I have this error message: Msg 8134, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Divide by zero error encountered. What is the best way to write SQL code so that I will never see this error message again? I could do either of the following: Add a where clause so that my divisor is never zero … Read more
I am trying to connect to a Microsoft SQL 2005 server which is not on port 1433. How do I indicate a different port number when connecting to the server using SQL Management Studio? 6 Answers 6
While studying for the 70-433 exam I noticed you can create a covering index in one of the following two ways. CREATE INDEX idx1 ON MyTable (Col1, Col2, Col3) — OR — CREATE INDEX idx1 ON MyTable (Col1) INCLUDE (Col2, Col3) The INCLUDE clause is new to me. Why would you use it and what … Read more
In SQL Server 2005 I have a table cm_production that lists all the code that’s been put into production. The table has a ticket_number, program_type, program_name and push_number along with some other columns. GOAL: Count all the DISTINCT program names by program type and push number. What I have so far is: DECLARE @push_number INT; … Read more
Using MSSQL2005, can I truncate a table with a foreign key constraint if I first truncate the child table (the table with the primary key of the FK relationship)? I know that I can either Use a DELETE without a where clause and then RESEED the identity (or) Remove the FK, truncate the table, and … Read more
I know I’ve done this before years ago, but I can’t remember the syntax, and I can’t find it anywhere due to pulling up tons of help docs and articles about “bulk imports”. Here’s what I want to do, but the syntax is not exactly right… please, someone who has done this before, help me … Read more
I have a table which I want to get the latest entry for each group. Here’s the table: DocumentStatusLogs Table |ID| DocumentID | Status | DateCreated | | 2| 1 | S1 | 7/29/2011 | | 3| 1 | S2 | 7/30/2011 | | 6| 1 | S1 | 8/02/2011 | | 1| 2 | … Read more
I am using the following code to check if the temporary table exists and drop the table if it exists before creating again. It works fine as long as I don’t change the columns. If I add a column later, it will give an error saying “invalid column”. Please let me know what I am … Read more
I have to update a field with a value which is returned by a join of 3 tables. Example: select im.itemid ,im.sku as iSku ,gm.SKU as GSKU ,mm.ManufacturerId as ManuId ,mm.ManufacturerName ,im.mf_item_number ,mm.ManufacturerID from item_master im, group_master gm, Manufacturer_Master mm where im.mf_item_number like ‘STA%’ and im.sku=gm.sku and gm.ManufacturerID = mm.ManufacturerID and gm.manufacturerID=34 I want to … Read more
I would like this to be the ultimate discussion on how to check if a table exists in SQL Server 2000/2005 using SQL Statements. When you Google for the answer, you get so many different answers. Is there an official/backward and forward compatible way of doing it? Here are two possible ways of doing it. … Read more
