Main problem here is that we do not have something to group on for one sequence of First, Middle, and Final.

To solve that, I introduced a derived column that searches...

Since you don't know exact number of columns in a result, you need dynamic pivot.

Something like this:

http://www.simple-talk.com/community/blogs/andras/archive/2007/09/14/37265.aspx

but use QUOTENAME() function.

If you need working example, post a script that...

Security is a science "per se", and there is nothing 100% secure.

But, for your optimal/reasonable security needs probably you can do a few steps:

- upgrade to SQL2008R2 and latest Service...

Your query contains no linked server, therefore I conclude it is pure oracle query, nothing to do with sql server, at least for now.

You could try to use a hint,...

If you have multiple records with the same value of number, cashdate and cashamt

in your arcashha table, you will sum only one of that rows.

I believe this is not desired...

Use FULL JOIN if you want to check both directions at the same time.

Look at the CONVERT function in the documentation and various formats, and then take a SUBSTRING after conversion to varchar.

Other approach would be without conversion to varchar, staying in the...

You can use something like this:

RAISERROR('This is a test', 16, 1)

Third parameter is any number you choose, from 0 to 255.

Second parameter:

>=16 then is error.

<=10 and below - informational message.

You...

You can do that like this:

-- Input: @DistrictId or @RegionId, @startDate, @endDate

SELECT o.RegionId, o.ItemId, SUM(o.Quantity)

FROM dbo.Orders o

JOIN dbo.Items i ON i.ItemId=o.ItemId

JOIN dbo.RegionDistricts rd ON rd.RegionId = o.RegionId

WHERE o.RequestedDate BETWEEN @startDate...

You can user ROW_NUMBER() OVER() trick:

--=== Prepare data

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#history') IS NOT NULL drop table #history

CREATE TABLE #history

(HistoryId int IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,

ItemId int NOT NULL, -- FOREIGN KEY to item this...

You can use XDetails Addin to see included columns and other details:

Problem is that dynamic queries (exec, sp_execute) or any procedure call are not allowed in functions.

You could build your xml without "for xml" - directly as string, then convert the...

Instead of:

<category t1="Rifle Parts" />

<category t2="Sights" />

<category t3="Front Sights" />

This would probably make more sense:

<category t1="Rifle Parts" t2="Sights" t3="Front Sights" />

You can achieve this by PIVOT-ing data and then converting...

Syntax is almost the same as for SELECT.

So, if you have a select:

--update t1 set t1.id=t2.somecolumn

--select *

from table1 t1

join table2 t2 on t1.id=t2.id

where t2.desc='solution'

Just uncomment the line with "select",...

Add identity column, drop old column, rename identity column.