Francisco Tapia
fhtapia at gmail.com
Wed Mar 25 12:16:12 CDT 2009
what if you use a simple select on a small table? -Francisco http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Mark A Matte <markamatte at hotmail.com>wrote: > > That gives me an error : > > OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "TDATA" returned message > "[NCR][ODBC Teradata Driver][Teradata Database] Data definition not valid > unless solitary. ". > > Thanks, > > Mark > > Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:24:47 -0700 > From: fhtapia at gmail.com > To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server linked to Teradata > > Given that OpenQuery is a return set statement, maybe doing something like: > SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY(LinkedServer, 'Drop Table TableName; SELECT * FROM > DBC.TABLES WHERE TABLENAME = TableName ;' > Ideally you should be running something like the equivalent of Select > @@Error that way you can get a confirmation, of what occurred on the > TeraData system. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:33 AM, Mark A Matte <markamatte at hotmail.comwrote > : > > Also, > > I can use a pass-through query in access to drop a table...any way to port > that syntax over to sql server? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > From: ab-mi at post3.tele.dk > To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:32:57 +0100 > > Ooops, ignore my answer. Didn't notice the subject line: "linked to > Teradata"... > Using sp_executesql of course only applies to SQL Server. > Don't know if Teradata has an equivalent sp. > > Asger > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Asger > Blond > Sendt: 24. marts 2009 22:05 > Til: 'Discussion concerning MS SQL Server' > Emne: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server linked to Teradata > > Mark, > > A linked server does not directly support DDL-statements. But you can use > sp_executesql to submit a DDL-statement against the linked server. Like > this: > > EXECUTE YourLinkedServer.YourDatabase.dbo.sp_executesql "CREATE TABLE > TestTable(TestColumn int)" > > EXECUTE YourLinkedServer.YourDatabase.dbo.sp_executesql "DROP TABLE > TestTable" > > Asger > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Mark A > Matte > Sendt: 24. marts 2009 19:36 > Til: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > Emne: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server linked to Teradata > > Thanks, > > I have those...its just the CREATE and DROP syntax I can't seem to find. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:01:18 -0700 > From: fhtapia at gmail.com > To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server linked to Teradata > > Sorry, it's generally used as > SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY(LinkServer, 'Select Field From Table') > > or for Inserts > > INSERT OPENQUERY(LinkServer, 'Select Field From Table') > Values('Value') > > DELETE OPENQUERY(LinkServer, 'Select Field From Table') > Etc... > -Francisco > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Mark A Matte > <markamatte at hotmail.comwrote: > > Thanks Francisco, > > I get an error (from SQL Server) "Incorrect syntax near 'OpenQuery'" > > when I use: OpenQuery(LinkedServerName, 'Drop Table TableName') > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:24:10 -0700 > From: fhtapia at gmail.com > To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server linked to Teradata > > you should be able to execute any number of the Teradata's commands > by > issuing the command via OpenQuery > It will be constructed as such: OpenQuery(LinkedServerName, 'Drop > Table > TableName') or what ever the command is for TeraData (sorry I am > not > as > familiar with this engine so I cannot help). > > > > -Francisco > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Mark A Matte < > markamatte at hotmail.com > wrote: > Hello All, > > I have successfully linked SQL Server2005 to Teradata. I can pull > data > from...and insert records into Teradata. > > I have NOT been able to create or drop a table in Teradata from > SQL > Server. > > Can anyone help with syntax ( or if even possible)...or what > approach??? > > Thanks, > > > Mark A. Matte > > _________________________________________________________________ > Internet Explorer 8 – Now Available. Faster, safer, easier. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >