Re: list of unmatched countries from multiple tables using sql server - Database Discussion Boards

J4amieC9-Sep-09 3:30

9-Sep-09 3:30

Mycroft Holmes wrote:
You are trying to use a varable in dynamic sql, you cannot. Everywhere you are using @Var needs to be turned into a literal (like you do for target table).

Wrong! sp_executesql will allow you to pass parameters into the SQL. He's using string concatenation for the table names because this is one place in SQL you cant use a variable.

Re: Dynamic SQL Help

Mycroft Holmes9-Sep-09 12:36

Mycroft Holmes

9-Sep-09 12:36

You're right, I never use sp_execute, just execute(sql). What was wrong with his proc then?

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RAH

Replication error sql server 2005

ME_Learner8-Sep-09 3:41

ME_Learner

8-Sep-09 3:41

Hi

I am getting following error when configuring Distributor or New Publication.I am trying to make local server as distributor and publisher.Can anyone help me to get rid of following error:

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SQL Server could not configure 'WIN2K3STD' as a Distributor. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

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Property LoginSecure cannot be changed or read after a connection string has been set. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

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Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ConnectionSettings.ThrowIfConnectionStringIsSet(String propertyName)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ConnectionSettings.get_LoginSecure()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlConnection.InstallDistributor(WizardInputs inputs, Boolean bScripting)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ConfigureDistributionWizard.InstallDistributor(Boolean& anyExceptions, Boolean bScripting, ApplicationException& outerEx, StringBuilder command)

how to give permission to an ip to connec to sql server 2005 which is not in the domain

prasadbuddhika7-Sep-09 20:58

prasadbuddhika

7-Sep-09 20:58

i want to give permission to a user how is not in my network to access my db , the user needs to use the windows authentication also mean i can't use sql logins, so is there any solution for this.

Re: how to give permission to an ip to connec to sql server 2005 which is not in the domain

Mycroft Holmes8-Sep-09 12:23

Mycroft Holmes

8-Sep-09 12:23

I may be wrong but can't you simply type in the domain/username when setting up a user. I know you would normally chase through the lists but I think you can also just type it in.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH

list of unmatched countries from multiple tables using sql server

teja.murali6-Sep-09 20:13

teja.murali

6-Sep-09 20:13

hi Experts,

im new to sqlserver,my task is...i had a two country tables(t_country and p_country).i want to list the countries which are not in p_country.

thnks in advance

Re: list of unmatched countries from multiple tables using sql server

Mycroft Holmes6-Sep-09 20:46

Mycroft Holmes

6-Sep-09 20:46

Select * from tCountry where country not  in (Select country from pcountry)

Re: list of unmatched countries from multiple tables using sql server

εїзεїзεїз6-Sep-09 20:47

εїзεїзεїз

6-Sep-09 20:47

i will not talk about Normalization here and will post only regarding your question only
try to use "NOT IN " in query

select ID from T_country where id not in (select ID from P_country)

if you dont have any keys then use the common fields exists in both the tables like in your case you can use Country Name but will not recommend you makes query so slow try to use any numeric fields

and you can also use not equal join

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Problem to configuring reporting services

hdv2126-Sep-09 4:47

hdv212

6-Sep-09 4:47

Hi i've installed ssrs in my sql server database machine (with xp sp2)
but when i go to this link : http://localhost/reports i got this error :

The report server is not responding. Verify that the report server is running and can be accessed from this computer.

i tried this 2 links, but still i got the same error :

http://technotes.towardsjob.com/sql-server/troubleshooting-ssrs-error-the-report-server-is-not-responding/
http://sanjaysainitech.blogspot.com/2009/03/error-report-server-is-not-responding.html

Note : in second link i don't know how to give permisson to my account in .config files. maybe that's my problem

any help ?

IMPORT DBF File into SQL 2000

Member 46502876-Sep-09 0:33

Member 4650287

6-Sep-09 0:33

Dear all,

I have 3 Dbf files that have to be imported to Sql Server 2000.Master table & dbf files are same fields n data type.Can anyone help me ?

Re: IMPORT DBF File into SQL 2000

εїзεїзεїз6-Sep-09 20:39

εїзεїзεїз

6-Sep-09 20:39

you want to merge them or want to overwrite ?

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Re: IMPORT DBF File into SQL 2000

Member 46502877-Sep-09 0:31

Member 4650287

7-Sep-09 0:31

thanks for reply.
I just want to merge with old datas.

Re: IMPORT DBF File into SQL 2000

εїзεїзεїз7-Sep-09 6:08

εїзεїзεїз

7-Sep-09 6:08

You can use Import Data Option exists in Sql Server but it will not let you insert data if their are any constrains made on the column of the tables means if their are constrains like no duplicate etc... then it will not let you otherwise it will work

here are some softwares for merging data also

http://wareseeker.com/free-sql-merge-tables/[^]

i made one utility which exports data into an xml file then can import that data into sql server if you can make a utility then it will be another option

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Trigger not firing in SQL Server 2000

debsoft755-Sep-09 19:29

debsoft75

5-Sep-09 19:29

Hi All,

I have created a Insert Trigger and a Update Trigger on a table in a database.

Now an external application (developed in .NET and I have no source code access) makes an insert successfully in the table.
But the trigger doesn't fire.

When I directly execute a insert script on the table from SQL Query Analyzer, then the trigger fires but when insert is done by the external application (.NET app) the trigger doesn't fire.

Can somebody help me out with this...I'm completely clueless as to why it is behaving this way.

Thanks
Debsoft

Re: Trigger not firing in SQL Server 2000

Abhishek Sur6-Sep-09 0:05

Abhishek Sur

6-Sep-09 0:05

This is weird.. If any insert operation is made trigger gets fired automatically.

Open SQL Server profiler -> and check what exactly is running from inside that application. It must be invoking some insert statement on the database.

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SQL Server FDHOST

mhh1125-Sep-09 5:48

mhh112

5-Sep-09 5:48

MSDN has a very nice description on how to launch FDHOST. However, it does not fit my computer settings. I do as it says-
Start/All Programs/ Microsoft SQL Server 2008/Configuration Tools/SQL Server Configuration Manager

and at that point I don't have SQL Server 2008 Services. Right clicking anything does not give me MSSQLFDLauncher

I have
SQL Server Configuration Manager (local)
SQL Server Services
SQL Server Browser Stopped
SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) Running
SQL Server Agent (SQLEXPRESS) Stopped
SQL Server Network Configuration
Protocols for SQLEXPRESS
Shared Memory Enabled
Named Pipes Disabled
TCP/IP Disabled
VIA Disabled
SQL Native Client 10.0 Configuration
Client Protocols
Name Order Enabled
Shared Memory 1 Enabled
TCP/IP 2 Enabled
Named Pipes 3 Enabled
VIA Disabled
Aliases
nothing

right clicking
produces the following alternatives:
Open
Refresh
View
Export List
Properties
New Alias

As far as I can see there is no way to start FDHOST from the SQL Server Configuration Manager.

So how do I start FDHOST? Or where do I find MSSQLFDLauncher and how do I start it? MSSQLFDLauncher is the Service Account for Full Text Search.

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Dynamic Report Generator Framework Design using XML and C# [modified]

RK KL5-Sep-09 3:30

RK KL

5-Sep-09 3:30

Hello experts,

I'm trying to design a framework for generating reports by storing the meta data in an XML.

The following are the sources (in both SQL / Oracle providers).

1) Tables/Views
2) Stored Procedures
3) OLAP Cubes

I'll write a wrapper to sync changes to these Tables/Views/SPs/Cubes so that the XML is up to date.

Tables/Views
============
The user will be able to store subset of the columns and filter criteria (1 or many) and should be able to run the same report at a later stage.

Stored Procedures
=================
Whenever the user wants to run the stored procedure, he/she will supply the parameters and get the output.

OLAP Cubes
==========
Predetermined cubes and/or cubes with specific members as parameters.

I'm thinking the following way using strategy pattern for retrieving data.

1) IReportData: Gets the report data in a dataset/cellset
2) IReportParameters: Gets report parameters (For SPs?)
3) IReportFilters: Report filters / criteria /criteria set
3) IReportSQL: The final executable SQL
4) IReportFormat: Final rendering methodology

What do you guys think about this? Do you have any design pattern (s) that you would like to recommend?

Thanks,

RK.

You can never try. You either do it or you don't.

modified on Saturday, September 5, 2009 3:02 PM

Re: Dynamic Report Generator Framework Design using XML and C#

Mycroft Holmes5-Sep-09 13:08

Mycroft Holmes

5-Sep-09 13:08

You might want to take this to the design forum for a wider response.

Ever since I first heard of XML, way back in the 90s, I figured you should be able to use XSLT to format a report and then chuck an xml data file at it for generic type reports. Never followed up on it as I loathe XML.

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RAH

Re: Dynamic Report Generator Framework Design using XML and C#

RK KL5-Sep-09 13:50

RK KL

5-Sep-09 13:50

Thank you! I posted it in the design and architecture forum. I did not know it was there.

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Managing Database Updates

Phillip Donegan3-Sep-09 23:19

Phillip Donegan

3-Sep-09 23:19

Hi everyone.

For my current employer I've developed a few systems and deployed them. The deployment of the databases themselves has always been fairly easy. I use migratordotnet to update the schema as I continually develop these systems. That bit works great for me and I've never had any problems.

The problem I am starting to have though is that as the number of releases comes down now to maybe 3 or 4 a year. The schema structures are usually vastly different and this gives me a real headache when I need to migrate the data from a previous version to the latest schema. At the moment to do this I'm writing custom migrations for each release. However the database now has over 60 tables so these migrations are getting very long and more and more bugs are starting to appear.

So my question is how does everyone else tackle this problem? Are there industry standard approaches that I'm not aware of? Are the standard tools that I'm not using that help with this?

Any help / links to docs would be great!

Phil

Re: Managing Database Updates

Johan Hakkesteegt4-Sep-09 3:15

Johan Hakkesteegt

4-Sep-09 3:15

The basic problem with your predicament, is that even if you could find a third party tool to do the migrations for you, you would still always have to do the mapping and possible conversions, which I suppose are the main part of the work anyway.

I think your best bet is to either start designing your database preemptively, or employ an add-and-recycle strategy when writing applications (i.e. as necessary, just only add new tables and/or columns, and as much as possible rename and/or convert existing tables and/or columns). This way you can just leave the existing databases be, and maybe clean them up a little every once in a while when you have time.

Admittedly, I may not have understood the full depth of your plight.

My advice is free, and you may get what you paid for.

Re: Managing Database Updates

Phillip Donegan4-Sep-09 3:30

Phillip Donegan

4-Sep-09 3:30

No I think you've hit the nail on the head. I've asked a few friends who work in different businesses what they do and they say the same that basically i have to write a migration or only add to the schema (which I hadn't thought of as an approach so thanks for that).

Oh well I'll struggle with these queries then.

Thanks
Phil

Re: Managing Database Updates

Johan Hakkesteegt4-Sep-09 3:41

Johan Hakkesteegt

4-Sep-09 3:41

This may or may not be of use to you, but for example our SAP system uses a control database.

In other words, you could make one database that just contains information about the schemas of your other application databases. This can help you keep better track of what different columns and formats, etc, you have, it can help you make development charts, upgrade / migration plans, and you can use it to run database checks (see if an application database has the correct schema, and such), and you can use it to build and store migration queries (or templates) there.
Another nice advantage is, if you ever have to build multiple language GUIs (english and spanish for example), you can use it to store common translations for columns and controls.

Good luck with it.

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Re: Managing Database Updates

Mycroft Holmes5-Sep-09 13:18

Mycroft Holmes

5-Sep-09 13:18

Phillip Donegan wrote:
maybe 3 or 4 a year

I would think if you are deploying a major schema change (vastly different) every 3-4 months then you must have an extremely dynamic business model or somebody got the design wrong, and continues to get it wrong.

I usually work on single project contracts and have almost always used the migrate method, a PITA but then the business does not expect to repeat this, ever. However I am currently in a position where I am using the incrementing schema as the changes are fairly minor over a long period. The problem I find is the business does not necesarily keep up with the changes, be prepared for, why is this info not being up dated anymore type questions.

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RAH

Re: Managing Database Updates

Phillip Donegan6-Sep-09 22:19

Phillip Donegan

6-Sep-09 22:19

You know how it is, a request for a change or enhancement comes in, that requires some new tables. Do this 5 or 6 times and you spot a better way of doing it so decide to change the schema, then your old data is screwed to you have to write a monster migration!!

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