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How do I get the second most expensive call from my database. Currently I am using a Max(amount) statement, but as it turns out the dump of data I was given was just that, a dump, and they have put the total of all calls in my data as well. Can anyone give me some script to select the max amount, but the second biggest amount?
Thanks 
modified on Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:12 AM
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Ok that's great ye, thanks, but how do I get it to NOT display the TOP 1 and only the Second one?
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Try something like this:
declare @max int<br />
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-- get the maximum value<br />
select @max = max(call) from table<br />
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-- get the highest value below the maximum<br />
select top 1 * from table where call < @max order by call desc
Of course, if you have two calls which share the highest level, this returns the third.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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yes thank you. I've done something similar. I selected the Top 2 and ordered them desc and then returned that value to another Top 1 sort and got the second highest. I do think yours is more effective though.
Thanks alot
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hi all,
how to import data from excel to sql server 2005 either by using ado.net or asp.net 2.0 and c#
Ashok
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Is Google[^] broken in India today? Or did it just not occur to you to use it?
Paul Marfleet
"No, his mind is not for rent
To any God or government"
Tom Sawyer - Rush
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pmarfleet wrote: Is Google[^] broken in India today?
That's just class.  Awarding you a 5 to bring the average up.
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Hi, thanks for looking
I hace a case in my select statement (SoldOut), how could i fiilter rows depending on that field
I made it work by putting the case in my where
But how can i put the case in my select and apply use where to filter rows?
Thanks again
Alexei Rodriguez
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hai
can any one plz tell me how to use urdu language in c# forms and through
form insert data into sql server when i i insert data in sqlserver it
show ???????? instead of actual data .this problem also caries with
crystal report 9  
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Use nvarchar[^] columns to store your data. This allows you to take advantage of the extended character set provided by Unicode encoding.
Paul Marfleet
"No, his mind is not for rent
To any God or government"
Tom Sawyer - Rush
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Hello!
I am writing a stored procedure, and in my stored procedure, I need to work with a string.
I found some functions in SQL: DATALENGTH, and SUBSTRING. But I can't find information
about how to work with strings in SQL. What I need is to walk through a string, exemine
every character and make the string smaller depending on the characters.
First, how can I compare ntext strings?
And, second, maybe there are more string functions in SQL?
Thanks in advance!
Have a nice day!
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You probably want to take a look at nvarchar and varchar types. You can also take a look at functions that might help you on msdn.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186939.aspx[^]">
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My problem now is getting the last character of a ntext variable.
I do it this way, but it doesn't seem to work:
SUBSTRING(@strvar, DATALENGTH(@strvar), 0)
Have a nice day!
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<br />
DECLARE @strvar VARCHAR(50)<br />
SET @strvar = 'hello world'<br />
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SELECT SUBSTRING(@strvar, LEN(@strvar), 1)<br />
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Alright, now I try to compare it to a '\' using LIKE, and it never works.
How can I check if this character is '\' or not?
Have a nice day!
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DECLARE @strvar VARCHAR(50)
SET @strvar = 'hello world'
SELECT CASE SUBSTRING(@strvar, LEN(@strvar), 1) WHEN '/' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
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Why do I need the SELECT?
Won't
WHILE(SUBSTRING(@strvar, LEN(@strvar), 1) NOT LIKE '\')
work?
Have a nice day!
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You don't need SELECT, I'm just using it like a Debug.Print to see the value returned. Why are you using LIKE? You aren't making any kind of pattern comparison. You are comparing the result with a constant expression. You should be doing it this way:
SUBSTRING(@strvar, LEN(@strvar), 1) <> '\'
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Thank you!
Have a nice day!
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Thanks for looking
I have a weird situation here
I have some views and SPs
They have a name (Example: spCars), but when i generate the script for that object the create view script has another name (spCarsByBrand)
I know this happens beacause i changed the name after i created them
How can i preevent this??
Whats the correct way to rename SPs and views?
Do i have to delete and recreate with new name?
Thanks again
Alexei Rodriguez
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AlexeiXX3 wrote: Do i have to delete and recreate with new name?
That's the best way to do it in my view, but you should be able to use sp_rename if you don't like the idea of DROP/CREATE. Here's an example of both:
sp_rename
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CREATE PROCEDURE myTestProc<br />
@Id int<br />
as<br />
<br />
SELECT @@SERVERNAME<br />
<br />
GO<br />
<br />
EXEC sp_rename 'myTestProc', 'myRenamedTestProc', 'OBJECT'<br />
<br />
IF OBJECT_ID(N'myTestProc') IS NOT NULL<br />
BEGIN<br />
SELECT 'Rename failed'<br />
DROP PROCEDURE myTestProc<br />
END<br />
IF OBJECT_ID(N'myRenamedTestProc') IS NOT NULL<br />
BEGIN<br />
SELECT 'Rename worked'<br />
DROP PROCEDURE myRenamedTestProc<br />
END<br />
DROP/CREATE
<br />
CREATE PROCEDURE myTestProc<br />
@Id int<br />
as<br />
<br />
SELECT @@SERVERNAME<br />
<br />
GO<br />
<br />
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(N'myTestProc')) BEGIN<br />
DROP PROCEDURE myTestProc<br />
END <br />
GO<br />
<br />
CREATE PROCEDURE myRenamedTestProc<br />
@Id int<br />
as<br />
<br />
SELECT @@SERVERNAME<br />
<br />
GO<br />
<br />
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(N'myTestProc')) BEGIN<br />
DROP PROCEDURE myRenamedTestProc<br />
END <br />
GO<br />
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Thanks for your answer
I cant believe all that one has to do to make sql work correctly 
I hadnt noticed that behavior until now that im exporting my DB using the generate sql script
By the way, sql script generator also has a lot of problems, doesnt it??
When dropping tables and other objects it doesnt care about dependencies and neither does it when creating them
Im having a hard time with generating the scripts for my DB
sql 2000 enterprise manager (Doesnt care about the deletion or creation order)
sql 2005 express ed (Doesnt care about the deletion or creation order)
Database Publishing Wizard (This one fails when trying to generate the script for a function that return a table, and i dont think that it generates scripts in the right order)
Do you have any sugestions for this?
Thanks again
Alexei Rodriguez
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