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SQL Server FAQs - Introduction to DTS (Data Transformation Services)
A collection of 10 FAQs on DTS (Data Transformation Services). Clear explanations and tutorial exercises are provided on using DTS to import data to SQL Server and export data from SQL Server; exporting tables to MS Excel files; importing tables from text files. Topics included in this collections: ...
2024-02-09, 1264🔥, 0💬

PHP MSSQL - Creating an Identity Column
PHP MSSQL - How To Create an Identity Column? Many tables require an ID column to assign a unique ID number for each row in the table. For example, if you have a table to hold forum member profiles, you need an ID number to identify each member. To allow SQL Server to automatically assign a new ID n...
2024-02-09, 1260🔥, 0💬

What Is DTS
What Is DTS (Data Transformation Services)? DTS (Data Transformation Services) is a SQL Server database management wizard tool that allows you to import, export, and transform heterogeneous data. The DTS wizard tool guides you through the steps to import or export data between many popular data form...
2024-02-09, 1250🔥, 0💬

Installing DTS on Windows XP Systems
How To Install DTS (Data Transformation Services) on Windows XP Systems? SQL Server 2000 is not supported on Windows XP systems, but you can still install DTS (Data Transformation Services) as client component your XP system. This allows you to continue to use DTS with SQL Server 2005, if you don't ...
2024-01-31, 1304🔥, 0💬

Defining SQL Server 2005 as the DTS Data Source
How To Define SQL Server 2005 as the DTS Data Source? If you want to transform (export) data out of a SQL Server 2005 database table, you need to configure the DTS data source to connect the SQL Server 2005 server. The tutorial exercise below shows you how to connect to the local SQL Server 2005 ser...
2024-01-31, 1273🔥, 0💬

Copying a Table from Source to Destination
How To Copy a Table from Source to Destination? If the DTS data source is set to a SQL Server, you have two options to transform data from source to destination: Copy all rows and columns of a table or view. Generating data by a SELECT query statement. This tutorial continues from previous tutorials...
2024-01-31, 1260🔥, 0💬

Defining Excel Files as the DTS Data Destination
How To Define Excel Files as the DTS Data Destination? Microsoft Excel is a nice tool to view and manage data in rows and columns. If you have a small database table, you may want to export its data to an Excel file so that you can make changes easily. This tutorial is a continuation of the previous...
2024-01-31, 1259🔥, 0💬

Starting DTS Wizard
How To Start DTS Wizard? If you have installed DTS as part of the SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager tool properly, you should be able to start the DTS Wizard from the start menu: Click Start &gt; All Programs &gt; SQL Server &gt; Import and Export Data. The DST Wizard window will show u...
2024-01-31, 1252🔥, 0💬

Preparing Data in Text Files for DTS to Import
How To Prepare Data in Text Files for DTS to Import? Sometimes you have data organized in rows and columns and stored in text files. You can import data from text files to SQL Server database tables using the DTS wizard. But you need to prepare data text files with the following questions in mind: W...
2024-01-19, 1277🔥, 0💬

Defining SQL Server 2005 as the DTS Data Destination
How To Define SQL Server 2005 as the DTS Data Destination? If you are importing data from text files to SQL Server 2005 database tables, you need to define SQL Server 2005 as the DTS data destination. This tutorial continues from the previous tutorial to show you how to tell DTS to create a new tabl...
2024-01-19, 1270🔥, 0💬

Defining Text Files as the DTS Data Source
How To Define Text Files as the DTS Data Source? If your data text file is ready to import, you can start the DTS wizard and define the text file as the data source following this tutorial: 1. Start the DTS wizard and click Next. The data source window shows up. 2. Select "Text File" as the Data Sou...
2024-01-19, 1263🔥, 0💬

Data Formats Supported by DTS
What Are the Data Formats Supported by DTS? As mentioned in the DTS manual, DTS wizard support many popular data source formats: dBase - *.dbf files created by dBase, a popular database application for PCs. ODBC drivers - Any data source that configured through ODBC drivers. Microsoft Access - *.mdb...
2024-01-19, 1242🔥, 0💬

PHP ODBC - Query Multiple Tables Jointly
PHP ODBC - How To Query Multiple Tables Jointly? If you want to query information stored in multiple tables, you can use the SELECT statement with a WHERE condition to make an inner join. Assuming that you have 3 tables in a forum system: "users" for user profile, "forums" for forums information, an...
2023-12-30, 1299🔥, 0💬

SQL Server Connection Tutorials
Where to find SQL Server Connection tutorials? I am having trouble to connect to my SQL Server. Here is a collection of tutorials, tips and FAQs on how to connect your client tools and client application programs to SQL server. SQL Server Connection Concepts SQL Server Connection Protocols SQL Serve...
2023-12-30, 1365🔥, 0💬

RELEASE_LOCK() - Release Lock Instance
How to release an instance of a given lock associated with the current connection session using the RELEASE_LOCK() function? RELEASE_LOCK(lock) is a MySQL built-in function that releases an instance of a given lock associated with the current connection session. It returns 1 if released Successfully...
2023-12-20, 264🔥, 0💬

RELEASE_ALL_LOCKS() - Release All Locks
How to release all locks associated with the current connection session using the RELEASE_ALL_LOCKS() function? RELEASE_ALL_LOCKS(lock) is a MySQL built-in function that releases all locks associated with the current connection session. It returns the number of locks released. For example: SELECT GE...
2023-12-20, 314🔥, 0💬

IS_USED_LOCK() - Checking Lock Owner
How to check the owner of a user defined lock using the IS_USED_LOCK() function? IS_USED_LOCK(lock) is a MySQL built-in function that returns the connection id the lock associated with if the lock is in use, NULL otherwise. For example: SELECT GET_LOCK('MyLock', 60), IS_USED_LOCK('MyLock'); -- +----...
2023-12-20, 255🔥, 0💬

GET_LOCK() - Requesting User Defined Lock
How to request a user defined lock using the GET_LOCK() function? GET_LOCK(lock, timeout) is a MySQL built-in function that tries to obtain a user defined lock within a timeout period. It returns 1 if successful, 0 if failed. For example: SELECT GET_LOCK('MyLock', 60), IS_FREE_LOCK('MyLock'), IS_USE...
2023-12-20, 318🔥, 0💬

IS_FREE_LOCK() - Checking Lock Status
How to check the status of a user defined lock using the IS_FREE_LOCK() function? IS_FREE_LOCK(lock) is a MySQL built-in function that returns 1 if a given user lock is free, 0 otherwise. For example: SELECT GET_LOCK('MyLock', 60), IS_FREE_LOCK('MyLock'); -- +------------------------+---- -----------...
2023-12-20, 267🔥, 0💬

MAKE_SET() - Filtering List with Binary Set
How to filter a list of strings with a binary set provided as an integer using the MAKE_SET() function? MAKE_SET(bits, str1, str2, ...) is a MySQL built-in function that filters a list of strings with a binary set provided as an integer. It loops through every bit of the given integer "bits" startin...
2023-12-20, 344🔥, 0💬

EXPORT_SET() - Exporting Binary Set to On/Off Flags
How to export an integer as a binary set to on/off flags using the EXPORT_SET() function? EXPORT_SET(bits, on, off, delimiter, len) is a MySQL built-in function that converts an integer as a binary set (a sequence of bits) to on/off flags. It loops through every bit of the given integer "bits" start...
2023-12-20, 277🔥, 0💬

NULLIF() - NULL on Equal Values
How to generate NULL with equal values using the NULLIF() function? NULLIF(val1, val2) is a MySQL built-in function that returns NULL if the first argument equals the second, the first argument otherwise. For example: SELECT NULLIF('yes', 'yes'), NULLIF('yes', 'no'); -- +----------------------+-----. ..
2023-12-19, 314🔥, 0💬

SLEEP() - Holding Statement Execution
How to hold the statement execution for some time using the SLEEP() function? SLEEP(sec) is a MySQL built-in function that holds the execution of the current statement for sec seconds. For example: SELECT SYSDATE(), SLEEP(2), SYSDATE(); -- +---------------------+------- ---+---------------------+-- ...
2023-12-19, 303🔥, 0💬

LEAST() - Finding the Least/Minimum Value
How to find the least (minimum) value of a given list of values using the LEAST() function? LEAST(val1, val2, ...) is a MySQL built-in function that returns the least (minimum) value of a given list of values. For example: SELECT LEAST(70, 89, 73, 99, 101, 110, 116, 101, 114); -- +------------------...
2023-12-19, 284🔥, 0💬

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