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Connecting to the remote Sqlserver instance.

RuchirD31-Jan-05 3:05

31-Jan-05 3:05

Hi Firends,
I am trying to access remote Sqlserver instance using program, Can anyone tell me how to achieve this.
I am having difficulty because My machine is having more that one instance of MSDE/Sqlserver instance how to provide exact information of the Sqlserver instance to which to connect.

Please anyone tell me.

Thanks n Regards,

RuchirDhar Dwivedi
Software Engineer
Windowmaker Software Pvt.Ltd.
Baroda, India.

Re: Connecting to the remote Sqlserver instance.

David Salter31-Jan-05 8:54

David Salter

31-Jan-05 8:54

If you have more than one instance, you need to specify the machine and instance name to connect.

i.e. instead of connecting to "server_name", you would connect to "server_name\instance_name".

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Re: Connecting to the remote Sqlserver instance.

RuchirD31-Jan-05 16:25

RuchirD

31-Jan-05 16:25

Hi,
Since the server is on the remote machine in that case How to do this,
Let me give an example suppose my server name is Foo and the instance name is Bar, IP address of the remote sever is ppp.qqq.rrr.sss
Can anyone tell me what would be the connection string.

RuchirDhar Dwivedi
Software Engineer
Windowmaker Software Pvt.Ltd.
Baroda, India.

Re: Connecting to the remote Sqlserver instance.

David Salter1-Feb-05 9:09

David Salter

1-Feb-05 9:09

Does this link help?

http://www.able-consulting.com/MDAC/ADO/Connection/OLEDB_Providers.htm#OLEDBProviderForSQLServer[^]

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Re: Connecting to the remote Sqlserver instance.

RuchirD1-Feb-05 16:23

RuchirD

1-Feb-05 16:23

Hi,
I have gone through that site but
To connect to SQL Server running on a remote computer (via an IP address)

oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
"Network Library=DBMSSOCN;" & _
"Data Source=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" & _
"Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
"User ID=myUsername;" & _
"Password=myPassword"

in this example it doesn't provide any information about what to do in the case where I have a named instance.

Plz help??

RuchirDhar Dwivedi
Software Engineer
Windowmaker Software Pvt.Ltd.
Baroda, India.

JOIN tables in different databases

Just Greeky Creek30-Jan-05 22:27

Just Greeky Creek

30-Jan-05 22:27

I have n databases, each one has the same tables,Sure same tables in different databases has different values. I want to join them in a just one table in dataset. For example, i have 2 databases MB0001 and MB0002 , also a table named IntegratedChequeAccounts in two . I want to join two to one.
SELECT * FROM mb0001.DBO.IntegratedChequeAccounts
, Mb0002.DBO.IntegratedChequeAccounts
In this sample IntegratedChequeAccounts tables has 3 columns and each of them has 2 row. after running "select", i get 6columnsX4row as a table. But i desire 3columnsX4rows.
Any Idea to successed in.

Re: JOIN tables in different databases

Colin Angus Mackay30-Jan-05 23:14

Colin Angus Mackay

30-Jan-05 23:14

You need to UNION the results into one dataset. What you are doing here is putting the rows side-by-side by joining the result set of one with the result set of another.

SELECT column1, column2, column3
FROM mb0001..IntegratedCheckAccounts
UNION
SELECT column1, column2, column3
FROM mb0002..IntegratedCheckAccounts

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Re: JOIN tables in different databases

Just Greeky Creek31-Jan-05 3:54

Just Greeky Creek

31-Jan-05 3:54

Thanks for answer but i dont know why it is not working in my way.

I have a table named "DebitsAndCredits" which has fallowing columns
AccountNumber char(12)
DebitCredit bit
Amount money

I have the same table in two databases which are MB0001 and MB0002

I would like to join them in a one result set.I write

SELECT DISTINCT (AccountNumber ) ,
(SELECT SUM(Amount ) FROM DebitsAndCredits m
WHERE m.DebitCredit =0 AND m.AccountNumber =f.AccountNumber ) as Credit,,
(SELECT SUM(Amount ) FROM DebitsAndCredits m
WHERE m.DebitCredit =1 AND m.AccountNumber =f.AccountNumber ) as Debit
FROM DebitsAndCreditsf Order BY AccountNumber

UNION

SELECT DISTINCT (AccountNumber ) ,
(SELECT SUM(Amount ) FROM DebitsAndCredits m
WHERE m.DebitCredit =0 AND m.AccountNumber =f.AccountNumber ) as Credit,
(SELECT SUM(Amount ) FROM DebitsAndCredits m
WHERE m.DebitCredit =1 AND m.AccountNumber =f.AccountNumber ) as Debit
FROM DebitsAndCreditsf Order BY AccountNumber

What do u offer for me?

Re: JOIN tables in different databases

Colin Angus Mackay2-Feb-05 3:04

Colin Angus Mackay

2-Feb-05 3:04

Try this:

SELECT AccountNumber, 
    SUM(CASE DebitCredit=0 THEN Amount ELSE 0 END) as Credit, 
    SUM(CASE DebitCredit=1 THEN Amount ELSE 0 END) as Debit
FROM MB0001..DebitsAndCredits
ORDER BY AccountNumber
GROUP BY AccountNumber
UNION
SELECT AccountNumber, 
    SUM(CASE DebitCredit=0 THEN Amount ELSE 0 END) as Credit, 
    SUM(CASE DebitCredit=1 THEN Amount ELSE 0 END) as Debit
FROM MB0002..DebitsAndCredits
GROUP BY AccountNumber
ORDER BY AccountNumber

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SQL transaction rollback and commit

ppp00130-Jan-05 21:54

ppp001

30-Jan-05 21:54

Hi all,

I have a problem for data transactions across two databases.
That is one object's data is comprised of two tables from
two different databases. I can perform rollback and commit within
one database. But for this case, how can I perform rollback and commit
across two databases(for two different SQL connections) for the object ?

Thanks

Re: SQL transaction rollback and commit

David Salter31-Jan-05 7:28

David Salter

31-Jan-05 7:28

You need to use a two phase commit mechanism. What database are you using?

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Crosstab in SQL Server 2000

ColdWaterBlue30-Jan-05 10:51

ColdWaterBlue

30-Jan-05 10:51

Re: Crosstab in SQL Server 2000

Colin Angus Mackay30-Jan-05 12:45

Colin Angus Mackay

30-Jan-05 12:45

Gosh! I could not even follow that. I'd have to sit down with paper and pencil to work that out.

Here is an example of doing a cross tab query from the SQL Server books on-line: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/acdata/ac_8_qd_14_04j7.asp[^]

I'm guessing that both (the query you linked to and the one I've linked to) probably suffer from the same weakness. If there is a null in the source data then the value in the pivot table will be null also.

I don't know if that helps any - but the Microsoft example does at least show how to do a simple cross-tab query, even although it isn't a catch all like the one you linked to. I suggest starting with the Microsoft example and working from there.

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Need your help on SQL learning.

denniskang200430-Jan-05 7:19

denniskang2004

30-Jan-05 7:19

hi,dear buddies:

I have finished some instroductory books on SQL, but need some practice.
Do you guys have any suggestions on where I can find some good exerciese or quizs or real-world cases I can play with? OR any exercises based on the pre-installed database in SQL-server2000 (such as pub,northwind)?

Thanks a lot.
Waiting online !
Dennis

Handling quote marks in sql?

davebarkshire28-Jan-05 23:52

davebarkshire

28-Jan-05 23:52

I currently strip out any quote marks from data input (and many other characters) when sending data to the database but would like the user to be able to enter quote marks if they wish.

I use mostly stored procedures to update data but often compose sql on the fly for ad hoc searching. Can anyone tell me how I should be handling the characters which are used in T-SQL such as ' and %

Thanks in advance - Dave

Re: Handling quote marks in sql?

Colin Angus Mackay29-Jan-05 0:04

Colin Angus Mackay

29-Jan-05 0:04

davebarkshire wrote:
Can anyone tell me how I should be handling the characters which are used in T-SQL such as ' and %

Use parameterised queries.

davebarkshire wrote:
compose sql on the fly for ad hoc searching

It also sounds like you should read up on SQL Injection Attacks[^]

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Re: Handling quote marks in sql?

davebarkshire29-Jan-05 1:18

davebarkshire

29-Jan-05 1:18

Nothing but porn on that link.

Re: Handling quote marks in sql?

Colin Angus Mackay29-Jan-05 1:35

Colin Angus Mackay

29-Jan-05 1:35

What the....

Here is the link again: http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/SqlInjectionAttacks.asp[^]

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Reading Dataset's DataTable

ZisisGR28-Jan-05 0:22

ZisisGR

28-Jan-05 0:22

Can anyone tell me how can i read the DataTable of a Dataset..
Let's Say i used an adapter to access a dataset ,i put a query to the database (through the adapter)and the results are then stored in the Dataset's dataTable(after filling it)...How can i read the contents of the datatable(each row) and pass it to a parameter of mine..Let's Say i want to read each cell and return it to my String* Reader variable..
PLs help guys...It's an emergency..
Keep up the good work..
Thnx in advance

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Re: Reading Dataset's DataTable

Colin Angus Mackay28-Jan-05 0:36

Colin Angus Mackay

28-Jan-05 0:36

DataTable table = myDataSet.Tables[0];
foreach(DataRow row in table.Rows)
{
    // Do what you want with each row.
}

This assumes that there is only one table in the result set.

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Re: Reading Dataset's DataTable

ZisisSim28-Jan-05 3:33

ZisisSim

28-Jan-05 3:33

Thnx Colin.It does help a lot..
One more thing.I am working C++.Net and i want to organise the Connection to the database and the results of a specific SQL Statement through the adapter and the table in a single class... TO BE MORE SPECIFIC
#pragma once

class DBConn
{
public:
DBConn(void);
~DBConn(void);
public:
String* Type;
int Cost;
public:
String* FigureUserType(String* SenderNo)
{
SqlConnection * myConn = new SqlConnection(S"data source=(local);",S"integrated security=true;initial catalog=SMSCenter");
myConn->Open();

SqlDataAdapter * daResults = new SqlDataAdapter();

daResults->SelectCommand=new SqlCommand("SELECT Type FROM Subscribers WHERE PhoneNumber=@SenderNo",myConn);

SqlParameter* SenderParam=new SqlParameter();

//Set Parameter Properties
SenderParam = daResults->SelectCommand->Parameters->Add(
new SqlParameter("@SenderNo", SqlDbType::VarChar));
SenderParam->Value=SenderNo;
SenderParam->SourceVersion = DataRowVersion::Current;

//Create The Dataset to Fill
DataSet * dsresults = new DataSet();
//Fill the DataSet
daResults->Fill(dsresults,"Apotelesmata")

//Create The datarow
DataRow* drResults=new DataRow();

for(int i=0;>= dsResults->Tables->Item ["Apotelesmata"]->Rows->Count;i++)
{
myAuthorRow = myDataSet->Tables->Item["Apotelesmata"]->Rows->Item[i];

String* RetType=myAuthorRow->Item ["SenderNo"]->ToString ());

}

return RetType // Suppose we have only one Result

};

But I don't know where in the class i should declare the following...
using namespace System::Data; // Generic ADO.NET definitions, such as DataSet
using namespace System::Data::SqlClient; // SQL Server data provider definition
namespace system and so goes on...
PLS HELP

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Convert SqlDataReader to DataSet

ILoveSing27-Jan-05 22:47

ILoveSing

27-Jan-05 22:47

How can I do it? Please tell me.
Thank you

Nothing

Re: Convert SqlDataReader to DataSet

Colin Angus Mackay27-Jan-05 22:51

Colin Angus Mackay

27-Jan-05 22:51

Why don't you just use a data adapter to fill the dataset in the first place?

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Determining the ID of an inserted row

Ahmed Hefny27-Jan-05 21:26

Ahmed Hefny

27-Jan-05 21:26

I am using ADO.NET to access a SQL Server 2000 database in which there is a table Orders whose primary Key 'OID' is incremented automatically, so when I insert a new order I don't specify its OID. However, I need to know the OID of the inserted order to add items to it. Isn't there a function or something to do that ? Thank you.

Ahmed Said Hefny
Computer Engineering Student
Cairo University

Re: Determining the ID of an inserted row

Colin Angus Mackay27-Jan-05 22:58

Colin Angus Mackay

27-Jan-05 22:58

You can use IDENT_CURRENT('table_name') to get the last automatically generated value inserted into the table that you specify.

Probably the best way to do this is to create a stored procedure to do the increment and then get the value

CREATE PROCEDURE InsertOrder
    -- Set parameters for the values to be inserted here
AS
    INSERT INTO Orders( column_names )
    VALUES ( parameters containing the data to be inserted );

    SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('Orders');
GO

Then in your .NET application you can use the SqlCommand.ExecuteScalar() to get the value out.

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