DataSource Controls :: How To Use Varchar And NVarchar
Mar 2, 2010I want to use three language: English, German and italian. If i will use varchar type, will i face any problem or I have to use nVarchar.
View 3 RepliesI want to use three language: English, German and italian. If i will use varchar type, will i face any problem or I have to use nVarchar.
View 3 Repliesi want to convert all my database columns whose data type is char,varchar, nchar to nvarchar datatype. But the main problem is that some of my primary key, foreign key columns are also of varchar datatype. So when i try to change their datatypes to nvarchar then i receive the errors related to constraints of Primary Key, Unique Key and indexes. how to change the datatypes to nvarchar after droping the constraints and after changing all constraints will apply again. I also want that no data loss will occur.
View 5 RepliesI have an output parameter called '@packIds', that I create in ADO.Net using the code below:
SqlParameter packIdPara = new SqlParameter("@packIds", null);
packIdPara.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.VarChar;
packIdPara.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
sqlCmd.Parameters.Add(packIdPara);
How will I specify that the parameter '@packIds' is of max size? I cannot find any code for this.
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Does it make a difference in terms of the actual size of the database if I define one of the columns as nvarchar(100)? If there are restrictions on the form as for how much you can input, let's say 50 characters, does the db save blank spaces from character 51-100 and create a database that is larger than it would be it the column was defined as nvarchar(50)?
View 2 RepliesI am using sql server 2008. Could anyone tell me the differance between varchar(25) and nvarchar(25)? Which is more efficient?
View 3 RepliesI have a doubt in regards to use varchar or nvarchar for portuguese content, so the question is:varchar support all portuguese chars? or must I use nvarchar (unicode)
View 2 RepliesOn one of our applications we are getting a timeout error on an 'additional details' field in our database, the field type is nVarChar(MAX).
The error seems to be happening when a user enters more than 4000 characters into the additional details field. It is my understanding that this fieldtype can store up to 8gb of data and should be used in stead of the "Text" field type?
We have since limited the user from entering more than 4000 characters via the application, however the DB still contains legacy data - when the 'additional details' with more than 4000 characters is pulled out - "Timeout Error".
Im developing a web application in asp.net where i have gridview with some text box controls in it.In runtime we are creating a new row dynamically by clicking add button .To insert data into the database.i used a stringbuilder instead of string becoz the data what i have to insert into database is more.but i am gettin the following error No mapping exists from object type System.Text.StringBuilder to a known managed provider native type. in database the datafield column datatype is varchar(max).
View 3 Replieswhen i am trying to uedit my recods in gridview this error is coming. I am using SQLDatasource with gridview and for edit purpose i am using stored procedure. I have manually executed the SP and its woring fine. my SP is here
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and my SQLDataSource is here
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and gridview is here
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I have a little problem developing a SQL Select Statement on a column that is formatted pretty badly. Firstly, the Database has already been created and filled with Data in a Test Environment, I'm not sure if the format is the same or has been updated in Production but since I'm only able to work with the Test Environment right now I'm stuck with using what I have. The Column in one Table shows a Snapshot of a clients account which is set to VarChar(50) but the actual data in the column is formatted like a money format (with a $ and decimal point so for example "$5,000.00" would be an entry in one Row).
What I'm trying to do is a create a WebService that will be used in a iPhone Application and one of the Methods needs to just give a quick display of the total value of all Clients with each specific company but I can't perform a SUM function on a VarChar column and I've tried to CAST and CONVERT the column into money, int, decimal and just about every format I can think of but I keep getting an error stating that I convert the data type varchar to which ever one I'm trying. I think it has something to do with the $ already listed in the Column, so I wanted to know what I could do to either remove the $ sign (like a Trim option) or if there is a better way of doing this that I can't think of. I know the best option would be to convert the column to the appropriate format but as I said, this was a previously designed system and I'm not sure if the Production area is the same (most likely not).
Here's what I've tried so far:
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What are the basic difference between the char and varchar datatype ?
View 5 RepliesI have this SqlDataSource:
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Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Incorrect syntax near 'nvarchar'.
I am using:
href='<%# Eval("Directory")+eval("Agenda")%>
to provide a link to documents held in directory so directory contains [URL] or [URL] Agenda contains
00209-FebruaryMtgMin%5E_.pdf
If I declare Directory as VarChar(nnn) where nnn is large enough to accomodate the longer field, The statement <%# Eval("Directory")+eval("Agenda")%> returns
[URL]self.aspx/.Public/ 00209-FebruaryMtgMin%5E_.pdf
How can I get rid of the Pad characters?
In my database im storeing date as varchar. Now i want to display the table in grid view sorted by date.So how to convert varchar to datetime.
Im trying the following querry but its not working.
SELECT
[Name],
convert(datetime
,103,[sdate]),
[place], [country],
FROM [table]
I want to grab some values with a form and then do a lookup via a datareader in a data access class (N-Tier).
I want to return a data list and bind that to a form view control.
Here is some code from the DAL, Business object and search form.
The parameterized query doesn't like the data being passed to it from my web page .
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Where is the nvarchar size of 4000 coming from ?
I get this error when I am trying to concatenate the two fields in bold into one field for a datagrid.
select count(cp.iOwnerID) as enrolled,(duration + '' + duration_interval) AS Duration ,session_id,school_id as SchoolId,program_id as ProgramId,convert(nvarchar(10),session_start_date,101) as SessionStartDate, session_class_size as SessionClassSize from dbo.cnSchoolProgramSessions cn with (nolock) left join customerproduct cp on convert(datetime,convert(nvarchar(10),session_start_date,101)) = convert(datetime,convert(nvarchar(10),cp.dtPurchasedate,101)) where record_status = 1 and school_id = '" &
iSchool & "' and program_id = '" & iProgram & "' and (CP.chProductNumber = '" & Me.Label5.Text & "' or CP.chProductNumber IS NULL) group by session_id, school_id, program_id,session_start_date,session_class_size,duration,duration_interval
I save dates as a string in a varchar data field named "TilDato" in a SQLServer-express table. I want to filter the records smaller than a specific date from a variable in the script. I try the following statement, but it does not seems function logically.
objCmd = new
SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Reservering WHERE @laanedato<=TilDato",myConn2);
objCmd.Parameters.Add("@laanedato", laanedato);
objRdr = objCmd.ExecuteReader();
My database includes a table with sever filds which are defined as (varchar(1),null), I tried using DBNull.Value, null, ' ' but cannot get a null inserted in that field of the database,
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I have a column of type varchar that lists the values in this format:
SEP-09
SEP-08
OCT-09
OCT-08
NOV-09
NOV-08
MAY-09
MAR-09
JUN-09
JUL-09
JAN-10
JAN-09
I need to sort this list by descending order treated as actual date. I tried converting it to date and then tried to extract the year and month out but I keep receiving conversion errors. Does anyone know how to get this in the descending order to it shows up like this:
JAN-10
NOV-09
OCT-09
SEP-09
JUL-09
NOV-08
OCT-08
SEP-08
JUN-09
MAY-09
MAR-09
JAN-09
This is the closest I got but it keeps sorting the list alphabetically:
select distinct periodname, Convert(varchar,periodname,112) from periodtableorder by Convert(varchar,periodname,112) desc
when I edit varchar field and save it to Sql Server, edited non-english text look as ??? symbols.I tried to correct this as
in web.config:
<globalization
fileEncoding="windows-1251"
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I have the following problem: I need to store in MS SQL Server 2005 a vary large text in to one field of type nvarchar(MAX), In spite of the configuration is apparently correct I keep receiving the following message in the exception: "string or binary data would be truncated".
View 1 RepliesI get the following error: The data types text and varchar are incompatible in the equal to operator.here's my code (PageName is a string Parameter) :
SqlConnection sql = SQLconnection();
en();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "Select title, text, postdate, sticky from articles where pagename = @pagename;";
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I would like to know, how to set up the Entity framework to create a nvarchar(50) insted of a nvarchar(4000), when creating a string? by the way I am not using the designer!
View 6 RepliesI have heard that even though the maximum varchar size is 8000, that we should not go higher than 7500 for the size value. What is the logic behind this advice?
View 1 RepliesI have two database.one is "TEMS1" and another one is "TEMSLIVE"
"TEMS1" is my local database.
"TEMSLIVE" is client database.
my application is working fine while connecting to my local database. when connecting to client database("TEMSLIVE") it's shows "Msg 457, Level 16, State 1, Procedure GET_MY_TRAVEL_PENDING_ACTIONS, Line 53 Implicit conversion of varchar value to varchar cannot be performed because the collation of the value is unresolved due to a collation conflict." this error. i have compared "TEMS1" and "TEMSLIVE" stored procedure(GET_MY_TRAVEL_PENDING_ACTIONS),but both are identical only.