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6:00 PM
also ... i'm so right here right now
 
@bluefeet Yes, you are currently No 17 in the All-stars-MySQL-list
 
@ypercube you're in the middle of the list
 
@ypercube I think they should ask Your Common Sense - he would be so helpful
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO our old friend from Phillipines is No 2 ...
 
@ypercube miss that guy
 
6:03 PM
my lord Gordon has 2.8k+ answers in mysql
 
here come my caps again
"database update fails." WHAT'S THE ERROR?FreshPrinceOfSO 11 secs ago
 
Funny typo in this: I've been using my script for moths, adding entries (from here)
 
6:30 PM
good morning
 
morning?
 
I'm getting error:1038, Severity 15, State: 4 when I exe a Sp from php
I'm using sql-server 2008
 
@Zane are you having fun reading all this vikings mess -- deadspin.com/…
 
I think php or sql have a problem handling null values
how can I deal with that
 
@EmilioGort Please ask your question on Stack Overflow so you can get the help you need. It's hard to answer your question without looking at the code you're running.
 
6:33 PM
@Lamak UGT
 
I'm dying to know why each key has its own table. — FreshPrinceOfSO 5 mins ago
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO is more a general question, do you have some experience with this problem?
 
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Version 2.4.9 will contain the fix for this bug and will be available in approximately 7 days. We strongly recommend upgrading your mongos processes as soon as this fix is released. A fix will also be made available in version 2.2.7 shortly thereafter.
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from my experience in SO is better ask general question in a chat
 
We typically don't answer general questions here. They may be useful to other members of the community.
 
6:38 PM
@EmilioGort this isn't SO
 
@EmilioGort is that the whole error message you are getting?
 
An object or column name is missing or empty. For SELECT INTO statements, verify each column has a name. For other statements, look for empty alias names. Aliases defined as "" or [] are not allowed. Change the alias to a valid name. (severity 15)
 
@EmilioGort we don't to have Q & A in here, this is chat
 
form the sql profiler
 
This just ends up in us pulling teeth to get more details, e.g. what is the actual query you've issued, etc. And as FreshPrince rightly says, the answers are useful only to you
Whereas the whole point of the site is to build a resource of Q & A that are useful to many people
 
6:39 PM
the problem is that I got that kind of error when exist null values in the query
just looking for direction to solve the problem...if you guys can guide me
 
and with that @AaronBertrand left the building
 
@bluefeet I wonder if his blood pressure goes up each time he deals with this
@EmilioGort Once you've asked your question, feel free to post the link to your question here.
 
6:42 PM
ok
 
@EmilioGort and add details like if your sp run fine in SQL Server alone
 
I went to format this query and the formatter exploded. — FreshPrinceOfSO 6 secs ago
 
is this even a question?
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Q: Create Temp Table from Comma Seperated String of INT's

Andy LinkI wanted to share my findings here using a temp table and a WHILE clause. I separate a comma separated string of INT's to use in a IN statement.

let alone it's self-answered
 
anyone know Osman Ghaderi?
 
voted to close question as unclear
That's nice, but the question is tagged sql-server and has ms sql in the prose. — Dan Bracuk 2 mins ago
@bluefeet voted to close
The proper way to "share your findings" is using a Community Wiki. — FreshPrinceOfSO 32 secs ago
 
6:55 PM
@FreshPrinceOfSO you and your "proper ways"...it's 2014, live a little!
 
facepalm
Thanks for reply but I'm using SQL Server 2008 and I used your query and getting error 'Incorrect syntax near 'LIMIT'' — Hemant 2 mins ago
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO that sometimes confuses me a bit too when people say "My SQL" they mean "My SQL Server Installation" and not the abomination that is MySQL
 
@swasheck Hey hey. Top mysql users around. Mind your tongue ;)
4
 
@bluefeet I haven't read the full article. However I did hear an interview he did with his former road room mate Ben Lieber. It was pretty interesting.
 
We ain't getting paid 170$ per hour for nothing.
 
6:59 PM
@swasheck drives me absolutely batty
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO yes, how many times do you have to explain why we don't want drawn out Q & A here? This is for bollocks, not Q & A.
 
@AaronBertrand I'm glad you're back.
 
Actually had to reboot to apply updates.
 
@AaronBertrand at least if you are gonna ask something, try to engage with the people first
 
@ypercube yeah ... yeah you are
@AaronBertrand inconceivable
 
7:00 PM
@swasheck about once every two months, if I need it or not
(Another reason I like Mac OS and abhor Windows)
 
@swasheck I don't think it means what you think it means
 
@Lamak +1 from me :D
@AaronBertrand if only they'd port ksplice to MacBSD ...
 
@swasheck I couldn't let that slide
 
Meh, I don't mind rebooting occasionally. This is a desktop, not a server, after all. And it helps me clean up a bunch of open apps and docs with one swoop/
 
@AaronBertrand true. also, thanks for the link to the emc consulting blog. down the rabbit trail of -E i go!!!
 
7:04 PM
@swasheck are you trying to solve a specific problem with that? Or just edumacating yourself?
 
@AaronBertrand looking at our storage vendor's data warehouse "best practices" documentation and they have a blind recommendation to enable TF1117 (yay @MaxVernon), and -E ... wondering what -E did
 
TF1117 but not TF1118?
 
@AaronBertrand yeah. i found that odd.
@EmilioGort my first comment to you is going to be, "have you searched for that error, sev, and state yet?"
@AaronBertrand so right now it's about edjumacating meself
 
Ok, is it 8 shots of whiskey thirty yet>
<facepalm>
 
@bluefeet Would you happen to know anyone who might be interested in a SQL Developer position local to Phoenix?
 
@EmilioGort try changing the parameter from "@Days to '@Days'
 
@MichaelFredrickson you might be asking someone
 
you say eclose the parameter between ''
 
@EmilioGort yes
 
7:12 PM
Yep, Emilio is sending me to whiskey-thirty early. Ciao folks.
 
@bluefeet @MichaelFredrickson i just love watching this stuff happen
 
@swasheck in the sql code u say no?
 
@bluefeet If you're interested, here's the site that has the job posting that we're looking to fill... apriva.com/careers
 
@EmilioGort he means mssql_bind($stmt, '@Days', $days, SQLINT4);
 
@bluefeet If you click "Apply Now", and then under positions "Search", there'll be one listed as "Sr. SQL Developer"
 
7:14 PM
@Lamak this
@EmilioGort also ... @AaronBertrand is asking for this
$days = 30;
$stmt = mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]');
PRINT $stmt;
 
@bluefeet Here's a direct link also: ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH08/ats/careers/…
 
@MichaelFredrickson cool, I'll take a peek
 
@EmilioGort all documentation has single quotes
also ... this is why i hate php
 
@swasheck I found it weird that he's using stmt = mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]');
 
@bluefeet If you know anyone else that might be interested, please feel free to pass it around... there's actually two open SQL Developer positions at the moment.
 
7:16 PM
instead of $stmt = mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]');
 
@Lamak yeah
there's that too
also why i hate PHP
 
@MichaelFredrickson do you have good benefits? do you allow working from home?
 
@swasheck oh, updated question
so no more stmt
 
@swasheck no change
I get the same error
 
@bluefeet The benefits are great... unfortunately working from home is more of an exception than allowed full time... at most it would be one day a week WFH...
 
7:17 PM
@EmilioGort so now try doing this and give us the print results
$days = 30;
$stmt = mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]');
PRINT $stmt;
 
@EmilioGort did you try the PRINT $stmt;????
 
@MichaelFredrickson that's what I get right now - just checking though :)
I'll check out the req and if it isn't for me, I'll pass it around
 
@bluefeet Wonderful, thank you!
 
> 1-2 years of hands-on development experience with C#, Java, C++ or other object-oriented programming language.
Yikes.
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO I know c#
some anyway - I worked on it for about 2 years during an application rewrite
 
7:19 PM
I know C$
 
Resource id #7
 
@bluefeet i'm going to apply just to be mean-spirited
@EmilioGort have you tried running the stored procedure not from PHP?
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO That should be more of a nice to have instead of required... I'll get the description updated...
 
@swasheck are you gonna move to phx?
 
in the sql it runs fine
 
7:20 PM
@bluefeet hail naw
 
@EmilioGort you're doing the PHP wrong
 
@swasheck disqualified!!
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO long, slow clap to captain obvious
 
what I'm doing wrong?
 
@swasheck print_r($stmt);?
 
7:22 PM
@JackDouglas maybe. i've just posted to the threshold of my php knowledge
 
@EmilioGort have you tried "Change the alias to a valid name."
 
@JackDouglas Good you are here. I have zero knowledge about PHP
 
@EmilioGort I think we are asking to see the return of mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]')
$stmt = mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]');
print_r($stmt);
 
@bluefeet just read it. I have to imageine that's going to provide a considerable amount of trouble for a few people.
 
@Lamak you are probably pleased about that ;)
 
7:26 PM
@JackDouglas I probably am
 
@Zane well since leslie frazier is already out i suppose that's one thing, right?
 
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Q: How to add sorting to this query (Order By ASC)

iseesharpI have this query : SELECT IP, count(*) as cnt FROM withdraw_update wu JOIN update_detail u ON wu.Update_ID = u.Update_ID group by 1 having count(*) > 1 LIMIT 10 ; It returns two columns : IP | Cnt I want the results of Cnt to be sorted(DESCENDING) So i tried, SELEC...

lol
@swasheck Indeed he is.
Something about the team playing like shit and his heinously misplaced trust in Christian Ponder.
I think Fraizer is a D coordinator somewhere again though.
 
@Zane tampa had originally expressed some sort of misguided interest
@Zane i think ponder could be good
...
in the cfl or on the scout team
 
Lol practice squad fo life!
 
Anyone spare a flamethrower?
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Q: How to create stored procedure and execute using SSIS package in SQL Server 2008

gopal dangiI am facing issues in creating stored procedure in SQL Server 2008. want to execute a procedure using SSIS package. The output that generates from this procedure will also a Script, so want to execute that Script output too.

 
7:34 PM
@billinkc was just voting to close it
 
woot closed by The Heap™
 
> put on hold as off-topic by billinkc, Lamak, Aaron Bertrand, Jack Douglas, FreshPrinceOfSO 7 secs ago
the heap strikes again
 
.. in 2 min 47 sec
 
I'd have reported it sooner but I was busy blowing my guts out
 
@billinkc so you're saying you were on the throne?
 
7:37 PM
Vomiting, not defecating
 
@ypercube judgment is swift and horrible
 
I refer to the other as my office
 
@billinkc with you how could we tell the difference?
 
@billinkc thanks for sharing
 
Sharing is caring
 
7:39 PM
@billinkc are you ill or do you just really hate bad questions on SO?
 
I'm fit as a fiddle and way more fit that sqlfiddle
 
@billinkc I want to SSIS my data to a scripting please. How I do?
 
Just trying to be clever
@Zane ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
 
@Zane BIML. it's for all the BI hipsters these days
 
@billinkc ON ERROR FIX ERROR.
@swasheck Lol BI hipsters. "Yeah I've was into cubes before 2008R2"
 
7:41 PM
BI Hipster... This could be a thing
 
It's like the Relational Model is so out. You've probably never heard of it but I'm into Star Schema.
 
My snowflake is made of artisan data bits using the latest in optical transparency and noise reflection techniques. You've probably never heard of it
 
@billinkc that was so mainstream last year.
 
I'm trying to find a photo for the BI hipster.
 
Find a person with overtight clothing pointing to a pie chart
 
 
and thick-rimmed glasses
 
@Zane Too business like
 
@billinkc Ugh I keep finding one where it's to many people.
 
i need a gif of yoda fighting dooku in the clone wars. someone wanna help me?
 
7:52 PM
@bluefeet LOL
 
@Zane or this one -- t2.gstatic.com/…
 
@bluefeet getting warmer
 
@billinkc blocked
@bluefeet not blocked
 
7:56 PM
@swasheck achievement unlocked
 
@swasheck Pun Racoon meme, "Where doesn't the hipster fish? The mainstream."
 
@MikeFal it's like i was there to witness it meself
 
@swasheck Is it real, or is it Mike_Fal-orex
 
7:58 PM
@MikeFal also ... no luck finding template. i ganked one from brandon for the denver sqlsat but i'm not sure if that'll fly
 
@swasheck It'll be fine.
 
Just put funnay pictures in there
 
I have a very basic template I use.
And whatever you do, don't listen to @billinkc. He has terrible font choices.
 
@Zane he is serious thinker with his hand on his chin
 
8:03 PM
Lady BI hipster?
Lady BI hipster who's too cool to care?
 
vtc duplicate
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Q: How can we use wildcard functionality in more than one columns in SQL Server 2008?

HemantHow can we use wildcard functionality in more than one columns in SQL Server 2008? below is my query SELECT * FROM sheet1 WHERE description like '%abc%' if I fire the given then i'm able retrieve data in description columns whichever are in abc but I'm not able to search same with other colum...

 
Alright I'm supposed to be working no more BI hipster photo search.
 
@MikeFal is it sql-y at all or just one of the out-of-the-box templates?
@MikeFal my font color is the same as the color of the background, will that work?
 
@Zane This is my winner. Well done
 
No.
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Q: Could you help me build a full text query across two tables?

Cream Whipped AirplaneI just ran into a wall when implementing my DB design into my web application. I have tried reading several of the similar questions to mine, here on SO, but I'm just getting lost in it. My goal is to have a full text search that retrieves matching movie titles and two main starring actors. The...

 
8:17 PM
@EdwardDortland welcome ... so i've been reading but the benefit of TF1117 is lost on me
 
hello no luck trying to fix my issue
print_r($stmt);? return Resource id #7
 
@AaronBertrand look away
 
@billinkc My roommate has a shutterstock account I'll get it when I get home.
@FreshPrinceOfSO "I really just have to have this working" Nope
 
@EmilioGort What happens if you change "@Days" to '@Days'
 
@Zane Odds of this being the root problem?
If your ParameterName is NewParameterName, then you will need to replace that with 0 — billinkc 19 secs ago
 
8:27 PM
Could that be the issue? He is also using single quotes in the:
$stmt = mssql_init('[dbo].[DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider]');
Do they have to be double quotes?
 
@MarkStorey-Smith nothing I get the same error
 
@billinkc I'm saying a strong 70%
 
@swasheck Naw, my template is just boiled down, fairly simple.
 
If I were a gambling man my bet would be yes.
 
@ypercube I don't know any PHP, I just looked up uk1.php.net/mssql_bind
 
8:29 PM
@EmilioGort take out the brackets in the stored procedure?
 
yo mean in the sp name in mssql_init?
 
$stmt = mssql_init('dbo.DEVDB_sp_GET_Overpayment_By_Provider');????
I tried, but the same error, it's good practice close the sp name between barckets
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Q: How to debug error 102 severity 15 state 1

Emilio GortHow can find a solution to fix a SP that when I run from php I get Error 102 severity 15 state 1 PHP: $stmt = mssql_init('DBO.TEST_sp_SET_Claim Status'); mssql_bind($stmt, '@ClaimID', $claimID, SQLINT4); mssql_bind($stmt, '@Status', $status, SQLINT4); mssql_bind($stmt, '@UserID', $userID, SQLIN...

 
@EmilioGort Why in that question are your mssql_bind statements single quoted but in this new question the parameter is double quoted?
 
@billinkc OP seems to have died....
 
8:35 PM
is indiferent...now I change all to single quotes
 
@Zane I am shocked. Absolutely shocked
But don't worry, I drowned my sadness in reading about the formula for hollywood films
 
Now we have a more important mystery to solve.
 
I think this belongs on Database Administrators
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Q: recommended workaround to Vertica's limitation of one database at a time?

Matthew CornellWe are new to Vertica and found it relatively surprising that only one database at a time can be UP/active. In our research work we need to access multiple databases at a time, so I'd like to know how other Vertica users manage this limitation. The only approaches I've thought of so far are a) ta...

 
@EmilioGort Hang on... $stmt contains the string "Resource ID #7" ?
 
is the handle PHP has assigned to the actual SQL query object
 
8:43 PM
fugly language if ever I saw one
 
)*(&#@^&*#@&*D(H@#&*#@GH&XBN#&*@)*(&$)#@&*DH#&*
 
@billinkc This is why I stopped watching most movies a while ago.
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Q: SQL Schema changed to be "dbo.dbo." after altering table name

user2979630I tried to alter a table with a new table name. I successfully changed the name but the schema also changed from "dbo." to be "dbo.dbo.". When I tried selecting data from the new table, it shows in the Message box that the table is invalid so I can't do anything with the new table. Does anyone ...

dbo.dbo
 
ugly
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Q: SQL Server grouping and merging rows in new columns

alhakimiI have the following question i would appriciates your kind assistant to get the output mentioned below: I need to get new report that has the following data : 1- Passengers traveling together in the same Reservation number the column is(Reservation) so new column should contain all the passenger...

 
8:58 PM
By Sunday we will have possible wind chills of 50 below and a low of -26 degrees...
 
@Zane stay inside
 
@bluefeet We're all working from home on Monday.
My roomate takes the bus to work though so he's boned.
 
9:10 PM
Worst table names EVER!
 
@Zane looks like an ERP or accounting software.
 
@swasheck That's obnoxious.
 
you're telling me
@Zane bad question.
 
@swasheck I would walk out instantly lol
 
@Zane i mean the question itself is bad. there are multiple grouping sets
 
9:18 PM
@swasheck Yeah.
I would like to aggregate and group by the exact same things
 
what. the. funk.
I'm sorry for telling you that, but I think I know exactly what I'm talking about and I think you don't know whom you're talking to, or what are my knowledge or experience, so please move aside the judging. And based on what the question mentions without having to talk about the security and privileges, what i said will be the solution. If we wanted to talk about the security, so he couldn't even alter those tables from the first place!! — Nirvana Priest 9 mins ago
@AaronBertrand how's the whiskey?
2
 
AndriyM is the hero
if you post as answer I will accept and upvote it...super grateful — Emilio Gort 16 mins ago
 
9:39 PM
@ypercube Thank you, but no, thank you
 
9:56 PM
Whiskey is good
@Anar and pity up-votes on sub-par questions just encourage people to keep asking sub-par questions. Down-votes and votes-to-close are not meant to not "be nice" but rather to uphold the quality of the site, and encourage newcomers to read the FAQ, understand how the site works, and ultimately ask better questions that are a good fit for our format. In this case, for example, no evidence is shown that they tried anything. Even total beginners have to try something; this isn't a write-my-code-for-me service. stackoverflow.com/help/dont-askAaron Bertrand 1 min ago
 
@AaronBertrand the last bottle of single Malt I purchased was a $60 bust.
 
I got Highland park and it tasted like potpourri...
Colorado Whiskey?
 
@Zane yep
 
I love what you guys are doing with beer so I may have to check it out.
 
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Q: databasename_indx.ndf file not referenced but can't delete

longneckI have a SQL 2000 Express database for a legacy app I'm ditching soon. Until then, I'm at my 2 GB limit. According to sp_helpfile the database has one mdf (900 MB) and one log file, but the ndf (1100 MB) is not referenced. But if I stop the SQL server and delete the ndf file, then I can't access...

Wow!
 
@Zane i can't find stranahans on the merwin site, but the breck bourbon is quite good. i highly recommend stranahans, though
@ShawnMelton wasnt SQL 2000 Express called MSDE?
maybe he got hit by W32.slammer
:P
 
@ShawnMelton Removed my comment.
I can't get involved in that nightmare.
 
now the recruiters aren't even trying. i got emails for Java/Cassandra and an Access Programmer
 
10:17 PM
need one more delete vote
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Q: SQL Server : how to show number of records per date range

DatTrishThis may seem very silly, but I am trying to count the number of a certain animal per month. This is how my data is in the database: Time | Animal ----------------------------------- 2013-01-01 00:01:00 | Pig 2013-01-02 00:02:00 | Turkey 2013-02-01 00:02:00 | Turkey 2013-02-0...

 
baleeted
 
@FreshPrinceOfSO Shouldn't we give the OP a chance to improve the question? It's their first post. It's got issues all right, and that's why it's put on hold, but why delete right away?
 
@AndriyM i agree with not deleting.
 
I cast my vote as anar as a vote against anar vs the question itself. I'm doing it wrong, I know
 
I agree it was a little harsh to delete that so fast
 
10:23 PM
i'm good with putting it on hold until he got his act together
 
I also agree with not deleting
 
I voted to undelete. You have to give them a chance to fix it
 
@bluefeet i can't do such a thing because i'm nothing to SO
 
You just deleted the .ndf file after stopping the service? I hope you took a backup of that file. — Aaron Bertrand 7 mins ago
 
@swasheck eventually you will be something
 
10:25 PM
@AaronBertrand are you suggesting I don't just start deleting database files arbitrarily?
What are these radical notions?
 
@bluefeet i hope not
 
I gave them a hint
@DatTrish Here's a hint for you - you should search on the words pivot and sql-server Pivot uses an aggregate function to convert your data from rows into columns. — bluefeet 1 min ago
 
I'm out.
See you all later.
 
@Zane don't freeze to death
 
Yeah time to get groceries so I don't have to do it in the Negatives.
 
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