I have a database in which some editing operations have to be done manually on some rows. I have the SQL Server Management Studio Express. In SSMS, to edit the rows, normally the option is:
Select DB > Table > Right Click > Edit top 200 rows
But, the problem here is that I only have to edit some selected rows. I am able to retrieve these selected rows by the following query:
/****** Script for SelectTopNRows command from SSMS ******/
SELECT *
FROM [test].[dbo].[Sheet1] WHERE Item1 IS NULL OR Item2 IS NULL
Now, I have to perform some edit operations (moving some data from some columns to others) which can't be performed with a query because of no single observable pattern for editting. So, the question remains, how can I get these rows in edit mode to do my task?
Click edit rows on the table and then open the sql tab of that query and add your predicate there. And that's how you can edit filtered records.
As you said, go for
Select DB > Table > Right Click > Edit top 200 rows
Now the window opens with the top 200 query and the results editable.
Now change the query to the one with your where clause and hit F5
Using LinqPad (https://www.linqpad.net/) you can direct edit previous run select query. It also has many other features like running Linq or C# codes.
After you have your 200 rows displayed for editing, you can also click on the "SQL" icon which will now be available above the Object Explorer. This is another way to have the SQL displayed which you can now edit as needed in order to change the desired rows.
To expand on other answers, once you open the SQL pane and have edited the SQL, you can click Ctrl-R or click the "Execute SQL" button to actually execute the SQL
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I am using Pentaho Report Designer 7. The database connection is OK.
Now, I wonder why on the Data Tab on the right side. There is no fields from the query that I can click and drag it to the report?
It only show me the available Query names but NOT the fields that I can click and drag to the report.
If your query is working fine(if you have checked at database level),in that case two possibility.
Case 1: In old PRD version you have to specify limit clause then only fields will appear which is quit a strange thing but is the solution.
Example : select * from tablename limit 100000;
Case 2 : if issue is not getting resolved by doing case 1 then, you have to right click on the queryname and click on select query.
You can do a right click on the query and select that query. It should show you output fields of that query.
I got like 2000 rows of data, when I do select statement I can narrow my query but I cant change any value, as I have to change 50 columns, I dont want to use Update Command as then because values I have to update for each row is unique.
Anyone knows any easier way of selecting data using select command and then edit it.
EDIT
I just went to SQL Management studio, clicked on DB I am working on then find the table, I right clicked on it and then it says "Select top 1000 rows" so Now I can see the query and the data, I added "Where" into query and got what I wanted, but I cant modify the table rows below :S
*Edit 2 *
Or I can develop a Utility that will take Table Name , Column Name and its New value and simply updates it :)
You modify data using an UPDATE statement (with a WHERE clause) in a query window. While Management Studio has a feature called "Edit Top n Rows" that doesn't mean it's a good idea to use it - there are several behavioral bugs that are still unresolved even in the SQL Server 2012 version, and it can also place unnecessary and prohibitive locks on the underlying table.
I know it's not the answer you want to hear, but please become comfortable with proper DML commands. The documentation for UPDATE is found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177523(v=sql.100).aspx
The long and short of it, IMHO: If you can identify the rows you want to update by using a SELECT with a WHERE clause, you can also write an UPDATE query using the same WHERE clause.
In SSMS - in the same place you saw "Select top 1000 rows", there should be another option "Open table" or "Edit top 200 Rows" (by default).
If you did that on a table, then pressed the following button:
You should then by able to paste in your select statement you've already written instead of what is there, press the execute button (Red exclamation mark button). The grid that appears is editable.
In general I'd be inclined to agree with #AaronBertrand though, it's better to learn the syntax to Update statements yourself.
If you have Microsoft Access, you can create a linked table to your sql server database and edit it by opening the table and modifying the relevant rows. You can create a query in Microsoft Access as well limiting the rows you want to return, and then you can inline edit the columns you'd like to change in the result set.
See for example here how to create a linked table to SQL Server.
I have several tables in my database and I am using the SQL Server Management Studio for the first time. I want to see the data. In an SQLite 3 or MySQL
I'd simply type SELECT * FROM tblName WHERE...
the output would be in my console.
In SSMS open a new query window (Ctrl + n), make sure the database is selected from the databases dropdown (Ctrl + d to focus to the list, then up/down arrows and Enter to select the DB), write the query and F5 to run.
You can use the mouse for all of the above (there is a toolbar button for new query window, and you can use the mouse for selecting the DB).
An alternative is to use the object browser to drill down to the database and table in question, right click on the table name and select the "Select top 1000 rows..." (or similar) option.
In SSMS, hit the 'new query' button, which should be right under the "file edit view..." menu.
You'll get a blank window where you can type the SQL, with the results showing up underneath.
You'll also get an extra toolbar to select the default table, unless you do a use yourdb; query as the first operation in the query window.
Couple of ideas:
With SSMS:
Connect to server > database > tables > Right click and select top 1000.
Click New Query and type
SELECT * FROM TABLE
Use osql or sqlcmd
To view data in SQL Server Studio
Run this command : select * from (your table name)
I want to edit some row values once I get a query output in the result grid.
Its true that we can right click the table and say open table to get an editable table output, but what I want is editable query output, only certain rows matching for my criteria, and edit them in the result grid.
Can this possible inside Microsoft SQL server Management Studio Express?
Yes, This is possible. Right click on the table and Click on Edit Top 200 Rows as show in image below
Then click anywhere inside the result grid, to enable SQL Icon "Show Sql Pane". This will open sql editor for the table you opted to edit, here you can write your own sql query and then you can directly edit the result set of the query.
You can do something similar to what you want. Right click on a table and select "edit top 200 rows" (if you are on SQL Server 2008) or "open table" in SQL Server 2005. Once you get there, there is a button on the top that says "SQL"; when you click on it, it lets you write an SQL statement and you can edit the results of it if you click a cell you want to change.
The way you can do this is by:
turning your select query into a view
right click on the view and choose Edit All Rows (you will get a grid of values you can edit - even if the values are from different tables).
You can also add Insert/Update triggers to your view that will allow you to grab the values from your view fields and then use T-SQL to manage updates to multiple tables.
SSMS - Right Click Results of Edit 200 | Option | Pane | SQL - edit the statement.
The given answers are still valid. No change in SSMS (SQL Server 2016) has been made on that regard.
You can also use the criteria pane, after doing the "Edit Top 200 Rows".
Show criteria pane
Enter some criterion
Edit data directly in the results grid
Additionally, the number of rows for those commands can be customized in your SSMS options.
No. There is no way you can edit the result grid. The result grid is mainly for displaying purposes of the query you executed.
This for the reason that anybody can execute complex queries. Hopefully for the next release they will include this kind of functionality.
I Hope that answer your question.
UPDATE
as you can see correct solution in Learning answer,
In SQL server management 2014 you can
1.click on "Edit Top 200 Rows"
and then
2.clicking on "Show SQL Pane (ctrl+3)"
and
3.removing TOP (200) from select query
Refer to Shen Lance answer there is not a way to edit Result of select query. and the other answers is only for normal select and only for 200 records.
Just choose "Edit Top 200 rows", press Ctrl + 3 in the edit grid region (or click "Show SQL Pane") and edit the query...
But please note that this will work only for the query that doesn't contain "join"
Yes you can edit joined results. (at least in SSMS 2008 R2) After you edit any of the result values in the View that uses joins, you'll need to execute the query again to refresh the results.
You also need to make sure SSMS is configured to allow "Edit All Rows" ... to do this in SSMS - Tools | Options | SQL Server Object Explorer | Commands ... expand the Table and View Options ... put a value of 0 in "Value for Edit Top n Rows command" ... can do this for the select also.
Yves A Martin's response is 100% correct!
Rob
First of all right click the tale select 'Edit All Rows', select 'Query Designer -> Pane -> SQL ', after that you can edit the query output in the grid.
If you need to frequently perform in-cell edits on SQL databases, HeidiSQL works a treat, couldn't be simpler to use, and is free / open source (donations accepted).
Originally written for MySQL, it can now handle SQL Server, and has experimental (as of Aug 2014) PostgreSQL support as well.
Right click on any table in your dB of interest or any database in the server using master if there are joins or using multiple dBs. Select "edit top 200 rows". Select the "SQL" button in the task bar. Copy and paste your code over the existing code and run again. Now you can edit your query's result set. Sherry ;-)
If the query is written as a view, you can edit the view and update values. Updating values is not possible for all views. It is possible only for specific views. See Modifying Data Through View MSDN Link for more information. You can create view for the query and edit the 200 rows as given below:
To be clear: The option "Value for Edit Top Rows command" has nothing to do with the fact if a result set is editable or not. It is just a way to limit the result set.
Editing the result set of a query based on one and only one table is obviously always possible.
The result set of a query based on more than one table is under following condition possible:
You can edit the fields in the result set at once if they belong to one and only one based table in the query! If the fields are Primary Key, then you have to fulfill refresh/"Execute SQL" (Ctrl+R) after each row update, in order to be able to edit a row next time. If the fields are not Primary Key, then you do not need to fulfill refresh/"Execute SQL" (Ctrl+R).
I have tested it on SQL Server 2008 - 2016!
Is there a way to copy View output column headers along with the data? There is a setting in Options to include column headers with query results, but that only works with "New Query" and Stored Procedure output.
Looks like SSMS 2008 has this functionality built in to the contextual menu when you right click on results, but I only have 2005.
Am I out of luck?
Thanks for any help.
It works if you SELECT * FROM VIEW_NAME in a regular query window. If you Open a view like you Open a table to show data, it won't copy the columns - that's a different, editable grid.
Tools, Options, Query Results, SQL Server, Results to Grid. There's an option in there for it.