Change in legend of chart based on values?

I am developing a chart with type as column and subtype as stacked. The values (different columns from my dataset) are shown as series in the chart. If I have an entire column with no values, nothing in shown in the graph but the column name comes in the legend. I do not want to show the particular column in legend if all the values in that column are 0 or null. Is it possible through an expression or any other way?

Please let me know.

Thanks in advance !!!

If you use a dynamic series grouping in the chart and you want to get rid of a particular series grouping instance, you could use a filter expression on the series grouping, e.g.
Filter expression: =Sum(Fields!Name.Value, "DynamicSeriesGroupingName")
Filter operator: >
Filter value: =0

Again, the filter approach will only work in the case of dynamic series groupings.

-- Robert

Change from Crystal Reports to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services?

Hi all,
We have a web application that generates statistical reports in PDF format
based on customer data and we're thinking of migrating to SQL Server 2005
Reporting Services but I'd like to know if what we are doing is possible.
Basically, the customer logs onto the system via a regular browser, this
creates a folder on the backend based on their session info. Then they
select a couple of different reports, enter the required parameters and hit
print. The web app runs a VB program that loads the RPT file, modifies the
connections so it's getting the data from the correct customer database,
then exports the report as a PDF into the previously created folder. The
user is then redirected to that file so they can download it.
Whether the report is shown in a browser window or not is all dependent on
the customers settings for PDF documents. We don't need interactive
web-based reports, we don't need to drill-down, we don't need OLAP. It's a
simple "I want a report", "Here it is" scenario, but there is the definate
potential of having several hundred customers all requesting reports at the
same time, which is something our current solution can't handle.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.2005 has the ability to change the datasource at runtime. You do not need to
do any of this creating a folder in the background etc. Everything that you
want is really very simple.When your web app renders it can request it as
PDF. Also, you can send the report a parameter and based on that parameter
pick the appropriate database.
Implementing your security is the biggest issue (and what comes up the most
with an internet application). You will need to do forms based
authentication (which I have not done and do not know much about).
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Andrew Hayes" <AndrewHayes@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OOzh8DapGHA.4408@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
> We have a web application that generates statistical reports in PDF format
> based on customer data and we're thinking of migrating to SQL Server 2005
> Reporting Services but I'd like to know if what we are doing is possible.
> Basically, the customer logs onto the system via a regular browser, this
> creates a folder on the backend based on their session info. Then they
> select a couple of different reports, enter the required parameters and
> hit print. The web app runs a VB program that loads the RPT file, modifies
> the connections so it's getting the data from the correct customer
> database, then exports the report as a PDF into the previously created
> folder. The user is then redirected to that file so they can download it.
> Whether the report is shown in a browser window or not is all dependent on
> the customers settings for PDF documents. We don't need interactive
> web-based reports, we don't need to drill-down, we don't need OLAP. It's a
> simple "I want a report", "Here it is" scenario, but there is the definate
> potential of having several hundred customers all requesting reports at
> the same time, which is something our current solution can't handle.
> Comments and suggestions are welcome.
>|||Thanks for the reply Bruce. Application security is already handled.
Maybe you can guide me through my understanding of how SSRS would handle
this?
a) User opens web-page.
b) User selects report from drop-down list, and the postback shows the
correct parameter options.
c) User enters the parameter values he needs.
d) User clicks on print.
e) Pop-up appears asking the user to wait while their report is prepared.
f) A few minutes later, the pop-up disappears to be replaced by the usual
File Download dialog.
g) User clicks Save and the PDF is saved to their PC.
We can do this in Crystal Reports without any fuss, but when more than 30
users are performing the same actions at the same time, the queue of report
requests ends up being pretty large as it takes quite some time to produce
each report. We're hoping that SSRS will let us "farm" out the report
generation to multiple servers.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OJlmwOcpGHA.3324@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> 2005 has the ability to change the datasource at runtime. You do not need
> to do any of this creating a folder in the background etc. Everything that
> you want is really very simple.When your web app renders it can request it
> as PDF. Also, you can send the report a parameter and based on that
> parameter pick the appropriate database.
> Implementing your security is the biggest issue (and what comes up the
> most with an internet application). You will need to do forms based
> authentication (which I have not done and do not know much about).
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Andrew Hayes" <AndrewHayes@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OOzh8DapGHA.4408@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi all,
>> We have a web application that generates statistical reports in PDF
>> format based on customer data and we're thinking of migrating to SQL
>> Server 2005 Reporting Services but I'd like to know if what we are doing
>> is possible.
>> Basically, the customer logs onto the system via a regular browser, this
>> creates a folder on the backend based on their session info. Then they
>> select a couple of different reports, enter the required parameters and
>> hit print. The web app runs a VB program that loads the RPT file,
>> modifies the connections so it's getting the data from the correct
>> customer database, then exports the report as a PDF into the previously
>> created folder. The user is then redirected to that file so they can
>> download it.
>> Whether the report is shown in a browser window or not is all dependent
>> on the customers settings for PDF documents. We don't need interactive
>> web-based reports, we don't need to drill-down, we don't need OLAP. It's
>> a simple "I want a report", "Here it is" scenario, but there is the
>> definate potential of having several hundred customers all requesting
>> reports at the same time, which is something our current solution can't
>> handle.
>> Comments and suggestions are welcome.
>>
>|||Although implemented in a different way, the scenario described below is no
problem. RS has support for web farms. The Reporting Services app (which is
a 2.0 dotnet application) can run on a web farm. They all use the same
backend database for object/metadata caching. You do have to purchase a SQL
Server 2005 server license for each box running
PDF processing is more resource intensive than html or csv but RS 2005 has
improved this over RS 2000.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Andrew Hayes" <AndrewHayes@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eqzqBohpGHA.1548@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the reply Bruce. Application security is already handled.
> Maybe you can guide me through my understanding of how SSRS would handle
> this?
> a) User opens web-page.
> b) User selects report from drop-down list, and the postback shows the
> correct parameter options.
> c) User enters the parameter values he needs.
> d) User clicks on print.
> e) Pop-up appears asking the user to wait while their report is prepared.
> f) A few minutes later, the pop-up disappears to be replaced by the usual
> File Download dialog.
> g) User clicks Save and the PDF is saved to their PC.
> We can do this in Crystal Reports without any fuss, but when more than 30
> users are performing the same actions at the same time, the queue of
> report requests ends up being pretty large as it takes quite some time to
> produce each report. We're hoping that SSRS will let us "farm" out the
> report generation to multiple servers.
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OJlmwOcpGHA.3324@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> 2005 has the ability to change the datasource at runtime. You do not need
>> to do any of this creating a folder in the background etc. Everything
>> that you want is really very simple.When your web app renders it can
>> request it as PDF. Also, you can send the report a parameter and based on
>> that parameter pick the appropriate database.
>> Implementing your security is the biggest issue (and what comes up the
>> most with an internet application). You will need to do forms based
>> authentication (which I have not done and do not know much about).
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Andrew Hayes" <AndrewHayes@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:OOzh8DapGHA.4408@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi all,
>> We have a web application that generates statistical reports in PDF
>> format based on customer data and we're thinking of migrating to SQL
>> Server 2005 Reporting Services but I'd like to know if what we are doing
>> is possible.
>> Basically, the customer logs onto the system via a regular browser, this
>> creates a folder on the backend based on their session info. Then they
>> select a couple of different reports, enter the required parameters and
>> hit print. The web app runs a VB program that loads the RPT file,
>> modifies the connections so it's getting the data from the correct
>> customer database, then exports the report as a PDF into the previously
>> created folder. The user is then redirected to that file so they can
>> download it.
>> Whether the report is shown in a browser window or not is all dependent
>> on the customers settings for PDF documents. We don't need interactive
>> web-based reports, we don't need to drill-down, we don't need OLAP. It's
>> a simple "I want a report", "Here it is" scenario, but there is the
>> definate potential of having several hundred customers all requesting
>> reports at the same time, which is something our current solution can't
>> handle.
>> Comments and suggestions are welcome.
>>
>>
>

Change CommandText

I have a report created on the reporting services and i
need to change the query that the report uses to retrieve
data dynamically based on a criteria page.
All I need is to change part of the RDL of the report
that includes the command text but i can't seem to find
how to do that. Can anyone please HELP!!!.
Thanks...
Omniams-help://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure_data_v1_41ir.htm
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"Omnia" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:725a01c494ba$37e1cf70$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>I have a report created on the reporting services and i
> need to change the query that the report uses to retrieve
> data dynamically based on a criteria page.
> All I need is to change part of the RDL of the report
> that includes the command text but i can't seem to find
> how to do that. Can anyone please HELP!!!.
>
> Thanks...
> Omnia|||Thanks very much for the link...
But I still have the following issues:
- Primarily the walkthrough does not work as it insists
on generating errors being unable to parse the query and
I can't manage to make it work...
- The other issue is that this will provide either
an 'ALL' or single selection but not multiple selection
which is what I primarily wanted to achieve, nevertheless
I do appreciate if you can help me further with the
syntax to make the walkthrough work...
Thanks again !!!
Omnia
>--Original Message--
>ms-
help://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure
_data_v1_41ir.htm
>--
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confers no rights.
>"Omnia" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:725a01c494ba$37e1cf70$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>>I have a report created on the reporting services and i
>> need to change the query that the report uses to
retrieve
>> data dynamically based on a criteria page.
>> All I need is to change part of the RDL of the report
>> that includes the command text but i can't seem to find
>> how to do that. Can anyone please HELP!!!.
>>
>> Thanks...
>> Omnia
>
>.
>|||Could you post your query and exact error message?
Multiple selection feature is in our wishlist for future releases.
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"Omnia" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80f101c495a4$c5efd1a0$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
> Thanks very much for the link...
> But I still have the following issues:
> - Primarily the walkthrough does not work as it insists
> on generating errors being unable to parse the query and
> I can't manage to make it work...
> - The other issue is that this will provide either
> an 'ALL' or single selection but not multiple selection
> which is what I primarily wanted to achieve, nevertheless
> I do appreciate if you can help me further with the
> syntax to make the walkthrough work...
>
> Thanks again !!!
> Omnia
>
>
>
>>--Original Message--
>>ms-
> help://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure
> _data_v1_41ir.htm
>>--
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>>"Omnia" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:725a01c494ba$37e1cf70$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>>I have a report created on the reporting services and i
>> need to change the query that the report uses to
> retrieve
>> data dynamically based on a criteria page.
>> All I need is to change part of the RDL of the report
>> that includes the command text but i can't seem to find
>> how to do that. Can anyone please HELP!!!.
>>
>> Thanks...
>> Omnia
>>
>>.|||Thank You very much for your assistance, the walkthrough
worked fine, and I will try to apply that around here...
>--Original Message--
>Could you post your query and exact error message?
>Multiple selection feature is in our wishlist for future
releases.
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confers no rights.
>
>"Omnia" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:80f101c495a4$c5efd1a0$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks very much for the link...
>> But I still have the following issues:
>> - Primarily the walkthrough does not work as it insists
>> on generating errors being unable to parse the query
and
>> I can't manage to make it work...
>> - The other issue is that this will provide either
>> an 'ALL' or single selection but not multiple selection
>> which is what I primarily wanted to achieve,
nevertheless
>> I do appreciate if you can help me further with the
>> syntax to make the walkthrough work...
>>
>> Thanks again !!!
>> Omnia
>>
>>
>>
>>--Original Message--
>>ms-
help://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure
>> _data_v1_41ir.htm
>>--
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and
>> confers no rights.
>>"Omnia" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>>news:725a01c494ba$37e1cf70$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>>I have a report created on the reporting services and
i
>> need to change the query that the report uses to
>> retrieve
>> data dynamically based on a criteria page.
>> All I need is to change part of the RDL of the report
>> that includes the command text but i can't seem to
find
>> how to do that. Can anyone please HELP!!!.
>>
>> Thanks...
>> Omnia
>>
>>.
>
>.
>|||What is ms-help://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure_data_v1_41ir.htm
Is that a URL ? Or is it
http://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure_data_v1_41ir.htm
I can access neither.
Please help !|||ms-help: link should work if you have books online installed.
MSDN page is here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rscreate/htm/rcr_creating_structure_data_v1_41ir.asp
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"mangaraju venuturupalli" <mangaraju@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What is
> ms-help://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure_data_v1_41ir.htm
> Is that a URL ? Or is it
> http://MS.RSBOL80.1033/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_structure_data_v1_41ir.htm
> I can access neither.
> Please help !

Change a subreports report source

Is there a way to change a subreports report source on the fly? I would
like to change the report based on a parameter that is passed to the main
report.
Thanks,
TimThere is in 2005. Expression based data sources (this is true for all
reports, not just sub reports).
ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/rptsrvr9/html/4d8f0ae1-102b-4b3d-9155-fa584c962c9e.htm
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
news:%23xZLyu6oHHA.2044@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to change a subreports report source on the fly? I would
> like to change the report based on a parameter that is passed to the main
> report.
> Thanks,
> Tim
>|||Can I use this method to change the report (not the data) that is used in a
subreport?
Tim
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ezNYoY8oHHA.4652@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> There is in 2005. Expression based data sources (this is true for all
> reports, not just sub reports).
> ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/rptsrvr9/html/4d8f0ae1-102b-4b3d-9155-fa584c962c9e.htm
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
> news:%23xZLyu6oHHA.2044@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to change a subreports report source on the fly? I would
>> like to change the report based on a parameter that is passed to the main
>> report.
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>|||Ahhh, that's what you want to do. No, you cannot change which subreport is
called. What most people do in this situation is embed multiple subreports
and then hide and show them depending on conditions. There is a visibility
parameter that you can set to an expression to control this.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
news:ujKjidEpHHA.3644@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Can I use this method to change the report (not the data) that is used in
> a subreport?
> Tim
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ezNYoY8oHHA.4652@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> There is in 2005. Expression based data sources (this is true for all
>> reports, not just sub reports).
>> ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/rptsrvr9/html/4d8f0ae1-102b-4b3d-9155-fa584c962c9e.htm
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23xZLyu6oHHA.2044@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to change a subreports report source on the fly? I would
>> like to change the report based on a parameter that is passed to the
>> main report.
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>|||Is it possible to create the subreport control on the fly and set the report
property then?
Tim
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u5SBJiEpHHA.4192@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Ahhh, that's what you want to do. No, you cannot change which subreport is
> called. What most people do in this situation is embed multiple subreports
> and then hide and show them depending on conditions. There is a visibility
> parameter that you can set to an expression to control this.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
> news:ujKjidEpHHA.3644@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Can I use this method to change the report (not the data) that is used in
>> a subreport?
>> Tim
>> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ezNYoY8oHHA.4652@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> There is in 2005. Expression based data sources (this is true for all
>> reports, not just sub reports).
>> ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/rptsrvr9/html/4d8f0ae1-102b-4b3d-9155-fa584c962c9e.htm
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23xZLyu6oHHA.2044@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to change a subreports report source on the fly? I
>> would like to change the report based on a parameter that is passed to
>> the main report.
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>|||You would need to create RDL on the flyl. RDL is the xml specification for
the report. You would need to change and deploy it and then remove it when
the user is done (all of this can only be done if you have your own website
integrated in). Non-trivial and slow (you have the time for deployment). If
you have your own website you could use the new webform control that comes
in VS 2005. It has a local mode where you give it the data and the report.
Again, it is non-trivial. When in local mode you have a whole lot more work
to do than you do in server mode.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
news:u5GQQ2EpHHA.2044@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to create the subreport control on the fly and set the
> report property then?
> Tim
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u5SBJiEpHHA.4192@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Ahhh, that's what you want to do. No, you cannot change which subreport
>> is called. What most people do in this situation is embed multiple
>> subreports and then hide and show them depending on conditions. There is
>> a visibility parameter that you can set to an expression to control this.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
>> news:ujKjidEpHHA.3644@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Can I use this method to change the report (not the data) that is used
>> in a subreport?
>> Tim
>> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ezNYoY8oHHA.4652@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> There is in 2005. Expression based data sources (this is true for all
>> reports, not just sub reports).
>> ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/rptsrvr9/html/4d8f0ae1-102b-4b3d-9155-fa584c962c9e.htm
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Tim Kelley" <tkelley@.company.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23xZLyu6oHHA.2044@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to change a subreports report source on the fly? I
>> would like to change the report based on a parameter that is passed to
>> the main report.
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>>
>

Challenge - Swap two columns

Ok .. a challenge ...
How do you swap two columns based on some condition without using a cursor ( I mean a set based solution).alter table foo add tempcol

update foo set tempcol=field1

update foo set field1 = field2

update foo set field2=tempcol

alter table drop column tempcol

you did not say it had to be good, you did not say it had to be efficient, you said merely no cursor|||did you forget it is not possible to add a column and update it in the same sql batch ...|||forget? no, because i never knew that to begin with

okay, so just run those steps in separate batches|||forget? no, because i never knew that to begin with

You are joking ? Right ?|||not in the slightest, no, i was not joking

i don't know what a "batch" is

i just know it's something you DBAs concern yourself with

is a batch like a transaction block? isn't there a COMMIT statement you can use?|||not in the slightest, no, i was not joking

i don't know what a "batch" is

i just know it's something you DBAs concern yourself with

is a batch like a transaction block? isn't there a COMMIT statement you can use?
"Go" and Read up on "GO" statement in the holy book ...
Also
Try this

use pubs
go
create table Mytable99 (a int)
go
insert into Mytable99 select 1
go
begin tran
alter table MyTable99
add b int
commit tran
update MyTable99 set b = 2
go

Then Try this

drop table MyTable99
go
use pubs
go
create table Mytable99 (a int)
go
insert into Mytable99 select 1
go
begin tran
alter table MyTable99
add b int
commit tran
go
update MyTable99 set b = 2
go

drop table MyTable99
go|||Try this
use pubs
go
create table Mytable99 (a int)
go
insert into Mytable99 select 1
go
begin tran
alter table MyTable99
add b int
commit tran
update MyTable99 set b = 2
go

Error: Invalid column name 'b'. (State:S0022, Native Code: CF)

Then Try this
drop table MyTable99
go
use pubs
go
create table Mytable99 (a int)
go
insert into Mytable99 select 1
go
begin tran
alter table MyTable99
add b int
commit tran
go
update MyTable99 set b = 2
go

drop table MyTable99
go

This command did not return data, and it did not return any rows

sweet

and your point is?

and how does this swap two columns??????|||I am new to SQL Server so maybe I am misunderstanding the requirement but is there anything wrong with the following?

update table99 set a=b, b=a

with an optional where condition.|||I am new to SQL Server so maybe I am misunderstanding the requirement but is there anything wrong with the following?

update table99 set a=b, b=a

with an optional where condition. At least the way that I understand Enigma's question, your answer is exactly what I would have suggested. The part that I'm still fuzzy on is that the rest of this thread seems to have veered off on a tangent, which makes me wonder if I understood the original question.

-PatP|||That was the answer I was looking for ... coz I was intrigued by the way sql server handles updates in this case

R937 : the point is the sql batch ... all statements in a sql batch are compiled into one execution plan ... and you cannot alter and update in the same sql batch ... Transaction has no effect on a sql batch ...|||I am new to SQL Server so maybe I am misunderstanding the requirement but is there anything wrong with the following?

update table99 set a=b, b=a

with an optional where condition.

Not a shining moment for the gurus of dbforums.com...|||Yep. For those geeky enough to care, the ISO standard calls for all of the RValues in an UPDATE statement to evaluate before any of the LValues are resolved. This means that all of the computations have to be complete before the first change is allowed to happen.

-PatP

Certain rows to excel files

Hello,

I have a table T1 with ID and Desc fields. I want to export this table to excel files based on the ID field. So my stored procedure select all the same T1.ID and export it to ID.xls files. How can I do this?

You can easily achieve this in DTS Import/Export Wizard. Suppose you're using SQL2000, open Enterprise Manager->go to the table from which you want to export data->right click choose All Tasks-> Export Data-> in the Specify Table Copy or Query step, choose Use a Query...->enter the SELECT command (e.g. SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE EmployeeID=6), or use Query Builder->complete the wizard.

|||

Thanks for the reply, How should I run the same queries for all the IDs separately in DTS and save the results to excel files?

certain rows to Excel files

Hello,

I have a table T1 with ID and Desc fields. I want to export this table to excel files based on the ID field. So my stored procedure select all the same T1.ID and export it to ID.xls files. How can I do this?

Hi,

While Using DTS Import/Export Wizard,
After Choosing Data Source and DataDestination,
Wizard asks to Specify Table Copy or Query,
At the Time Select the Radio Button [Use a Query to Specify the Data To Transfer].

It will Take you To Type Sql Statement where Query Statement Panel is there ,you can Type Query with your Condition.

|||

Thanks for the reply.

This should be done once every day , so I am trying to automate it. How should I develop my query and dts based on this criteria? Any example will be greatly appreciated.

|||

Select Jobs From SQL Server Agent Under Management of the Selected Server(In EnterpriseManager)

Select New Job and Name it
Select Steps Tab in New Job Properties
Click New step and Name Step and Write Query in Command Panel
Click New Schedule and Name Schedule and Select Schedule Type

Now you Achieve the Required Thing

|||

I still do not see how the query that I am writing will export data to a different excel file based on the ID. All the rows that have the same ID should go to a single excel file, so I am expecting more than one excel file based on the distinct values of ID to be created. How can I do this in DTS?

Certain rows to excel files

Hello,
I have a table T1 with ID and Desc fields. I want to export this table to
excel files based on the ID field. So my stored procedure select all the sam
e
T1.ID and export it to ID.xls files. How can I do this?Jim,
is this a one-off? If so I'd use the import/export wizard. If it is a
regular process, I'd look at using a scheduled DTS package (you can use the
import/export one as a template for this). There are other options namely
BCP and OSQL which run from the command-line which might also be relevant
for you.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com|||Hi Paul,
This should be done once every day , so I am trying to automate it. How
should I develop my query and dts based on this criteria? Any example will b
e
greatly appreciated.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:

> Jim,
> is this a one-off? If so I'd use the import/export wizard. If it is a
> regular process, I'd look at using a scheduled DTS package (you can use th
e
> import/export one as a template for this). There are other options namely
> BCP and OSQL which run from the command-line which might also be relevant
> for you.
> Cheers,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
>
>|||Jim,
is the ID list hardcoded or do new IDs appear? If it is hardcoded, then
you'll have a single 'Transform data' task for each ID and the destination
will be also hardcoded in this case.
If this is not the case, then I'd have a lookup table which contains the
ID/path as a pair of columns. You'll need to then iterate through that
table. Each iteration could call the package, sending in the 2 details as
global variables. These global variables will be used to modify the package
to run with the correct ID values. This is done through the Dynamic
Properties task, which would be mapped to the excel file path and the
parameter used for the stored proc.
I realize this sounds complicated, but it's actually quite easy to set up.
The main issue is whether the ID's are known in advance or not. If they are,
then it is quite simple.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com|||This table has IDs and Desc already in it. IDs might be duplicated and I am
trying to export the rows with the same IDs to a single excel file, so
expecting many excel files based on the distinct values of IDs. DTS seems
quite complicated to me since I have not done anything with that yet.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:

> Jim,
> is the ID list hardcoded or do new IDs appear? If it is hardcoded, then
> you'll have a single 'Transform data' task for each ID and the destination
> will be also hardcoded in this case.
> If this is not the case, then I'd have a lookup table which contains the
> ID/path as a pair of columns. You'll need to then iterate through that
> table. Each iteration could call the package, sending in the 2 details as
> global variables. These global variables will be used to modify the packag
e
> to run with the correct ID values. This is done through the Dynamic
> Properties task, which would be mapped to the excel file path and the
> parameter used for the stored proc.
> I realize this sounds complicated, but it's actually quite easy to set up.
> The main issue is whether the ID's are known in advance or not. If they ar
e,
> then it is quite simple.
> Cheers,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
>
>
>|||JIM.H. wrote:
> This table has IDs and Desc already in it. IDs might be duplicated and I a
m
> trying to export the rows with the same IDs to a single excel file, so
> expecting many excel files based on the distinct values of IDs. DTS seems
> quite complicated to me since I have not done anything with that yet.
>
Jim, here is a link to a message thread that describes how to use a
template XLS file, some VBScript, and OPENROWSET to create a new Excel
document and export data to it, without using DTS. Might prove useful
to you:
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic...926&whichpage=6
Tracy McKibben
MCDBA
http://www.realsqlguy.com|||Jim,
if you know all the IDs in advance, then you could hardcode these into the
DTS package as data flow tasks and this would be surprisingly easy (use the
export wizard to create the main template to see how it works), or if you
are more familiar with BCP, you could use a separate bcp commandline for
each excel file.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com|||Great. Thanks Tracy.
"Tracy McKibben" wrote:

> JIM.H. wrote:
> Jim, here is a link to a message thread that describes how to use a
> template XLS file, some VBScript, and OPENROWSET to create a new Excel
> document and export data to it, without using DTS. Might prove useful
> to you:
> http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic...926&whichpage=6
>
> --
> Tracy McKibben
> MCDBA
> http://www.realsqlguy.com
>

Certain rows to excel files

Hello,
I have a table T1 with ID and Desc fields. I want to export this table to
excel files based on the ID field. So my stored procedure select all the same
T1.ID and export it to ID.xls files. How can I do this?Jim,
is this a one-off? If so I'd use the import/export wizard. If it is a
regular process, I'd look at using a scheduled DTS package (you can use the
import/export one as a template for this). There are other options namely
BCP and OSQL which run from the command-line which might also be relevant
for you.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com|||Hi Paul,
This should be done once every day , so I am trying to automate it. How
should I develop my query and dts based on this criteria? Any example will be
greatly appreciated.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Jim,
> is this a one-off? If so I'd use the import/export wizard. If it is a
> regular process, I'd look at using a scheduled DTS package (you can use the
> import/export one as a template for this). There are other options namely
> BCP and OSQL which run from the command-line which might also be relevant
> for you.
> Cheers,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
>
>|||Jim,
is the ID list hardcoded or do new IDs appear? If it is hardcoded, then
you'll have a single 'Transform data' task for each ID and the destination
will be also hardcoded in this case.
If this is not the case, then I'd have a lookup table which contains the
ID/path as a pair of columns. You'll need to then iterate through that
table. Each iteration could call the package, sending in the 2 details as
global variables. These global variables will be used to modify the package
to run with the correct ID values. This is done through the Dynamic
Properties task, which would be mapped to the excel file path and the
parameter used for the stored proc.
I realize this sounds complicated, but it's actually quite easy to set up.
The main issue is whether the ID's are known in advance or not. If they are,
then it is quite simple.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com|||This table has IDs and Desc already in it. IDs might be duplicated and I am
trying to export the rows with the same IDs to a single excel file, so
expecting many excel files based on the distinct values of IDs. DTS seems
quite complicated to me since I have not done anything with that yet.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Jim,
> is the ID list hardcoded or do new IDs appear? If it is hardcoded, then
> you'll have a single 'Transform data' task for each ID and the destination
> will be also hardcoded in this case.
> If this is not the case, then I'd have a lookup table which contains the
> ID/path as a pair of columns. You'll need to then iterate through that
> table. Each iteration could call the package, sending in the 2 details as
> global variables. These global variables will be used to modify the package
> to run with the correct ID values. This is done through the Dynamic
> Properties task, which would be mapped to the excel file path and the
> parameter used for the stored proc.
> I realize this sounds complicated, but it's actually quite easy to set up.
> The main issue is whether the ID's are known in advance or not. If they are,
> then it is quite simple.
> Cheers,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
>
>
>|||JIM.H. wrote:
> This table has IDs and Desc already in it. IDs might be duplicated and I am
> trying to export the rows with the same IDs to a single excel file, so
> expecting many excel files based on the distinct values of IDs. DTS seems
> quite complicated to me since I have not done anything with that yet.
>
Jim, here is a link to a message thread that describes how to use a
template XLS file, some VBScript, and OPENROWSET to create a new Excel
document and export data to it, without using DTS. Might prove useful
to you:
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=49926&whichpage=6
Tracy McKibben
MCDBA
http://www.realsqlguy.com|||Jim,
if you know all the IDs in advance, then you could hardcode these into the
DTS package as data flow tasks and this would be surprisingly easy (use the
export wizard to create the main template to see how it works), or if you
are more familiar with BCP, you could use a separate bcp commandline for
each excel file.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com|||Great. Thanks Tracy.
"Tracy McKibben" wrote:
> JIM.H. wrote:
> > This table has IDs and Desc already in it. IDs might be duplicated and I am
> > trying to export the rows with the same IDs to a single excel file, so
> > expecting many excel files based on the distinct values of IDs. DTS seems
> > quite complicated to me since I have not done anything with that yet.
> >
> Jim, here is a link to a message thread that describes how to use a
> template XLS file, some VBScript, and OPENROWSET to create a new Excel
> document and export data to it, without using DTS. Might prove useful
> to you:
> http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=49926&whichpage=6
>
> --
> Tracy McKibben
> MCDBA
> http://www.realsqlguy.com
>

Cell Drillthrough in Reporting Services 2005

Hi,

I’ve build a report in reporting services 2005, based on a MOLAP cube (Analysis Services 2005). In the cube I’ve enabled drillthrough.

I know that we can define drillthrough in the report by clicking on one of the members of the dimension hierarchy, but that’s not what I want. I want to be able to drillthrough on a cell. Is there any way how to do that in Reporting Services 2005?

Thanks,

AbdelSSAS actions are not carried to SSRS reports. One workaround is to create a drillthrough report which gets the context from the master report and executes the DRILLTHROUGH MDX query.|||

Hi Abdel ,

You have written U know how to define a drillthrough in the report by clicking on one of the members of the dimension hierarchy . can you please tell me how we will do that ?

I am trying to make a drillthrough report ,can you please give me a step by step process for enabling drill through in the reports .

I want to jump to a child report & pass the parameters of the parent report to the child report , I am able to get the parameters value in the child report ,but not able to use those values in the dataset query of the child report .

can you please tell me if this is possible or not ? & if yes how ?

Thanks

Rashmi

|||Please note the the original question was asking about a drillthrough action in the cube. If you just want the user to drilll through to another report, you can use the SSRS navigation feature. To do so, right-click on the textbox which will be use for drillthrough and choose Properties. Then go to the Navigation tab and use the Jump to Report feature. Note that that if the second report will retrieve data from the cube as well, you need to pass the parameters in the required format, e.g.; [Date].[Date].&[20070523]

Cell Drillthrough in Reporting Services 2005

Hi,

I’ve build a report in reporting services 2005, based on a MOLAP cube (Analysis Services 2005). In the cube I’ve enabled drillthrough.

I know that we can define drillthrough in the report by clicking on one of the members of the dimension hierarchy, but that’s not what I want. I want to be able to drillthrough on a cell. Is there any way how to do that in Reporting Services 2005?

Thanks,

AbdelSSAS actions are not carried to SSRS reports. One workaround is to create a drillthrough report which gets the context from the master report and executes the DRILLTHROUGH MDX query.|||

Hi Abdel ,

You have written U know how to define a drillthrough in the report by clicking on one of the members of the dimension hierarchy . can you please tell me how we will do that ?

I am trying to make a drillthrough report ,can you please give me a step by step process for enabling drill through in the reports .

I want to jump to a child report & pass the parameters of the parent report to the child report , I am able to get the parameters value in the child report ,but not able to use those values in the dataset query of the child report .

can you please tell me if this is possible or not ? & if yes how ?

Thanks

Rashmi

|||Please note the the original question was asking about a drillthrough action in the cube. If you just want the user to drilll through to another report, you can use the SSRS navigation feature. To do so, right-click on the textbox which will be use for drillthrough and choose Properties. Then go to the Navigation tab and use the Jump to Report feature. Note that that if the second report will retrieve data from the cube as well, you need to pass the parameters in the required format, e.g.; [Date].[Date].&[20070523]

Cell Data Security question

I have a cube that needs to filter out data for a group of users based on the company they work for.

I thought about using the following MDX expression in the Cell Data section in the Edit Roles window for this particular cube:

Ancestor([Dim OPCO].CurrentMember,[OPCO]) IS [COMPANY NAME]

The issue is that the users have to select there particular OPCO COMPANY Name in which ever tool they are using otherwise they will only see NA as the value for all measures.

I would like to filter the data somehow so they do not need to select the particular company they are working for. I would then setup different role groups based on the users company.

Is there some other way of accomplishing this type of task using a filter or scope command?

Thanks ahead of time

Steve Fibich

Hi Steve,

Once you have your roles in place, how about using member security to only permit the company users to see the member for their company? (And make this the default member for that particular role - I assume this is possible, but have yet to do it myself!).

An alternative is to have separate cubes for each company, which I can appreciate is a considerable amount of overhead.

Regards,

Will.

|||

Will,

This sounds like a good solution, how do you set the default propertie in the role. I tried the the following MDX but I get an error when I try to open the Cube.

Under default Member for that particular dimension

[Dim OPCO].[Opco Desc].MemberValue =[Company Name]

I am pretty new to MDX so if this statement is incorrect please let me know. Also is there a good place to get actual examples of MDX vs. the description provided through most of the MS MSDN help sites.

Thanks,

Steve

|||

Never mind I just found the MDX GUI Tool ....I am a little slow today.

Thanks for your help.

Celeron Processor

All the documentation says that a Celeron processor will not run MSDE 2000.
Just loaded a small enterprise app that is based on MSDE2000. Now the PC in
question is just out of the box Celeron PC (1.5G M370). Now would this just
be a freak occurance that does not portend fo the the futre?
hi,
CWells wrote:
> All the documentation says that a Celeron processor will not run MSDE
> 2000. Just loaded a small enterprise app that is based on MSDE2000.
> Now the PC in question is just out of the box Celeron PC (1.5G M370).
> Now would this just be a freak occurance that does not portend fo the
> the futre?
AFAIK, there's not such a constraint for MSDE not running on celeron
processors... (http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=...+celeron&meta=)
can you please post a link about that?
thank you
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.18.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.62.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply

CDOSYS email body truncated

I have written a stored procedure, based on the sample code to send email.
Only problem is that the message body is truncated to 255 characters. Any
ideas? Thanks!
The procedure is listed below. [It has an extra sp_OAGetProperty statement
to retrieve and print the message body after it it set. When I run it, the
email is sent but the body is truncated (the 2 print statements show the
before and after).]
Is this an environment problem? Or am I doing something really stupid?
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[Send_CDOSYSMail]
@.from varchar(100),
@.to varchar(100),
@.cc varchar(100) = null,
@.bcc varchar(100) = null,
@.subject varchar(100),
@.body varchar(4000),
@.html char(1) = 'N'
/ ****************************************
*****************************
This stored procedure takes the parameters and sends an e-mail.
All the mail configurations are hard-coded in the stored procedure.
Comments are added to the stored procedure where necessary.
References to the CDOSYS objects are at the following MSDN Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...s_messaging.asp
****************************************
*******************************/
AS
declare @.iMsg int
declare @.hr int
declare @.source varchar(255)
declare @.description varchar(500)
declare @.output varchar(1000)
-- Tidy up the parameters
set @.from = ltrim(rtrim(@.from))
set @.to = ltrim(rtrim(@.to))
set @.cc = ltrim(rtrim(@.cc))
set @.bcc = ltrim(rtrim(@.bcc))
set @.subject = ltrim(rtrim(@.subject))
set @.body = ltrim(rtrim(@.body))
-- Create the CDO.Message Object
exec @.hr = sp_OACreate 'CDO.Message', @.iMsg OUT
-- Configure the Message Object
-- ... configure a remote SMTP server
--
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...n_sendusing.asp
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg,
'Configuration.fields("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendus
ing").Value','2'
-- ... configure the Server Name or IP address
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg,
'Configuration.fields("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpse
rver").Value', '<mysmtpservername>'
-- Save the configurations to the message object.
exec @.hr = sp_OAMethod @.iMsg, 'Configuration.Fields.Update', null
-- Set the e-mail parameters.
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'To', @.to
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'From', @.from
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'Cc', @.cc
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'Bcc', @.bcc
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'Subject', @.subject
-- Send the email
if @.html = 'Y'
begin
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'HTMLBody', @.body
end
else
begin
exec @.hr = sp_OASetProperty @.iMsg, 'TextBody', @.body
end
print @.body
declare @.xbody varchar(8000)
exec @.hr = sp_OAGetProperty @.iMsg, 'TextBody', @.xbody OUT
print isnull(@.xbody,'?')
IF @.hr <> 0
BEGIN
exec @.hr = sp_OAGetErrorInfo NULL, @.source OUT, @.description OUT
IF @.hr = 0
BEGIN
SELECT @.output = ' Source: ' + @.source
PRINT @.output
SELECT @.output = ' Description: ' + @.description
PRINT @.output
END
ELSE
BEGIN
PRINT ' sp_OAGetErrorInfo failed.'
RETURN
END
END
exec @.hr = sp_OAMethod @.iMsg, 'Send', NULL
-- error handling
IF @.hr <> 0
BEGIN
exec @.hr = sp_OAGetErrorInfo NULL, @.source OUT, @.description OUT
IF @.hr = 0
BEGIN
SELECT @.output = ' Source: ' + @.source
PRINT @.output
SELECT @.output = ' Description: ' + @.description
PRINT @.output
END
ELSE
BEGIN
PRINT ' sp_OAGetErrorInfo failed.'
RETURN
END
END
-- Clean up the objects created.
exec @.hr = sp_OADestroy @.iMsg
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GOHello,
Based on my test, the email body is printed twice and the results are
correctly. Can you print the email body correctly?
For your reference, XPSMTP provides a SMTP based SQL Mail solution for
sending MIME based email over
SMTP, implemented as an Extended Stored Procedure.
XPSMTP.DLL - SQL Server SMTP Mail XP
http://www.sqldev.net/xp/xpsmtp.htm
I hope the information is helpful.
Sophie Guo
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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No ... as I said before it is truncated to 255 characters (in the email that
is sent and in the result returned from sp_OAGetProperty).

> For your reference, XPSMTP provides a SMTP based SQL Mail solution for
> sending MIME based email over SMTP, implemented as an Extended Stored
> Procedure.
> XPSMTP.DLL - SQL Server SMTP Mail XP
> http://www.sqldev.net/xp/xpsmtp.htm
Thanks, I will have to use that if there is no obvious reason for what's
going wrong.|||Cracked it, after some googling. I'd forgotten I was using SQL Server 7
(it's an ancient system I'm trying to support!) ... Apparently, there is a
limitation in SQL 7 that truncates all strings passed to COM objects to 255
characters. As a result, the datatypes of the parameters are limited to 255
characters, since only the first 255 characters will be passed to the CDOSYS
COM object. (It's a limitation of the sp_OA... methods.) This is no good fo
r
the body, so the work around is to use a TEXT field for this. Don't know
what the upper limit is, but it seems to work and certainly goes beyond the
255 character limit.|||Hello,
I don't know you are using SQL server 7 and I tested the issue on SQL
server 2000. I found the following articles address the issue:
278448 BUG: sp_OASetProperty Truncates Varchar Types to 255 Characters
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=278448
324146 FIX: SQL Server 7.0 sp_OASetProperty Method Does Not Accept More Than
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324146
The following information in the BOL is for your reference:
text
Variable-length non-Unicode data in the code page of the server and with a
maximum length of 231-1 (2,147,483,647) characters. When the server code
page uses double-byte characters, the storage is still 2,147,483,647 bytes.
Depending on the character string, the storage size may be less than
2,147,483,647 bytes.
I hope the information is helpful.
Sophie Guo
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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caveats for synchronous hardware based replication?

Hello,
Thinking about synchronous hardware based mirroring using EMCs clariion
product line over a dedicated fiber connection between two geographically
separate data centers. I realize that there is a basic speed of light issue
here regarding the distance I can have between the two sites and still keep
my servers synched real-time.
Would someone please shed some more light on what is involved here? What's
the maximum distance I can have betwen these sites and why? Any other
caveats with this setup I should be aware of? Thanks.
BTW - running an OLTP environment SQL2000.
I don't believe that these solutions are truly synchronous, and second its
way slower than the speed of light.
The most significant factors are price and skill set required. If you think
replication is tough wait till you get behind EMC's SRDF.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"mb" <mb@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8AB9A09B-325B-4A59-9C54-1CC65BD1348B@.microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> Thinking about synchronous hardware based mirroring using EMCs clariion
> product line over a dedicated fiber connection between two geographically
> separate data centers. I realize that there is a basic speed of light
issue
> here regarding the distance I can have between the two sites and still
keep
> my servers synched real-time.
> Would someone please shed some more light on what is involved here?
What's
> the maximum distance I can have betwen these sites and why? Any other
> caveats with this setup I should be aware of? Thanks.
> BTW - running an OLTP environment SQL2000.
|||I'm curious why you state the hardware mirroring is not truly synchronous?
It was my understanding that if distances were kept under a certain limit
then this solution could be considered to be essentially synchronous.
Oh, just got your replication book Hilary - great read!
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> I don't believe that these solutions are truly synchronous, and second its
> way slower than the speed of light.
> The most significant factors are price and skill set required. If you think
> replication is tough wait till you get behind EMC's SRDF.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
> "mb" <mb@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8AB9A09B-325B-4A59-9C54-1CC65BD1348B@.microsoft.com...
> issue
> keep
> What's
>
>
|||My understanding from EMC is that there are two modes. 1) Synchronous and 2)
asynchronous.
In the Synchronous mode, data is written to the source and the app receives
the commit. Then under the covers the write is written to the destination.
So, its not a true split write. Asynchronous has queuing built in.
Let me check with my EMC rep and confirm this.
Glad you like the book!
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"mb" <mb@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm curious why you state the hardware mirroring is not truly synchronous?
> It was my understanding that if distances were kept under a certain limit
> then this solution could be considered to be essentially synchronous.
> Oh, just got your replication book Hilary - great read!
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
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catch sql command if value doesnt exist

I have a sql command that is loaded on page load that collects information based on the query string. The query string is a random group of numbers and letters. How do I catch it and direct to an error page if the query can not be found in the database?

Thanks!

if you are trying to get some parameters from the querystring then you can use

dim queryvariable as string =request.querystring("variable")

try

dim sqlquery as string

sqlquery="SELECT column_Name from Table_name where variable= "& queryvariable

//use this sqlquery to check whether it returns some rows or not

catch

response.redirect("pageNotFound.aspx")

end try

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I'm pretty sure i did all that.

in page load i'm doing

getUserInfo(Request.QueryString["uid"]);

then the method

protected void getUserInfo(string userid) {string selectCmd ="SELECT * from users WHERE ID = @.id";string strConnection = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["TimeAccountingConnectionString"].ConnectionString; SqlConnection myConnection =new SqlConnection(strConnection); SqlCommand myCommand =new SqlCommand(selectCmd, myConnection); myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@.id", SqlDbType.VarChar, 10)); myCommand.Parameters["@.id"].Value = userid;try { myConnection.Open(); SqlDataReader datareader = myCommand.ExecuteReader();while (datareader.Read()) { lblFirstName.Text = datareader["firstname"].ToString(); lblLastName.Text = datareader["lastname"].ToString(); lblTeam.Text = datareader["team"].ToString(); lblOffice.Text = datareader["office"].ToString(); } datareader.Close(); myConnection.Close(); }catch { Response.Redirect("~/error.aspx"); }

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any ideas?

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In your code you aren't checking if the datareader actually contains any data or not, so if no records are being returned nothing happens. 1 simple way to do it is:

1. Declare a boolean variable at the top initialized to False: boolean bolUserFound = False

2. Inside the while loop set the value to true: bolUserFound = True

3. After you close the connection evaluate the variable and if it's still false you know no records were found and you need to redirect to your error page:

if (bolUserFound = False) {

Response.Redirect("~/error.aspx");

}

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perfect!

Exactly what i needed...

Catalog size/ratio?

I want to get a estimate of size of the catalog based on the size of the
data it is indexing.
for example, for 10G of Table size(table contains just a column of
varchar(255)), what is the size of its catalog?
I know that it depends on its content, but just want to get a idea of how
big catalog will be since I am thinking using 64 bit platform and want to
load the whole catalog inside the memory. Knowing the size of catalog help
me determine how many Gigs of memory I have to buy...
Thanks
--Xin Chen
That's really quite unpredictable. It not only depends on content, but then
on compressibility as the catalog files are compressed.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"Xin Chen" <xchen@.xtremework.com> wrote in message
news:%23uyFxuLJFHA.2640@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I want to get a estimate of size of the catalog based on the size of the
> data it is indexing.
> for example, for 10G of Table size(table contains just a column of
> varchar(255)), what is the size of its catalog?
> I know that it depends on its content, but just want to get a idea of how
> big catalog will be since I am thinking using 64 bit platform and want to
> load the whole catalog inside the memory. Knowing the size of catalog
help
> me determine how many Gigs of memory I have to buy...
> Thanks
> --Xin Chen
>

CASS Certification and Postal Discounts

My organization is moving to a SQL based CRM solution that is customized for
our industry. As a part of this move we are converting all our documents
over to SQL Reports. We have also been contemplating using a CASS certified
product to help us get some substantial postal discounts for our mailings.
Is anyone aware of a product that can take the data being fed into a
reporting server and queue the reports, sort and certify, and then print to
allow postal discounts?
I realize that I am simplifing the process some but I am trying to find out
if there are any vendors servicing this market yet.
--
"Okay, I signed in this box. How do I wipe the ink off my screen now?"I don't know of a product that will do what you want...
However, you might think of this in two parts..
Certifying the addresses in the database,
sorting/printing/printing the CASS Cert documents
The first will be much easier than the second...
In order to get the lowest rate you must print the documents in the same
group together... Docs will print in the order that they complete, so you'd
probably have to buy/write something to group reports into a single printing
batch..
Another thing you might try is to print each group of reports one at a time,
don't start the second group until the first has completed...
In any case - you'll probably have to work very hard if each report is
specific to the address, instead of printing the same report and delivering
it to many people.
Wayne Snyder MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
Mariner, Charlotte, NC
I support the Professional Association for SQL Server ( PASS) and it''s
community of SQL Professionals.
"Julian I. Spring" wrote:
> My organization is moving to a SQL based CRM solution that is customized for
> our industry. As a part of this move we are converting all our documents
> over to SQL Reports. We have also been contemplating using a CASS certified
> product to help us get some substantial postal discounts for our mailings.
> Is anyone aware of a product that can take the data being fed into a
> reporting server and queue the reports, sort and certify, and then print to
> allow postal discounts?
> I realize that I am simplifing the process some but I am trying to find out
> if there are any vendors servicing this market yet.
> --
> "Okay, I signed in this box. How do I wipe the ink off my screen now?"