i want use single quotations inside a transact sql statement, then execute that statement. for example my query is: now i want use like this: this not work, and this error occurred : Invalid column name ‘1’ I know problem is quotations in left and right side of the 1 this is a sample and i want use of this
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Numbers of weekdays in a date range in TSQL
This is harder than it looks. I need a function that calculates the numbers of a given weekday in a date range. I don’t want any loops or recursive SQL. There are millions of examples doing just that. I need a fast function for calculation. Input of the function will be weekday, fromdata, todate Expected result: Answer @Mikael Eriksson has
Format() function doesn’t work?
I am trying to execute following built-in function in sql but it gives me error that this function doesn’t exist my query: Error i am getting: What may be the problem, or what am i doing wrong? Thanks! Answer Use Convert function instead. Example:
How to delete all duplicate records from SQL Table?
Hello I have table name FriendsData that contains duplicate records as shown below I want to remove duplicate combinations rows using MS SQL? Remove latest duplicate records from MS SQL FriendsData table. here I attached image which highlights duplicate column combinations. How I can removed all duplicate combinations from SQL table? Answer Try this See here Or here is more
How to DROP multiple columns with a single ALTER TABLE statement in SQL Server?
I would like to write a single SQL command to drop multiple columns from a single table in one ALTER TABLE statement. From MSDN’s ALTER TABLE documentation… Specifies that constraint_name or column_name is removed from the table. DROP COLUMN is not allowed if the compatibility level is 65 or earlier. Multiple columns and constraints can be listed. It says that
Simple DateTime sql query
How do I query DateTime database field within a certain range? I am using SQL SERVER 2005 Error code below Note that I need to get rows within a certain time range. Example, 10 mins time range. Currently SQL return with Incorrect syntax near ’12’.” Answer You missed single quote sign: Also, it is recommended to use ISO8601 format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.nnn[
Syntax of for-loop in SQL Server
What is the syntax of a for loop in TSQL?
SQL Server 2008 – How to convert GMT(UTC) datetime to local datetime?
I have an insert proc that passes in GETDATE() as one of the values because each insert also stores when it was inserted. This is hosted on SQL Azure – which uses GMT. Now, when I am receiving messages, I have the GMT date stored for each of them in their timestamp columns, how do I convert this to the
How can I group by date time column without taking time into consideration
I have a bunch of product orders and I’m trying to group by the date and sum the quantity for that date. How can I group by the month/day/year without taking the time part into consideration? 3/8/2010 7:42:00 should be grouped with 3/8/2010 4:15:00 Answer Cast/Convert the values to a Date type for your group by.
Cannot use a CONTAINS or FREETEXT predicate on table or indexed view because it is not full-text indexed
I am getting following error in my SQL server 2008 R2 database: Cannot use a CONTAINS or FREETEXT predicate on table or indexed view ‘tblArmy’ because it is not full-text indexed.