Package Configuration Wizard hangs using VS2013 and SQL2014
hi, I'm having trouble to use the Package Configuration Wizard. The first time using is OK (that is I can configure-save-run it as a was used to in VS2008 / SQL2008R2). But when I want to edit the...
View ArticleEXTERNAL_ACCESS Assembly Signing Question
I want to be able to deploy CLR assemblies to SQL Server for SQL CLR procedures and functions that need EXTERNAL_ACCESS.I don't want to have to create a separate master db asymmetric key and associated...
View ArticleProblem with getting SSIS package to successfully execute. Looking for...
I inherited support of an application that uses SSIS packages to run nightly jobs to update the database. A user recently requested adding a datetime column representing "Registration Date". The...
View ArticleConvert integer to date
Hello,In a flat file source (that comes from a Microsoft publishing "Training Kit - Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012") i have integer based column representing birth date...
View ArticleReplicate Calculated Primary Key
I have a table with a calculated primary key, and I want to replicate that value (not formula) to another database. I can successfully create replication, but the behavior is "whacked". The table...
View ArticleUsing Cursors And Fetch
Hi Guys,I'm writing a basic data entry app with VB.Net. I'm in the process of attempting to convert client side code to server side code. My app has buttons to facilitate all the basic CRUD...
View ArticleQUOTED IDENTIFIER ERROR help please
Hello all We have an issue that while running a process we get the following error. We are running SQL Server 2014 SP1 but the issue is intermittent which makes it more confusing. Our
View ArticleINCLUDE columns in nonclustered index which are in PK
Hi SSC,I was discussing include columns with a co-worker because he had put primary key columns in his list of INCLUDE columns in a non-clustered index he built. I was going to suggest he remove them...
View ArticleMore problems with SQL 2014's new Cardinality Estimator
We have an established SQL-based product which has been running just fine (with the occasional problem!) on SQL 2005 ... 2012 for some time. However, tests on SQL 2014 showed an immediate performance...
View ArticleSync data from local db to Central SQL Server
Hi All,I have a requirement to sync local db data with central SQL server. The remote users (mostly around 10 people) will be using laptop which will host application and local db. The internet conn
View ArticlePulling from two tables when data does not exist in both
I'm trying to pull sales for current year and last year for a list of customers. Sales are coming from 2 tables and the key is the customer ID. However the customer may not have data for both years so...
View ArticlePlease help me with a complex SELECT
Hi, I got a table like this:i need to convert it to a table with headers as following structure
View ArticleHow to find row(s) with the same value in a recordset
Hi,I got this query, that gives me all the products(optionid) that are ready to be shipped:[code language="sql"]SELECT T_Order_Detail.OrderID, T_Order_Detail.OptionID,
View ArticleGeneral advice needed - database design - Is this a bad way to design a...
Suppose we are selling bottles of water that can be bought in sizes of 1 to 10 litres (1, 2, 3, etc...) . In this example the customer can buy up to 4 bottles of a single size (1, 2, 3 or 4...
View ArticleConnection string associated with an SSMS *.sql file
I have a project setup in SSMS with several *.sql files, each of which attempt to connect to an instance when they're opened. So, now we've shutdown several 2008 instances, but there's an attempt to...
View ArticleUsing Lead And Lag Functions As A Means Of Navugating Back And Forth In A...
Hi Guys,I have been doing some reading online and discovered the Lead and Lag Functions. According to what I have read these functions allow you to access previous and next row data based on your...
View ArticleSELECT statement help needed - grouping by month-year
Hi,I am struggling with a select statement because the data structure needs to change a bit. Currently the table is approximately as per below and grouped on Patient/Booking/Bed.Patient_No,...
View Article#temp Table
HiI have a Stored Procedure that uses #temp tables. it creates them and drops them within the SP. When I run this program from my Office network ... this SP completes successfully and next, I re-run...
View ArticleCollapsing Hierarchy of messages into single row
All,I am working on a messaging system which contains message chains. I have attached an Excel sheet with the first two tabs being test data and the third tab has the desired results. The T-SQL I am...
View ArticleReading from a view intoa table is taking forever!
I have the following setup2 linked servers - on one server (sql2014) is rather complicated view - 5400 rows the view is stacked it takes data from views and tables to pull data into one placeIf I ask...
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