Questions tagged [sql-server]
Microsoft's SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It originated from the Sybase SQL Server codebase, which is why both products use the extension of SQL called Transact-SQL (T-SQL).
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Quickly check whether file name is in column in an SQL Table and move to new folder
I have a table that in one of the columns exists a list of file names. The names comes from other tables and the files in a folder.
Not all the files are used, may be attached to parcels that no ...
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SQL SP creating certificates for shipping
We ship large spools of copper wire and pallets of copper rod that have to meet specific chemical and mechanical requirements, this is what must be put on the certifications. I created an SP which ...
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Converting end user local to UTC and back
Wondering if I'm doing this correctly or if I went too far or not far enough.
I have a scheduling/POS system which each location has it's own data.
Each location will report on its own data.
The "...
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Activity grouping and selection according to order and completion requirements
The problem consists of two categories of events (Work and Rest) which together form a complete set.
The number of Work events is open-ended.
The number of Rest events is fixed at three (3).
The ...
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Updating 3 columns conditionally on a database table
I need to run this script to update the value of 3 columns based on certain conditions. Right now, this is what I have:
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Loop Through bitarray to retrieve subsets of that bitarray
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I want to loop through a bitarray and store subsets of that bitarray in a table.
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I have a bitarray with 48 elements where each element represent one hour. I want to look back 24 ...
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Inserting data into SQL-Server table dynamically
I know I can do all this via SSMA quite quickly, but I wanted to see if I could do it efficiently in PowerShell myself as a little project.
Basically, the entire script takes tables from an Access ...
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SQL Stored Procedure to export specified data
I'm currently using a stored procedure(sproc) to export to Excel. The sproc is being passed ...
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Insert items from one table that do no exist in the other one [closed]
The insert query below must insert the items not present in the Articolo table by importing them from Importazione, and must update the items in the Articolo with those present in the Importazione. To ...
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One class for MySQL and MSSQL Queries
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I am trying to create resusable classes for MSSQL and MySQL queries (later also Update and Delete queries). I tried it doing the OOP-way. Here is my result:
Einstellungen.vb:
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Stored procedure that adds row-level auditing to a table
I'm looking for any suggestions on how to improve my T-SQL for this procedure. It works okay, but I'd like to get advice to improve it from more experienced SQL developers. This procedure adds 4 ...
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Calculate NPS in a stored procedure
We collect customer surveys and one of the questions is the dreaded "How likely are you to recommend our service?" question from which we calculate a Net Promoter Score. (I hate this calculation, but ...
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SQL Query to get parent parts of materials using Recursive CTE
The intent of the query is to filter out certain materials to get to a list that will then be run through a recursive CTE to drill up through the BOM to the 0 level assembly.
P_Parts_CTE is filtering ...
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Retrieving a product's sold quantity
I've written a view to retrieve each product's sold quantity and four week sales average by Branch/Route/...
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Stored procedure to implement a search filter
I've implemented a stored procedure for a search process SQL Server 2008. I'm not sure if everything I created is correct. Also I'm wondering if this code has any leaks or vulnerability on SQL ...
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Find how much reputation a user had on a given date
I saw this question on MSE and went ahead and wrote a solution to it:
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/313561/determining-users-reputation-as-of-particular-date
This calculates the ...
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Slow SQL Server performance with multiple PreparedStatement loop
I have a need to update thousands of database records at a time. I am using a loop to generate the necessary PreparedStatement updates, but am hoping for a more ...
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Worst Query performance issue on date calculation
I have a stored procedure that is taking more than 2 hours to complete and I noticed the below SQL is taking close to 25 mins for updating a million+ values.There are multiple steps like this and all ...
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Query to find instances of two types of events occurring more than one second apart
I have 3 tables on my database: BusinessObject and CustomEvent, and EventType. ...
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ContactBook console based app
I wrote this simple contact book app. It helps the user to store and retrieve contact information. The app uses a SQL database server to store all the user data. One significant fact is that the db ...
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Select recordIDs for Bill of Materials
I have a hierarchy of parts in my database. For example, one part (call it 0010102-0112-315) is a resistor. It's used in a billion different top-level assemblies. ...
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Reading Database, scraping Barchart and uploading prices to DB
This is my first real excursion into Python, coming from C#. I wanted to see if my code is well-formatted and efficient.
The following will read the needed codes from a Database Table, then submit ...
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Modeling tabular structure in MSSQL to store data like Excel sheet applying Column inheritance
I've created this database structure to store tabular information (it's a simplification of my real structure but enough to show the point). In it I have Sheets and ...
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Ledger query using window functions
This is a ledger kind of table, initial amount is when the movement is null and all transactions on it is based on the Waste_Seq
the query take the last entry (id) based on the movement and change ...
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Combining SQL Tables into One Table in New DB with Similar Fields
I have a SQL Server Database filled with Reports all having the same schema.
What I've done is created a .NET application to automate the process of adding all reports to a new table.
How can the ...
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Fastest way to insert rows in mysql vs sqlserver (large dataset)
I'm looking for any possible improvements that could be made to run the mysql piece of code faster.
I created a simple test winform application that creates two docker databases :
Sqlserver on linux ...
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SQL Server - Iterate, aggregate, and insert
I'm trying to find an efficient way to aggregate data for reporting. Let's say I need to aggregate the following data in 5-second intervals:
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SQL Query to check if 100+ (or Dynamic) columns in table is null
Let assume a table has more than 100 of columns & I want to display all the rows when all of its columns (Col1, Col2, ..., ColN) are nulls except for the column(s) I mentioned (PK).
This is just ...
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Query to show each sites stock transfer history between all other sites
The below query is used to return a dataset for a SSRS report. It works fine and is quick enough but I am looking for any improvements that could be made.
The client has asked to see all transfers ...
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Displaying a single record based on DocID
I have a table with ~900,000 records. I need to display a single record based on DocID using this query. The record is the latest record that got modified by another program.
This piece of query run ~...
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SQL query to classify and count logged messages
I have an SQL query that fetches some stats, and those stats are displayed on a dashboard. The dashboard runs this query every 15 seconds to fetch the most up-to-date data.
The query is very CPU-...
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Inserting two rows that are almost identical to each other
I'm trying to make test data for an application I'm writing, and some of my test data is very repetitive, involving inserting a row and then inserting another row that is identical except for one ...
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Insertion of big TXT file into Sql Server
The code posted below reads 500000 lines from a txt file and imports the lines read in a Sql Server 2014 database, the code works correctly but it takes too much time (even 40 minutes), especially ...
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SQL query to return a set of calculated values per site from multiple tables
I have written the below and am seeking any way that I could improve its performance.
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The seasoned Zombie sniper: a query to find unanswered questions with specific tags
The query (on SEDE)
This query builds upon the previous and includes the suggestions by rofl as well as the now mentioned activity index.
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The sniper: a Zombie searcher for specific tags
Sometimes, it's not enough to know what the easy prey is. You also need to know whether you will be able to hunt it down. What good is an almost turned haskell zombie if you cannot read the functional ...
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A wounded Zombie finder, or: how to find the almost dead undead?
The Zombies are on their way to eat our statistics. Fortunately, we have a way to get rid of them: our votes. However, we need to find them first. The /unanswered section is too large and contains ...
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Implementing RecordSet-like class in C#
From the outset, let me state that I'm working with some older technology. I'd rather use Entity Framework, but I have to use what the client is using if I want to get paid.
I am converting some old ...
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Query result as an HTML table
I am not a expert on php html. I built a website 2 months ago, and realized I using lot of php query result on web. Is there any approach without while my query result on multiple times
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CTE Query and DateTime Matching
I have two tables (they are defined below and you can use the SQL below to build them)
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T-SQL query outer apply with nested subqueries
I have the following 3 tables, and I don't have the option to modify them.
[Logs] table with [log_type], ...
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Retrieving data from SQL DB based on user input
I wrote this to connect to a local DB using my local login credentials. It pulls back card information based on the user's input.
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SQL report of hazards for selected processes
I've written some code in VBA to help our R&D department. I've moved all of the redundant and static information into a database for them to look up and then generate a report from.
I've ...
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Matching entities in SQL Server to replace iterative Python script
I have a SQL (MS SQL Server) database of ~22 million companies (called target_db in my code). For example:
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SQL Server database cleanup, need to drop stored procs, foreign keys, and tables, and?
We have a SQL Server 2008 database that has some old tables and stored procedures that need to be dropped. We want to keep the newer tables, but just clean up the old no longer used objects.
My task ...
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App for providing accounting solutions for clients
I have a VB6 app that has existed for more than 7 years to which I have a few clients using it for their accounting solutions. Now my problem is that a particular client has grown so big with a 15GB ...
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T-SQL simplify repeated query unions for each day of the week
I've created the T-SQL code below to get the next nearest datetime value during the next 7 days.
The ScheduleDetail table schema is:
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Renumbering main articles and associated articles
Product consist of at least 1 or more articles. Nummer always consists of 3 parts separated by dots. The main article, which always exists, has ...
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Update Trigger (Comparing Descriptive string), as well as checking for valid updates
I have an audit table EpisodesHistory. One of the fields that gets copied is eDescription. I expect ...
