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Re: Detaching SQL Database .mdf file !

Abhishek Sur1-Nov-09 21:59

Abhishek Sur

1-Nov-09 21:59

Use this :

BACKUP DATABASE [DataBaseName] 
TO  DISK = N'D:\DataBases\BackupDB.bak' WITH 
NOFORMAT, 
NOINIT,  
NAME = N'DataBaseBackup-Name', 
SKIP, 
NOREWIND, 
NOUNLOAD,  
STATS = 10

Create an object of SqlCommand and pass this as CommandText.
Run this in master Database (I mean the connection object should point to master database)

Use ExecuteNonQuery to take backup to Disk location mentioned.
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Can't Create database

twsted f81-Nov-09 7:15

twsted f8

1-Nov-09 7:15

Hi

I am trying to create a database using T-SQL and i am getting the following error message.

Msg 5133, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Directory lookup for the file "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\saledat.mdf" failed with the operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
Msg 1802, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors.

I am using SQL server express 2005 which I recently installed on a new desktop.

The script I am using to create the database is as follows.

USE master;
GO
CREATE DATABASE Sales
ON
( NAME = Sales_dat,
FILENAME = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\saledat.mdf',
SIZE = 10,
MAXSIZE = 50,
FILEGROWTH = 5 )
LOG ON
( NAME = Sales_log,
FILENAME = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\salelog.ldf',
SIZE = 5MB,
MAXSIZE = 25MB,
FILEGROWTH = 5MB ) ;
GO

I don't know what could be causing this error, and I would appreciate any help granted.

Thanks in advance

Re: Can't Create database

Andy_L_J1-Nov-09 7:47

Andy_L_J

1-Nov-09 7:47

I'm not certain, but doesn't

twsted f8 wrote:
MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER

refer to a SQL Server 2008 instance? (Does on my machine)

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Re: Can't Create database

Mycroft Holmes1-Nov-09 11:11

Mycroft Holmes

1-Nov-09 11:11

If you are creating this on a server then make sure that path exists ON THE SERVER.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH

Re: Can't Create database

Henry Minute1-Nov-09 11:24

Henry Minute

1-Nov-09 11:24

On my system the path for SQL Express 2005 is:

FILENAME = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL1\MSSQL\DATA\saledat.mdf',

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Re: Can't Create database

Andy_L_J1-Nov-09 11:55

Andy_L_J

1-Nov-09 11:55

I ran the script and it created a Sql Server 2008 database in the specified folders. The path the op is using is definitely for 2008, and if he was using a 2005 instance then the default path should have been what you posted - notice no comments from the op for over 4 hours.

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Re: Can't Create database

Henry Minute2-Nov-09 0:25

Henry Minute

2-Nov-09 0:25

Still no response after 18hrs. At this rate you'll be on your Hols before we know if the problem was resolved.

Update Master Database Daily comparing with old one

RAJAGOPAL PATABALLA30-Oct-09 5:14

RAJAGOPAL PATABALLA

30-Oct-09 5:14

Hi,

We are working with one of the client
We recieve daily updated database from client
We have to compare the old database and the newly records should be updated

Guide me how can we implement this logic in .net or any solution

Regards
RajaGopal
India

Re: Update Master Database Daily comparing with old one

David Mujica30-Oct-09 5:38

David Mujica

30-Oct-09 5:38

I'm a bit confused. Confused | :confused:

If you receive an updated database from your client on a daily basis, why don't you just replace the old database with the new one ?

Otherwise, you will need to create a reconciliation program that considers the following:
1) New records
2) Deleted records
3) Update records

You could apply this logic on a table by table basis, but the problem arises when there are constraints among dependent tables. If you try to insert a record in a table and the foreign key does not exist yet in the parent table you will get an insert error.

One method around this is to drop all constraints when performing this reconcilliation and re-apply the constraints when the process is complete.

Not an easy task.
Best of luck.

Re: Update Master Database Daily comparing with old one

Henry Minute30-Oct-09 10:30

Henry Minute

30-Oct-09 10:30

Assuming that your Database is MS SQL Server and that it is >= 2005, this[^] may be of interest to you.

Re: Update Master Database Daily comparing with old one

εїзεїзεїз31-Oct-09 20:10

εїзεїзεїз

31-Oct-09 20:10

You send whole database or part of the database means only those items which are updated or changed.

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SQL To XML

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd30-Oct-09 4:59

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

30-Oct-09 4:59

Good Day All

i have the Following Query that Procudes an XML

DECLARE @CurrentTime DATETIME
SET @CurrentTime = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
select tr.Descr [Room], tb.Purpose [Purpose], tb.Description [Description],
convert(varchar,datepart(hour,tb.starttime))+':'+convert(varchar,datepart(minute,tb.starttime)) [Start Time],
convert(varchar,datepart(hour,tb.endtime))+':'+convert(varchar,datepart(minute,tb.endtime)) [End Time],
tu.name [Requested by]
from tbl_booking tb inner join tbl_resource tr
on tb.resources = tr.id
inner join tbl_user tu on tu.id = tb.RequestedByUser
where (day(startdate) = day(@CurrentTime))and(month(startdate)=month(@CurrentTime))and(year(startdate)=year(@CurrentTime))and(tb.status=1)
order by [Room],[Start Time]
FOR xml raw

i want to Store the File as "XMLDoc1.XML" in my C:\

Kind Regards

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Re: SQL To XML

J4amieC30-Oct-09 5:54

J4amieC

30-Oct-09 5:54

Vuyiswa Maseko wrote:
i want to Store the File as "XMLDoc1.XML" in my C:\

And where is the problem?

Re: SQL To XML

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd30-Oct-09 5:55

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

30-Oct-09 5:55

In Management Studio this will show the results, but i want to store this results in my C:\. i want to BCP.

Thanks

Re: SQL To XML

J4amieC30-Oct-09 7:09

J4amieC

30-Oct-09 7:09

So whats the problem highlighting the XML in management studio right click>Save as...?

Failing that, have a look at SqlCmd from a command prompt. It allows you to execute a query, and output the results to a file.

Re: SQL To XML

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd1-Nov-09 20:05

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

1-Nov-09 20:05

i understand what you are Saying. But i want to do that from the above Query. not in C# nor SQL Management Studio

Re: SQL To XML

wadhva_maninder30-Oct-09 20:03

wadhva_maninder

30-Oct-09 20:03

You can use bcp to create xml in shared folder with Everyone rights and then can use FILE class to move to C:\ drive

Re: SQL To XML

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd1-Nov-09 20:06

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

1-Nov-09 20:06

That is Good. Can you please Provide an Example based on the above query ?

Re: SQL To XML

Andy_L_J30-Oct-09 21:43

Andy_L_J

30-Oct-09 21:43

You can right_click in the results pane in SSMS and select save result as...

Change the filename and extension and save.

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Re: SQL To XML

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd1-Nov-09 20:03

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

1-Nov-09 20:03

i could get this in C# or doing a right click as you say, but i want the statement to create a File on the local drive

Re: SQL To XML

J4amieC1-Nov-09 21:43

J4amieC

1-Nov-09 21:43

SQL Statements are for extracting data from a database. As you know. IMO it is some client application which is responsible for doing somethign with that data, like displaying it, ort in your case, outputting it to a file.

Im interested however, why you think you want to do this all with a SQL statement? Something (a process, an application, maybe SQL Agent) must be executing that statement....

Re: SQL To XML

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd1-Nov-09 22:15

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

1-Nov-09 22:15

My client has a new Client that need to get this XML to be somewhere in the local drive. They are using SQl 2000 and am limited in a way. So with the above query i just need to save what is output in the local drive

Re: SQL To XML

J4amieC2-Nov-09 1:15

J4amieC

2-Nov-09 1:15

Vuyiswa Maseko wrote:
My client has a new Client that need to get this XML to be somewhere in the local drive

So write youself a utility (Console App, Service, Windows App, VB Script) which executes your query and writes the result to the filesystem.

Easy.

its urgent

bcss03a00629-Oct-09 21:00

bcss03a006

29-Oct-09 21:00

I have a table with two columns
1- id
2- parent_id

I want a SQL query that take parent_id as perameter and retrieve all its children and children of children and so on upto N level.
Data in table like:
ID parent_id
S1 SG
G1 FG
GP01 FG
GP0101 GP01
G11 G1
G12 G1
G111 G11
G112 G11
G113 G11

If I pass FG as parent_id, the query should return G1,GP01,GP0101,G11,G12,G111,G112,G113.

Please help me in this regard

Re: its urgent [modified]

Niladri_Biswas29-Oct-09 21:46

Niladri_Biswas

29-Oct-09 21:46

This kind of problem can be easily solved with Recursive CTE's.

Try this.
declare @tbl table(id varchar(20),parentid varchar(20))
insert into @tbl
select 'S1','SG' union all
select 'G1','FG' union all
select 'GP01','FG' union all
select 'GP0101','GP01' union all
select 'G11','G1' union all
select 'G12','G1' union all
select 'G111','G11' union all
select 'G112','G11' union all
select 'G113','G11'

;with cte as
(
	select t1.parentid,t1.id,0 AS [Level] from  @tbl t1	
	where t1.parentid  = 'FG'	
	union all 	
	select t1.parentid,t1.id,[Level]+1 from  @tbl t1
	inner join cte c
	on c.id = t1.parentid
)
select left(Decendants,len(Decendants)-1) Decandants
from
    (
		select id  + ','
		from cte
		for xml path ('')
    ) Result(Decendants)

Pass the parent id as a parameter from ur stored proc.

O/P:

Decandants
G1,GP01,GP0101,G11,G12,G111,G112,G113

Niladri Biswas

modified on Friday, October 30, 2009 6:11 AM

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