Can't Sum Table Fields in SQL 2000 Reporting Services Report

I have a report in SQL 2000 Reporting Services with several tables.
The only thing showing in these tables are the group footers because
the detail data is not needed.
I am needing to add a total for a column in each table and then add
those totals together in a text box.
When ever I do this I am getting the following errors:
The value expression for the text box 'textbox58' uses an aggregate
function on a report item. Aggregate functions can be used only on
report items contained in page headers and footers.
The value expression for the text box 'textbox37' uses an aggregate
expression without a scope. A scope is required for all aggregates
used outside of a data region unless the report contains exactly one
data set.
I've tried several different ways and still can't figure it out, PLEASE
HELP!!A few design suggestions. If you don't need the detail then don't return it.
Let SQL Server do the work. But, let's say you continue the way you are
today. What I do sometimes is to add a colum to the result set and make it
calculated, then using the expression editor make it the sum of the two
fields. This makes things a whole lot easier at times.
Once you have done this you can use the expression editor, base it on the
dataset and sum up the column.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
<jasper.frazee@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1162406083.894334.80910@.k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I have a report in SQL 2000 Reporting Services with several tables.
> The only thing showing in these tables are the group footers because
> the detail data is not needed.
> I am needing to add a total for a column in each table and then add
> those totals together in a text box.
> When ever I do this I am getting the following errors:
> The value expression for the text box 'textbox58' uses an aggregate
> function on a report item. Aggregate functions can be used only on
> report items contained in page headers and footers.
> The value expression for the text box 'textbox37' uses an aggregate
> expression without a scope. A scope is required for all aggregates
> used outside of a data region unless the report contains exactly one
> data set.
> I've tried several different ways and still can't figure it out, PLEASE
> HELP!!
>|||Thanks for the Responce Bruce!
In my dataset there are 5 columns that will alwayse have the same
result and one column that has detail data that needs to be summed. If
I sum that one column in SQL I have to have the other columns in an
aggregate function as well. In SQL 2000 the "First" function is not
supported. Any ways around that?
Once I get the totals in each table on my report how can I grab those
totals and sum them in a textbox? It keeps telling me that "Aggregate
functions can be used only on
report items contained in page headers and footers."
Thanks A Lot!
Jasper
Bruce L-C [MVP] wrote:
> A few design suggestions. If you don't need the detail then don't return it.
> Let SQL Server do the work. But, let's say you continue the way you are
> today. What I do sometimes is to add a colum to the result set and make it
> calculated, then using the expression editor make it the sum of the two
> fields. This makes things a whole lot easier at times.
> Once you have done this you can use the expression editor, base it on the
> dataset and sum up the column.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> <jasper.frazee@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1162406083.894334.80910@.k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >I have a report in SQL 2000 Reporting Services with several tables.
> > The only thing showing in these tables are the group footers because
> > the detail data is not needed.
> > I am needing to add a total for a column in each table and then add
> > those totals together in a text box.
> > When ever I do this I am getting the following errors:
> >
> > The value expression for the text box 'textbox58' uses an aggregate
> > function on a report item. Aggregate functions can be used only on
> > report items contained in page headers and footers.
> >
> > The value expression for the text box 'textbox37' uses an aggregate
> > expression without a scope. A scope is required for all aggregates
> > used outside of a data region unless the report contains exactly one
> > data set.
> >
> > I've tried several different ways and still can't figure it out, PLEASE
> > HELP!!
> >|||You can sum the numbers by summing =ReportItems("textbox1").Value +
ReportItems("textbox2").Value etc.
You need to know the names of the textboxes, so you might want to name the
textboxes with something more descriptive than textbox1 etc before you start
summing. :)
(Not sure if it's ReportItems or ReportItem, so you might have to try both.)
Kaisa M. Lindahl Lervik
<jasper.frazee@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1162417277.149051.147270@.f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for the Responce Bruce!
> In my dataset there are 5 columns that will alwayse have the same
> result and one column that has detail data that needs to be summed. If
> I sum that one column in SQL I have to have the other columns in an
> aggregate function as well. In SQL 2000 the "First" function is not
> supported. Any ways around that?
> Once I get the totals in each table on my report how can I grab those
> totals and sum them in a textbox? It keeps telling me that "Aggregate
> functions can be used only on
> report items contained in page headers and footers."
> Thanks A Lot!
> Jasper
> Bruce L-C [MVP] wrote:
>> A few design suggestions. If you don't need the detail then don't return
>> it.
>> Let SQL Server do the work. But, let's say you continue the way you are
>> today. What I do sometimes is to add a colum to the result set and make
>> it
>> calculated, then using the expression editor make it the sum of the two
>> fields. This makes things a whole lot easier at times.
>> Once you have done this you can use the expression editor, base it on the
>> dataset and sum up the column.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> <jasper.frazee@.gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1162406083.894334.80910@.k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >I have a report in SQL 2000 Reporting Services with several tables.
>> > The only thing showing in these tables are the group footers because
>> > the detail data is not needed.
>> > I am needing to add a total for a column in each table and then add
>> > those totals together in a text box.
>> > When ever I do this I am getting the following errors:
>> >
>> > The value expression for the text box 'textbox58' uses an aggregate
>> > function on a report item. Aggregate functions can be used only on
>> > report items contained in page headers and footers.
>> >
>> > The value expression for the text box 'textbox37' uses an aggregate
>> > expression without a scope. A scope is required for all aggregates
>> > used outside of a data region unless the report contains exactly one
>> > data set.
>> >
>> > I've tried several different ways and still can't figure it out, PLEASE
>> > HELP!!
>> >
>sql

Cant sort a text field!

Hi
ive got a table and contains a surname text field. Why cant i do a select statement ORDER BY surname. I get an error saying i cant sort a text field! how do i go around it!

thanksYou do ANSI SQL ALTER Table and change text to Varchar 40 because text cannot be used for things like name that can be covered with Varchar 40 or 50 at most. Then do ORDER BY. Hope this helps.|||

Your surname filed is a text datatype field which cannot be sorted.

You need change this field to varchar(50) or nvarchar(50) data type to allow you sort on it.

Limno

Can't select from 1 table

Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly have
to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming back.
Any ideas what's going on?
Thanks.
Sql 2000
Have your tried to select data from the table using NOLOCK hint?
There can be some blocking problem (some locks on your table that do not
allow other locks). Use sp_lock system stored procedure to find the locks on
your table (especially look for X - eXclusive locks, identify your table by
object_id - use OBJECT_ID function to know the ID). Then you can use sp_who
system stored procedure to find the process (its spid is returned by
sp_lock) that puts those locks and finally you can kill the proper session
(using kill statement). You cal also use Enterprise Manager and its
Management section.
The remedies for blocking:
- always close (commit or rollback) transactions,
- keep transactions short,
- use the proper transaction isolation level.
If it is blocking problem, try to isolate the query or procedure causing the
problem (use Profiler to catch batch executions, locks being required and
lock escalations).
Regards
Pawel Potasinski
Uytkownik <-> napisa w wiadomoci
news:OPD%232lT0HHA.1484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
> select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly
> have to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming
> back.
> Any ideas what's going on?
> Thanks.
> Sql 2000
>
|||Thanks...we just found that there was a lock on the table by a process id,
but this has happened several times in the last few days, whereas it never
used to happen.
Still looking into it. Thanks for the info.
"Pawel Potasinski" <pawel.potasinski@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eUxUwtT0HHA.4816@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Have your tried to select data from the table using NOLOCK hint?
> There can be some blocking problem (some locks on your table that do not
> allow other locks). Use sp_lock system stored procedure to find the locks
> on your table (especially look for X - eXclusive locks, identify your
> table by object_id - use OBJECT_ID function to know the ID). Then you can
> use sp_who system stored procedure to find the process (its spid is
> returned by sp_lock) that puts those locks and finally you can kill the
> proper session (using kill statement). You cal also use Enterprise Manager
> and its Management section.
> The remedies for blocking:
> - always close (commit or rollback) transactions,
> - keep transactions short,
> - use the proper transaction isolation level.
> If it is blocking problem, try to isolate the query or procedure causing
> the problem (use Profiler to catch batch executions, locks being required
> and lock escalations).
> --
> Regards
> Pawel Potasinski
>
> Uytkownik <-> napisa w wiadomoci
> news:OPD%232lT0HHA.1484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>

Can't select from 1 table

Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly have
to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming back.
Any ideas what's going on?
Thanks.
Sql 2000Have your tried to select data from the table using NOLOCK hint?
There can be some blocking problem (some locks on your table that do not
allow other locks). Use sp_lock system stored procedure to find the locks on
your table (especially look for X - eXclusive locks, identify your table by
object_id - use OBJECT_ID function to know the ID). Then you can use sp_who
system stored procedure to find the process (its spid is returned by
sp_lock) that puts those locks and finally you can kill the proper session
(using kill statement). You cal also use Enterprise Manager and its
Management section.
The remedies for blocking:
- always close (commit or rollback) transactions,
- keep transactions short,
- use the proper transaction isolation level.
If it is blocking problem, try to isolate the query or procedure causing the
problem (use Profiler to catch batch executions, locks being required and
lock escalations).
--
Regards
Pawel Potasinski
U¿ytkownik <-> napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
news:OPD%232lT0HHA.1484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
> select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly
> have to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming
> back.
> Any ideas what's going on?
> Thanks.
> Sql 2000
>|||Thanks...we just found that there was a lock on the table by a process id,
but this has happened several times in the last few days, whereas it never
used to happen.
Still looking into it. Thanks for the info.
"Pawel Potasinski" <pawel.potasinski@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eUxUwtT0HHA.4816@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Have your tried to select data from the table using NOLOCK hint?
> There can be some blocking problem (some locks on your table that do not
> allow other locks). Use sp_lock system stored procedure to find the locks
> on your table (especially look for X - eXclusive locks, identify your
> table by object_id - use OBJECT_ID function to know the ID). Then you can
> use sp_who system stored procedure to find the process (its spid is
> returned by sp_lock) that puts those locks and finally you can kill the
> proper session (using kill statement). You cal also use Enterprise Manager
> and its Management section.
> The remedies for blocking:
> - always close (commit or rollback) transactions,
> - keep transactions short,
> - use the proper transaction isolation level.
> If it is blocking problem, try to isolate the query or procedure causing
> the problem (use Profiler to catch batch executions, locks being required
> and lock escalations).
> --
> Regards
> Pawel Potasinski
>
> U¿ytkownik <-> napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
> news:OPD%232lT0HHA.1484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
>> select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly
>> have to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming
>> back.
>> Any ideas what's going on?
>> Thanks.
>> Sql 2000
>

Can't select from 1 table

Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly have
to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming back.
Any ideas what's going on?
Thanks.
Sql 2000Have your tried to select data from the table using NOLOCK hint?
There can be some blocking problem (some locks on your table that do not
allow other locks). Use sp_lock system stored procedure to find the locks on
your table (especially look for X - eXclusive locks, identify your table by
object_id - use OBJECT_ID function to know the ID). Then you can use sp_who
system stored procedure to find the process (its spid is returned by
sp_lock) that puts those locks and finally you can kill the proper session
(using kill statement). You cal also use Enterprise Manager and its
Management section.
The remedies for blocking:
- always close (commit or rollback) transactions,
- keep transactions short,
- use the proper transaction isolation level.
If it is blocking problem, try to isolate the query or procedure causing the
problem (use Profiler to catch batch executions, locks being required and
lock escalations).
Regards
Pawel Potasinski
Uytkownik <-> napisa w wiadomoci
news:OPD%232lT0HHA.1484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Any ideas why I can't select anything from 1 table? If I try to execute a
> select statement (even Top 1), the statement just hangs. We constantly
> have to restart SQL Server to "free" up the problem, but it keeps coming
> back.
> Any ideas what's going on?
> Thanks.
> Sql 2000
>|||Thanks...we just found that there was a lock on the table by a process id,
but this has happened several times in the last few days, whereas it never
used to happen.
Still looking into it. Thanks for the info.
"Pawel Potasinski" <pawel.potasinski@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eUxUwtT0HHA.4816@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Have your tried to select data from the table using NOLOCK hint?
> There can be some blocking problem (some locks on your table that do not
> allow other locks). Use sp_lock system stored procedure to find the locks
> on your table (especially look for X - eXclusive locks, identify your
> table by object_id - use OBJECT_ID function to know the ID). Then you can
> use sp_who system stored procedure to find the process (its spid is
> returned by sp_lock) that puts those locks and finally you can kill the
> proper session (using kill statement). You cal also use Enterprise Manager
> and its Management section.
> The remedies for blocking:
> - always close (commit or rollback) transactions,
> - keep transactions short,
> - use the proper transaction isolation level.
> If it is blocking problem, try to isolate the query or procedure causing
> the problem (use Profiler to catch batch executions, locks being required
> and lock escalations).
> --
> Regards
> Pawel Potasinski
>
> Uytkownik <-> napisa w wiadomoci
> news:OPD%232lT0HHA.1484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>

Cant seem to modify a SQL Server 2000 Table Valued Function in SQL Server Management Studi

Hi
I cant seem to modify a SQL Server 2000 Table Valued Function through
SQL Server Management Studio (2005)
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
DicksterAny errors?
For me it works, make sure that the database is set up compatibility level
90
<grd@.renre.com> wrote in message
news:1160058691.080724.39850@.k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
> I cant seem to modify a SQL Server 2000 Table Valued Function through
> SQL Server Management Studio (2005)
> Has anyone else experienced this issue?
> Dickster
>|||grd@.renre.com wrote:
> Hi
> I cant seem to modify a SQL Server 2000 Table Valued Function through
> SQL Server Management Studio (2005)
> Has anyone else experienced this issue?
> Dickster
>
What do you mean by "can't seem to modify" ? If you execute the DDL
script (i.e. the "ALTER FUNCTION" or "CREATE FUNCTION" script), what
happens?
Tracy McKibben
MCDBA
http://www.realsqlguy.com|||> What do you mean by "can't seem to modify" ? If you execute the DDL
> script (i.e. the "ALTER FUNCTION" or "CREATE FUNCTION" script), what
> happens?
Tracy
I get the following error message
----
Property QuotedIdentifierStatus is not available for
UserDefinedFunciton '[bdo].[SplitCsvList]'. This property may not exist
for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficient access
rights (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
----
NB: I am logged in as 'sa'
Dickster|||> What do you mean by "can't seem to modify" ? If you execute the DDL
> script (i.e. the "ALTER FUNCTION" or "CREATE FUNCTION" script), what
> happens?
>
Tracy
I right Mouse click on the Table Valued Function & Select 'Modify'
I get the following error message
----
Property QuotedIdentifierStatus is not available for
UserDefinedFunciton '[bdo].[SplitCsvList]'. This property may not exist
for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficient access
rights (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
----
NB: I am logged in as 'sa'
Dickster|||Try without the GUI. ALTER FUNCTION. That would lead you to whether the problem is in the GUI or
server level. The GUI, however, will just pull out the source code from the system tables and slap
an ALTER FUNCITON around it and show that in a query window. So the problem seem to be getting at
the source code from SQL Servers meta-data views.
I ran a Profiler trace when right-clicking and selection Modify on a single statement table valued
function. Below seem to be the key parts. You can tru to modify the relevant parts in there and run
from a query window to see if that same error is returned.
Perhaps it is a compatibility level issue for the database?
SELECT
SCHEMA_NAME(udf.schema_id) AS [Schema],
udf.name AS [Name]
FROM
sys.all_objects AS udf
WHERE
(udf.type in ('TF', 'FN', 'IF', 'FS', 'FT'))and(udf.name=N'f' and SCHEMA_NAME(udf.schema_id)=N'dbo')
SELECT
udf.name AS [Name],
udf.object_id AS [ID],
udf.create_date AS [CreateDate],
udf.modify_date AS [DateLastModified],
SCHEMA_NAME(udf.schema_id) AS [Schema],
CAST(
case
when udf.is_ms_shipped = 1 then 1
when (
select
major_id
from
sys.extended_properties
where
major_id = udf.object_id and
minor_id = 0 and
class = 1 and
name = N'microsoft_database_tools_support')
is not null then 1
else 0
end
AS bit) AS [IsSystemObject],
usrt.name AS [DataType],
sret_param.name AS [DataTypeSchema],
ISNULL(baset.name, N'') AS [SystemType],
CAST(CASE WHEN baset.name IN (N'nchar', N'nvarchar') AND ret_param.max_length <> -1 THEN
ret_param.max_length/2 ELSE ret_param.max_length END AS int) AS [Length],
CAST(ret_param.precision AS int) AS [NumericPrecision],
CAST(ret_param.scale AS int) AS [NumericScale],
ISNULL(xscret_param.name, N'') AS [XmlSchemaNamespace],
ISNULL(s2ret_param.name, N'') AS [XmlSchemaNamespaceSchema],
ISNULL( (case ret_param.is_xml_document when 1 then 2 else 1 end), 0) AS [XmlDocumentConstraint],
CAST(OBJECTPROPERTYEX(udf.object_id,N'ExecIsAnsiNullsOn') AS bit) AS [AnsiNullsStatus],
CAST(OBJECTPROPERTYEX(udf.object_id, N'IsSchemaBound') AS bit) AS [IsSchemaBound],
CAST(CASE WHEN ISNULL(smudf.definition, ssmudf.definition) IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS bit) AS
[IsEncrypted],
case when amudf.object_id is null then N'' else asmbludf.name end AS [AssemblyName],
case when amudf.object_id is null then N'' else amudf.assembly_class end AS [ClassName],
case when amudf.object_id is null then N'' else amudf.assembly_method end AS [MethodName],
CAST(case when amudf.object_id is null then CAST(smudf.null_on_null_input AS bit) else
amudf.null_on_null_input end AS bit) AS [ReturnsNullOnNullInput],
case when amudf.object_id is null then case isnull(smudf.execute_as_principal_id, -1) when -1 then 1
when -2 then 2 else 3 end else case isnull(amudf.execute_as_principal_id, -1) when -1 then 1 when -2
then 2 else 3 end end
AS [ExecutionContext],
case when amudf.object_id is null then ISNULL(user_name(smudf.execute_as_principal_id),N'') else
user_name(amudf.execute_as_principal_id) end AS [ExecutionContextPrincipal],
CAST(OBJECTPROPERTYEX(udf.object_id, N'IsDeterministic') AS bit) AS [IsDeterministic],
(case when 'FN' = udf.type then 1 when 'FS' = udf.type then 1 when 'IF' = udf.type then 3 when 'TF'
= udf.type then 2 when 'FT' = udf.type then 2 else 0 end) AS [FunctionType],
CASE WHEN udf.type IN ('FN','IF','TF') THEN 1 WHEN udf.type IN ('FS','FT') THEN 2 ELSE 1 END AS
[ImplementationType],
CAST(OBJECTPROPERTYEX(udf.object_id, N'IsQuotedIdentOn') AS bit) AS [QuotedIdentifierStatus],
ret_param.name AS [TableVariableName],
ISNULL(smudf.definition, ssmudf.definition) AS [Definition]
FROM
sys.all_objects AS udf
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.all_parameters AS ret_param ON ret_param.object_id = udf.object_id and
ret_param.is_output = 1
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.types AS usrt ON usrt.user_type_id = ret_param.user_type_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.schemas AS sret_param ON sret_param.schema_id = usrt.schema_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.types AS baset ON baset.user_type_id = ret_param.system_type_id and
baset.user_type_id = baset.system_type_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.xml_schema_collections AS xscret_param ON xscret_param.xml_collection_id =ret_param.xml_collection_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.schemas AS s2ret_param ON s2ret_param.schema_id = xscret_param.schema_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.sql_modules AS smudf ON smudf.object_id = udf.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.system_sql_modules AS ssmudf ON ssmudf.object_id = udf.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.assembly_modules AS amudf ON amudf.object_id = udf.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.assemblies AS asmbludf ON asmbludf.assembly_id = amudf.assembly_id
WHERE
(udf.type in ('TF', 'FN', 'IF', 'FS', 'FT'))and(udf.name=N'f' and SCHEMA_NAME(udf.schema_id)=N'dbo')
SELECT
NULL AS [Text],
ISNULL(smudf.definition, ssmudf.definition) AS [Definition]
FROM
sys.all_objects AS udf
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.sql_modules AS smudf ON smudf.object_id = udf.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.system_sql_modules AS ssmudf ON ssmudf.object_id = udf.object_id
WHERE
(udf.type in ('TF', 'FN', 'IF', 'FS', 'FT'))and(udf.name=N'f' and SCHEMA_NAME(udf.schema_id)=N'dbo')
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
<grd@.renre.com> wrote in message news:1160069137.082636.156350@.k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> What do you mean by "can't seem to modify" ? If you execute the DDL
>> script (i.e. the "ALTER FUNCTION" or "CREATE FUNCTION" script), what
>> happens?
>
> Tracy
> I right Mouse click on the Table Valued Function & Select 'Modify'
> I get the following error message
> ----
> Property QuotedIdentifierStatus is not available for
> UserDefinedFunciton '[bdo].[SplitCsvList]'. This property may not exist
> for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficient access
> rights (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
> ----
> NB: I am logged in as 'sa'
> Dickster
>|||grd@.renre.com wrote:
>> What do you mean by "can't seem to modify" ? If you execute the DDL
>> script (i.e. the "ALTER FUNCTION" or "CREATE FUNCTION" script), what
>> happens?
> Tracy
> I get the following error message
> ----
> Property QuotedIdentifierStatus is not available for
> UserDefinedFunciton '[bdo].[SplitCsvList]'. This property may not exist
> for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficient access
> rights (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
> ----
> NB: I am logged in as 'sa'
> Dickster
>
This is a known bug...
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=126099
Tracy McKibben
MCDBA
http://www.realsqlguy.com|||Thanks for your reply Tracy and to all others who replied.
Dickster

Can't seem to get the newly created entry's identity field :(

Hi there,

I have a stored procedure that executes a transaction which updates/inserts into a table on a remote server and should then use that new entry's autogenerated primary key to update another table.
I try to store that key into a variable called @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber but to no avail

I have used the @.@.Identity approach and now try to manually get that key to from other information but still no go..My thinking is: since i am using transactions, maybe the entry cant be found until the transaction has been committed...but surely it should find it after the commit statement? Here is my code: I have marked the interesting bit with blue for simplicity.

ALTER procedure [dbo].[inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel]
as
BEGIN
set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
SET XACT_ABORT ON

DECLARE @.PastelDCLinkNumber int
DECLARE @.ClientID int
DECLARE @.Name varchar(25)
DECLARE @.Surname nvarchar(25)
DECLARE @.POBoxAddr1 varchar(40)
DECLARE @.POBoxAddr2 varchar(40)
DECLARE @.PostalCode varchar(5)
DECLARE @.ClientCreditCardNumber nvarchar(50)
DECLARE @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber int
DECLARE PastelClientPortCursor CURSOR FOR

SELECT id, [Name], Surname, POBoxAddr1, POBoxAddr2, PostalCode, PastelDCLinkNumber ,CreditCardNumber
FROM inc_Client
WHERE HasSynchronizedWithPastel = 0

OPEN PastelClientPortCursor;
FETCH NEXT FROM PastelClientPortCursor
INTO @.ClientID,@.Name,@.Surname,@.POBoxAddr1,@.POBoxAddr2,@.PostalCode,@.PastelDCLinkNumber,@.ClientCreditCardNumber
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN

--Step2 insert/update the client information into the Synergy invoice and client table
BEGIN TRANSACTION T1
IF Exists(SELECT DCLink from [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber)

--Update the Pastel Client table

Begin
Update [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client SET
Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname),
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname),
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1,
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2,
PostPC = @.PostalCode,
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber
WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber
End

ELSE
Begin
--Insert into the Pastel Client table
INSERT INTO [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
(Account, Name, Post1, Post2, PostPC, AccountTerms, CT, Credit_Limit,
RepID, Interest_Rate, Discount, On_Hold, BFOpenType, BankLink,
AutoDisc,
DiscMtrxRow, CashDebtor, DCBalance, CheckTerms, UseEmail,
iCountryID, cAccDescription, iCurrencyID, bStatPrint,
bStatEmail, bForCurAcc,
fForeignBalance, bTaxPrompt, iARPriceListNameID)
VALUES
(
SUBSTRING(@.Name, 1,19), --Account
(@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname), --Name
@.POBoxAddr1, --Post1
@.POBoxAddr2, --Post2
@.PostalCode, --PostPC
0, --Account_Terms
1, --CT
0,--Credit_Limit
0, --Rep_ID
0, --interest_Rate
0, --Discount
0, --On_Hold
0, --BFOpenType
0, --BankLink
0, --AutoDisc
0, --DiscMatrix
0, --CashDebtor
0, --DCBalance
1, --CheckTerms
0, --UseEmail
0, --iCountryID
'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber,
0, --iCurrencyID
1, --StatPrint
0, --StatEmail
0, --bForCurAcc
0, --ForeignBal
1, --bTaxPrompt
1 --iARPriceListNameID
)
End

--If the rowcount is 0, an error has occured
IF @.@.ROWCOUNT <> 0
Begin
COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

Begin
SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = (SELECT DCLink From [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
WHERE Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1 AND
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2 AND
PostPC = @.PostalCode AND
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber)
End

Begin
Update inc_Client SET
HasSynchronizedWithPastel = 1 ,
PastelDCLinkNumber = @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber
WHERE id = @.ClientID
End
End

--Rollback transaction
IF @.@.TRANCOUNT > 0
Begin
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransactionError 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel','inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
End

FETCH NEXT FROM PastelClientPortCursor
INTO @.ClientID,@.Name,@.Surname,@.POBoxAddr1,@.POBoxAddr2,@.PostalCode,@.PastelDCLinkNumber, @.ClientCreditCardNumber
END
CLOSE PastelClientPortCursor;
DEALLOCATE PastelClientPortCursor;

END

SET XACT_ABORT OFF
Go

Instead of:

COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

Begin
SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = (SELECT DCLink From [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
WHERE Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1 AND
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2 AND
PostPC = @.PostalCode AND
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber)
End

Try:

COMMIT TRANSACTION T1

SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = scope_identity()

execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

|||

Problem 1)

IF Exists(SELECT DCLink from [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber)

--Update the Pastel Client table

Begin
Update [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client SET

Don't check for the data and then do the update. Simply DO the update first. If you update 0 rows, then you do the insert. This cuts exection in half when there is an update to be performed.

Problem 2)

IMMEDIATELY after the INSERT, put the @.@.ERROR and @.@.ROWCOUNT AND scope_identity() values into a variable. Then act on those three in appropriate order.

Problem 3)

You should use a remote sproc to do the update/insert stuff on the remote server. MUCH more efficient. Pass parameters in and then local stuff does work with a cached query plan and only one network trip.

|||Thanks for all your support. I'm going to give this a try|||Thank you for all your help. It worked.

I looked at your suggestions in your steps(problems) and immediately saw the advantages of your suggestions.

I will now adapt future stored procedure's templates to include those good practices. Thanks once more.

Regards
Mike

Can't seem to get the newly created entry's identity field :(

Hi there,

I have a stored procedure that executes a transaction which updates/inserts into a table on a remote server and should then use that new entry's autogenerated primary key to update another table.
I try to store that key into a variable called @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber but to no avail

I have used the @.@.Identity approach and now try to manually get that key to from other information but still no go..My thinking is: since i am using transactions, maybe the entry cant be found until the transaction has been committed...but surely it should find it after the commit statement? Here is my code: I have marked the interesting bit with blue for simplicity.

ALTER procedure [dbo].[inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel]
as
BEGIN
set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
SET XACT_ABORT ON

DECLARE @.PastelDCLinkNumber int
DECLARE @.ClientID int
DECLARE @.Name varchar(25)
DECLARE @.Surname nvarchar(25)
DECLARE @.POBoxAddr1 varchar(40)
DECLARE @.POBoxAddr2 varchar(40)
DECLARE @.PostalCode varchar(5)
DECLARE @.ClientCreditCardNumber nvarchar(50)
DECLARE @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber int
DECLARE PastelClientPortCursor CURSOR FOR

SELECT id, [Name], Surname, POBoxAddr1, POBoxAddr2, PostalCode, PastelDCLinkNumber ,CreditCardNumber
FROM inc_Client
WHERE HasSynchronizedWithPastel = 0

OPEN PastelClientPortCursor;
FETCH NEXT FROM PastelClientPortCursor
INTO @.ClientID,@.Name,@.Surname,@.POBoxAddr1,@.POBoxAddr2,@.PostalCode,@.PastelDCLinkNumber,@.ClientCreditCardNumber
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN

--Step2 insert/update the client information into the Synergy invoice and client table
BEGIN TRANSACTION T1
IF Exists(SELECT DCLink from [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber)

--Update the Pastel Client table

Begin
Update [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client SET
Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname),
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname),
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1,
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2,
PostPC = @.PostalCode,
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber
WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber
End

ELSE
Begin
--Insert into the Pastel Client table
INSERT INTO [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
(Account, Name, Post1, Post2, PostPC, AccountTerms, CT, Credit_Limit,
RepID, Interest_Rate, Discount, On_Hold, BFOpenType, BankLink,
AutoDisc,
DiscMtrxRow, CashDebtor, DCBalance, CheckTerms, UseEmail,
iCountryID, cAccDescription, iCurrencyID, bStatPrint,
bStatEmail, bForCurAcc,
fForeignBalance, bTaxPrompt, iARPriceListNameID)
VALUES
(
SUBSTRING(@.Name, 1,19), --Account
(@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname), --Name
@.POBoxAddr1, --Post1
@.POBoxAddr2, --Post2
@.PostalCode, --PostPC
0, --Account_Terms
1, --CT
0,--Credit_Limit
0, --Rep_ID
0, --interest_Rate
0, --Discount
0, --On_Hold
0, --BFOpenType
0, --BankLink
0, --AutoDisc
0, --DiscMatrix
0, --CashDebtor
0, --DCBalance
1, --CheckTerms
0, --UseEmail
0, --iCountryID
'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber,
0, --iCurrencyID
1, --StatPrint
0, --StatEmail
0, --bForCurAcc
0, --ForeignBal
1, --bTaxPrompt
1 --iARPriceListNameID
)
End

--If the rowcount is 0, an error has occured
IF @.@.ROWCOUNT <> 0
Begin
COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

Begin
SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = (SELECT DCLink From [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
WHERE Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1 AND
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2 AND
PostPC = @.PostalCode AND
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber)
End

Begin
Update inc_Client SET
HasSynchronizedWithPastel = 1 ,
PastelDCLinkNumber = @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber
WHERE id = @.ClientID
End
End

--Rollback transaction
IF @.@.TRANCOUNT > 0
Begin
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransactionError 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel','inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
End

FETCH NEXT FROM PastelClientPortCursor
INTO @.ClientID,@.Name,@.Surname,@.POBoxAddr1,@.POBoxAddr2,@.PostalCode,@.PastelDCLinkNumber, @.ClientCreditCardNumber
END
CLOSE PastelClientPortCursor;
DEALLOCATE PastelClientPortCursor;

END

SET XACT_ABORT OFF
Go

Instead of:

COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

Begin
SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = (SELECT DCLink From [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
WHERE Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1 AND
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2 AND
PostPC = @.PostalCode AND
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber)
End

Try:

COMMIT TRANSACTION T1

SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = scope_identity()

execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

|||

Problem 1)

IF Exists(SELECT DCLink from [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber)

--Update the Pastel Client table

Begin
Update [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client SET

Don't check for the data and then do the update. Simply DO the update first. If you update 0 rows, then you do the insert. This cuts exection in half when there is an update to be performed.

Problem 2)

IMMEDIATELY after the INSERT, put the @.@.ERROR and @.@.ROWCOUNT AND scope_identity() values into a variable. Then act on those three in appropriate order.

Problem 3)

You should use a remote sproc to do the update/insert stuff on the remote server. MUCH more efficient. Pass parameters in and then local stuff does work with a cached query plan and only one network trip.

|||Thanks for all your support. I'm going to give this a try|||Thank you for all your help. It worked.

I looked at your suggestions in your steps(problems) and immediately saw the advantages of your suggestions.

I will now adapt future stored procedure's templates to include those good practices. Thanks once more.

Regards
Mikesql

Can''t seem to get the newly created entry''s identity field :(

Hi there,

I have a stored procedure that executes a transaction which updates/inserts into a table on a remote server and should then use that new entry's autogenerated primary key to update another table.
I try to store that key into a variable called @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber but to no avail

I have used the @.@.Identity approach and now try to manually get that key to from other information but still no go..My thinking is: since i am using transactions, maybe the entry cant be found until the transaction has been committed...but surely it should find it after the commit statement? Here is my code: I have marked the interesting bit with blue for simplicity.

ALTER procedure [dbo].[inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel]
as
BEGIN
set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
SET XACT_ABORT ON

DECLARE @.PastelDCLinkNumber int
DECLARE @.ClientID int
DECLARE @.Name varchar(25)
DECLARE @.Surname nvarchar(25)
DECLARE @.POBoxAddr1 varchar(40)
DECLARE @.POBoxAddr2 varchar(40)
DECLARE @.PostalCode varchar(5)
DECLARE @.ClientCreditCardNumber nvarchar(50)
DECLARE @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber int
DECLARE PastelClientPortCursor CURSOR FOR

SELECT id, [Name], Surname, POBoxAddr1, POBoxAddr2, PostalCode, PastelDCLinkNumber ,CreditCardNumber
FROM inc_Client
WHERE HasSynchronizedWithPastel = 0

OPEN PastelClientPortCursor;
FETCH NEXT FROM PastelClientPortCursor
INTO @.ClientID,@.Name,@.Surname,@.POBoxAddr1,@.POBoxAddr2,@.PostalCode,@.PastelDCLinkNumber,@.ClientCreditCardNumber
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN

--Step2 insert/update the client information into the Synergy invoice and client table
BEGIN TRANSACTION T1
IF Exists(SELECT DCLink from [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber)

--Update the Pastel Client table

Begin
Update [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client SET
Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname),
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname),
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1,
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2,
PostPC = @.PostalCode,
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber
WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber
End

ELSE
Begin
--Insert into the Pastel Client table
INSERT INTO [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
(Account, Name, Post1, Post2, PostPC, AccountTerms, CT, Credit_Limit,
RepID, Interest_Rate, Discount, On_Hold, BFOpenType, BankLink,
AutoDisc,
DiscMtrxRow, CashDebtor, DCBalance, CheckTerms, UseEmail,
iCountryID, cAccDescription, iCurrencyID, bStatPrint,
bStatEmail, bForCurAcc,
fForeignBalance, bTaxPrompt, iARPriceListNameID)
VALUES
(
SUBSTRING(@.Name, 1,19), --Account
(@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname), --Name
@.POBoxAddr1, --Post1
@.POBoxAddr2, --Post2
@.PostalCode, --PostPC
0, --Account_Terms
1, --CT
0,--Credit_Limit
0, --Rep_ID
0, --interest_Rate
0, --Discount
0, --On_Hold
0, --BFOpenType
0, --BankLink
0, --AutoDisc
0, --DiscMatrix
0, --CashDebtor
0, --DCBalance
1, --CheckTerms
0, --UseEmail
0, --iCountryID
'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber,
0, --iCurrencyID
1, --StatPrint
0, --StatEmail
0, --bForCurAcc
0, --ForeignBal
1, --bTaxPrompt
1 --iARPriceListNameID
)
End

--If the rowcount is 0, an error has occured
IF @.@.ROWCOUNT <> 0
Begin
COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

Begin
SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = (SELECT DCLink From [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
WHERE Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1 AND
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2 AND
PostPC = @.PostalCode AND
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber)
End

Begin
Update inc_Client SET
HasSynchronizedWithPastel = 1 ,
PastelDCLinkNumber = @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber
WHERE id = @.ClientID
End
End

--Rollback transaction
IF @.@.TRANCOUNT > 0
Begin
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransactionError 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel','inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
End

FETCH NEXT FROM PastelClientPortCursor
INTO @.ClientID,@.Name,@.Surname,@.POBoxAddr1,@.POBoxAddr2,@.PostalCode,@.PastelDCLinkNumber, @.ClientCreditCardNumber
END
CLOSE PastelClientPortCursor;
DEALLOCATE PastelClientPortCursor;

END

SET XACT_ABORT OFF
Go

Instead of:

COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

Begin
SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = (SELECT DCLink From [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client
WHERE Name = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Account = (@.Name + ' ' + @.Surname)AND
Post1 = @.POBoxAddr1 AND
Post2 = @.POBoxAddr2 AND
PostPC = @.PostalCode AND
cAccDescription = 'Credit Card Number: ' + @.ClientCreditCardNumber)
End

Try:

COMMIT TRANSACTION T1

SET @.NewlyCreatedPastelDClinkNumber = scope_identity()

execute sec_LogSQLTransaction 'inv_SynchronizeClientsWithPastel' ,'inc_Client_id',@.ClientID,'System'
-- Step 3Update the HasSynchronizedWithPastel Flag

|||

Problem 1)

IF Exists(SELECT DCLink from [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client WHERE DCLink = @.PastelDCLinkNumber)

--Update the Pastel Client table

Begin
Update [server].[Satra Corporate (Pty) Ltd].dbo.Client SET

Don't check for the data and then do the update. Simply DO the update first. If you update 0 rows, then you do the insert. This cuts exection in half when there is an update to be performed.

Problem 2)

IMMEDIATELY after the INSERT, put the @.@.ERROR and @.@.ROWCOUNT AND scope_identity() values into a variable. Then act on those three in appropriate order.

Problem 3)

You should use a remote sproc to do the update/insert stuff on the remote server. MUCH more efficient. Pass parameters in and then local stuff does work with a cached query plan and only one network trip.

|||Thanks for all your support. I'm going to give this a try|||Thank you for all your help. It worked.

I looked at your suggestions in your steps(problems) and immediately saw the advantages of your suggestions.

I will now adapt future stored procedure's templates to include those good practices. Thanks once more.

Regards
Mike

Cant see added columns in ASPNETDB.mdf

In developing a VWDE project I added 2 columns to the User table in the ASPNETDB.mdf database. I can see the columns in the Data Definition and I can see the values I added when I Show Table Data but I cannot access them with a SQLDataSource control? The SQLDataSource shows all of the columns in that table except the ones I added. Any suggestions? Thanks.Have you saved the changes to the table before you want to see them in the SqlDataSource?|||

Thank you for responding!

I have saved it, gone in and out of the application over several days and every time, when I look at it in the database explorer window, it shows the added columns and the added data but the SqlDataSource only shows the original columns. I deleted the first SqlDataSource and put in a new one and that didn't help. I know you can add tables to ASPNETDB.mdf but is there something that won't let you add columns to the tables used in the Membership tables (like users)?

Can't see a particular table in a database

Hello,
I am trying to get info from a SQL7 database via ODBC. I can connect and
view the vast majority of tables, but one particular table (ceninfo_data)
does not appear.
In SQL Enterprise manager, I have taken a look at the permissions on the
table and public can select from it.
What am I missing?
Cheers
CQMMAN
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each
other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." George W
Bush -Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003Doh!
Fixed it. I was replicating a database and had changed the permissions on
the original, but not on the replicated database.
Cheers
"CQMMAN" <cqmman@.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bq2jmp$1uhsi3$1@.ID-215193.news.uni-berlin.de...

quote:

---

> Hello,
> I am trying to get info from a SQL7 database via ODBC. I can connect and
> view the vast majority of tables, but one particular table (ceninfo_data)
> does not appear.
> In SQL Enterprise manager, I have taken a look at the permissions on the
> table and public can select from it.
> What am I missing?
> Cheers
> CQMMAN
> "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each
> other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." George W
> Bush -Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
>

---

Can't save view - linked server

Our customer has an external SQL server on which they want to make a
lookup into a table/view.
I have setup a Linked server and retrieve data from the linked server.
Example:
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
@.server = 'NPRSQL',
@.srvproduct = 'SQLServer OLEDB Provider',
@.provider = 'SQLOLEDB',
@.datasrc = 'SQL01'
Go
SELECT *
FROM NPRSQL.DTS.dbo.ItemView
However I can "create" the view, get the data, but when I try to save
the view I get the following error:
ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The
operation could
not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' was unable to
begin a
distributed transaction.[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL
Server]
[OLE/DB
provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
specified transaction
coordinator.]
How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
I have tried to make a similarly scenario on the Northwind database,
create a view on the linked server and the "call" this view via a view
on my local server with the same result.
/refdkHi
see this link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839279
try this first and let us know
VT
Knowledge is power, share it...
http://oneplace4sql.blogspot.com/
"refdk" <fuhlendorf@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1181027684.578393.61140@.o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Our customer has an external SQL server on which they want to make a
> lookup into a table/view.
> I have setup a Linked server and retrieve data from the linked server.
> Example:
> EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
> @.server = 'NPRSQL',
> @.srvproduct = 'SQLServer OLEDB Provider',
> @.provider = 'SQLOLEDB',
> @.datasrc = 'SQL01'
> Go
> SELECT *
> FROM NPRSQL.DTS.dbo.ItemView
> However I can "create" the view, get the data, but when I try to save
> the view I get the following error:
> ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The
> operation could
> not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' was unable to
> begin a
> distributed transaction.[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQ
L
> Server]
> [OLE/DB
> provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
> specified transaction
> coordinator.]
> How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
> I have tried to make a similarly scenario on the Northwind database,
> create a view on the linked server and the "call" this view via a view
> on my local server with the same result.
>
> /refdk
>|||I had already done most of the stuff in the kb-issue. However, I have
now completed every step but the error persists.
/refdk|||Hi
Can you post the view statement
Regards
VT
Knowledge is power, share it...
http://oneplace4sql.blogspot.com/
"refdk" <fuhlendorf@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1181109437.668792.166410@.q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>I had already done most of the stuff in the kb-issue. However, I have
> now completed every step but the error persists.
> /refdk
>|||SELECT dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.No_ AS [No], dbo.Hornsh=F8j
$Item.Description, dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.[Unit Price], SUM(dbo.[Hornsh
=F8j
$Item Ledger Entry].Quantity)
AS Quantity
FROM dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item INNER JOIN
dbo.[Hornsh=F8j$Item Ledger Entry] ON dbo.Hornsh=F8j
$Item.No_ =3D dbo.[Hornsh=F8j$Item Ledger Entry].[Item No_]
GROUP BY dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.No_, dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.Description,
dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.[Unit Price]|||> How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
Are you trying to create the view inside of a transaction? Why is it going
through ODBC/OLEDB? Shouldn't you be creating the view in a query window
connected to that server, instead of trying to create the view through your
app via the linked server? (Well, that's how I would do it, anyway.)

Can't save view - linked server

Our customer has an external SQL server on which they want to make a
lookup into a table/view.
I have setup a Linked server and retrieve data from the linked server.
Example:
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
@.server = 'NPRSQL',
@.srvproduct = 'SQLServer OLEDB Provider',
@.provider = 'SQLOLEDB',
@.datasrc = 'SQL01'
Go
SELECT *
FROM NPRSQL.DTS.dbo.ItemView
However I can "create" the view, get the data, but when I try to save
the view I get the following error:
ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The
operation could
not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' was unable to
begin a
distributed transaction.[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL
Server]
[OLE/DB
provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
specified transaction
coordinator.]
How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
I have tried to make a similarly scenario on the Northwind database,
create a view on the linked server and the "call" this view via a view
on my local server with the same result.
/refdkHi
see this link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839279
try this first and let us know
VT
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"refdk" <fuhlendorf@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Our customer has an external SQL server on which they want to make a
> lookup into a table/view.
> I have setup a Linked server and retrieve data from the linked server.
> Example:
> EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
> @.server = 'NPRSQL',
> @.srvproduct = 'SQLServer OLEDB Provider',
> @.provider = 'SQLOLEDB',
> @.datasrc = 'SQL01'
> Go
> SELECT *
> FROM NPRSQL.DTS.dbo.ItemView
> However I can "create" the view, get the data, but when I try to save
> the view I get the following error:
> ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The
> operation could
> not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' was unable to
> begin a
> distributed transaction.[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL
> Server]
> [OLE/DB
> provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
> specified transaction
> coordinator.]
> How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
> I have tried to make a similarly scenario on the Northwind database,
> create a view on the linked server and the "call" this view via a view
> on my local server with the same result.
>
> /refdk
>|||I had already done most of the stuff in the kb-issue. However, I have
now completed every step but the error persists.
/refdk|||Hi
Can you post the view statement
Regards
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"refdk" <fuhlendorf@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I had already done most of the stuff in the kb-issue. However, I have
> now completed every step but the error persists.
> /refdk
>|||SELECT dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.No_ AS [No], dbo.Hornsh=F8j
$Item.Description, dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.[Unit Price], SUM(dbo.[Hornsh=F8j
$Item Ledger Entry].Quantity)
AS Quantity
FROM dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item INNER JOIN
dbo.[Hornsh=F8j$Item Ledger Entry] ON dbo.Hornsh=F8j
$Item.No_ =3D dbo.[Hornsh=F8j$Item Ledger Entry].[Item No_]
GROUP BY dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.No_, dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.Description,
dbo.Hornsh=F8j$Item.[Unit Price]|||> How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
Are you trying to create the view inside of a transaction? Why is it going
through ODBC/OLEDB? Shouldn't you be creating the view in a query window
connected to that server, instead of trying to create the view through your
app via the linked server? (Well, that's how I would do it, anyway.)

Can't save view - linked server

Our customer has an external SQL server on which they want to make a
lookup into a table/view.
I have setup a Linked server and retrieve data from the linked server.
Example:
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver
@.server = 'NPRSQL',
@.srvproduct = 'SQLServer OLEDB Provider',
@.provider = 'SQLOLEDB',
@.datasrc = 'SQL01'
Go
SELECT *
FROM NPRSQL.DTS.dbo.ItemView
However I can "create" the view, get the data, but when I try to save
the view I get the following error:
ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The
operation could
not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' was unable to
begin a
distributed transaction.[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL
Server]
[OLE/DB
provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
specified transaction
coordinator.]
How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
I have tried to make a similarly scenario on the Northwind database,
create a view on the linked server and the "call" this view via a view
on my local server with the same result.
/refdk
I had already done most of the stuff in the kb-issue. However, I have
now completed every step but the error persists.
/refdk
|||SELECT dbo.Hornshj$Item.No_ AS [No], dbo.Hornshj
$Item.Description, dbo.Hornshj$Item.[Unit Price], SUM(dbo.[Hornshj
$Item Ledger Entry].Quantity)
AS Quantity
FROM dbo.Hornshj$Item INNER JOIN
dbo.[Hornshj$Item Ledger Entry] ON dbo.Hornshj
$Item.No_ = dbo.[Hornshj$Item Ledger Entry].[Item No_]
GROUP BY dbo.Hornshj$Item.No_, dbo.Hornshj$Item.Description,
dbo.Hornshj$Item.[Unit Price]
|||> How can it be that I can get the data but not save the view?
Are you trying to create the view inside of a transaction? Why is it going
through ODBC/OLEDB? Shouldn't you be creating the view in a query window
connected to that server, instead of trying to create the view through your
app via the linked server? (Well, that's how I would do it, anyway.)

Can't re-submit a deleted conflicted row

Hello,
I have a merge replication which use identity range management (for some
tables).
I have a table that inserted a row on the publisher and tried to transfer it
to subscriber. The subscriber got an error when trying to insert it (by the
way, I use MSDE on subscriber and MSmerge_contents and MSmerge_tombstone are
huge and the DB limit of 2 GB arrive fast - it was nice that the system
tables are not included in the 2 GB limit... I decided to move that 2 tables
in another DB and it works nice). As I said, the subscriber gave an error
(different reasons) and the conflict resolver decided to delete the row from
publisher, because it can't insert in on subscriber !?! Anyway seems to be ok
because the row i have in conflict viewer, that seems that I can re-insert
it. But when I try to re-insert it, it gave me an error because the identity
ranges changed and the old value (of deleted row) is not proper for the new
constraints of identity... I supposed that SQL will deactivate the
constraint, as it does during replication...
Any ideea how to re-insert it? Or I have to "manually" (programatically)
de-activate it, insert it from conflict table and re-activate it?
Thanks for any suugestion.
Catalin
Hello Catalin,
I have something for you. I've tried reaching you through phone or email,
without success. Email me at chris lafrance at h_tm__l dot com.
Cheers
"Catalin NASTAC" wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a merge replication which use identity range management (for some
> tables).
> I have a table that inserted a row on the publisher and tried to transfer it
> to subscriber. The subscriber got an error when trying to insert it (by the
> way, I use MSDE on subscriber and MSmerge_contents and MSmerge_tombstone are
> huge and the DB limit of 2 GB arrive fast - it was nice that the system
> tables are not included in the 2 GB limit... I decided to move that 2 tables
> in another DB and it works nice). As I said, the subscriber gave an error
> (different reasons) and the conflict resolver decided to delete the row from
> publisher, because it can't insert in on subscriber !?! Anyway seems to be ok
> because the row i have in conflict viewer, that seems that I can re-insert
> it. But when I try to re-insert it, it gave me an error because the identity
> ranges changed and the old value (of deleted row) is not proper for the new
> constraints of identity... I supposed that SQL will deactivate the
> constraint, as it does during replication...
> Any ideea how to re-insert it? Or I have to "manually" (programatically)
> de-activate it, insert it from conflict table and re-activate it?
> Thanks for any suugestion.
> Catalin

Cant reference logical table within cursor

Does anyone know if MS SQL can't process a "select * from deleted" from within a cursor that's embedded in a trigger? I'm getting an error when I run this...

DECLARE check_contact_fields CURSOR
FOR SELECT field_id, column_name FROM contacts_fields
OPEN check_contact_fields
FETCH NEXT FROM check_contact_fields INTO @.field_id, @.column_name
WHILE (@.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0)
BEGIN
set @.SQL = 'select ' + @.column_name + ' into ##DeletedData from deleted'
exec sp_executesql @.SQL
set @.SQL = 'select ' + @.column_name + ' into ##InsertedData from inserted'
exec sp_executesql @.SQL
if (select * from ##DeletedData) <> (select * from ##InsertedData)
select * from ##InsertedData
FETCH NEXT FROM check_contact_fields INTO @.field_id, @.column_name
END
CLOSE check_contact_fields
DEALLOCATE check_contact_fields

drop table ##DeletedData
drop table ##InsertedData

Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid object name 'deleted'.

TIAThe error is returned correctly, because logical table deleted is not known within the execution context of dynamic SQL.|||That's what I thought. So, how can I accomplish what I'm trying to do? I can't think of another way to do it without dynamic SQL.

Thanks again|||Maybe you can tell us what you are trying to do...I can't figure it out...

AND a cursor in a trigger is never a good idea....|||Brett -

I need to record the old and new data for a set of contact related fields when a contact record is updated. The set of fields that need to be monitored are stored in the contacts_fields table (because the contact fields are dynamic). So, my thinking was that I could create an update trigger to check those columns in the contacts_fields table that are in the deleted row against the inserted row. If any of the column_name values changed, I would then only record that *specific* column that was modified.

Thanks|||Why bother...just update the whole row...what difference does it make...

What's the DDL of the table look like?

What do you mean by dynamic?|||DDL ("master" audit table):
/****** Object: Table [dbo].[contacts_history] Script Date: 8/4/2004 1:41:36 PM ******/
CREATE TABLE [contacts_history] (
[contact_history_id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
[contact_id] [int] NULL ,
[who_created] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
[who_modified] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
[fields_lastUpdated] [nvarchar] (500) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
CONSTRAINT [PK_contacts_history] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[contact_history_id]
) WITH FILLFACTOR = 90 ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

DDL (data capture table):
/****** Object: Table [dbo].[contacts_history_values] Script Date: 8/4/2004 1:41:10 PM ******/
CREATE TABLE [contacts_history_values] (
[contacts_history_value_ID] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
[contact_history_id] [int] NULL ,
[field_id] [int] NULL ,
[old_data] [varchar] (4000) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
[current_data] [varchar] (4000) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
CONSTRAINT [PK_contacts_history_values] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[contacts_history_value_ID]
) WITH FILLFACTOR = 90 ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

Dynamic in the sense that the fields in the "contacts" table can change on the fly (there's a field management area).

Thanks|||holy crap...

You basically have "vertical" rows....

Is this a third party product, did you build this or did you inherit this

What does the concat table DDL look like?

And what do you mean the "fields" (you mean columns right) can change on the fly.

Do you mean the data or the table structure?

What does "if any of the column_name values have changed" mean?

I'm sorry...I just can't see it yet...|||Yes, the columns on the contacts table can change on the fly (but its PK, contact_id, would always exist).

I mean the table structure.

What does "if any of the column_name values have changed" mean?
--> I'm not sure if you saw what the check_contact_fields cursor looks like, but what I mean by this is that since I store all the columns that need to be audited in the contacts_fields table I could "loop" over these columns (hence the cursor) and check each column_name value (these are really just the column names) against the deleted and inserted tables. If the data for any of these columns changed I would then write the changes (along with the old data) to the contacts_history_values table.

Hope this makes sense.|||ok...I understand...not that I want to.....

Is the id 1 per "table"

Are you making up and configuring "tables" for end users through a web application?

I'd be very interested in the reason that your doing this...

As for your solution...I gotta ponder this one.....

Also because there is no ordinal position in your table, and the order of rows of data in a database is meangless...how do you know what column name has changed?

It doesn't work that way.

You column name is essentially a key in this process...actually a composite key along with contactId

So actually trying to udate the key...which to me is a bad thing...

You should go for a logical update...which mean you do no updates but rather a DELETE first, then an INSERT...

That should be rather straight forward in a trigger...|||Sorry, but I don't follow you.

Have you looked at the DDL's I posted? There's a column called "field_id" (in the contacts_history_values table) that's a FK for the contacts_fields table.
This allows the app to keep track of the column that was modified.

I think I'm more confused now... =\|||Ok good...

I think I got confused...

You want to audit the change correct?

Just do a join between inserted and deleted on contactId and fieldid and insert that results to your audit tables from inside a trigger

What happens for a new "field" or a field that has been "deleted"

You still haven't told me who built this...|||I think I found the right design but I'm having issues executing it.

DECLARE check_contact_fields CURSOR LOCAL
FOR SELECT field_id, column_name FROM contacts_fields
OPEN check_contact_fields
FETCH NEXT FROM check_contact_fields INTO @.field_id, @.column_name
WHILE (@.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0)
BEGIN
if (select '+@.column_name+' from inserted) <> (select '+@.column_name+' from deleted)
print @.column_name + ' boo'
else if (select '+@.column_name+' from inserted) = (select '+@.column_name+' from deleted)
print 'identical values'
FETCH NEXT FROM check_contact_fields INTO @.field_id, @.column_name
END
CLOSE check_contact_fields
DEALLOCATE check_contact_fields

This always returns "identical values" even though some of the data has changed.

Any ideas?|||What table is the Trigger on?

I don't think you want or need the cursor|||I Think you want this...can't test without the other tables DDL

CREATE TRIGGER Contact_Fields_TR1 ON Contact_Fields
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO contacts_history_values(contact_history_id, field_id, old_data, current_data)
SELECT i.ContactId, i.field_Id, o.column_name, i.column_name
FROM inserted i INNER JOIN deleted o
WHERE i.Contact_Id = o.Contact_Id AND i.Field_Id = o.Field_ID
END

can't publish a table because the row exceeds maximum row size (80

I keep getting an error 511 when I try to publish a table. It says that the
row size exceeds the maximum row size of 8060 bytes. I hear that splitting up
the table is one way, but this table is an integral fixture across many apps
in our system (we've been using it for years), so redesigning it is virtually
out of the question at this point. Is there any way I can work around this
error? How can I include this table in the publication?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
-b.
can you change one or more columns to the text data type?
--
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"pukeboot" <pukeboot@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I keep getting an error 511 when I try to publish a table. It says that the
> row size exceeds the maximum row size of 8060 bytes. I hear that splitting
> up
> the table is one way, but this table is an integral fixture across many
> apps
> in our system (we've been using it for years), so redesigning it is
> virtually
> out of the question at this point. Is there any way I can work around this
> error? How can I include this table in the publication?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> -b.

can't modify table in SMS...timeout expired?

Hi: I'm trying to add a field to a table by modifying it in Management
Studio. I'm running SQLSMS locally on the server.
When I try to save the table I get an error
"Post-Save Notifications...
[table name]
- Unable to modify table.
Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the
operation or the server is not responding."
The table currently has 5454 rows in it.
geek-y-guy (noone@.nowhere.org) writes:
> Hi: I'm trying to add a field to a table by modifying it in Management
> Studio. I'm running SQLSMS locally on the server.
That is a very dangerous function, which has serious bugs and shortcomings.
I strongly recommend to use ALTER TABLE statements to change your tables.
Or, at the very least, never, I say NEVER, save directly to implement
a change, but always generate a script and perform these modifications:
o Remove all BEGIN and COMMIT TRANSACTION except for the first and last.
o Wrap all batches in IF @.@.trancount > 0 BEGIN ... END
o Change all WITH NOCHECK to WITH CHECK.
And be very careful to check that the script only include the
changes you want to make. There are bugs that can cause discarded
changes to be includd.

> When I try to save the table I get an error
> "Post-Save Notifications...
> [table name]
> - Unable to modify table.
> Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the
> operation or the server is not responding."
> The table currently has 5454 rows in it.
Under Tools->Options there is a timeout for the Designers you can
change, if you insist on using that function. But if you run the script
from a query window,the timeout is not an issue.
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
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http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx

Can't make relation when Defining a Data Source View

I want to set the relation between two table when I defining a data source
view.
The type primary key is int and the forgien key is int32, then the relation
can't set.
They are all int type but just with different length.
How can I do?On Nov 24, 11:01 pm, "ad" <fly...@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> wrote:
> I want to set the relation between two table when I defining a data source
> view.
> The type primary key is int and the forgien key is int32, then the relation
> can't set.
> They are all int type but just with different length.
> How can I do?
I'm not sure if I am following you correctly; however, in terms of
referential integrity (i.e., primary key to foreign key relationships)
the data types have to match quite closely. You could try casting one
of the fields to the other to make them match, of course, this may not
resolve your issue. Otherwise, you might want to change the datatype
of one of the fields to the other and use a constraint, etc to enforce
the original integer length. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultant

Cant Kill Process

Hi All,

I have a table called Test1 on a MS SQL 7 Database. Wes ran an insert on the table however it is now locking the table, so we are unable to do anything with the table.

We have tried to kill the process through both Enterprise Manager as well as Query Ananlyser however it still appears. If we try to drop the table it just sits there trying to complete this with no luck.

Is there anyway possible to be able to kill this??

Thanks
AnthonyROLLBACK can sometimes take hours. Try stop and restart MSSQLSERVER service.