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Re: n00bish SQL Question

Colin Angus Mackay25-Nov-07 7:26

Colin Angus Mackay

25-Nov-07 7:26

sonywar wrote:
I am in SQL server

sonywar wrote:
what is the command to exit this unfinished statement and get back to the mysql> prompt?

These are two separate products. It appears you are using MySQL not SQL Server.

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Re: n00bish SQL Question

sonywar25-Nov-07 14:29

sonywar

25-Nov-07 14:29

yes i am in MySQL Server command prompt and need to know how to get back to the regular prompt after pressing enter before my statement was complete.

do you know what the command is? i have read my starter sql book, and looked on many forums though i can not find a solution. I can restart the prompt though that is the long way. there is a simple backslash command i can type.

mysql> (is the regular prompt)

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Re: n00bish SQL Question

DQNOK26-Nov-07 6:05

DQNOK

26-Nov-07 6:05

I'm not familiar with MySQL, but it may be waiting for a ';' semicolon to terminate the statement. Try ; <enter>. Don't use any non-whitespace characters after the ';', just press the enter key after the semicolon.

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Re: n00bish SQL Question

TJoe30-Nov-07 2:36

TJoe

30-Nov-07 2:36

Try "go" to send the command to the server.

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SQL Server 2000 Backup

Ali el25-Nov-07 4:15

Ali el

25-Nov-07 4:15

Hello
i wanna know how can create a maintenance plan tl back up the database to remote server
i can do it but it backup the data on local desk. i want to do that but on remote desk

plz help me in this problem, its important to me
iam waiting ur responses.
thanks

SQL 2005 Imports

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd25-Nov-07 1:13

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

25-Nov-07 1:13

Hi all

I have installed a SQL2005, i have an Acces database that i want to import to SQL200, i know that the Wizard we had in version 2000, is no longer available, please help me to import the database.

Thanks

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Re: SQL 2005 Imports

pmarfleet25-Nov-07 3:53

pmarfleet

25-Nov-07 3:53

It looks like you want the SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access[^].

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Re: SQL 2005 Imports

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd25-Nov-07 19:13

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

25-Nov-07 19:13

Thanks Paul

Date of Birth

Brendan Vogt24-Nov-07 22:08

Brendan Vogt

24-Nov-07 22:08

Hi,

I am looking at saving my customer's date of birth, what is the best data type to use for this. I'm looking for advice. Should I just use varchar(8) or should I use the datetime datatype?

Regards
Brendan

Re: Date of Birth

Christian Graus24-Nov-07 23:13

Christian Graus

24-Nov-07 23:13

Well, the obvious question is, why do you think there's a datetime type ? Some ideas that spring to mind:

1 - if you use the date type, you can do queries based on date ranges, etc
2 - if your DB gets moved to a PC with a different date format, the varchar will break, but the datatime will work fine

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Re: Date of Birth

Cristian Amarie26-Nov-07 7:54

Cristian Amarie

26-Nov-07 7:54

Always for a date field use datetime.

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Re: Date of Birth

PIEBALDconsult26-Nov-07 11:42

PIEBALDconsult

26-Nov-07 11:42

DateTime every time.

And why would you want to know the customer's birthdate? I always enter 1900-01-01.

Re: Date of Birth

Cristian Amarie26-Nov-07 23:11

Cristian Amarie

26-Nov-07 23:11

Marketing. Use a HTML template to congratulate the customer on birthday date...

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SP with create table

kimo code23-Nov-07 23:42

kimo code

23-Nov-07 23:42

hi all,
can I create sp which take table name ,first column ,secound column as a parameters to create table
(2 columns only) with this varibles name
for example to demonestrate my idea
ex:
---------------------------------
create proc Createtable
@tablename,
@firstColumn Varchar(40),
@secoundColumn Varchar(40)
as
create table @Tablename (@FirstColumn Varchar(40),@SecoundColumn Varchar(40))
----------------------------------

this is my idea Plz help me

Kareem Elhosseny

Re: SP with create table

John-ph24-Nov-07 0:19

John-ph

24-Nov-07 0:19

sp_executesql 'create table ' + @Tablename + '(' + @FirstColumn + <br />
 ' Varchar(40), ' + @SecoundColumn + ' Varchar(40))'

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gubba23-Nov-07 21:33

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23-Nov-07 21:33

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Re: generating random numnbers

SVb.net23-Nov-07 21:36

SVb.net

23-Nov-07 21:36

you can use this command
SELECT RAND(@counter) Random_Number

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Select Top

mehrdadc4823-Nov-07 21:20

mehrdadc48

23-Nov-07 21:20

Hi,
How can Select first 5 records of a table In SQL Server 2000?
In SQL Server 2005 can use Select Top(5) ... but in 2000 what?

Best wishes

Re: Select Top

SVb.net23-Nov-07 21:39

SVb.net

23-Nov-07 21:39

Select Top Num? * from Tablename?

example ;
i need top 5 rows from Orders.
Select top 5 from Orders

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Re: Select Top

pmarfleet23-Nov-07 22:33

pmarfleet

23-Nov-07 22:33

It's the same syntax in both versions.

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index

SVb.net23-Nov-07 21:07

SVb.net

23-Nov-07 21:07

what's different between index and primarykey?

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Re: index

John-ph23-Nov-07 23:45

John-ph

23-Nov-07 23:45

SVb.net wrote:
what's different between index and primarykey?

1. Primary Key Is A UNIQUE Constraint created against the table to uniquely identify each record in the table.
2. A table can have only one PRIMARY KEY constraint.
3. PRIMARY KEY constraint automatically creates Clustered Index against the Column. Physical order of rows is the same as the indexed order of the rows.

1.An Index is a UNIQUE Reference internally created by the Database engine against the Table or View for reference.
2. A table can have 250 Indexes (1 Clustered and 249 Non-Clustered).
3. Physical order of the rows is independent of their indexed order for Non-Clustered Indexes.

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Re: index

Xmen Real 24-Nov-07 3:50

Xmen Real

24-Nov-07 3:50

John Prabhu wrote:
Clustered Index against the Column

what does it mean? can you please explain in details ?

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Re: index

John-ph24-Nov-07 18:17

John-ph

24-Nov-07 18:17

xmen_xwk wrote:
can you please explain in details ?

Initially when a new table is created, there is no index created by default. As I said in the previous post that an Index is a Reference created by the Database engine for reference, Just like an Index in the book to locate the information. there are 2 types of Indexes created in an Sql Server table - Clustered and Non-Clustered. As I said that When you create a Primary key on a table, By default a clustered Index is created on the table. A Clustered Index is similar to a dictionary. In a dictionary, the words are organized and sorted alphabetically. Same way on Clustered Index Column the records are sorted in the same order as the indexed order of the rows.

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Re: index

Xmen Real 24-Nov-07 18:32

Xmen Real

24-Nov-07 18:32

i hope, i shall understand it soon XD

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