Need help with sql syntax....

The table "tblL" has columns a1 and a2. When the "where" clause is commented the query out runs fine. When "where" is uncommented I get a syntax error. Any help appreciated.
select a1, a2 from
select top 5 * from tblL
) as T
-- wbere (T.a1 = T.a2) -- when uncommented get syntax error
-- wbere (a1 = a2) -- when uncommented get syntax error too
Error:
"Incorrect syntax near 'wbere'...."
TIA,
edm2

"Incorrect syntax near 'wbere'...."
The keyword is wHere, not wBere, you typed a B instead of H
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        from   OTD_PROJECT
        where STATUS in ('Open','Hold')
       );

I need help with SQL Server 2012

Hi Everyone,
I am using the query pane to create a database with the data file and log file but keep getting this error message. I will be glad if someone can help.
You can see below the syntax:
Msg 5123, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.) while attempting to open or create the physical file 'C:\project.mdf'.
Msg 1802, Level 16, State 4, Line 1
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors..
CREATE DATABASE project
ON
(Name= 'project_dat',
FILENAME ='C:\project.mdf',
SIZE = 10,
MAXSIZE = 100,
FILEGROWTH = 5)
LOG ON
(NAME = project_log,
FILENAME = 'C:\project.ldf',
SIZE =40,
MAXSIZE = 100,
FILEGROWTH = 10);

Look at the second number in your constraints ValidBirthYear and ValidDeathYear. Do you mean to limit it to years between 1000-1199 and 2000-2199? Also, your ValidDeathYear constraint is using DateOfBirth.
CONSTRAINT
ValidBirthYear
CHECK
(DateOfBirth LIKE '[1-2]
[0-1] [0-9] [0-9]'),
CONSTRAINT
ValidDeathYear
CHECK
(DateOfBirth LIKE '[1-2]
[0-1] [0-9] [0-9]'));
I'm very much a beginner so that may not fix your issue but it sure looks like the cause of the second message to me.

Need Help With SQL GROUP BY and DISTINCT

I am working on a project and need to display the total of each order based on the order id. For instance I want to display the order id, customer id, order date, and then the extension price (ol_quantity * inv_price).
I would then like a total displayed for order # 1 and then move on to order #2.
Here is my SQL code :
SELECT DISTINCT orders.o_id, customer.c_id, inv_price * ol_quantity
FROM orders, customer, inventory, order_line
GROUP BY orders.o_id, customer.c_id, inv_price, ol_quantity
ORDER BY orders.o_id;
When my code is run it displays the order id, customer id and inv_price * quantity (extension price) but no order total for the order number and a new group is not started when a new order number is started....they are all clumped together.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Hi,
user12036843 wrote:
I am working on a project and need to display the total of each order based on the order id. For instance I want to display the order id, customer id, order date, and then the extension price (ol_quantity * inv_price).
I would then like a total displayed for order # 1 and then move on to order #2.
Here is my SQL code :
SELECT DISTINCT orders.o_id, customer.c_id, inv_price * ol_quantity
FROM orders, customer, inventory, order_line
GROUP BY orders.o_id, customer.c_id, inv_price, ol_quantity
ORDER BY orders.o_id;
When my code is run it displays the order id, customer id and inv_price * quantity (extension price) but no order total for the order number and a new group is not started when a new order number is started....they are all clumped together.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!Sorry, it's unclear what you want.
Whenever you post a question, post a little sample data (CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements, relevant columns only), and the results you want from that data.
Explain, using specific examples, how you get those results from that data.
Always say what version of Oracle you're using.
Do you want the output to contain one row for each row in the table, plus an extra row for each distinct order, showing something about the order as a whole (e.g., total inv_price or average extension_price)? If so, you need GROUP BY ROLLUP or GROUP BY GROUPING SETS .
If you want one row of output for each row of the table, but you want to include something that reflects the group as a whole (again, e.g, total inv_prive or average extension_pcie), then you can us analytic functions. (Most of the aggregate functions, such as SUM and AVG have analytic counterparts that can get the same results without collapsing the result set down to one row per group.)
Here's an example of how to use GROUP BY GROUPING SETS.
Way we're interested in employees' salary and commission from the scott.emp table:
SELECT       deptno
,       ename
,       sal
,       comm
FROM       scott.emp
ORDER BY deptno
,            ename
;Output:
`   DEPTNO ENAME             SAL       COMM
        10 CLARK            2450
        10 KING             5000
        10 MILLER           1300
        20 ADAMS            1100
        20 FORD             3000
        20 JONES            2975
        20 SCOTT            3000
        20 SMITH             800
        30 ALLEN            1600        300
        30 BLAKE            2850
        30 JAMES             950
        30 MARTIN           1250       1400
        30 TURNER           1500          0
        30 WARD             1250        500Now say we want to add the total income (sal + comm, or just sal if there is no comm) to each row, and also to add a row for each department showing the total sal, comm and income in that department, like this:
`   DEPTNO ENAME             SAL       COMM     INCOME
        10 CLARK            2450                  2450
        10 KING             5000                  5000
        10 MILLER           1300                  1300
        10                  8750                  8750
        20 ADAMS            1100                  1100
        20 FORD             3000                  3000
        20 JONES            2975                  2975
        20 SCOTT            3000                  3000
        20 SMITH             800                   800
        20                 10875                 10875
        30 ALLEN            1600        300       1900
        30 BLAKE            2850                  2850
        30 JAMES             950                   950
        30 MARTIN           1250       1400       2650
        30 TURNER           1500          0       1500
        30 WARD             1250        500       1750
        30                  9400       2200      11600(This relies on the fact that ename is unique.) Getting those results is pretty easy, using GROUPING SETS:
SELECT       deptno
,       ename
,       SUM (sal)          AS sal
,       SUM (comm)          AS comm
,       SUM ( sal
           + NVL (comm, 0)
           )               AS income
FROM       scott.emp
GROUP BY GROUPING SETS ( (deptno)
                         , (deptno, ename)
ORDER BY deptno
,            ename
;Notice that we're displaying SUM (sal) on each row. Most of the rows in the output are "groups" consisting of only one row from the table, so the SUM (sa) for that goup will be the sal for the one row in the group.
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Nov 23, 2011 2:03 PM
Added GROUPING SET example

Need help with SQL*PLUS!

I have just downloaded Oracle SQL*PLUS 9.2.0.1.0, but I am not able to use it because I do not know the "password", "user name" and "host string". Can anybody please help me with this.
Thanks in advance,
Flo

The username & password are your database username & password. If you don't know these, you'll have to contact your DBA to find out.
The host string is the alias you used when you configured TNS on your machine. Most commonly, this is done by editing the tnsnames.ora file or by using Net8 Easy Config.
Justin
Distributed Database Consulting, Inc.
www.ddbcinc.com

Need help with e4x syntax for children in ADG TreeView column

I would like to display Hierarchical XML data as a treeView
in a ADG control. I can bind the first (parent) level of my XML to
the ADG using a HierarchicalData Dataprovider, but I can't figure
out the syntax to get the children.
The attached code shows the function where the XML is
received, and evaluated one level deep. The var "eventdefs" is the
..Group nodes of the XML, and the declaration of the ADG. The ADG
binds the eventdefs as hierarchical data, and specifies one column
with the datafield as @eventgroup. This works fine and shows the
top level nodes.
I have specified Event as the childrenfield, but I don't see
anything in the data grid - nor do I understand how to specify a
different value of datafield for the second level of nodes.
I want to show the value of the attribute "eventgroup" on
parent nodes, and show the value of the attribute "description"
next to the child nodes. Can this be specified in the mxml? Or do I
need a label function, or something else?
TIA!
Here is my XML document:
<list>
<Group eventgroup="">
<Event uniqueid="63" description="Error:enter valid Email
Address " displayorderingroup="60" displayorder="86" />
<Event uniqueid="64" description="Error:unable to find
account for email address " displayorderingroup="61"
displayorder="87" />
</Group>
<Group eventgroup="CEP Events">
<Event uniqueid="244" description="CEP:EveryHit; "
displayorderingroup="242" displayorder="253" />
</Group>
</list>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
[Bindable("eventDefsChanged")]
private var _eventDefs:Object;
public function set eventDefs(m:Object):void
// We expect m to be a XML document, with "Group" as the
name of the highest level (parent) nodes
_eventDefs = m..Group;
adg_es.dataProvider = eventDefs;
adg_es.validateNow();
dispatchEvent( new Event( "eventDefsChanged" ) );
public function get eventDefs():Object
return _eventDefs;
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:AdvancedDataGrid id = "adg_es"
displayItemsExpanded="true">
<mx:dataProvider>
<mx:HierarchicalData id ="hd" source = "{new
HierarchicalData(eventDefs)}" childrenField="Event"/>
</mx:dataProvider>
<mx:columns>
<mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn dataField="@eventgroup"/>
</mx:columns>
</mx:AdvancedDataGrid>

Use TAKE function
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Need help with incorrect syntax error during a record update

I'm getting the error below but I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Error Executing Database Query.
[Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'WHERE'.
The error occurred in C:\ColdFusion9\wwwroot\Intranet\DM\Admin\Maintenance-BulbBaseType.cfm: line 23
21 :             UPDATE [Bulb Base Type Table]
22 :             SET [BulbBaseTypeDesc] = '#TxtBulbBaseTypeDesc#',
23 :             WHERE ([BulbBaseTypeID] = #TxtID#)
24 :         </cfquery>
25 :         <cfset TxtID = 0>
I have set my cfparam as:
<cfparam name="Submit" default="">
<cfparam name="TxtID" default=0>
<cfparam name="TxtBulbBaseTypeDesc" default="">

A good rule of thumb when encountering this sort of error message is to examine the preceding line of code.
If you do that with your query, you should spot the trailing comma at the end of the line.
Also: read up on CFQUERYPARAM. Don't hard-code dynamic values in your SQL string.
Adam

Need help with SQL conditions

Hi All,
I have a requirement to split the below query based on conditions. This should be done in SQL.
SELECT cv.chr_val_code MOD_CODE,
       cv.chr_val_id MOD_ID,
       f_char_value_dscr(cv.chr_val_id, 4,1) MOD_DSCR,
       f_char_value_dscr(schsg.prnt_chr_val_id,4, 1) MOD_SCHEMA,
       cv.mod_typ MOD_TYPE,
       f_char_value_dscr(sgpg.prnt_chr_val_id,4,1) MOD_SUPERGROUP,
       f_char_value_dscr(sgpg.chld_chr_val_id,4,1) MOD_PRODUCTGROUP,
       f_char_value_dscr(lpgpc.CHLD_CHR_VAL_ID,4,1) "LOCAL PC",
       f_char_value_dscr(lpgpc.PRNT_CHR_VAL_ID,4,1) "LOCAL PRODUCTGROUP",
       f_char_value_dscr(lsgpg.CHLD_CHR_VAL_ID,4,1) "LOCAL SUPERGROUP",
       cv.cnsldtd_item_mod MOD_CONSOLIDATED
FROM   chr_val_t cv
INNER JOIN chr_t c
ON c.chr_id         = cv.chr_id
AND c.chr_typ_ref_id = pkg_grd_global.f_get_ref_id_by_val('GLOBAL MODULE','CHARACTERISTIC TYPE')
OR c.chr_typ_ref_id = pkg_grd_global.f_get_ref_id_by_val('LOCAL PC','CHARACTERISTIC TYPE')
INNER JOIN hier_elmnt_t pgmod
ON cv.chr_val_id    = pgmod.chld_chr_val_id
INNER JOIN hier_elmnt_t sgpg
ON sgpg.chld_chr_val_id = pgmod.prnt_chr_val_id
INNER JOIN hier_elmnt_t schsg
ON schsg.chld_chr_val_id = sgpg.prnt_chr_val_id
INNER JOIN hier_elmnt_t lpgpc
ON    cv.chr_val_id = lpgpc.CHLD_CHR_VAL_ID
INNER JOIN hier_elmnt_t lsgpg
ON    lsgpg.CHLD_CHR_VAL_ID = lpgpc.PRNT_CHR_VAL_ID
WHERE cv.del_ind    = 'N' and c.rgn_id =   9 --GLOBAL REGION ID
Basically what i need to do now is, say suppose c.rgn_id = 9 then i need to show the below fields
cv.chr_val_id MOD_ID,
f_char_value_dscr(cv.chr_val_id, 4,1) MOD_DSCR,
f_char_value_dscr(schsg.prnt_chr_val_id,4, 1) MOD_SCHEMA,
cv.mod_typ MOD_TYPE,
f_char_value_dscr(sgpg.prnt_chr_val_id,4,1) MOD_SUPERGROUP,
f_char_value_dscr(sgpg.chld_chr_val_id,4,1) MOD_PRODUCTGROUP
and if c.rgn_id != 9 then i need to show
f_char_value_dscr(lpgpc.CHLD_CHR_VAL_ID,4,1) "LOCAL PC",
f_char_value_dscr(lpgpc.PRNT_CHR_VAL_ID,4,1) "LOCAL PRODUCTGROUP",
f_char_value_dscr(lsgpg.CHLD_CHR_VAL_ID,4,1) "LOCAL SUPERGROUP",
cv.cnsldtd_item_mod MOD_CONSOLIDATED
both the above 2 split conditins should be fetching from the same FROM clause
pls advise..

Hi Harry (nice name by the way),
Do you actually want to have different numbers of columns in the output or do you just want null shown if rgn_id is/isnt 9?
If you just want nulls then you can do it easily with a case statement
i.e. case rgn_id=9 then xxx else xxx - you can google an example easy enough
If you want dynamic columns it gets more complicated and you may have to look at pipelined functions or some other solution to do this.
Cheers,
Harry

Need help with Xquery Syntax.

Hi there,
I am using a Berkeley XML DB and I have a xquery which I need to execute in a particular format. I have the following xquery:
for $a in collection("test.dbxml")/Bookstore/Book where $a/book_ID/text() eq "6" return $a/book_ID/text()
This xquery runs fine and I have the end result to be 6.
I need the same result to be specified in a XML TAG like <order_ID> 6 </order_ID> for which I have the following xquery:
for $a in collection"test.dbxml")/Bookstore/Book where $a/book_ID/text() eq "6" return <order_ID>$a/book_ID/text()</order_ID>
This xquery runs but return me back with the string "<order_ID>$a/book_ID/text()</order_ID>".
Can you please help me to correct the above output to result in "<order_ID> 6 </order_ID>"
Thanks.

Try
for $a in collection("test.dbxml")/Bookstore/Book
where $a/book_ID/text() eq "6"
return <order_ID>{$a/book_ID/text()}</order_ID>Lauren Foutz
Edited by: LaurenFoutz on Apr 17, 2009 9:41 AM

Need help with SQL Query (query for certain IDs in a table and then IDs not in result set)

OK. This is hard to explain but that may be my problem in constructing the query.
I have a table that has a list of jobs. The jobs information in this table, among other things, is a short description of the job itself (think "title" in phrase form), date, and ID.
So I can query the table to get all the jobs for a particular grouping of IDs (the only ones I am interested in) that ran successfully for a given time period. But what I want are all the jobs that did not succeed (or therefore are not present in the table) for this group of jobs and for a certain date range. But these are not the only job id's in the table.
To get the successful ones I do the following:
SELECT id,short_desc FROM my_table where
            id IN('1230', '1231', '1232', '1239', '1244', '1245',
            '1246', '1247', '1248', '1272', '1280', '1281', '1282',
            '1283', '1284', '1285', '1286', '1249', '1250', '1251',
            '1252', '1253', '1255', '1233', '1234', '1235', '1236',
            '1237', '1238', '1256', '1257','1258', '1254', '1290','1310')
            AND the_date > = SYSDATE - 23/24
            AND to_char(the_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY') = TO_CHAR(CURRENT_DATE, 'DD-MON-YYYY')
I have tried to use another AND clause with NOT IN and the group or NOT EXISTS but that doesn't work as there are other jobs captured in this table with id's of course. I am only concerned with these id's:
IN('1230', '1231', '1232', '1239', '1244', '1245',
            '1246', '1247', '1248', '1272', '1280', '1281', '1282',
            '1283', '1284', '1285', '1286', '1249', '1250', '1251',
            '1252', '1253', '1255', '1233', '1234', '1235', '1236',
            '1237', '1238', '1256', '1257','1258', '1254', '1290','1310')
Someone said to use a temp table. I don't think I have permission and I haven't tried as I want to do this in one query if possible.
After thinking about this I am at a loss. I tried to do this in the front end but it just became too messy.

You do not need a physical temp table. You need an in-line view:
WITH list as (
              SELECT '1230' id FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1231' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1232' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1239' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1244' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1245' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1246' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1247' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1248' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1272' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1280' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1281' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1282' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1283' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1284' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1285' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1286' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1249' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1250' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1251' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1252' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1253' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1255' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1233' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1234' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1235' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1236' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1237' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1238' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1256' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1257' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1258' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1254' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1290' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
              SELECT '1310' FROM DUAL
SELECT l.id,
        nvl(short_desc,'This job failed') short_desc
FROM      my_table m
WHERE RIGTH JOIN
            list
          ON (
                  m.id = l.id
              AND
                  the_date > = SYSDATE - 23/24
              AND
                  the_date < TRUNC(SYSDATE) + 1
SY.

Need help with SQL algorithm

table structure
Column Data __Type
game_id______Integer
home_team___String
away_team___String
home_score___Integer
away_score___Integer
game_note____String
The XML document should be displayed as:
<lacrosse>
<title>College Lacrosse Results</title>
_<team>
____team_name
____<wins>number of wins</wins>
____<losses>number of losses</losses>
____<opponent>
_________opponent_name
_________<location>home or away</location>
_________<for>goals scored</for>
_________<against>goals given up</against>
____</opponent>
____<opponent>
____</opponent>
_</team>
_<team>
_</team>
</lacrosse>
I'm not really sure what my Statements to query the database should be.
My code so far is as such:
import java.sql.*;
import java.io.*;
import org.w3c.dom.*;
import org.apache.xerces.dom.*;
import org.apache.xml.serialize.*;
import javax.xml.*;
import org.apache.xml.serialize.OutputFormat;
public class DBtoXML {
     public static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/test";
     public static final String DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
     public static final String USERNAME = "'keith'@'localhost'";
     public static final String PASSWORD = "keith";
     public static final String OUTPUTFILE = "C:\\Test.xml";
     public static final String SQL1 = "";
     * @param args
     public static void main(String[] args)
     throws ClassNotFoundException
          // make JDBC connection with Xerxes
          try
               Class.forName(DRIVER).newInstance();
               Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL);
               // retrieve query result from database, store in ResultSet object
               Statement statement = connection.createStatement();
               ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery(SQL1);
               // build scores XML DOM
               Document xmlDoc = buildScoresXML(resultSet);
               // write to flat file
               File outputFile = new File(OUTPUTFILE);
               printDOM(xmlDoc, outputFile);
               connection.close();
          catch (InstantiationException ie)
               ie.printStackTrace();
          catch (SQLException sqle)
               sqle.printStackTrace();
          catch (IllegalAccessException iae)
               System.out.println("Error generating connection: " + iae);
          catch (Exception e)
               System.out.println(e);
     } //end main()
     * buildScoresXML() - build Document from MySQL database
     * @param resultSet
     * @return - XML object to main() to be written to flat file
     * @throws Exception
     private static Document buildScoresXML(ResultSet rs)
     throws Exception
          Document xmlDoc = new DocumentImpl();
          // create root element
          Element rootElement = xmlDoc.createElement("lacrosse"); //has children
          xmlDoc.appendChild(rootElement);
          while(rs.next())
               // create elements child elements of lacrosse (title, team)
               Element title = xmlDoc.createElement("title");
               rootElement.appendChild(title);
               Element team = xmlDoc.createElement("team"); //has children
               rootElement.appendChild(team);
               // create child elements of team (wins, losses, opponent)
               Element wins = xmlDoc.createElement("wins");
               team.appendChild(wins);
               Element losses = xmlDoc.createElement("losses");
               team.appendChild(losses);
               Element opponent = xmlDoc.createElement("opponent"); //has children
               team.appendChild(opponent);
               // create child elements of opponent (location, for, against)
               Element location = xmlDoc.createElement("location");
               opponent.appendChild(location);
               Element goalsFor = xmlDoc.createElement("for");
               opponent.appendChild(goalsFor);
               Element against = xmlDoc.createElement("against");
               opponent.appendChild(against);
          return xmlDoc;
     } //end buildScoresXML()
     * printDOM() - write contents of XML document passed onto it to a file
     * @param xmlDoc
     * @param outputFile
     * @throws Exception
     private static void printDOM(Document xmlDoc, File outputFile)
     throws Exception
          OutputFormat outputFormat = new OutputFormat("XML", "UTF-8", true);
          FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter(outputFile);
          XMLSerializer xmlSerializer = new XMLSerializer(fileWriter, outputFormat);
          xmlSerializer.asDOMSerializer();
          xmlSerializer.serialize(xmlDoc.getDocumentElement());
} // end DBtoXML
Not sure where to go from here
Edited by: habituallinecrosser on Mar 23, 2009 2:10 PM

I apologize for that scatter-brained, half-arsed post there =(
It's not becoming of me to clutter the board with that, nor to be so vague.
Anyway...
Briefly, the requirements for this assignment are:
To create the an XML document in the above format, using JDBC and DOM, from the data stored within the scores database, which contains the above listed fields.
I have been supplied with a CSS file and an XSD file, too.
My line of work is not software development, and I am not familiar with the XML APIs, nor JDBC.
I'm somewhat thinking out loud here, but my approach would be:
1. create a Team class with
String name
int wins
int losses
ArrayList games
the inner class Games will have:
String opponentName
Enum location (home, away)
int goalsScored
int goalsAllowed
2. create class TeamsLoader
-will extract each individual team from the scores table (using a "select distinct home_team from scores", followed by query to pick up any teams that were only in away_team column) and add them to an ArrayList<Team>
3. create class TeamRecordsCollector
-will produce ResultSet of "select* from scores" statement
-pass each index of ArrayList<Team> through each game_ID and compare team.Name with resultSet.home_team || resultSet.away_team for equality, and if equal, add the data to the Team
5. create a Document (rootElement = lacrosse) and iterating through the ArrayList<team> using a loop, adding the Elements during the loop
Is this making sense?
6. wrap FileWriter, OutputFormat in XMLSerializer to create flat file

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