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RE: Data type validations

shravan.gavva (11/20/2013)
I tried to use try-catch
it says i have a syntax error...doesnt matter how many times I checked..
Can you post what you tried?
I have hardly 129 datatypes.
YIKES!!! 129...
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November 20, 2013 at 2:52 pm

#1667947
RE: Count for each account no -parent and childsql

Oops I didn't see Alan's fine post when I posted my last response. It seems very similar to mine. The main difference is the one I posted will return 2...
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November 20, 2013 at 2:43 pm

#1667944
RE: Count for each account no -parent and childsql

nutty (11/20/2013)
Hi
Apologies for not following the format. I will keep this in mind next time.
My desired output is
Parent_Count | Child_count
2 ...
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November 20, 2013 at 2:42 pm

#1667942
RE: Data type validations

shravan.gavva (11/20/2013)
create table table1
(
data_value varchar (50),
sql_data_type varchar (50)
)
insert into table1(data_value,sql_data_type)
values ('11/02/2013', 'DATE')
insert into table1(data_value,sql_data_type)
values ('', 'DATE')
insert into table1(data_value,sql_data_type)
values (11.3, 'decimal')
insert into table1(data_value,sql_data_type)
values ('not assigned', 'DATE')
insert into table1(data_value,sql_data_type)
values (null, 'varchar')
insert into...
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November 20, 2013 at 2:36 pm

#1667940
RE: Data type validations

shravan.gavva (11/20/2013)
I could not change the datatype of data_value
Then you are going to have a long uphill battle validating all your datatypes. This is truly a nightmare.
Are you planning on...
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November 20, 2013 at 2:32 pm

#1667938
RE: Count for each account no -parent and childsql

Hi and welcome to the forums. Since you are pretty new around here you have probably not seen the best practices article about how to post questions. You can find...
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November 20, 2013 at 2:05 pm

#1667923
RE: Data type validations

shravan.gavva (11/20/2013)
Hi,
I have two columns in the same table
One is data_value (varchar) and the other is sql_data_type (varchar). Data_value holds info like dates, decimals, etc..
sql_data_type holds info about what type...
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November 20, 2013 at 1:58 pm

#1667918
RE: Before deleting/detaching database, Why is it necessary to close all other tasks/documents?

ritika rishi (11/20/2013)
I faced a problem while detaching and deleting a new database.. I had to close all other processes and tasks(e.g- had to close netbeans) before deleting it..
Is there...
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November 20, 2013 at 8:56 am

#1667839
RE: Organising Tables (NOT ROWS) based on Dates

waxb18 (11/20/2013)
Im ever so sorry guys, i didnt see the 2nd page
The best way to show the result would be to see the spreadsheet attached
OK this is my last attempt...
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November 20, 2013 at 8:54 am

#1667838
RE: Pushing inserts into SQL server with C# ?

Duplicate post. Direct replies here. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1515817-391-1.aspx
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November 20, 2013 at 7:40 am

#1667816
RE: Organising Tables (NOT ROWS) based on Dates

I agree with Lynn about showing us what you want.
There is absolutely no need to resort to looping for this type of thing. We can help you find a solution...
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November 20, 2013 at 7:27 am

#1667810
RE: How To Pass Multiple Date Values In a Single Parameter(comma separated)

Teee (11/20/2013)
Hi,
Thanks for your response, I've managed to come up with a solution to split the dates:
-- Get comparison dates
Create Table #TempComparison(dteDateComparison varchar(36), bitProcessed bit)
IF (@dteDateComparison <> '')
Insert Into...
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November 20, 2013 at 7:11 am

#1667794
RE: INSERT that automatically increments sub sequences and generates "hierarchical" string, keeping in mind concurrent invocations

Jeff Moden (11/19/2013)
Sean Lange (11/19/2013)
Save yourself months of anguish and use the hierarchyid datatype. This is essentially what you are trying to recreate on your own.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb677290.aspx
BWAAA-HAAAA!!!! Save yourself continuous anguish...
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November 19, 2013 at 1:59 pm

#1667579
RE: Insert Trigger and @@rowcount problem - Performance Issue

jcb (11/19/2013)
Question: a select count(1) from inserted ill return the number of inserted rows?
just for the record: avoid triggers, they are evil.
avoid to put business logic in the database, let...
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November 19, 2013 at 1:11 pm

#1667561
RE: Insert Trigger and @@rowcount problem - Performance Issue

John Hanrahan (11/19/2013)
Sean,
Here's the relevant code:
...
Maybe my question should be isn't @@rowcount always one 1 in a trigger? You can see they use @numrows to do error checking?...
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November 19, 2013 at 12:55 pm

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