Sorry Jay, missed that one. The sql is good, so I think you are right about the data and espcially spaces, maybe try to remove them thus

select x.Vessel,x.callid,sum(x.total_minutes) as total_minutes

from...

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select x.Vessel,x.callid,sum(x.total_minutes) as total_minutes

into tempweek

from (select Siteid as Vessel,callid,sum(airtime) as total_minutes from oldbill02 with(index(siteid)) where callwhen >='12/31/2002' and substring(callnbr,5,3)<>'976' and siteid<>' ' group by siteid,callid

UNION

select Siteid as Vessel,callid,sum(airtime) as...

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declare @sql varchar(1000)

select @sql = 'insert DBTemp (TableName, trxYearMonthStart, nmbrtrx) '+

'select '+@ProcessTable+','+

'CONVERT(varchar(6), a.'+@SelectedColumn+', 112)+''01'','+

'count(*) '+

'from '+@ProcessTable+' a '+

'left outer join history h on h.TableName = '''+@ProcessTable+''' '+

'and CONVERT(varchar(6), h.'+@SelectedColumn+', 112)+''01''...

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declare @EmpName varchar(50)

declare @DBName varchar(50)

declare @sql nvarchar(1000)

set @DBName='EmpDB'

set @sql = 'SELECT @EmpName=LName from '+@DBName

exec sp_executesql @sql,N'@EmpName varchar(50) output',@EmpName output

Don't know about 2k but with 7 I did the following for Access 2000 db.

Created the linked server with the data source being the file name (e.g. c:\temp\db1.mdb) and set...

Don't know about 2k but with 7 I did the following for Access 2000 db.

Created the linked server with the data source being the file name (e.g. c:\temp\db1.mdb) and set...

select count(*) as 'count',c.unit,c.[date]

from (select distinct a.urn,a.[date],a.unit from #t a

inner join (select urn,min([date]) as [date],min(unit) as 'unit' from #t group by urn) b

on b.urn = a.urn and b.[date] = a.[date]...

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INSERT INTO table2(col1, col2, col3...col26)

SELECT t.col1, t.col2, t.col3...t.col26

FROM TempContactList t

LEFT OUTER JOIN MasterContactList m

ON m.col1 = t.col1 AND m.col2 = t.col2 AND m.col3 = t.col3...AND m.col26 = t.col26

WHERE m.col1...

Forgot to mention I use SQL7 don't know if SQL2000 is the same or not!!!!

In SQL7

under 'Select Objects to transfer'

uncheck 'Use default options'

click on 'Options' button

if you select 'Transfer SQL...

Had same situation and problem with SQL7 and vb apps. Have since put MDAC 2.7 on IIS (4.0) server and SP4 (SQL7 SP4 has reference to fix conn problems) and...

I create script files for all my objects and therefore can create the database anywhere with any name.

If I want to transfer like you do then I do the following

Create...

I think it must a retriction with the text driver with delimited files. If you change to fixed field you should get all your data. Probably not much use if...

Antares686 is right, you have to use

set @sql = 'DECLARE curs CURSOR FOR select col1,col2 from ' + @table

exec sp_executesql @sql

OPEN curs

FETCH ....

CLOSE curs

DEALLOCATE curs

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set @sql = 'DECLARE z_cursor CURSOR FOR select storeid from ' + @table

exec sp_executesql @sql

OPEN z_cursor

FETCH ....

CLOSE curs

DEALLOCATE curs

In QA goto Query/Current Connection Options Advanced Tab and change 'Maximum characters per column' the default is 256.