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RE: DTS: Import a number over 2 Billion?

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Hi Jim P.,If you just follow the DTS Import Wizard in SQL 2000, use the text provider for the source (NOT EXCEL for CSV!!), point to your CSV file, then in the file format dialog, use delimited, text qualifier Double Quote, and First Column has column names if your file looks like your sample... Then […]

2004-12-03

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RE: Question of the Day for 27 Jul 2004

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Another question that has been posted incorrectly. Isn't anyone validating these questions before they are being posted? Come on. So they slip 1 every now & then. Look at the discussion, realize what you & the rest of us are learning. I am far more curious about how the submittant of this QOD came to […]

2004-07-27

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RE: Transfer text data to datetime format

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Currently when using DTS, I am doing so using the wizard. All I do is choose a source, namely the text flat file on the server and then I select the fixed field format and then set the columns. After that I choose the destination SQL Server.  At this point I have tried to transform […]

2004-07-15

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RE: How can i do this on DATEDIFF between date

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nothing like using a sledgehammer to kill a flea, but how this function which you pass the begin date, end date and what date part you want using 1 or 0 (year, month, weeks, days, hours, minutes) Function is: Alter FUNCTION ExtendedDateDiff(@BeginDate datetime, @EndDate DateTime, @iYear integer, @iMonth integer, @iWeek integer, @iDay integer, @iHour integer, […]

2004-07-13

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Cannot delete filename. There has been a sharing violation.

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I get the following message after a file has been locked by a long running job (which fired a DTS package) which I had to stop. "Cannot delete filename. There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use." Other than reboot the server, is there any other way of […]

2004-07-13

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RE: MS SQL SERVER 2005 beta

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i assume your using 2005 express beta...?? if so then when you get it working can you tell me how to create a datbase?????? i've installed and all you can do is turn services on and off...WOW!!! i've installed VB 2005 as well and that will only allow me to access the SQL 2000 installation […]

2004-07-13

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RE: Report Navigation Hyperlink

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in the Jump to URL box try:="http://www.website.com/default.asp?ID=" & Fields!Quote_Header_ID.Valuenote the equals at the beginning and the position of quotes.hth. 

2004-07-13

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