COM Objects in Stored Procedures?

I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a stored procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did it. Can someone point me in the right direction?
I just answered my own question about 5 minutes after posting. The sp_OAxxx stored procedures provide an interface to automation objects.
"Ken" wrote:

> I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a stored procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did it. Can someone point me in the right direction?
|||Look up OLE Automation in BOL.
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"Ken" <Ken@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a
stored procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did
it. Can someone point me in the right direction?
|||Ken,
you can use the sp_OA... extended stored procedures in master. Have a look
at sp_OACreate in BOL where there is an example using SQLDMO.
Alternatively I have done the whole thing in VBScript in DTS packages, and
called the packages from stored procedures. It is not ideal as variables are
declared as variants, but debugging is supported which can help a lot.
HTH,
Paul Ibison

COM Objects in Stored Procedures?

I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a stored procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did it. Can someone point me in the right direction?Ken,
you can use the sp_OA... extended stored procedures in master. Have a look
at sp_OACreate in BOL where there is an example using SQLDMO.
Alternatively I have done the whole thing in VBScript in DTS packages, and
called the packages from stored procedures. It is not ideal as variables are
declared as variants, but debugging is supported which can help a lot.
HTH,
Paul Ibison|||Look up OLE Automation in BOL.
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"Ken" <Ken@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a
stored procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did
it. Can someone point me in the right direction?

COM Objects in Stored Procedures?

I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a stored
procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did it. Can
someone point me in the right direction?I just answered my own question about 5 minutes after posting. The sp_OAxxx
stored procedures provide an interface to automation objects.
"Ken" wrote:

> I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a stored proced
ure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did it. Can someone point
me in the right direction?|||Look up OLE Automation in BOL.
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"Ken" <Ken@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A196B75F-B712-4945-8AA8-2E26DA9AF38A@.microsoft.com...
> I seem to recall at one point I was able to create a COM object in a
stored procedure and call methods, etc, but now I can't remember how I did
it. Can someone point me in the right direction?|||Ken,
you can use the sp_OA... extended stored procedures in master. Have a look
at sp_OACreate in BOL where there is an example using SQLDMO.
Alternatively I have done the whole thing in VBScript in DTS packages, and
called the packages from stored procedures. It is not ideal as variables are
declared as variants, but debugging is supported which can help a lot.
HTH,
Paul Ibison

Column Description

Hello, it seems I forgot how to do it,

I want to create a query to get the column description table, I mean get structure without data.

I remember it was select DESC or something like that, donno if im right!!!

regards

select * from information_schema.columns where table_name='foo'

DESC tells you to sort your results in descending order

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Well, I am not sure about DESC, but I used to work with SQL*Plus in Oracle, and I used to do so, it will give me just the columns and datatypes.

So, thanks a lot

regards

|||There are several ways you can do this.
My preferred method is using one of the INFORMATION_SCHEMA views:
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'myTable'

Alternately, you could use the sp_columns stored procedure
EXEC sp_columns 'myTable'
You could also directly query the sysobjects, etc. tables but I don't recommend that approach.
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Terri, thanks dear a lot.

Regards

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Don't you just love vendor extensions

standard SQL uses this format to give you the result set in descending order

SELECT * FROM TITLES ORDER BY PRICE DESC

SQL*Plus uses

DESC[RIBE] table_name to give you column information.

Who says you can't reuse keywords ?

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Thanks my friend, I used that once, but as I mentioned I forgot how, and whether its applicable in SQL Server.

regards