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koln

Posted Monday, April 19, 2010 3:54 PM

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Hi folks...Im trusting this community will help me with a solution:

I have set up a linked server from Server 1 to Server 2..both are SQL 2005, with same SP3.

I am trying to do a simple select statement that retrieves data from a database from a table on Server 1 and data from another database on Server 2.

But when I do, I receive the following message, due to Server 1 having the SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI' collation and Server 2 having 'SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS'

Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI" and "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" in the equal to operation

Please let me know what I can do..thank you.

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willian.funes

Posted Monday, April 19, 2010 4:10 PM

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I think, you just need to manage the same Collate in both database (Check it) or specify the collate you want to use in query. If this doesn't work you can find a windows app that change all collate from a database in Internet.

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mister.magoo

Posted Monday, April 19, 2010 4:23 PM

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You need to specify the collation you want to use

For example

SELECT Table1.Column1, Table1.Column2
FROM LinkedServer.db1.owner.Table1 AS Table1
JOIN db2.owner.Table2 AS Table2 
ON Table1.Column1 = Table2.Column1 COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI

Post #906398

koln

Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:31 AM

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Mister Magoo...your solution worked for my simple select statement..thank you !

..BUT, when I add a case statement to the select statement, it stops working...any idea why ?

or any other solutions out there ?

thank you for your help, as I really need to nail this down.

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Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:39 AM

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Show the code, it will help us help you.

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Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:48 AM

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ok....this first one works:

SELECT RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.lawfirm_code)) AS CLIENT_CD, RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.LAWFIRM_NAME)) AS CLIENT_NM,
RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.CLNT_MATT_CODE)) AS PROJECT_CD, RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.MATTER_NAME)) AS PROJECT_NM,
ISNULL(_MatterInfoVW2_1.TXT1, '') + ISNULL(_MatterInfoVW2_1.TXT2, '') + ISNULL(_MatterInfoVW2_1.TXT3, '') + ISNULL(_MatterInfoVW2_1.TXT4, '')
+ ISNULL(_MatterInfoVW2_1.TXT5, '') + ISNULL(_MatterInfoVW2_1.TXT6, '') AS DESCRIPTION, RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.OFFC))
AS LOCATION_CD, RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.CLNT_TYPE_CODE)) AS TYPE_CD, _MatterInfoVW2_1.OPEN_DATE,
_MatterInfoVW2_1.CLOSE_DATE, _MatterInfoVW2_1.ytd_fees AS FEES_AMOUNT
FROM Server2.DB2.dbo._MatterInfoVW2 AS _MatterInfoVW2_1 LEFT OUTER JOIN
INT_AUX_PROJECT ON _MatterInfoVW2_1.MATTER_NAME COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI = INT_AUX_PROJECT.PROJECT_NM AND
_MatterInfoVW2_1.CLNT_MATT_CODE COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI= INT_AUX_PROJECT.PROJECT_CD
WHERE (_MatterInfoVW2_1.MATTER_NAME IS NOT NULL) AND (_MatterInfoVW2_1.MATTER_NAME IS NOT NULL) AND
(NOT (RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.CLNT_MATT_CODE)) = '')) AND (NOT (RTRIM(LTRIM(_MatterInfoVW2_1.CLNT_MATT_CODE)) LIKE '%P%')) AND
(INT_AUX_PROJECT.PROJECT_CD IS NULL)

but this one does not:

select
rtrim(ltrim(MI.LAWFIRM_CODE)) as CLIENT_CD
,rtrim(ltrim(MI.CLNT_MATT_CODE)) as PROJECT_CD
,ROLE_CD = case (PI.PARTY_TYPE_CODE)
WHEN 'A' then 'Adverse'
WHEN 'C' then 'Matter Client'
WHEN 'F' then 'Friendly'
WHEN 'N' then 'Neutral'
WHEN 'P' then 'Potentially Adverse'
WHEN 'R' then 'Related'
WHEN 'U' then 'Unknown'
END
,IAL.LISTING_ID
,IAL.LISTING_SRC_ID
FROM Server2.DB2.dbo._PartyInfoVW3_NewContacts_Companies as PI INNER JOIN
Server2.DB2.dbo._MatterInfoVW2 AS MI ON PI.CLNT_MATT_CODE COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI = MI.CLNT_MATT_CODE COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI inner JOIN
INT_AUX_LISTING as IAL ON PI.NAME COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI = IAL.DISPLAY_NM
WHERE IAL.OWN_DIR_ID<>-3 and (NOT (PI.NAME IS NULL)) and(RTRIM(LTRIM(MI.CLNT_MATT_CODE)) NOT IN
(SELECT PROJECT_CD
FROM INT_AUX_PROJECT AS IAP
WHERE (DELETE_IND = 0))) and PI.name_type = 'o' and (not(rtrim(ltrim(MI.CLNT_MATT_CODE )) like '%P%'))

Post #907129

LutzM

Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2010 3:30 PM

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Since there is no error message posted I'd assume you need to set the collation for the MI alias used to compare against your subquery too:

and(RTRIM(LTRIM(MI.CLNT_MATT_CODE)) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI NOT IN
(SELECT PROJECT_CD 
FROM INT_AUX_PROJECT AS IAP
WHERE (DELETE_IND = 0)))

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Post #907296

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Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:27 AM

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nice idea

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