
         set @pos = charindex(',', @string, @spos)
         insert @tbl ([String])
            select
               ltrim (
                  rtrim (
                     substring (
                        @string, @spos,
                           case
                              when (@pos - @spos) <= 0 then
datalength(@string) + 1
                              else @pos
                           end - @spos
                     )
                  )
               )
         set @spos = @pos + 1
      end
      return
   end
GO

declare @str varchar(8000)
set @str = ''
select @str = @str + au_lname + ',' from pubs.dbo.authors
set @str = reverse(substring(reverse(@str), 2, 8000))
select f.RecordID, a.* from pubs.dbo.authors a 
   inner join dbo.fn_ParseString2VarCharTable (@str) f
      on a.au_lname = f.[String]
select * from dbo.fn_ParseString2VarCharTable ('this , is,a , test,and,
as ,you, can , see,it ,works!')


Robert Djabarov
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Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
L. Stewart
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 10:32 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using
aparameter for IN 

Final SQL Stored Procedure:

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_Build_In
      @Select varchar(500),
      @From varchar(150),
      @Where varchar(500),
      @In varchar(500),
      @OrderBy Varchar(250)
AS
BEGIN
      DECLARE @SQL varchar(1900)
      SET @sql = @Select + @From + @Where + @In + @Orderby
      EXEC(@sql)
END

To Use it:

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
exec usp_Build_In 'SELECT ClientID,ResidenceType,LastName ',
                   'FROM tbl_Client ',
                   'WHERE LastName IN(',
                   "'Stewart','Jones')",
                   'ORDER BY LastName'

Notice the Double-quotes on the @In parameter.

Robert, I am still working on the idea of using the subquery.
The code you sent to me only returns one row, the last one in
the list. But I will have more time to work with it tomorrow.

RLS 


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From my.lists at verizon.net  Wed Feb 18 15:06:16 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:06:16 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Rollback an MDAC installation
Message-ID: <4033D3C8.8020603@verizon.net>

This is why I never like to be on the bleeding edge anymore :(.

I installed Mdac 2.8 on my workstation, but the server still has Mdac 
2.7 SP1, whenever I run a transaction log backup from EM, I get 
disconnected... the backup still occurs (tho I've not tested them yet, I 
need to move them to my test server for that). 

if anyone know how to let me rollback my workstation to mdac 2.7sp1 
please kindly post a url or hint or even a sentiment of dude!, don't 
tell me your using a Dell! ;o)

Thanks,

-- 
-Francisco




From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb 18 16:31:05 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:31:05 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Rollback an MDAC installation
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECB8@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

I learned it the hard way, just like you did - whenever you have Client
Tools installed, the only way to control your MDAC level is through a
service pack.

In the mean time, check out these pages:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q232060
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=%2Fsupport%2Fmdac%2F26set
upfaq%2Easp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307255

And check this one too:
http://www.zuggsoft.com/data/


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
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www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Francisco H Tapia
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 3:06 PM
To: SQL Server 2k List; dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com;
hardware at hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Rollback an MDAC installation

This is why I never like to be on the bleeding edge anymore :(.

I installed Mdac 2.8 on my workstation, but the server still has Mdac 
2.7 SP1, whenever I run a transaction log backup from EM, I get 
disconnected... the backup still occurs (tho I've not tested them yet, I

need to move them to my test server for that). 

if anyone know how to let me rollback my workstation to mdac 2.7sp1 
please kindly post a url or hint or even a sentiment of dude!, don't 
tell me your using a Dell! ;o)

Thanks,

-- 
-Francisco


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From artful at rogers.com  Wed Feb 18 19:56:52 2004
From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller)
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:56:52 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using
	aparameter for IN 
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20040216154441.029bb008@pop3.highstream.net>
Message-ID: <007501c3f68b$a5f54eb0$6601a8c0@rock>

IMO you permanently defeat the optimizations using this approach.

Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
L. Stewart
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:54 PM
To: marion meh3
Cc: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com; Eric Easley
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using
aparameter for IN 


Final SQL Stored Procedure:

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_Build_In
      @Select varchar(500),
      @From varchar(150),
      @Where varchar(500),
      @In varchar(500),
      @OrderBy Varchar(250)
AS
BEGIN
      DECLARE @SQL varchar(1900)
      SET @sql = @Select + @From + @Where + @In + @Orderby
      EXEC(@sql)
END

To Use it:

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
exec usp_Build_In 'SELECT ClientID,ResidenceType,LastName ',
                   'FROM tbl_Client ',
                   'WHERE LastName IN(',
                   "'Stewart','Jones')",
                   'ORDER BY LastName'

Notice the Double-quotes on the @In parameter.

Robert, I am still working on the idea of using the subquery. The code
you sent to me only returns one row, the last one in the list. But I
will have more time to work with it tomorrow.

RLS


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From my.lists at verizon.net  Thu Feb 19 10:42:06 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:42:06 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: Rollback an MDAC installation
In-Reply-To: <LYRIS-6393432-991109-2004.02.18-16.23.16--my.lists#verizon.net@ls.sswug.org>
References: <LYRIS-6393432-991109-2004.02.18-16.23.16--my.lists#verizon.net@ls.sswug.org>
Message-ID: <4034E75E.3080103@verizon.net>

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!, this link had just the solution I needed.  I can't believe how easy it was to rollback...   I just tested EM and tried running a backup of the transaction log w/o problems... I pushed it to my test box and did the restore and all is well thanks again!!!!!

a lesson well learned... wait until the mdac is freakin' tested never test on your workstation, that's what a testbox is for :D


-- 
-Francisco


Brian Hollister wrote:

>Maybe this will help you out,
>
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnmdac/html
>/data_mdacinstall.asp
>
>Look for the Heading "MDAC Rollback"
>
>
>Brian 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bounce-sql2k-6393611 at ls.datareturn.com
>[mailto:bounce-sql2k-6393611 at ls.datareturn.com] On Behalf Of Francisco H
>Tapia
>Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:06 PM
>To: SQL Server 2k List
>Subject: Rollback an MDAC installation
>
>This is why I never like to be on the bleeding edge anymore :(.
>
>I installed Mdac 2.8 on my workstation, but the server still has Mdac
>2.7 SP1, whenever I run a transaction log backup from EM, I get
>disconnected... the backup still occurs (tho I've not tested them yet, I
>need to move them to my test server for that). 
>
>if anyone know how to let me rollback my workstation to mdac 2.7sp1 please
>kindly post a url or hint or even a sentiment of dude!, don't tell me your
>using a Dell! ;o)
>
>Thanks,
>
>  
>



From MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com  Thu Feb 19 11:52:18 2004
From: MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com (Mark Boyd)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:52:18 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D3B32BA@wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>

I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 



From knicholson at gpsx.net  Thu Feb 19 11:58:19 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:58:19 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07E93ED4@GUARDIAN_5>

In Access, under Tools Options, Edit Find, do you
have the search set to default to ODBC?  And someone
else once told me on that same set frame, one should
set the total number of records to read 0.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:52 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From knicholson at gpsx.net  Thu Feb 19 12:01:11 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:01:11 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07E93ED9@GUARDIAN_5>

Also, make sure you only check one box on the filter by
form defaults.  The more you check the longer it takes to process.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:52 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Thu Feb 19 12:02:27 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:02:27 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C7B2@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

Replace a search against a linked table with a search either against a
function or a stored procedure, using pass-through query.



Robert Djabarov
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Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:52 AM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching

I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com  Thu Feb 19 12:07:12 2004
From: MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com (Mark Boyd)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:07:12 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D3B32BB@wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>

Thanks Karen.  I tried all of your suggestions, but the search is still
very, very slow.
I noticed a checkbox on the Find and Replace dialog box that says
'Search Fields As Formatted'.  By unchecking this, the search takes
about 2 seconds.  What does this checkbox mean?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholson, Karen [mailto:knicholson at gpsx.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:01 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching

Also, make sure you only check one box on the filter by
form defaults.  The more you check the longer it takes to process.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:52 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From knicholson at gpsx.net  Thu Feb 19 12:19:13 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:19:13 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07E93EF1@GUARDIAN_5>

Right click on the button.  It gives you a little blurb that if
a date is formatted as Jan - 1 - 2000, this option would look for
the J not the 1/1/2000.  Notes that searching with as formatted
is dreadfully slow.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:07 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


Thanks Karen.  I tried all of your suggestions, but the search is still
very, very slow.
I noticed a checkbox on the Find and Replace dialog box that says
'Search Fields As Formatted'.  By unchecking this, the search takes
about 2 seconds.  What does this checkbox mean?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholson, Karen [mailto:knicholson at gpsx.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:01 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching

Also, make sure you only check one box on the filter by
form defaults.  The more you check the longer it takes to process.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:52 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com  Thu Feb 19 12:48:14 2004
From: MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com (Mark Boyd)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:48:14 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
Message-ID: <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D3B32C0@wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>

Great.  Thanks again Karen.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholson, Karen [mailto:knicholson at gpsx.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:19 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching

Right click on the button.  It gives you a little blurb that if
a date is formatted as Jan - 1 - 2000, this option would look for
the J not the 1/1/2000.  Notes that searching with as formatted
is dreadfully slow.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:07 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


Thanks Karen.  I tried all of your suggestions, but the search is still
very, very slow.
I noticed a checkbox on the Find and Replace dialog box that says
'Search Fields As Formatted'.  By unchecking this, the search takes
about 2 seconds.  What does this checkbox mean?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholson, Karen [mailto:knicholson at gpsx.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:01 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching

Also, make sure you only check one box on the filter by
form defaults.  The more you check the longer it takes to process.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:52 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching


I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.

This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.

I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
didn't make a difference.

Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?

 

TIA,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Thu Feb 19 15:07:29 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:07:29 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using a
	parameter for IN
In-Reply-To: <200402191800.i1JI0WU30249@databaseadvisors.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20040219150436.029f9008@pop3.highstream.net>

Arthur,

You are correct.  That is why I am
continuing with the information that
the other Robert sent to me.

I wanted something quick that I could
use for an immediate need.  The code
that Robert sent to me seems to work
well and will allow me to use a sub-query
to make the process smoother and more
efficient.

Robert

At 12:00 PM 2/19/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:56:52 -0800
>From: "Arthur Fuller" <artful at rogers.com>
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure
>         using   aparameter for IN
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Message-ID: <007501c3f68b$a5f54eb0$6601a8c0 at rock>
>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>
>IMO you permanently defeat the optimizations using this approach.
>
>Arthur
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
>L. Stewart
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:54 PM
>To: marion meh3
>Cc: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com; Eric Easley
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: How To: Create a Stored Procedure using
>aparameter for IN
>
>
>Final SQL Stored Procedure:
>
>CREATE PROCEDURE usp_Build_In
>       @Select varchar(500),
>       @From varchar(150),
>       @Where varchar(500),
>       @In varchar(500),
>       @OrderBy Varchar(250)
>AS
>BEGIN
>       DECLARE @SQL varchar(1900)
>       SET @sql = @Select + @From + @Where + @In + @Orderby
>       EXEC(@sql)
>END
>
>To Use it:
>
>SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
>GO
>exec usp_Build_In 'SELECT ClientID,ResidenceType,LastName ',
>                    'FROM tbl_Client ',
>                    'WHERE LastName IN(',
>                    "'Stewart','Jones')",
>                    'ORDER BY LastName'
>
>Notice the Double-quotes on the @In parameter.
>
>Robert, I am still working on the idea of using the subquery. The code
>you sent to me only returns one row, the last one in the list. But I
>will have more time to work with it tomorrow.
>
>RLS




From rl_stewart at highstream.net  Thu Feb 19 15:12:21 2004
From: rl_stewart at highstream.net (Robert L. Stewart)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:12:21 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Re: Faster Searching
In-Reply-To: <200402191800.i1JI0WU30249@databaseadvisors.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20040219150839.02a813a8@pop3.highstream.net>

Mark,

Something is wrong with the way you are searching.
I have a 750,000+ record table that I do a search in
using ODBC against SQL 2000 and it takes less that 2
seconds. I am using Like %something% in the criteria,
so I am not even doing an exact search.  The time went
from about 20 seconds to less than 2 seconds after I
indexed the column.

Robert

At 12:00 PM 2/19/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:52:18 -0500
>From: "Mark Boyd" <MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com>
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Faster Searching
>To: "SQLServerList" <dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com>
>Message-ID:
>         <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D3B32BA at wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>
>I have a SQL2000 table with about 5000 records.
>
>This table is linked to an Access DB.  When I try to search records thru
>the form, it is taking about 5 minutes to find a record.
>
>I added an index to the field that is being used to search, but it
>didn't make a difference.
>
>Is there anything else I can do to speed up the Find process?
>
>
>
>TIA,
>
>Mark Boyd




From carbonnb at sympatico.ca  Thu Feb 19 21:01:49 2004
From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:01:49 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Test 1/2
Message-ID: <4035324D.32194.1193E41@localhost>

Test 1 of 2.

DO NOT REPLY!!!

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From carbonnb at sympatico.ca  Thu Feb 19 21:02:19 2004
From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:02:19 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Test 2/2/
Message-ID: <4035326B.14341.119B0F3@localhost>

Test 2/2

DO NOT REPLY!!!!
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will be sitting next to you saying ^Damn... We ****ed up.^




From carbonnb at sympatico.ca  Thu Feb 19 21:01:49 2004
From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:01:49 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Test 1/2
Message-ID: <4035324D.32194.1193E41@localhost>

Test 1 of 2.

DO NOT REPLY!!!

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From carbonnb at sympatico.ca  Thu Feb 19 21:02:19 2004
From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:02:19 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Test 2/2/
Message-ID: <4035326B.14341.119B0F3@localhost>

Test 2/2

DO NOT REPLY!!!!
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From davide at dalyn.co.nz  Thu Feb 19 21:55:23 2004
From: davide at dalyn.co.nz (David Emerson)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:55:23 +1300
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] DTS
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20040220164624.00b2c730@mail.dalyn.co.nz>

SQL 2000 Enterprise Manager

I am putting together a DTS package that copies live data into my test 
database.  I have a data transformation set up for the tables and all the 
data seems to copy over except the Identity field.  Instead of copying the 
old contents it gives them new ID numbers.  This is a problem because when 
I try to copy other tables that have relationships the ID's don't match.

When I look at the transformations tab, and open the options for the field 
transformation the description shows "Copy the contents of the source data 
unchanged to the destination."  (yet is isn't).

Any clues as to why this problem (or better still a solution).

Regards

David Emerson
Dalyn Software Ltd
25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 



From davide at dalyn.co.nz  Thu Feb 19 22:13:07 2004
From: davide at dalyn.co.nz (David Emerson)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:13:07 +1300
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] DTS
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20040220164624.00b2c730@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20040220171242.00b9bdb8@mail.dalyn.co.nz>

Found it: Options - Allow Identity Insert.

David

At 20/02/2004, you wrote:
>SQL 2000 Enterprise Manager
>
>I am putting together a DTS package that copies live data into my test 
>database.  I have a data transformation set up for the tables and all the 
>data seems to copy over except the Identity field.  Instead of copying the 
>old contents it gives them new ID numbers.  This is a problem because when 
>I try to copy other tables that have relationships the ID's don't match.
>
>When I look at the transformations tab, and open the options for the field 
>transformation the description shows "Copy the contents of the source data 
>unchanged to the destination."  (yet is isn't).
>
>Any clues as to why this problem (or better still a solution).
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>Dalyn Software Ltd
>25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
>Wellington, New Zealand
>Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205
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>
>

Regards

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25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 



From martyconnelly at shaw.ca  Fri Feb 20 16:23:33 2004
From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:23:33 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] TOAD for MS SQL
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20040220171242.00b9bdb8@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
Message-ID: <403688E5.1030800@shaw.ca>

>
For those of you who like TOAD for Oracle, there is now a version for MS 
SQL 2000
It appears to work for MSDE too. So might be handy for those without 
Enterprise Manager.
http://www.toadsoft.com/toadss.html

-- 
Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada





From accessd at shaw.ca  Fri Feb 20 20:15:58 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:15:58 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] TOAD for MS SQL
In-Reply-To: <403688E5.1030800@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKAEEGDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Marty:

Awesome... I really like TOAD...excellent package and so nice to see it
come to SQL as well. Thanks for the heads up.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
MartyConnelly
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 2:24 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] TOAD for MS SQL


>
For those of you who like TOAD for Oracle, there is now a version for MS 
SQL 2000
It appears to work for MSDE too. So might be handy for those without 
Enterprise Manager.
http://www.toadsoft.com/toadss.html

-- 
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Victoria, B.C.
Canada



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From carbonnb at sympatico.ca  Sat Feb 21 10:51:17 2004
From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 11:51:17 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Cross Posting Test
Message-ID: <40374635.14782.C02296@localhost>

Test.

DO NOT REPLY!!!

--
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If you never fail, you're not trying hard enough.




From djkr at msn.com  Sat Feb 21 11:47:06 2004
From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson)
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 17:47:06 -0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Thanks, Bryan
In-Reply-To: <40374635.14782.C02296@localhost>
Message-ID: <004001c3f8a2$b907c370$bf00a8c0@dabsight>

Bryan

Thanks for your work in analysing and solving the cross-posting problem.
Those of us subscribed to more than one list will truly benefit!

John


From djkr at msn.com  Sat Feb 21 11:47:06 2004
From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson)
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 17:47:06 -0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Thanks, Bryan
In-Reply-To: <40374635.14782.C02296@localhost>
Message-ID: <004001c3f8a2$b907c370$bf00a8c0@dabsight>

Bryan

Thanks for your work in analysing and solving the cross-posting problem.
Those of us subscribed to more than one list will truly benefit!

John
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From accessd at shaw.ca  Sat Feb 21 17:16:16 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:16:16 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKAEEGDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKKEFADGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I use it
just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim



From carbonnb at sympatico.ca  Sun Feb 22 08:52:36 2004
From: carbonnb at sympatico.ca (Bryan Carbonnell)
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:52:36 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Cross Post Test Again
Message-ID: <40387BE4.2201.275C03@localhost>

Cross Post Test Again.

DO NOT REPLY.

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From davide at dalyn.co.nz  Sun Feb 22 16:58:00 2004
From: davide at dalyn.co.nz (David Emerson)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:58:00 +1300
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223115649.00b2c458@mail.dalyn.co.nz>

I can't seem to find a way to back up my packages in case I need to restore 
them, or if I want to copy them to another server.  What is the best way to 
do this?

Regards

David Emerson
Dalyn Software Ltd
25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 



From artful at rogers.com  Sun Feb 22 21:34:18 2004
From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller)
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:34:18 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKKEFADGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <021501c3f9bd$eca38360$6601a8c0@rock>

I have never tested this so be advised that it's nothing more than a
WAG, but you didn't mention the number of processors. The ONLY reason to
run Advanced is multiple processors. I have a tired old dog server with
twin P4-500s and it runs like quick! I have never tried to install
Advanced on a single CPU unit because the docs clearly state that it's
futile. Is it possible for you to back off Advanced and try the
single-CPU version instead?

Another thing to check is how much RAM each process is consuming, or
prepared to consume.

HTH,
Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 3:16 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
use it just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced
Server software. It is running a number of applications but all seem
happy together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim

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From artful at rogers.com  Sun Feb 22 21:35:42 2004
From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller)
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:35:42 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223115649.00b2c458@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
Message-ID: <021601c3f9be$1e368da0$6601a8c0@rock>

Insufficient info, David... Did you store them all as SQL objects?

Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David
Emerson
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:58 PM
To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages


I can't seem to find a way to back up my packages in case I need to
restore 
them, or if I want to copy them to another server.  What is the best way
to 
do this?

Regards

David Emerson
Dalyn Software Ltd
25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 

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From accessd at shaw.ca  Sun Feb 22 19:10:52 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:10:52 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <021501c3f9bd$eca38360$6601a8c0@rock>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKMEFODGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi Arthur:

Thanks for your suggestion but the advanced model is what I purchased and I
am loathe to change now. The other thing is that every other application
that runs off this server is performing perfectly. Even MS SQL 2000 is,
minus the performance, or lack of it. The RAM is not even being impacted so
my thought that it might be a code segment is bleeding all over, is
unfounded. You might be on to something, with SQL and W2000AdvSer...but
where can I look. There is probably a simple setting somewhere in the
registry.

As all my new apps come from MS Action pack, I have passed my problem on MS
and hope they have something.

Thanks again
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
Fuller
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:34 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


I have never tested this so be advised that it's nothing more than a
WAG, but you didn't mention the number of processors. The ONLY reason to
run Advanced is multiple processors. I have a tired old dog server with
twin P4-500s and it runs like quick! I have never tried to install
Advanced on a single CPU unit because the docs clearly state that it's
futile. Is it possible for you to back off Advanced and try the
single-CPU version instead?

Another thing to check is how much RAM each process is consuming, or
prepared to consume.

HTH,
Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 3:16 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
use it just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced
Server software. It is running a number of applications but all seem
happy together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim

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From davide at dalyn.co.nz  Sun Feb 22 19:17:04 2004
From: davide at dalyn.co.nz (David Emerson)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:17:04 +1300
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
In-Reply-To: <021601c3f9be$1e368da0$6601a8c0@rock>
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223115649.00b2c458@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223141541.00b2c610@mail.dalyn.co.nz>

Sorry.  They are in the Data Transformation Services section under Local 
Packages.

David

At 22/02/2004, you wrote:
>Insufficient info, David... Did you store them all as SQL objects?
>
>Arthur
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David
>Emerson
>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:58 PM
>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
>
>
>I can't seem to find a way to back up my packages in case I need to
>restore
>them, or if I want to copy them to another server.  What is the best way
>to
>do this?
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>Dalyn Software Ltd
>25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
>Wellington, New Zealand
>Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205



From my.lists at verizon.net  Mon Feb 23 10:42:59 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:42:59 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223141541.00b2c610@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223115649.00b2c458@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
	<5.2.0.9.0.20040223141541.00b2c610@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
Message-ID: <403A2D93.1000905@verizon.net>

to backup up DTS packages make a backup of the msdb, if you are looking 
to also transfer them to some other server then take a look at DTS backup
http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?6,105,242,0,0

note: you still have to do some editing because of location server name 
and such things...

-- 
-Francisco



David Emerson wrote:

> Sorry.  They are in the Data Transformation Services section under 
> Local Packages.
>
> David
>
> At 22/02/2004, you wrote:
>
>> Insufficient info, David... Did you store them all as SQL objects?
>>
>> Arthur
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David
>> Emerson
>> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:58 PM
>> To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>> Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
>>
>>
>> I can't seem to find a way to back up my packages in case I need to
>> restore
>> them, or if I want to copy them to another server.  What is the best way
>> to
>> do this?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> David Emerson
>> Dalyn Software Ltd
>> 25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
>> Wellington, New Zealand
>> Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205
>
>
> _______________________________________________





From davide at dalyn.co.nz  Mon Feb 23 15:21:33 2004
From: davide at dalyn.co.nz (David Emerson)
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:21:33 +1300
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
In-Reply-To: <403A2D93.1000905@verizon.net>
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20040223141541.00b2c610@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
	<5.2.0.9.0.20040223115649.00b2c458@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
	<5.2.0.9.0.20040223141541.00b2c610@mail.dalyn.co.nz>
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20040224102125.02d3e598@mail.dalyn.co.nz>

Thanks.

At 23/02/2004, you wrote:
>to backup up DTS packages make a backup of the msdb, if you are looking to 
>also transfer them to some other server then take a look at DTS backup
>http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?6,105,242,0,0
>
>note: you still have to do some editing because of location server name 
>and such things...
>
>--
>-Francisco
>
>
>
>David Emerson wrote:
>
>>Sorry.  They are in the Data Transformation Services section under Local 
>>Packages.
>>
>>David
>>
>>At 22/02/2004, you wrote:
>>
>>>Insufficient info, David... Did you store them all as SQL objects?
>>>
>>>Arthur
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David
>>>Emerson
>>>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:58 PM
>>>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>>>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
>>>
>>>
>>>I can't seem to find a way to back up my packages in case I need to
>>>restore
>>>them, or if I want to copy them to another server.  What is the best way
>>>to
>>>do this?
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>David Emerson
>>>Dalyn Software Ltd
>>>25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
>>>Wellington, New Zealand
>>>Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>
>
>
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>
>



From artful at rogers.com  Tue Feb 24 11:41:11 2004
From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller)
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:41:11 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKMEFODGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <000001c3fafd$6fb13460$6501a8c0@rock>

Well, since you are loathe to give up Advanced Server, what are the
chances of you dropping in another CPU of equivalent specs? Second, with
only one CPU this is a helluva load to put on a single server. Third,
does Query Analyzer run as slowly as your app? (Do some selects etc.
from QA to see.)

Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 5:11 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Hi Arthur:

Thanks for your suggestion but the advanced model is what I purchased
and I am loathe to change now. The other thing is that every other
application that runs off this server is performing perfectly. Even MS
SQL 2000 is, minus the performance, or lack of it. The RAM is not even
being impacted so my thought that it might be a code segment is bleeding
all over, is unfounded. You might be on to something, with SQL and
W2000AdvSer...but where can I look. There is probably a simple setting
somewhere in the registry.

As all my new apps come from MS Action pack, I have passed my problem on
MS and hope they have something.

Thanks again
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
Fuller
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:34 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


I have never tested this so be advised that it's nothing more than a
WAG, but you didn't mention the number of processors. The ONLY reason to
run Advanced is multiple processors. I have a tired old dog server with
twin P4-500s and it runs like quick! I have never tried to install
Advanced on a single CPU unit because the docs clearly state that it's
futile. Is it possible for you to back off Advanced and try the
single-CPU version instead?

Another thing to check is how much RAM each process is consuming, or
prepared to consume.

HTH,
Arthur



From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Tue Feb 24 10:02:23 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:02:23 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C7BE@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance

Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
use it
just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Tue Feb 24 10:06:13 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:06:13 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C7BF@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

http://www.sqldts.com/redir.aspx?1242


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David
Emerson
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:58 PM
To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Back up DTS local packages

I can't seem to find a way to back up my packages in case I need to
restore 
them, or if I want to copy them to another server.  What is the best way
to 
do this?

Regards

David Emerson
Dalyn Software Ltd
25 Cunliffe St, Churton Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 

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From accessd at shaw.ca  Tue Feb 24 19:44:16 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:44:16 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C7BE@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKGEHNDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi Robert:

Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is 6.5
minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
slow but not that slow...

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance

Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
use it
just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim

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From accessd at shaw.ca  Tue Feb 24 19:54:20 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:54:20 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <000001c3fafd$6fb13460$6501a8c0@rock>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKKEHNDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi Arthur:

At one time, about couple years ago, when I first installed SQL2000, it ran
on the computer as it was suppose to...very fast. There has been no other
applications added, as I always try to keep a server fairly clean. At one
point MSSQL started running slower and slower. The product was one given to
me by a tech-salesman from MS and he said there was no time-out on it. When
MSSQL started to slow down, I assumed it was timing out and removed it.

Now, I have installed a brand-new developers edition, of MSSQL 2000 and it
is already running super slow. This has me totally buffed as there has been
no hardware and few software chances in a couple of years.

Every application works correctly, including MSSQL, no errors of any
kind...logs are clean; but....

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
Fuller
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:41 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Well, since you are loathe to give up Advanced Server, what are the
chances of you dropping in another CPU of equivalent specs? Second, with
only one CPU this is a helluva load to put on a single server. Third,
does Query Analyzer run as slowly as your app? (Do some selects etc.
from QA to see.)

Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 5:11 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Hi Arthur:

Thanks for your suggestion but the advanced model is what I purchased
and I am loathe to change now. The other thing is that every other
application that runs off this server is performing perfectly. Even MS
SQL 2000 is, minus the performance, or lack of it. The RAM is not even
being impacted so my thought that it might be a code segment is bleeding
all over, is unfounded. You might be on to something, with SQL and
W2000AdvSer...but where can I look. There is probably a simple setting
somewhere in the registry.

As all my new apps come from MS Action pack, I have passed my problem on
MS and hope they have something.

Thanks again
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
Fuller
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:34 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


I have never tested this so be advised that it's nothing more than a
WAG, but you didn't mention the number of processors. The ONLY reason to
run Advanced is multiple processors. I have a tired old dog server with
twin P4-500s and it runs like quick! I have never tried to install
Advanced on a single CPU unit because the docs clearly state that it's
futile. Is it possible for you to back off Advanced and try the
single-CPU version instead?

Another thing to check is how much RAM each process is consuming, or
prepared to consume.

HTH,
Arthur

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From tuxedo_man at hotmail.com  Tue Feb 24 22:42:16 2004
From: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com (Billy Pang)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 04:42:16 +0000
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
Message-ID: <BAY1-F40Z9FAtcpD9IQ0000dc7c@hotmail.com>

Just a shot in the dark.  Disable all server protocols.  Restart sql server 
service.  Turn on profiler and monitor any thing that goes on.

HTH

Billy

>From: "Jim Lawrence (AccessD)" <accessd at shaw.ca>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:54:20 -0800
>
>Hi Arthur:
>
>At one time, about couple years ago, when I first installed SQL2000, it ran
>on the computer as it was suppose to...very fast. There has been no other
>applications added, as I always try to keep a server fairly clean. At one
>point MSSQL started running slower and slower. The product was one given to
>me by a tech-salesman from MS and he said there was no time-out on it. When
>MSSQL started to slow down, I assumed it was timing out and removed it.
>
>Now, I have installed a brand-new developers edition, of MSSQL 2000 and it
>is already running super slow. This has me totally buffed as there has been
>no hardware and few software chances in a couple of years.
>
>Every application works correctly, including MSSQL, no errors of any
>kind...logs are clean; but....
>
>Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>TIA
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
>Fuller
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:41 AM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>Well, since you are loathe to give up Advanced Server, what are the
>chances of you dropping in another CPU of equivalent specs? Second, with
>only one CPU this is a helluva load to put on a single server. Third,
>does Query Analyzer run as slowly as your app? (Do some selects etc.
>from QA to see.)
>
>Arthur
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>Lawrence (AccessD)
>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 5:11 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>Hi Arthur:
>
>Thanks for your suggestion but the advanced model is what I purchased
>and I am loathe to change now. The other thing is that every other
>application that runs off this server is performing perfectly. Even MS
>SQL 2000 is, minus the performance, or lack of it. The RAM is not even
>being impacted so my thought that it might be a code segment is bleeding
>all over, is unfounded. You might be on to something, with SQL and
>W2000AdvSer...but where can I look. There is probably a simple setting
>somewhere in the registry.
>
>As all my new apps come from MS Action pack, I have passed my problem on
>MS and hope they have something.
>
>Thanks again
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
>Fuller
>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:34 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>I have never tested this so be advised that it's nothing more than a
>WAG, but you didn't mention the number of processors. The ONLY reason to
>run Advanced is multiple processors. I have a tired old dog server with
>twin P4-500s and it runs like quick! I have never tried to install
>Advanced on a single CPU unit because the docs clearly state that it's
>futile. Is it possible for you to back off Advanced and try the
>single-CPU version instead?
>
>Another thing to check is how much RAM each process is consuming, or
>prepared to consume.
>
>HTH,
>Arthur
>
>_______________________________________________
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>dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
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>
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>

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb 25 08:36:22 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 08:36:22 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECBD@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

Jim,

The remark I made was really derogatory, because I think you already
have quite a bit on this box.  In addition, you need to make sure you
apply SP3 to your SQL install.  If the problem persists, follow the rule
of thumb, -there are 3 things that can cause such slow performance, -
CPU, memory, or IO subsystem.  The easiest way to see if the first 2 are
an issue is to open task manager and select Processes tab.  Click on CPU
column header a couple of times and see what process other than System
Idle Process may be taking all the CPU.  Do the same with Memory column.
I did observe performance degradation on my laptop (2.6GHz, 1GB memory,
120GB HD) with default and named instances of Personal edition, and
managed to fix it by defragmenting the program files and data and log
devices of master databases on both instances.



Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:44 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance

Hi Robert:

Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is
6.5
minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
slow but not that slow...

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance

Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
use it
just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim

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From my.lists at verizon.net  Wed Feb 25 10:53:24 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 08:53:24 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKGEHNDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>
References: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKGEHNDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <403CD304.7020105@verizon.net>

How much ram did you allocate to SQL Server?  If you open EM, and right click on your registered server, you will have a tab for the memory configuration, is it set to fixed, or dynamic, and if dynamic what is the maximum range?




Jim Lawrence (AccessD) wrote:

>Hi Robert:
>
>Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is 6.5
>minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
>slow but not that slow...
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
>Djabarov, Robert
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)
>
>Robert Djabarov
>SQL Server & UDB
>Sr. SQL Server Administrator
>Phone: (210)  913-3148
>Pager: (210) 753-3148
>9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
>www.usaa.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>Lawrence (AccessD)
>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>Hi All:
>
>I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
>servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
>use it
>just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
>software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
>together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.
>
>The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
>else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
>tasks.
>
>Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.
>
>Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>MTIA
>Jim
>
>  
>


-- 
-Francisco




From ebarro at afsweb.com  Wed Feb 25 11:10:58 2004
From: ebarro at afsweb.com (Eric Barro)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:10:58 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <403CD304.7020105@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <DPEGIFJOAFKLEDNNDGHCMEHOGEAA.ebarro@afsweb.com>

Jim,

Is it actual performance (ie retrieving records from SQL and displaying them via ASP or VB front end) or the display of the objects using Enterprise Manager?

Can you connect using an Access data project and if so do you get the same slow performance?

The reason I want to differentiate is that I've seen this behavior before. I can't quite put my finger on the cause but usually if you press F5 for refresh you will get the results much faster. It's as if the display was waiting for something to trigger it. If you go to My Computer and display the list of drives does it also take a while to display them? Pressing F5 for refresh will display them in an instant. Let me know if I've hit the nail on the head.

---
Eric Barro
Senior Systems Analyst
Advanced Field Services
(208) 772-7060
http://www.afsweb.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Francisco H Tapia
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:53 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


How much ram did you allocate to SQL Server?  If you open EM, and right click on your registered server, you will have a tab for the memory configuration, is it set to fixed, or dynamic, and if dynamic what is the maximum range?




Jim Lawrence (AccessD) wrote:

>Hi Robert:
>
>Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is 6.5
>minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
>slow but not that slow...
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
>Djabarov, Robert
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)
>
>Robert Djabarov
>SQL Server & UDB
>Sr. SQL Server Administrator
>Phone: (210)  913-3148
>Pager: (210) 753-3148
>9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
>www.usaa.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>Lawrence (AccessD)
>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>Hi All:
>
>I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
>servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
>use it
>just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
>software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
>together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.
>
>The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
>else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
>tasks.
>
>Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.
>
>Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>MTIA
>Jim
>
>  
>

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From MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com  Wed Feb 25 12:10:36 2004
From: MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com (Mark Boyd)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:10:36 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D78BB@wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 



From knicholson at gpsx.net  Wed Feb 25 12:23:17 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:23:17 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07FFB4E3@GUARDIAN_5>

I believe you must use CAST to convert NvarChar to Money.
so, something like:

cast(amount as money)

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money


I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Wed Feb 25 12:23:35 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:23:35 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B014A04E6@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

This should work.  You might have to specify the size, which is 8 bytes,
and/or the precision and scale, which are 19 and 4.

INSERT INTO Table2
SELECT AcctNum, CONVERT(money, Amount)
FROM Table1

Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
PH: (509) 375-3758
FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:11 AM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money


I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb 25 12:53:33 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:53:33 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECBE@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

You may also have to take into account the value formatting in your
NVARCHAR field, like thousand-separator characters, as well as decimal
separators.  If, for example, the field contains 2,342,985.3400 you'll
need to do something like this:

cast(replace('2,342,985.3400', ',', '') as money)

If the value has period as thousand-separator and a comma for a decimal,
you'll need to do a reverse:

cast(replace(replace('2.342.985,3400', '.', ''), ',', '.') as money)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com  Wed Feb 25 13:11:19 2004
From: MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com (Mark Boyd)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:11:19 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D78BD@wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>

I'm still having problems.
I've tried each suggestion, but unfortunately I still receive an error
regarding incorrect syntax.
The data from Table1 has values of 175.00, 50.00-, and .00.
Do I need to include additional criteria in the replace function to
account for these formats?

Thanks,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:54 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

You may also have to take into account the value formatting in your
NVARCHAR field, like thousand-separator characters, as well as decimal
separators.  If, for example, the field contains 2,342,985.3400 you'll
need to do something like this:

cast(replace('2,342,985.3400', ',', '') as money)

If the value has period as thousand-separator and a comma for a decimal,
you'll need to do a reverse:

cast(replace(replace('2.342.985,3400', '.', ''), ',', '.') as money)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb 25 13:31:36 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:31:36 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECBF@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

Absolutely, except I'd create a function that would handle all that for
you:

create function dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money (
   @amt nvarchar(100) ) returns money as
begin
   declare @Multiplier int
   if charindex('-', @amt) > 0
      set @Multiplier = -1
   else
      set @Multiplier = 1

   return (cast(replace(replace(@amt, ',', ''), '-', '') as money) *
@Multiplier)
end
go
select dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money('50.00-')


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:11 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I'm still having problems.
I've tried each suggestion, but unfortunately I still receive an error
regarding incorrect syntax.
The data from Table1 has values of 175.00, 50.00-, and .00.
Do I need to include additional criteria in the replace function to
account for these formats?

Thanks,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:54 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

You may also have to take into account the value formatting in your
NVARCHAR field, like thousand-separator characters, as well as decimal
separators.  If, for example, the field contains 2,342,985.3400 you'll
need to do something like this:

cast(replace('2,342,985.3400', ',', '') as money)

If the value has period as thousand-separator and a comma for a decimal,
you'll need to do a reverse:

cast(replace(replace('2.342.985,3400', '.', ''), ',', '.') as money)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Wed Feb 25 13:34:52 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:34:52 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C7CE@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

...or, as it pertains to your case:

insert Table2 select AcctNum, dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money(Amount) from
Table1


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:32 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

Absolutely, except I'd create a function that would handle all that for
you:

create function dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money (
   @amt nvarchar(100) ) returns money as
begin
   declare @Multiplier int
   if charindex('-', @amt) > 0
      set @Multiplier = -1
   else
      set @Multiplier = 1

   return (cast(replace(replace(@amt, ',', ''), '-', '') as money) *
@Multiplier)
end
go
select dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money('50.00-')


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:11 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I'm still having problems.
I've tried each suggestion, but unfortunately I still receive an error
regarding incorrect syntax.
The data from Table1 has values of 175.00, 50.00-, and .00.
Do I need to include additional criteria in the replace function to
account for these formats?

Thanks,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:54 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

You may also have to take into account the value formatting in your
NVARCHAR field, like thousand-separator characters, as well as decimal
separators.  If, for example, the field contains 2,342,985.3400 you'll
need to do something like this:

cast(replace('2,342,985.3400', ',', '') as money)

If the value has period as thousand-separator and a comma for a decimal,
you'll need to do a reverse:

cast(replace(replace('2.342.985,3400', '.', ''), ',', '.') as money)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com  Wed Feb 25 13:36:42 2004
From: MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com (Mark Boyd)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:36:42 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <B408574ACAFCAE49BEE6B626C3CD9F2D3B3316@wpamail2k.mcbassoc.com>

Great.  Thanks Robert.  I'll give this a shot.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:35 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

...or, as it pertains to your case:

insert Table2 select AcctNum, dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money(Amount) from
Table1


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:32 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

Absolutely, except I'd create a function that would handle all that for
you:

create function dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money (
   @amt nvarchar(100) ) returns money as
begin
   declare @Multiplier int
   if charindex('-', @amt) > 0
      set @Multiplier = -1
   else
      set @Multiplier = 1

   return (cast(replace(replace(@amt, ',', ''), '-', '') as money) *
@Multiplier)
end
go
select dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money('50.00-')


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:11 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I'm still having problems.
I've tried each suggestion, but unfortunately I still receive an error
regarding incorrect syntax.
The data from Table1 has values of 175.00, 50.00-, and .00.
Do I need to include additional criteria in the replace function to
account for these formats?

Thanks,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:54 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

You may also have to take into account the value formatting in your
NVARCHAR field, like thousand-separator characters, as well as decimal
separators.  If, for example, the field contains 2,342,985.3400 you'll
need to do something like this:

cast(replace('2,342,985.3400', ',', '') as money)

If the value has period as thousand-separator and a comma for a decimal,
you'll need to do a reverse:

cast(replace(replace('2.342.985,3400', '.', ''), ',', '.') as money)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From knicholson at gpsx.net  Wed Feb 25 13:53:04 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:53:04 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07FFB522@GUARDIAN_5>

This is how you strip that stuff out:

declare @value varchar(50)
set @value = '($29.92)'
select cast(replace(replace(@value, '(', '-'), ')', '') as money)

-----Original Message-----
From: Stoker, Kenneth E [mailto:Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:24 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money


This should work.  You might have to specify the size, which is 8 bytes,
and/or the precision and scale, which are 19 and 4.

INSERT INTO Table2
SELECT AcctNum, CONVERT(money, Amount)
FROM Table1

Ken Stoker
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at McBeeAssociates.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:11 AM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money


I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From knicholson at gpsx.net  Wed Feb 25 13:53:36 2004
From: knicholson at gpsx.net (Nicholson, Karen)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:53:36 -0500
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money
Message-ID: <E9B1A11A598ED411B00E00508BDC9C3D07FFB526@GUARDIAN_5>

Whoa.  Now this is nice.

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:35 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money


...or, as it pertains to your case:

insert Table2 select AcctNum, dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money(Amount) from
Table1


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:32 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

Absolutely, except I'd create a function that would handle all that for
you:

create function dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money (
   @amt nvarchar(100) ) returns money as
begin
   declare @Multiplier int
   if charindex('-', @amt) > 0
      set @Multiplier = -1
   else
      set @Multiplier = 1

   return (cast(replace(replace(@amt, ',', ''), '-', '') as money) *
@Multiplier)
end
go
select dbo.fn_CnvNVarChar2Money('50.00-')


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:11 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I'm still having problems.
I've tried each suggestion, but unfortunately I still receive an error
regarding incorrect syntax.
The data from Table1 has values of 175.00, 50.00-, and .00.
Do I need to include additional criteria in the replace function to
account for these formats?

Thanks,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Djabarov, Robert [mailto:Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:54 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

You may also have to take into account the value formatting in your
NVARCHAR field, like thousand-separator characters, as well as decimal
separators.  If, for example, the field contains 2,342,985.3400 you'll
need to do something like this:

cast(replace('2,342,985.3400', ',', '') as money)

If the value has period as thousand-separator and a comma for a decimal,
you'll need to do a reverse:

cast(replace(replace('2.342.985,3400', '.', ''), ',', '.') as money)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM
To: SQLServerList
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Convert nvarchar to money

I am trying to append data from Table1 to Table2.

In Table1, the field [Amount] is datatype 'nvarchar'.

In Table2, the field [Amount] is datatype 'money'.

 

I am using the following SQL query to run the append: "INSERT INTO
Table2 SELECT AcctNum, Amount FROM Table1".

I guess I need to use the CONVERT function, but can't figure out how
this is done.

Any examples would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mark Boyd

Sr. Systems Analyst

McBee Associates, Inc.

 

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From accessd at shaw.ca  Thu Feb 26 01:10:39 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:10:39 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <403CD304.7020105@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKCEIKDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi Francisco:

Dynamically; the minimum is set to 0Mb and the maximum is set to 1024MB.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Francisco H Tapia
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:53 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


How much ram did you allocate to SQL Server?  If you open EM, and right
click on your registered server, you will have a tab for the memory
configuration, is it set to fixed, or dynamic, and if dynamic what is the
maximum range?




Jim Lawrence (AccessD) wrote:

>Hi Robert:
>
>Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is
6.5
>minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
>slow but not that slow...
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
>Djabarov, Robert
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)
>
>Robert Djabarov
>SQL Server & UDB
>Sr. SQL Server Administrator
>Phone: (210)  913-3148
>Pager: (210) 753-3148
>9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
>www.usaa.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>Lawrence (AccessD)
>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>Hi All:
>
>I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
>servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
>use it
>just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
>software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
>together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.
>
>The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
>else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
>tasks.
>
>Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.
>
>Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>MTIA
>Jim
>
>
>


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From accessd at shaw.ca  Thu Feb 26 01:10:35 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:10:35 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3053ECBD@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKAEIKDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi Robert:

This is where the whole thing get interesting (weird), there is no apparent
large utilization of the systems resources when the MSSQL's EM is working;
about 1 to 3%, and less than 40MB of memory for all the related services and
processes...virtually nothing. The SQL Server service pack is 3a. The server
is defragged on a regular bases with an Enterprise version of DisKeeper. The
MSSQL is a brand new install so it has not had a chance to create internally
fragmentation.

I am sure it is something simple, like a registry setting but where would I
look?

Jim

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From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:36 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Jim,

The remark I made was really derogatory, because I think you already
have quite a bit on this box.  In addition, you need to make sure you
apply SP3 to your SQL install.  If the problem persists, follow the rule
of thumb, -there are 3 things that can cause such slow performance, -
CPU, memory, or IO subsystem.  The easiest way to see if the first 2 are
an issue is to open task manager and select Processes tab.  Click on CPU
column header a couple of times and see what process other than System
Idle Process may be taking all the CPU.  Do the same with Memory column.
I did observe performance degradation on my laptop (2.6GHz, 1GB memory,
120GB HD) with default and named instances of Personal edition, and
managed to fix it by defragmenting the program files and data and log
devices of master databases on both instances.



Robert Djabarov
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Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:44 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance

Hi Robert:

Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is
6.5
minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
slow but not that slow...

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Djabarov, Robert
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)

Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Lawrence (AccessD)
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance

Hi All:

I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
use it
just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.

The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
tasks.

Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
MTIA
Jim

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From accessd at shaw.ca  Thu Feb 26 01:20:55 2004
From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence (AccessD))
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:20:55 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
In-Reply-To: <DPEGIFJOAFKLEDNNDGHCMEHOGEAA.ebarro@afsweb.com>
Message-ID: <MDBBLJCIKKOPCKBLMLJKKEIKDGAA.accessd@shaw.ca>

Hi Eric:

I am currently just using the EM to display the records. I was hoping to
have the app running at a reasonable speed before I started adding
databases. (I have a couple already built).

The drives, on the server, are fairly big and probably should have been
partitioned...(160GB each) but the performance, even displaying the
directory tree is not slow.

Unfortunately, F5, did not do anything.

Thanks
Jim

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From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Eric
Barro
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:11 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


Jim,

Is it actual performance (ie retrieving records from SQL and displaying them
via ASP or VB front end) or the display of the objects using Enterprise
Manager?

Can you connect using an Access data project and if so do you get the same
slow performance?

The reason I want to differentiate is that I've seen this behavior before. I
can't quite put my finger on the cause but usually if you press F5 for
refresh you will get the results much faster. It's as if the display was
waiting for something to trigger it. If you go to My Computer and display
the list of drives does it also take a while to display them? Pressing F5
for refresh will display them in an instant. Let me know if I've hit the
nail on the head.

---
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Senior Systems Analyst
Advanced Field Services
(208) 772-7060
http://www.afsweb.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
Francisco H Tapia
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:53 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance


How much ram did you allocate to SQL Server?  If you open EM, and right
click on your registered server, you will have a tab for the memory
configuration, is it set to fixed, or dynamic, and if dynamic what is the
maximum range?




Jim Lawrence (AccessD) wrote:

>Hi Robert:
>
>Thanks for the comments...An example of how slow we are talking about is
6.5
>minutes just to display the list of tables from Master DB. Oracle may be
>slow but not that slow...
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of
>Djabarov, Robert
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:02 AM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>
>You can also try to load Oracle and DB2 on it, then see who's slower :)
>
>Robert Djabarov
>SQL Server & UDB
>Sr. SQL Server Administrator
>Phone: (210)  913-3148
>Pager: (210) 753-3148
>9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
>www.usaa.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>Lawrence (AccessD)
>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:16 PM
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Performance
>
>Hi All:
>
>I have just installed a new version of SQL2000 developer on one of my
>servers. The sever is not big but has reasonable performance and as I
>use it
>just for testing... It is 1700Mhz, 1GB RAM, Windows2000 advanced Server
>software. It is running a number of applications but all seem happy
>together; ASP, JSP, Perl PHP, JSP with IIS and MySQL.
>
>The recently installed MSSQL 2000 runs like a dog; so sloooooow. Nothing
>else is affected and it seems to run and run to do the simplest of
>tasks.
>
>Would anyone have some insight into what could possibly be going wrong.
>
>Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>MTIA
>Jim
>
>
>

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From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Thu Feb 26 09:31:53 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:31:53 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required
Message-ID: <30802611.1077809513039.JavaMail.www@wwinf3004>

To all,
 
I?m ok with basic stored procedure?s, however I want to try something just a little more advanced.  I have the following SP at the moment:
 
CREATE PROCEDURE [genesis_insert_AvailabilityAll]
            (@PayrollNo_2   [nvarchar](35),
             @JobDate_3     [datetime],
             @AvailCode_4   [nvarchar](2),
             @Type_5          [int])
 
AS 
 
SET NOCOUNT ON
 
INSERT INTO [GenesisTest].[dbo].[tblAvailabilityAll] 
             (          [PayrollNo],
                        [JobDate],
                        [AvailabilityCode],
                        [Type]) 
 
VALUES 
            ( @PayrollNo_2,
              @JobDate_3,
              @AvailCode_4,
              @Type_5)
 
The above SP inserts an availability record into tblAvailabilityAll, however the employee has to be given three types of availability 0, 1, 2 I have a Visual Basic FE and have a loop which passes the PayrollNo, JobDate, AvailCode and Type.  As Type is the only value that changes, is there a way I could just pass the SP PayrollNo, JobDate and Availcode and have the SP increment the type ?
 
Thanks in advance for any help received.
 
Paul Hartland
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From Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com  Thu Feb 26 10:32:44 2004
From: Robert.Djabarov at usaa.com (Djabarov, Robert)
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:32:44 -0600
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required
Message-ID: <3CCEA32DFF043C4CB99B835557E11B3003C6C7D3@ex02.eagle.usaa.com>

If Availability Type is stored somewhere in the system in the form of, let's say, table (tblAvailabilityTypes) structured as Type int, Description varchar(...), etc., then you can convert your VALUES clause into SELECT:

...
SELECT @PayrollNo_2, @JobDate_3, @AvailCode_4, Type
   From tblAvailabilityTypes

This way you don't even have to pass your @Type_5 as a parameter.


Robert Djabarov
SQL Server & UDB
Sr. SQL Server Administrator
Phone: (210)  913-3148
Pager: (210) 753-3148
9800 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, TX  78288
www.usaa.com

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:32 AM
To: dba-sqlserver
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required

To all,
 
I'm ok with basic stored procedure's, however I want to try something just a little more advanced.  I have the following SP at the moment:
 
CREATE PROCEDURE [genesis_insert_AvailabilityAll]
            (@PayrollNo_2   [nvarchar](35),
             @JobDate_3     [datetime],
             @AvailCode_4   [nvarchar](2),
             @Type_5          [int])
 
AS 
 
SET NOCOUNT ON
 
INSERT INTO [GenesisTest].[dbo].[tblAvailabilityAll] 
             (          [PayrollNo],
                        [JobDate],
                        [AvailabilityCode],
                        [Type]) 
 
VALUES 
            ( @PayrollNo_2,
              @JobDate_3,
              @AvailCode_4,
              @Type_5)
 
The above SP inserts an availability record into tblAvailabilityAll, however the employee has to be given three types of availability 0, 1, 2 I have a Visual Basic FE and have a loop which passes the PayrollNo, JobDate, AvailCode and Type.  As Type is the only value that changes, is there a way I could just pass the SP PayrollNo, JobDate and Availcode and have the SP increment the type ?
 
Thanks in advance for any help received.
 
Paul Hartland
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From Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov  Thu Feb 26 11:43:35 2004
From: Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov (Stoker, Kenneth E)
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:43:35 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Updatable Views with more than one base table.
Message-ID: <249C1CB246997C48BB74963CCD361C1B07C983@pnlmse28.pnl.gov>

Everyone,

I read this in BOL:
Updatable views can modify more than one table involved in the view. The
DELETE, INSERT, and UPDATE statements can reference a view as long as
SQL Server can translate the user's update request unambiguously to
updates in the base tables referenced in the view's definition. 

I have a view that is derived from one table with the exception that a
couple of the fields in the view are derived from sub-queries.  The
values in derived from the sub-queries should not be updated, but it is
desired that all other columns in the view be updatable.  As it is now,
all fields are not updatable.  How can I make the view update the one
table?  Can I not use sub-queries to derive those values?  Do any of you
have examples of updatable views with multiple tables that you can
share?  BOL doesn't have much here that I can find, although I will keep
looking.

Thanks.


Ken Stoker
Technology Commercialization
Information Systems Administrator
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FAX: (509) 375-6731
E-mail:  Kenneth.Stoker at pnl.gov 



From paul.hartland at fsmail.net  Fri Feb 27 06:20:15 2004
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net (paul.hartland at fsmail.net)
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:20:15 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required
Message-ID: <23001706.1077884415170.JavaMail.www@wwinf3006>

To all,
 
I?m sure this is possible, but being quite a novice at Stored Procedures (i.e. able to write simple SELECT, INSERT, DELETE & UPDATE procs) I don?t know how to go about this.
 
I want to write an SP which I call from Visual Basic which sends the current UserID (I know how to do this bit) I then want the SP to call another SP using the UserID I passed to it.  Then I want to use the fields PayrollNo and JobDate from the second SP to execute a third SP passing the parameters PayrollNo and Jobdate.
 
I hope I haven?t confused people too much, and any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
Paul Hartland
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From my.lists at verizon.net  Fri Feb 27 12:58:21 2004
From: my.lists at verizon.net (Francisco H Tapia)
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:58:21 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required
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paul.hartland at fsmail.net wrote:

>To all,
> 
>I?m sure this is possible, but being quite a novice at Stored Procedures (i.e. able to write simple SELECT, INSERT, DELETE & UPDATE procs) I don?t know how to go about this.
> 
>I want to write an SP which I call from Visual Basic which sends the current UserID (I know how to do this bit) I then want the SP to call another SP using the UserID I passed to it.  Then I want to use the fields PayrollNo and JobDate from the second SP to execute a third SP passing the parameters PayrollNo and Jobdate.
>  
>
this is easy enough w/o output parameters (if you don't want to get into it)


EXEC Sproc1 (@userid as varchar(20)) AS

SET NOCOUNT ON
CREATE TABLE #Temp1 (PayRollNo varchar(25),
		     JobDate varchar(25))

INSERT INTO #Temp1
EXEC sproc2 @UserID

DECLARE @Param1 as varchar(25), @param2 as Varchar(25)
SELECT @Param1 = Field1, @param2 = Field2 From #Temp1

Exec Sproc3 @Param1, @Param2


SET NOCOUNT OFF


by the way if you're practicing your sprocs try looking in QA (sql server 2000) and using the tools there, it has simple things such as it will create an select/insert/update/delete statement for a table/view/sproc.  check itout you'll find that you'll be writing more and more complex sprocs in no time.... using gui tools like in EM and Access' QBE I've found are a terrible crutch cuz normally you don't take the time to fully examine the sql.

-- 
-Francisco




From artful at rogers.com  Fri Feb 27 23:49:25 2004
From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller)
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:49:25 -0800
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required
In-Reply-To: <403F934D.6030101@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <02d201c3fdbe$9f285520$6501a8c0@rock>

I have no comment on your reply except to say that you are WAY KEWL
Francisco! You splain everything very nice. Hats off to you!

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Francisco H Tapia
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Stored Procedure Help Required


paul.hartland at fsmail.net wrote:

>To all,
> 
>I'm sure this is possible, but being quite a novice at Stored 
>Procedures (i.e. able to write simple SELECT, INSERT, DELETE & UPDATE
procs) I don't know how to go about this.
> 
>I want to write an SP which I call from Visual Basic which sends the 
>current UserID (I know how to do this bit) I then want the SP to call
another SP using the UserID I passed to it.  Then I want to use the
fields PayrollNo and JobDate from the second SP to execute a third SP
passing the parameters PayrollNo and Jobdate.
>  
>
this is easy enough w/o output parameters (if you don't want to get into
it)


EXEC Sproc1 (@userid as varchar(20)) AS

SET NOCOUNT ON
CREATE TABLE #Temp1 (PayRollNo varchar(25),
		     JobDate varchar(25))

INSERT INTO #Temp1
EXEC sproc2 @UserID

DECLARE @Param1 as varchar(25), @param2 as Varchar(25)
SELECT @Param1 = Field1, @param2 = Field2 From #Temp1

Exec Sproc3 @Param1, @Param2


SET NOCOUNT OFF


by the way if you're practicing your sprocs try looking in QA (sql
server 2000) and using the tools there, it has simple things such as it
will create an select/insert/update/delete statement for a
table/view/sproc.  check itout you'll find that you'll be writing more
and more complex sprocs in no time.... using gui tools like in EM and
Access' QBE I've found are a terrible crutch cuz normally you don't take
the time to fully examine the sql.

-- 
-Francisco


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