Help with SQL over SSL

I'm running into a problem with configuring SQL over SSL on a SQL 2005 server. Hoping someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong....
Setup:
-Windows Server 2003
-SQL 2005
-Certificate from Thawte - Proper one for server authentication
-SQL Service runs under Administrator
Here's what I've done so far:
1. A Certificate has been purchased from Thawte, with the FQDN of "servera.domain.com" (to match the external DNS name of the SQL server)
2. I have provisioned the certificate on the server, by using the Certificates MMC to import the .CER file from Thawte into the Computer store (tried user store also, for kicks - didn't help)
3. Went into SQL Configuration Manager, which doesn't show the certificate (Certificate field is blank)
3a. Found a workaround, which was to add the certificate's thumbprint (cert hash) without spaces to the certificate value under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.x\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib" registry key.
At this point, I try to start the SQL service and it starts and then stops. An error appears in the event log - Event ID # 26014 - "Unable to load user-specified certificate. The server will not accept a connection. You should verify that the certificate is correctly installed".
I looked at the Microsoft's certificate requirements for SQL Server 2005 to load a SSL certificate. The cert meets all of the criteria, but the subject property of the certificate is making me wonder.... The requirement is for the subject property to "indicate that the common name (CN) is the same as the host name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server computer". The CN of the cert is "servera.domain.com", in order for it to match the internet DNS record, but the server name is "servera.internal.local". Could SQL be refusing to use the cert due to the CN being a bit off? This is the only thing I can think of, but not sure how one would get around this issue without naming the server the external DNS name (not generally recommended).
Any ideas?
Thanks very much,
Vishnu

I have not run into this, but have only worked with this in a test environment sith self signed certs.
Try registering the cert using httpcfg, see the below link for more details:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/e17527d2-105a-451f-8e3f-d515479527011033.mspx?mfr=true
Also assure that the certificate meets:
The certificate must be in either the local computer certificate store or the current user certificate store.
The current system time must be after the Valid from property of the certificate and before the Valid to property of the certificate.
The certificate must be meant for server authentication. This requires the Enhanced Key Usage property of the certificate to specify Server Authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1).
The certificate must be created by using the KeySpec option of AT_KEYEXCHANGE. Usually, the certificate's key usage property (KEY_USAGE) will also include key encipherment (CERT_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE).
The Subject property of the certificate must indicate that the common name (CN) is the same as the host name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server computer. If SQL Server is running on a failover cluster, the common name must match the host name or FQDN of the virtual server and the certificates must be provisioned on all nodes in the failover cluster.

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Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 7: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 8: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 9: Rejected - Error on table ISSUE_FACT_TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 10: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 11: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 12: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 13: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 14: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 15: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 16: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 17: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 18: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 19: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 20: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 21: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 22: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 23: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 24: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 39: Rejected - Error on table TESTLD, column DISCOUNT_AMT.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
MAXIMUM ERROR COUNT EXCEEDED - Above statistics reflect partial run.
Table TESTLD:
0 Rows successfully loaded.
51 Rows not loaded due to data errors.
0 Rows not loaded because all WHEN clauses were failed.
0 Rows not loaded because all fields were null.
Space allocated for bind array: 255936 bytes(62 rows)
Read buffer bytes: 1048576
Total logical records skipped: 0
Total logical records read: 51
Total logical records rejected: 51
Total logical records discarded: 0
Run began on Tue May 23 11:04:28 2006
Run ended on Tue May 23 11:04:28 2006
Elapsed time was: 00:00:00.14
CPU time was: 00:00:00.01
[oracle@casanbdb11 sql_loader]$
Here is the control file:
LOAD DATA
INFILE issue_fact.csv
REPLACE
INTO TABLE TESTLD
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ISSUE_KEY,
TIME_DIM_KEY,
PRODUCT_CATEGORY_KEY,
PRODUCT_KEY,
SALES_CHANNEL_DIM_KEY,
TIME_OF_DAY_DIM_KEY,
ACCOUNT_DIM_KEY,
ESN_KEY,
DISCOUNT_DIM_KEY,
INVOICE_NUMBER,
ISSUE_QTY,
GROSS_PRICE,
DISCOUNT_AMT,
NET_PRICE,
COST,
SALES_GEOGRAPHY_DIM_KEY
)

Where clause "where 1=1" help with SQL tuning

Hello Tuning experts,
Is it helpful to use "where 1=1" and then put all the joins and conditions in the "AND" statements of the SQL when writing SQL queries. I would like to know if it helps with query performance to write SQL queirs that way.
Thanks in advance.
Edited by: oracle_developer on Oct 8, 2012 10:41 AM

You can see here that "where 1 = 1" is gone from the predicate info in the explain plan.
The optimizer simply discarded it.
SQL> explain plan for
2 select *
3 from emp
4 where 1 = 1
5 and job = 'SALESMAN';
Explained.
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 3956160932
| Id | Operation         | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT |      |     3 |   114 |     3   (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 1 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| EMP |     3 |   114 |     3   (0)| 00:00:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
   1 - filter("JOB"='SALESMAN')
13 rows selected.

Help with SQL Server 2005 http Endpoint

I am trying to use mx:webservice to directly connect to a SQL
Server 2005 HTTP Endpoint. Is this possible. Is there going to be a
problem with crossdomain issues? If the Endpoint is actively
listening on port 80 then IIS cannot. So I cannot place
crossdomain.xml in webserver, how will I overcome this crossdomain
problem? Am I making this more complicated than it is? If anyone
has an example it would be appreciated. All I want is a flex2 app
talking directly to sql server. Seems possible.

Kent, I see that many others have reported that error (doing
a google search), but I see no ready answers. I saw something that
reminded me of a connection string value that I've seen answer some
problems. May be worth a shot for you: try adding this string to
the connection string (in "advanced options") for your datasource:
AuthenticationMethod=Type2
If it doesn't solve it, remove it. But keep it handy in case
it ever may help with some other problem.
Here's one other possible answer for you:
http://www.webmasterkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/coldfusion-server/3206/SQL-Server-2000-Windows-A uth
Sorry I can't be more clear for you.

Help with voice-over on Ipod nano

I'm totally blind and am using the 60g Ipod Nano with voice-over inabled. I am finding though even though the voice speaks the names of the menus, ie music, albums etc it doesn't speak the names of my albums or songs or tracks. What have I done wrong? I've tried connecting and leaving it to see if any voice tags are made, but nothing has happened. Any help would be welcome, it's driving me mad Many thanks from Lori.

Try resetting your iPod.
1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
2. Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 8 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
Tip: If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.
If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn't set to go to sleep.
Since you are totally blind, perhaps some one can double check your voice over settings to make sure everything is updated.
The following information are links:
iPod nano (5th generation): Enabling and updating VoiceOver
Using Software Update for Windows to keep your Apple software up-to-date
Every iPod comes with complimentary, single-incident telephone technical support within 90 days of your iPod purchase. _If you also purchased AppleCare, then your warranty is extended for technical support and hardware coverage for *two years* from the original purchase date of your iPod._

Difficulties with replication over SSL

I'm having trouble replicating over SSL:
I have two hosts, let's call them 'ldap1' and ldap2', both have ssl enabled and use their own certs.
Both certs were signed by Verisign and thus both machines have the same trusted root CA cert installed.
I have also installed the server-cert from ldap2 onto ldap1, and have modified the trustargs as I thought appropriate:
certutil -L \
-d /apps/ldap/serverroot/alias \
-P slapd-cnd-tm1-
server-cert u,u,u
ldap2.berkeley.edu CT,,
UCB Root Certificate Authority 01 CT,,Alas, I still cannot get replication to work over SSL from ldap1 to ldap2. The error log on ldap1 shows the following:
[30/Aug/2006:08:14:38 -0700] - ERROR<8318> - Repl. Transport - conn=-1 op=-1 msgId=-1 - [S] Bind failed with response: Failed to bind to remote (900).
[30/Aug/2006:08:15:10 -0700] - INFORMATION - NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=-1 op=-1 msgId=-1 - Could not send consumer ldap2.berkeley.edu:636 the bind request
[30/Aug/2006:08:15:10 -0700] - INFORMATION - NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=-1 op=-1 msgId=-1 - Failed to connect to replication consumer ldap2.berkeley.edu:636
This shouldn't be very difficult but I'm currently stumped.
-Rob

Rob,
I know this to work as I even do it with self signed certs signed for 25 years. (I don't like getting bugged when they expire).
I load the certs using a GUI, giving it passphrases and the like. I load two requests, one into the admin server and one into the directory server. I also load the CA and check the root certificate chain.
I only use the certutil for making db files for LDAP clients like Solaris 10 needs in /var/ldap. Although this may work in the alias directory, can't say I have tried that.
Once the above is done, I restart the servers. You will be asked for a token, use the passphrase.
Next, and I did not see you mention it; you have to enable the admin and directory server to do SSL. Then restart the servers agian. It is in the docs somewhere.
You can enable the directory server without the admin server, but since I sign my own I do them both at once.
Once all this is done, the console will want https to. SSL will also be listening on port 636. You then can configure replication to use SSL.
Dave

I need help with SQL query

Hi All,
I have a problem in the query below. When I run the query I got a pop-up screen to ente value for
:total_balance,
:emp_code,
:from_date,
:to_date
total_balance supose to be a result of a calculation.
Your assistance is apreciated. Thanks,
Ribhi
select      FK_VOUCHERSERIAL_N,
     FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA,
     DESCRIPTION,
     nvl(AMOUNT,0) amount,
     TYPE,
     Accnt101.postive_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) postive_amount,
     Accnt101.negative_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) negative_amount,
     Accnt101.total_balanceformula(:total_balance, EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE,Accnt101.negative_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) ,Accnt101.postive_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) , nvl(AMOUNT,0)) total_balance
from      EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI
where     FK_EMPLOYEENUMBER0=:emp_code
and     STATUS=1
and     FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA<=:to_date
and     FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA>=:from_date
and     ((TYPE >7 and TYPE <16)
     or (TYPE >34 and TYPE <43)
     or (TYPE =7)
     or (TYPE =18)
     or (TYPE >26 and TYPE <35)
     or (TYPE =17)
     OR (TYPE = 60)
     OR (TYPE = 70)
OR (TYPE = 72)
OR (TYPE = 73)
OR (TYPE = 74)
     or (type = 21)
     or (type =24)
     or (type = 81)
     or (type = 82))
order by      FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA asc, FK_VOUCHERSERIAL_N asc, type desc

Hi Satyaki,
My problem is with SQL and PL/SQL codd. I managed to convert some of my reports and now I'm facing a problem with converted SQL and PL/SQL code. To give you an Idea the following is a sample of a converted report.
Pls have a look. (p.s how can i post formated text)
Thanks,
Ribhi
1 - XML template file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <dataTemplate name="Accnt101" defaultPackage="Accnt101" version="1.0">
- <properties>
<property name="xml_tag_case" value="upper" />
</properties>
- <parameters>
<parameter name="FROM_DATE" dataType="date" defaultValue="01/01/1998" />
<parameter name="TO_DATE" dataType="date" defaultValue="31/12/1998" />
<parameter name="EMP_CODE" dataType="number" defaultValue="44" />
</parameters>
<lexicals />
- <dataQuery>
- <sqlStatement name="employee_trans">
- <![CDATA[
select      FK_VOUCHERSERIAL_N,
     FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA,
     DESCRIPTION,
     nvl(AMOUNT,0) amount,
     TYPE,
     Accnt101.postive_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) postive_amount,
     Accnt101.negative_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) negative_amount,
     Accnt101.total_balanceformula(:total_balance, EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE,Accnt101.negative_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) ,Accnt101.postive_amountformula(EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI.TYPE, nvl(AMOUNT,0)) , nvl(AMOUNT,0)) total_balance
from      EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI
where     FK_EMPLOYEENUMBER0=:emp_code
and     STATUS=1
and     FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA<=:to_date
and     FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA>=:from_date
and     ((TYPE >7 and TYPE <16)
     or (TYPE >34 and TYPE <43)
     or (TYPE =7)
     or (TYPE =18)
     or (TYPE >26 and TYPE <35)
     or (TYPE =17)
     OR (TYPE = 60)
     OR (TYPE = 70)
                OR (TYPE = 72)
                OR (TYPE = 73)
                OR (TYPE = 74)
     or (type = 21)
     or (type =24)
     or (type = 81)
     or (type = 82))
order by      FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA asc, FK_VOUCHERSERIAL_N asc, type desc
]]>
</sqlStatement>
- <sqlStatement name="employee">
- <![CDATA[
select NAME,NUMBER0
from EMPLOYEE
where NUMBER0=:emp_code
]]>
</sqlStatement>
</dataQuery>
<dataTrigger name="beforeReportTrigger" source="Accnt101.beforereport" />
- <dataStructure>
- <group name="G_employee_trans" dataType="varchar2" source="employee_trans">
<element name="FK_VOUCHERSERIAL_N" dataType="number" value="FK_VOUCHERSERIAL_N" />
<element name="FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA" dataType="date" value="FK_VOUCHERVALUE_DA" />
<element name="DESCRIPTION" dataType="varchar2" value="DESCRIPTION" />
<element name="AMOUNT" dataType="number" value="AMOUNT" />
<element name="postive_amount" dataType="number" value="postive_amount" />
<element name="negative_amount" dataType="number" value="negative_amount" />
<element name="total_balance" dataType="number" value="total_balance" />
<element name="TYPE" dataType="number" value="TYPE" />
<element name="CS_1" function="sum" dataType="number" value="G_employee_trans.total_balance" />
</group>
- <group name="G_employee" dataType="varchar2" source="employee">
<element name="NUMBER0" dataType="number" value="NUMBER0" />
<element name="NAME" dataType="varchar2" value="NAME" />
</group>
<element name="balance" dataType="number" value="Accnt101.balance_p" />
<element name="CS_2" function="count" dataType="number" value="G_employee.NUMBER0" />
<element name="CS_3" function="count" dataType="number" value="G_employee_trans.AMOUNT" />
</dataStructure>
</dataTemplate>
2 - PLS/SQL package
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE Accnt101 AS
     from_date     date;
     to_date     date;
     emp_code     number;
     balance     number := 0 ;
     function postive_amountformula(TYPE in number, amount in number) return number ;
     function negative_amountformula(TYPE in number, amount in number) return number ;
     function BeforeReport return boolean ;
     function total_balanceformula(total_balance in number, TYPE in number, negative_amount in number, postive_amount in number, amount in number) return number ;
     Function balance_p return number;
END Accnt101;
3- Package Body
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY Accnt101 AS
function postive_amountformula(TYPE in number, amount in number) return number is
begin
     if ((TYPE>26 and TYPE<35)
          or (TYPE=17))
     then
          return(amount);
     elsif (type = 70)and (amount >=0) then
          return (amount) ;
elsif (type = 72)and (amount >=0) then
          return (amount) ;
elsif (type = 73)and (amount >=0) then
          return (amount) ;
elsif (type = 74)and (amount >=0) then
          return (amount) ;
     elsif (type = 60)and (amount >=0) then
          return (amount) ;
     else
          return (null) ;
     end if;
RETURN NULL; end;
function negative_amountformula(TYPE in number, amount in number) return number is
begin
     if ((TYPE>7 and TYPE<16)
          or (TYPE >34 and TYPE <43)
          or (TYPE=7)
          or (TYPE=18)
          or (type=21)
          or (type=24)
          or (type= 81)
          or (type=82))
     then
          return(amount);
     elsif (type = 70)and (amount <0) then
          return (abs (amount)) ;
elsif (type = 72)and (amount <0) then
          return (abs (amount)) ;
elsif (type = 73)and (amount <0) then
          return (abs (amount)) ;
elsif (type = 74)and (amount <0) then
          return (abs (amount)) ;
     elsif (type = 60)and (amount <0) then
          return (abs(amount)) ;
     else
          return (null) ;
     end if;
RETURN NULL; end;
function BeforeReport return boolean is
var_pos     number(15,3) ;
var_neg     number(15,3) ;
beg_bal     number(15,3) ;
Begin
begin
select sum (nvl(amount,0)) into beg_bal
     from EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI
     where (TYPE=99 or type = 92 or type = 93 or type = 94)
     and to_char(from_date,'YYYY')=to_char(date0,'YYYY')
     and FK_EMPLOYEENUMBER0=emp_code;
EXCEPTION
     WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
     beg_bal := 0;
end;
begin
     select      sum(nvl(amount,0)) into var_pos
     from      EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI
     where
          (TYPE=17
          or type=60
          OR TYPE=70
oR TYPE=72
OR TYPE=73
OR TYPE=74
          or (TYPE>26 and TYPE<35))
     and      fk_vouchervalue_da<from_date
     and      fk_vouchervalue_da>= trunc(from_date,'year')
     and      FK_EMPLOYEENUMBER0=emp_code;
EXCEPTION
     WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
     var_pos := 0;
end;
Begin
     select sum(nvl(amount,0)) into var_neg
     from EMPLOYEE_TRANSACTI
     where ((TYPE>7 and TYPE<16)
          or (TYPE >34 and TYPE <43)
          or (TYPE=7)
          or (TYPE=18)
          or (type=21)
          or (type=24)
          or (type= 81)
          or (type=82) )
     and fk_vouchervalue_da<from_date
     and fk_vouchervalue_da>= trunc(from_date,'year')
     and FK_EMPLOYEENUMBER0=emp_code;
     balance :=nvl(beg_bal,0) + nvl(var_pos,0) - nvl(var_neg,0);
     return(true);
EXCEPTION
     WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
     balance :=nvl(beg_bal,0) + nvl(var_pos,0) - nvl(var_neg,0);
          RETURN (TRUE);
end;
RETURN NULL; end;
function total_balanceformula(total_balance in number, TYPE in number, negative_amount in number, postive_amount in number, amount in number) return number is
begin
     if total_balance is null then
     if ((TYPE>7 and TYPE<16)
          or (TYPE >34 and TYPE <43)
          or (TYPE=7)or (TYPE=18)
          or (type=21) or (type=24)
          or (type= 81)
          or (type=82))
     then
          return(balance-negative_amount);
     elsif ((TYPE>26 and TYPE<35) or (TYPE=17))
          then
               return(balance+postive_amount);
          elsif (type=70 or type=72 or type=73 or type=74
or type=60) and (amount >=0) then
               return(balance+postive_amount);
          elsif (type=70 or type=72 or type=73 or type=74
or type=60) and (amount <0) then
               return(balance-negative_amount);
     end if;
     else
     if ((TYPE>7 and TYPE<16)
          or (TYPE >34 and TYPE <43)
          or (TYPE=7)or (TYPE=18)
          or (type=21) or (type=24)
          or (type= 81)
          or (type=82))
     then
          return(total_balance-negative_amount);
     elsif ((TYPE>26 and TYPE<35) or (TYPE=17))
          then
               return(total_balance+postive_amount);
          elsif (type=70 or type=72 or type=73 or type=74
or type=60) and (amount >=0) then
               return(total_balance+postive_amount);
          elsif (type=70 or type=72 or type=73 or type=74
or type=60) and (amount <0) then
               return(total_balance-negative_amount);
     end if;
     end if ;
RETURN NULL; end;
Functions to refer Oracle report placeholders
Function balance_p return number is
     Begin
     return balance;
     END;
END Accnt101 ;

Need help converting SQL "OVER (PARTITION BY )" to JPQL equivalent - JPA

Having trouble converting this query:
select
sdi,
val,
vldtn,
TO_CHAR(sdt, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss AM')
from
select
sdi,
val,
vldtn,
sdt,
max(sdt) over (partition by sdi) as MaxDate1
from
r_ins
) x
where x.sdt = x.MaxDate1
and sdi in (1234,2345,3456,4567,5678,6789,7890);
to JPQL equivalent using JPA
Able to convert simple queries but I do not know how to handle the "over (partition by sdi)" portion of the query.
Can anyone help
TIA
Jer

Paul Horth wrote:
Why have the power (and cost) of Oracle and then not use those powerful features because you are restricting yourself to a vanilla set of SQL because you are using some generic framework.You know how it is :
1 - Application developers create code & queries but only test them on tiny database with low volume and no concurrency at all.
2 - Application goes Live, Database grows (as expected) but stupid optimizer is not as fast as on test environment (that was mostly empty)
3 - Queries are now 200 times slower.
4 - Expensive DB expert comes and gathers statistics, creates indexes, rewrites queries, uses hint/outline/SQLprofile.
Conclusion : Database is evil and prevent application from working efficiently, the proof of all that being : nothing had to be done on application's side to make things work correctly. Database is declared guilty.
Which could translate to :
1 - Team buy a formula one with 800HP that can reach 200mph in less than 10 seconds.
2 - Give it a pilot that doesn't even want to understand what-the-heck is a gearbox/transmission. Pilot only drives in 1st gear.
3 - The formula one is now doing 0.003 miles per gallon, doing the hell of a noise, and is limited to 80mph +(any $10000 family wagon is faster in average)+
4 - Expensive expert comes and check everything in the formula one. Finally understand the problem and modify the gearbox to a sloppy automatic transmission
Conclusion : Formula 1 is evil and prevent pilot from being fast. The proof of that being : nothing had to be changed on pilot's side to make things work correctly. Formula 1 is declared guilty.
You cannot win race without understanding how the car/engine/transmission/physics/race rules work.
Too much levels of abstraction is bad. Treating the database as a black box is the most seen "Bad Idea" these days (to my point of view).
Warning: I am biased towards Oracle :-)And so am I.
(^_^)

Help with SQL*Plus COPY Command syntax

Hello people.
DBs are 10g
PROD DB is a remote DB (over DB Link)
TEST DB is where my SQL*Plus is logged in.
LOCAL_DB_TABLE is the table I need to create to TEST DB
REMOTE_DB _TABLE is the table that already exists in remote PROD DB
COPY FROM replica/replica@PROD
CREATE LOCAL_DB_TABLE@TEST
ROW_ID,
CREATED,
CREATED_BY,
UPD,
UPD_BY
USING SELECT
ROW_ID,
CREATED,
CREATED_BY,
UPD,
UPD_BY
FROM REMOTE_DB_TABLE
WHERE ROW_ID='XXX';The error message I am getting:
usage: COPY FROM <db> TO <db> <opt> <table> { (<cols>) } USING <sel>
<db> : database string, e.g., hr/your_password@d:chicago-mktg
<opt> : ONE of the keywords: APPEND, CREATE, INSERT or REPLACE
<table>: name of the destination table
<cols> : a comma-separated list of destination column aliases
<sel> : any valid SQL SELECT statement
A missing FROM or TO clause uses the current SQL*Plus connection.
CREATE LOCAL_DB_TABLE@TEST
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00901: invalid CREATE commandThank you in advance for your help.

Hi,
I hope you are thinking of Creating a Table with the Same Structure as the remote database Table, If so.
You can create a Table from the Existing Table using CTAS(Create Table as Select).
Provided, you have created a Database Links between the 2 Databases. You can create a
table in your Schema as,
CREATE TABLE local_db_table AS
SELECT * FROM remote_user_name.remote_db_table@dbname;Thanks,
Shankar
Edited by: Shankar Viji on Jul 19, 2012 11:01 PM

Help with SQL MODEL Clause

I have the privilege of performing a very tedious task.
We have some home grown regular expressions in our company. I now need to expand these regular expressions.
Samples:
a = 0-3
b = Null, 0, 1
Expression: Meaning
1:5: 1,2,3,4,5
1a: 10, 11, 12, 13
1b: 1, 10, 11
1[2,3]ab: 120, 1200, 1201, ....
It get's even more inetersting because there is a possibility of 1[2,3]a.ab
I have created two base queries to aid me in my quest. I am using the SQL MODEL clause to solve this problem. I pretty confident that I should be able to convert evrything into a range and the use one of the MODEL clause listed below.
My only confusion is how do I INCREMENT dynamically. The INCREMENT seems to be a constant in both a FOR and ITERATE statement. I need to figure a way to increment with .01, .1, etc.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
CODE:
Reference:          http://www.sqlsnippets.com/en/topic-11663.html
Objective:          Expand a range with ITERATE
WITH t AS
(SELECT '2:4' pt
FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT '6:9' pt
FROM DUAL)
SELECT pt AS code_expression
-- , KEY
-- , min_key
-- , max_key
, m_1 AS code
FROM t
MODEL
PARTITION BY (pt)
DIMENSION BY ( 0 AS KEY )
MEASURES (
                    0 AS m_1,
                    TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, 1, INSTR(pt, ':') - 1)) AS min_key,
                    TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, INSTR(pt, ':') + 1)) AS max_key
RULES
-- UPSERT
ITERATE (100000) UNTIL ( ITERATION_NUMBER = max_key[0] - min_key[0] )
m_1[ITERATION_NUMBER] = min_key[0] + ITERATION_NUMBER
ORDER BY pt, m_1
Explanation:
Line numbers are based on the assupmtion that "WITH t AS" starts at line 5.
If you need detailed information regarding the MODEL clause please refer to
the Refrence site stated above or read some documentation.
Partition-
Line 18:     PARTITION BY (pt)
               This will make sure that each "KEY" will start at 0 for each value of pt.
Dimension-
Line 19:     DIMENSION BY ( 0 AS KEY )
               This is necessary for the refrences max_key[0], and min_key[0] to work.
Measures-
Line 21:      0 AS m_1
               A space holder for new values.
Line 22:     TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, 1, INSTR(pt, ':') - 1)) AS min_key
               The result is '1' for '1:5'.
Line 23:     TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, INSTR(pt, ':') + 1)) AS max_key
               The result is '5' for '1:5'.
Rules-
Line 26:     UPSERT
               This makes it possible for new rows to be created.
Line 27:     ITERATE (100000) UNTIL ( ITERATION_NUMBER = max_key[0] - min_key[0] )
               This reads ITERATE 100000 times or UNTIL the ITERATION_NUMBER = max_key[0] - min_key[0]
               which would be 4 for '1:5', but since the ITERATION_NUMBER starts at 0, whatever follows
               is repaeted 5 times.
Line 29:     m_1[ITERATION_NUMBER] = min_key[0] + ITERATION_NUMBER
               m_1[ITERATION_NUMBER] means m_1[Value of Dimension KEY].
               Thus for each row of KEY the m_1 is min_key[0] + ITERATION_NUMBER.
Reference:          http://www.sqlsnippets.com/en/topic-11663.html
Objective:          Expand a range using FOR
WITH t AS
(SELECT '2:4' pt
FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT '6:9' pt
FROM DUAL)
, base AS
SELECT pt AS code_expression
, KEY AS code
, min_key
, max_key
     , my_increment
, m_1
FROM t
MODEL
PARTITION BY (pt)
DIMENSION BY ( CAST(0 AS NUMBER) AS KEY )
MEASURES (
                    CAST(NULL AS CHAR) AS m_1,
                    TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, 1, INSTR(pt, ':') - 1)) AS min_key,
                    TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, INSTR(pt, ':') + 1)) AS max_key,
                    .1 AS my_increment
RULES
-- UPSERT
          m_1[FOR KEY FROM min_key[0] TO max_key[0] INCREMENT 1] = 'Y'
ORDER BY pt, KEY, m_1
SELECT code_expression, code
FROM base
WHERE m_1 = 'Y'
Explanation:
Line numbers are based on the assupmtion that "WITH t AS" starts at line 5.
If you need detailed information regarding the MODEL clause please refer to
the Refrence site stated above or read some documentation.
Partition-
Line 21:     PARTITION BY (pt)
               This will make sure that each "KEY" will start at 0 for each value of pt.
Dimension-
Line 22:     DIMENSION BY ( 0 AS KEY )
               This is necessary for the refrences max_key[0], and min_key[0] to work.
Measures-
Line 24:      CAST(NULL AS CHAR) AS m_1
               A space holder for results.
Line 25:     TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, 1, INSTR(pt, ':') - 1)) AS min_key
               The result is '1' for '1:5'.
Line 26:     TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(pt, INSTR(pt, ':') + 1)) AS max_key
               The result is '5' for '1:5'.
Line 27:     .1 AS my_increment
               The INCREMENT I would like to use.
Rules-
Line 30:     UPSERT
               This makes it possible for new rows to be created.
               However seems like it is not necessary.
Line 32:     m_1[FOR KEY FROM min_key[0] TO max_key[0] INCREMENT 1] = 'Y'
               Where the KE value is between min_key[0] and max_key[0] set the value of m_1 to 'Y'
*/

Of course, you can accomplish the same thing without MODEL using an Integer Series Generator like this.
create table t ( min_val number, max_val number, increment_size number );
insert into t values ( 2, 3, 0.1 );
insert into t values ( 1.02, 1.08, 0.02 );
commit;
create table integer_table as
select rownum - 1 as n from all_objects where rownum <= 100 ;
select
min_val ,
increment_size ,
min_val + (increment_size * n) as val
from t, integer_table
where
n between 0 and ((max_val - min_val)/increment_size)
order by 3
   MIN_VAL INCREMENT_SIZE        VAL
      1.02            .02       1.02
      1.02            .02       1.04
      1.02            .02       1.06
      1.02            .02       1.08
         2             .1          2
         2             .1        2.1
         2             .1        2.2
         2             .1        2.3
         2             .1        2.4
         2             .1        2.5
         2             .1        2.6
         2             .1        2.7
         2             .1        2.8
         2             .1        2.9
         2             .1          3
15 rows selected.--
Joe Fuda
http://www.sqlsnippets.com/

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