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CSV import in SQL Server 2008
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I am using BULK INSERT to import a text file into a table.
The data imports OK but is quoted. for example
"1235","Bob Dylan","Dylan","Bob"
I have read a bit on this and have I created a format file using BCP that resolves the problem except the leading quote. ie:
"1235,Bob Dylan,Dylan,Bob
How can I remove the leading quote
In the past I have used an XML format file with a dummy row of 1 character length. Maybe someone else has a more elegant solution but that worked for me.
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Why is sql server storing question mark characters instead of Japanese characters in NVarchar fields?
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I have a text in the database with the symbol "➜". When I display it on the web page, I get a "?" instead. Can someone help me?
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Empty space at the end of SQL Server query results
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I'm currently working in an SQL database where a column has trailing spaces.
The spaces in question show up as %20 in the browser url.
I've been able to remove them with a select query but whenever I convert it to an update an set query it doesn't seem to work, any input would be appreciated.
Working select query:
select [dbo].[udf-Str-Strip-Control](identifier)
from [AHDRC].[dbo].[artworks]
Broken update query:
update [AHDRC].[dbo].[artworks]
SET [identifier] = [dbo].[udf-Str-Strip-Control](identifier);
SELECT [identifier]
From [AHDRC].[dbo].[artworks];
I am currently using SQL server management studio
[identifier] is a nchar(128)
Apologies if anything is unclear / badly formatted.
[identifier] was a nchar(128) causing trailing spaces.
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SQL Server - Remove all non-printable ASCII characters
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I have a sql server table where control characters appear when column is copied and pasted into notepad. I need to remove/replace these control characters. For example here is a text i copied from my sql server table into notepad
How do i remove "OSC". I have searched the net and here but cant find anything on this. Table was imported from SSIS as ANSI (i also tried data conversion in ssis to convert the column to ascii but still to no avail).
"OSC" is CHAR(157). Try using REPLACE(Values, CHAR(157), ''). If it works then you can update in the table. Hope it helps.
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How can I comment special \ commands in PostgreSQL's psql commandline tool?
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Closed 8 years ago.
I have a query in an excel file that I inherited from the previous user/creator of the tool. The external connection is to a PostgreSQL database. Here's the line of script that I need to decipher so that I can hopefully adjust the date range for the query:
with
icon_date as (select max(icon.date::date)/* '1/1/2014'::date*/ as icon_date from pmm.icon)
...
pmm is the schema and .icon is the table name
My specific question is what this part means:
/* '1/1/2014'::date*/
I have no clue what surrounding a date::data type with /* */ would do in the first part of the query. Any ideas? I can post more of query if that would help.
That is just a comment and it will be ignored.
There are (at least) two ways to put comments into SQL:
everything after -- until end of line
everything between /* and */ (even spanning lines)
My guess is that this is code left over from testing, where instead of the max you would select some fixed date (because it is faster, or data was missing).
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Ignore mysql error messages when executing an sql file
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I got an MySQL dump with ONLY insert statements. I tried to import it like this:
mysql> \. racktablesTabellen.sql
which always worked for me, till now because I got some errors I have to ignore. Can anybody tell me how to Ignore errors and just keep on with the entries when I got an sql dump with only insert statements ?
A possible solution is to remove the PRIMARY KEY from your table, import and add the PRIAMRY KEY again with ALTER IGNORE syntax.