Combining Two Records ( STORED PROCEDURE )

I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure?
I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com
Aditya
Create table #test
(
[id] int not null primary key,
firstname varchar(50)not null,
lastname varchar(50) not null
)
insert into #test values (1,'John', 'Smith')
insert into #test values (2,'Bill', 'Clinton')
alter table #test add fullname varchar(50) null
select * from #test
update #test set fullname =( select firstname +' '+ lastname
from #test t where t.[id]=#test.[id])
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How
> will
> i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure?
> I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com
|||Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
UPDATE tbl
SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concatenation, or expose a
computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in case someone modifies the
first name or last name.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
> i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure?
> I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com
|||Thank you very much Uri, but there is one problem, there are five null spaces
in between the fullname, how do i remove these?
"Uri Dimant" wrote:

> Aditya
> Create table #test
> (
> [id] int not null primary key,
> firstname varchar(50)not null,
> lastname varchar(50) not null
> )
> insert into #test values (1,'John', 'Smith')
> insert into #test values (2,'Bill', 'Clinton')
> alter table #test add fullname varchar(50) null
>
> select * from #test
> update #test set fullname =( select firstname +' '+ lastname
> from #test t where t.[id]=#test.[id])
>
>
> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||Thank you very much Tibor, i never realised it was such a simple approach,
but still again there are five null spaces in between the fullname, i.e.
between the firstname & lastname.how do i remove it?
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:

> Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
> UPDATE tbl
> SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
> But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concatenation, or expose a
> computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in case someone modifies the
> first name or last name.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||I don't know what a "null space" is. Are you saying that you can have NULL in either of the columns?
If so:
UPDATE tbl
SET FULLNAME = COALESCE(FirstName, '') + ' ' + COALESCE(LastName, '')
If you mean something else, please follow to give us a clear description to go on (CREATE TABLE,
INSERT).
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35F18EEE-79F1-421C-B32E-09739A5D59F7@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thank you very much Tibor, i never realised it was such a simple approach,
> but still again there are five null spaces in between the fullname, i.e.
> between the firstname & lastname.how do i remove it?
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
|||Do you mean whitespaces? If so use:
Update tbl
SET fullname = LTRIM(RTRIM(Firstname)) + ' ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(Lastname))
but really, the firstname and lastname fields shouldn't have spaces in the
first place. Your data entry should remove them on insert/update, but to
remove the ones already done you could just do
Update tbl
set firstname = LTRIM(RTRIM(Firstname)), lastname = LTRIM(RTRIM(lastname))
and the original update statement should work then.
But like Tibor said, your best creating a view or computed column than to
add redundant information to your tables
sqlsql

Combining Two Records ( STORED PROCEDURE )

I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.comAditya
Create table #test
(
[id] int not null primary key,
firstname varchar(50)not null,
lastname varchar(50) not null
)
insert into #test values (1,'John', 'Smith')
insert into #test values (2,'Bill', 'Clinton')
alter table #test add fullname varchar(50) null
select * from #test
update #test set fullname =( select firstname +' '+ lastname
from #test t where t.[id]=#test.[id])
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How
> will
> i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
> I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com|||Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
UPDATE tbl
SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concatena
tion, or expose a
computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in c
ase someone modifies the
first name or last name.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How wil
l
> i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
> I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com|||Thank you very much Uri, but there is one problem, there are five null space
s
in between the fullname, how do i remove these?
"Uri Dimant" wrote:

> Aditya
> Create table #test
> (
> [id] int not null primary key,
> firstname varchar(50)not null,
> lastname varchar(50) not null
> )
> insert into #test values (1,'John', 'Smith')
> insert into #test values (2,'Bill', 'Clinton')
> alter table #test add fullname varchar(50) null
>
> select * from #test
> update #test set fullname =( select firstname +' '+ lastname
> from #test t where t.[id]=#test.[id])
>
>
> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||Thank you very much Tibor, i never realised it was such a simple approach,
but still again there are five null spaces in between the fullname, i.e.
between the firstname & lastname.how do i remove it?
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:

> Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
> UPDATE tbl
> SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
> But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concate
nation, or expose a
> computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in
case someone modifies the
> first name or last name.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||I don't know what a "null space" is. Are you saying that you can have NULL i
n either of the columns?
If so:
UPDATE tbl
SET FULLNAME = COALESCE(FirstName, '') + ' ' + COALESCE(LastName, '')
If you mean something else, please follow to give us a clear description to
go on (CREATE TABLE,
INSERT).
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35F18EEE-79F1-421C-B32E-09739A5D59F7@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thank you very much Tibor, i never realised it was such a simple approach,
> but still again there are five null spaces in between the fullname, i.e.
> between the firstname & lastname.how do i remove it?
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>|||Do you mean whitespaces? If so use:
Update tbl
SET fullname = LTRIM(RTRIM(Firstname)) + ' ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(Lastname))
but really, the firstname and lastname fields shouldn't have spaces in the
first place. Your data entry should remove them on insert/update, but to
remove the ones already done you could just do
Update tbl
set firstname = LTRIM(RTRIM(Firstname)), lastname = LTRIM(RTRIM(lastname))
and the original update statement should work then.
But like Tibor said, your best creating a view or computed column than to
add redundant information to your tables

Combining Two Records ( STORED PROCEDURE )

I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.comAditya
Create table #test
(
[id] int not null primary key,
firstname varchar(50)not null,
lastname varchar(50) not null
)
insert into #test values (1,'John', 'Smith')
insert into #test values (2,'Bill', 'Clinton')
alter table #test add fullname varchar(50) null
select * from #test
update #test set fullname =( select firstname +' '+ lastname
from #test t where t.[id]=#test.[id])
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How
> will
> i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
> I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com|||Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
UPDATE tbl
SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concatenation, or expose a
computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in case someone modifies the
first name or last name.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
> i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
> I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com|||Thank you very much Uri, but there is one problem, there are five null spaces
in between the fullname, how do i remove these?
"Uri Dimant" wrote:
> Aditya
> Create table #test
> (
> [id] int not null primary key,
> firstname varchar(50)not null,
> lastname varchar(50) not null
> )
> insert into #test values (1,'John', 'Smith')
> insert into #test values (2,'Bill', 'Clinton')
> alter table #test add fullname varchar(50) null
>
> select * from #test
> update #test set fullname =( select firstname +' '+ lastname
> from #test t where t.[id]=#test.[id])
>
>
> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
> >I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> > LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> > Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> > want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> > combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How
> > will
> > i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
> > I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> >
> > You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com
>
>|||Thank you very much Tibor, i never realised it was such a simple approach,
but still again there are five null spaces in between the fullname, i.e.
between the firstname & lastname.how do i remove it?
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
> Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
> UPDATE tbl
> SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
> But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concatenation, or expose a
> computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in case someone modifies the
> first name or last name.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
> >I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
> > LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
> > Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
> > want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
> > combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
> > i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
> > I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
> >
> > You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com
>
>|||I don't know what a "null space" is. Are you saying that you can have NULL in either of the columns?
If so:
UPDATE tbl
SET FULLNAME = COALESCE(FirstName, '') + ' ' + COALESCE(LastName, '')
If you mean something else, please follow to give us a clear description to go on (CREATE TABLE,
INSERT).
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35F18EEE-79F1-421C-B32E-09739A5D59F7@.microsoft.com...
> Thank you very much Tibor, i never realised it was such a simple approach,
> but still again there are five null spaces in between the fullname, i.e.
> between the firstname & lastname.how do i remove it?
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>> Assuming no nulls in firstname or lastname column:
>> UPDATE tbl
>> SET FULLNAME = FirstName + ' ' + LastName
>> But, why do you need to store this? You can create a view with the concatenation, or expose a
>> computed column in the table. That way the data doesn't get out of sync in case someone modifies
>> the
>> first name or last name.
>> --
>> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>>
>> "Aditya" <Aditya@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1EBC2659-F8F2-4FBD-A117-A04A7B98D516@.microsoft.com...
>> >I have a table with more than 6000 records.The table contains, FIRSTNAME,
>> > LASTNAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE,...
>> > Now i have added a new column in the table, naming it FULLNAME. In this i
>> > want to insert the FIRSTNAME and the LASTNAME
>> > combined with a space in between, the rest all remaining the same. How will
>> > i do it?Is it possible with a Stored Procedure'
>> > I am using SQL SERVER 2000 as my database. PLEASE HELP ME.
>> >
>> > You can also email me at : aditya595@.yahoo.com
>>|||Do you mean whitespaces? If so use:
Update tbl
SET fullname = LTRIM(RTRIM(Firstname)) + ' ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(Lastname))
but really, the firstname and lastname fields shouldn't have spaces in the
first place. Your data entry should remove them on insert/update, but to
remove the ones already done you could just do
Update tbl
set firstname = LTRIM(RTRIM(Firstname)), lastname = LTRIM(RTRIM(lastname))
and the original update statement should work then.
But like Tibor said, your best creating a view or computed column than to
add redundant information to your tables

Combining multiple columns into one column.

Combing multiple columns like [LastName],[FirstName] and
[MiddleName]into one column named as [Name] is very simple in Access,
but how will i do that in SQL? Any suggestions? PLease?
Thanks in advance,
Geri
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"Geri Gavertz" <gerific@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Combing multiple columns like [LastName],[FirstName] and
> [MiddleName]into one column named as [Name] is very simple in Access,
> but how will i do that in SQL? Any suggestions? PLease?
> Thanks in advance,
> Geri
>
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> Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!|||same as in Access
Select LastName+' ' + FirstName + ' ' + FirstName as Name from Table
Madhivanan|||same as in Access
Select LastName+' ' + FirstName + ' ' + MiddleName as Name from Table
Madhivanan|||<madhivanan2001@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1109400766.869281.200560@.o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> same as in Access
> Select LastName+' ' + FirstName + ' ' + FirstName as Name from Table
> Madhivanan
>
You might want to wrap them in IsNull so that a NULL in one of the columns
doesn't NULL out the entire result:
Select IsNull(FirstName, '') + ' ' + IsNull(MiddleName, '') + ' ' +
IsNull(LastName, '') As FullName from MyTable
Daniel Wilson
Senior Software Solutions Developer
Embtrak Development Team
http://www.Embtrak.com
DVBrown Company

Combining multiple columns into one column.

Dear all,
I am having a problem on how to merge 3 columns into one column. I have a
columns named [LastName], [FirstName] and [MiddleName], I want those columns
to be as one and name it as [Name]. How will I do that? I already tried the
trick like what I did in Access but it does'nt work in SQL. Please help me
with this. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jir
Try:
alter table dbo.MyTable
add
MyComputedCOlumn as LastName + ', ' + FirstName + ' ' + MiddleName
Tom
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
www.pinnaclepublishing.com
..
"Jir" <Jir@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F64E0FD3-3E0E-4B9A-AB49-0CFFE29B5D8F@.microsoft.com...
Dear all,
I am having a problem on how to merge 3 columns into one column. I have a
columns named [LastName], [FirstName] and [MiddleName], I want those columns
to be as one and name it as [Name]. How will I do that? I already tried the
trick like what I did in Access but it does'nt work in SQL. Please help me
with this. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jir

combining 2 or more columns "as" one column in a select statement

hi guys,
how do u combine 2 columns as one in a select statement such as:
"select firstname,lastname from tablename"
where firstname and lastname are to be combined as single column called name
.
i had difficulty finding other resources for this issue.
Thanks in advance,
AdsString concatenation. The + symbol concatenates strings in SQL. So
your example would be something like:
select rtrim(firstname) + ' ' + rtrim(lastname) as [name] from
tableowner.tablename
or
select rtrim(lastname) + ', ' + rtrim(firstname) as [name] from
tableowner.tablename
The rtrim() function just trims off trailing whitespace (I'm assuming
there wont be any leading whitespace but you can take care of that too
with ltrim()), so you don't end up with something like "John
Smith " or "Smith , John ". The rest just depends exactly
what string you want at the end of it.
*mike hodgson*
http://sqlnerd.blogspot.com
ads wrote:

>hi guys,
>how do u combine 2 columns as one in a select statement such as:
>"select firstname,lastname from tablename"
>where firstname and lastname are to be combined as single column called nam
e.
>i had difficulty finding other resources for this issue.
>Thanks in advance,
>Ads
>
>|||SELECT fname + ' ' + lname as FulName from names
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"ads" <ads@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hi guys,
> how do u combine 2 columns as one in a select statement such as:
> "select firstname,lastname from tablename"
> where firstname and lastname are to be combined as single column called
> name.
> i had difficulty finding other resources for this issue.
> Thanks in advance,
> Ads
>|||Just to throw my $.02 in, I'd suggest doing NULL checks on any string concat
in SQL server.
So my version would look like:
SELECT ISNULL(FirstName, '') + ' ' + ISNULL(LastName, '')
FROM TableName
Now if you want to get fancy you could throw a check in there to only output
the space if both names are present. At that point though I might use a udf
SELECT dbo.udfGetFullName(TablePK)
FROM TableName
Where the udf performs the logic required to properly format the name.
"ads" wrote:

> hi guys,
> how do u combine 2 columns as one in a select statement such as:
> "select firstname,lastname from tablename"
> where firstname and lastname are to be combined as single column called na
me.
> i had difficulty finding other resources for this issue.
> Thanks in advance,
> Ads
>

Combinig fields

Hi all,
In Access I can do a simply query and put something like:
SELECT FirstName & ", " & LastName AS FullName FROM People
doing this woud combine the two fields into one... can this be done in a SQL
stored procedure?
Thanks
GavUse the + operator to combine columns...just make sure that you don't =
add numbers if you really want to combine them as strings. =20
use pubs
go
select au_lname, au_fname, 'FullName' =3D au_lname + ', ' + au_fname =
From authors
--=20
Keith
"Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message =
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> Hi all,
>=20
> In Access I can do a simply query and put something like:
>=20
> SELECT FirstName & ", " & LastName AS FullName FROM People
>=20
> doing this woud combine the two fields into one... can this be done in =
a SQL
> stored procedure?
>=20
> Thanks
> Gav
>=20
>|||I have tried this but it simply returns null all the time.
Regards
Gav
"Keith Kratochvil" <sqlguy.back2u@.comcast.net> wrote in message
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Use the + operator to combine columns...just make sure that you don't add
numbers if you really want to combine them as strings.
use pubs
go
select au_lname, au_fname, 'FullName' = au_lname + ', ' + au_fname From
authors
Keith
"Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> In Access I can do a simply query and put something like:
> SELECT FirstName & ", " & LastName AS FullName FROM People
> doing this woud combine the two fields into one... can this be done in a
SQL
> stored procedure?
> Thanks
> Gav
>|||I can see whats happening, if one of the fields is null it only returns
null... can I get it to ignore the field if it is null?
Regards
Gav
"Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> I have tried this but it simply returns null all the time.
> Regards
> Gav
> "Keith Kratochvil" <sqlguy.back2u@.comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:u2yfqNECEHA.2308@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Use the + operator to combine columns...just make sure that you don't add
> numbers if you really want to combine them as strings.
> use pubs
> go
> select au_lname, au_fname, 'FullName' = au_lname + ', ' + au_fname From
> authors
> --
> Keith
>
> "Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
> news:e3jEGHECEHA.2348@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> SQL
>|||There are a few options that you can use...
Here are a few that come to mind:
CREATE TABLE #foo (col1 char(5), col2 char(5))
INSERT INTO #foo (col1, col2) VALUES ('test', null)
INSERT INTO #foo (col1, col2) VALUES ('test1', 'test1')
GO
SELECT col1 + ' ' + col2 FROM #foo=20
SELECT col1 + ' ' + ISNULL(col2, '') FROM #foo
SELECT col1 + ' ' + COALESCE(col2, '') FROM #foo
SELECT col1 + ' ' + CASE WHEN col2 IS NULL THEN '' ELSE col2 END FROM =
#foo
--=20
Keith
"Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message =
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> I can see whats happening, if one of the fields is null it only =
returns
> null... can I get it to ignore the field if it is null?
>=20
> Regards
> Gav
>=20
> "Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
> news:uT9giUECEHA.464@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
don't add
From
done in a
>=20
>|||You can replace that column value with an empty string:
SELECT
au_fname + COALESCE(initial, '') + au_lname AS full_name
FROM tblname
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
"Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> I can see whats happening, if one of the fields is null it only returns
> null... can I get it to ignore the field if it is null?
> Regards
> Gav
> "Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
> news:uT9giUECEHA.464@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
add
a
>|||Thanks for the help Keith and Tibor thats works great.
Cheers
Gav
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
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> You can replace that column value with an empty string:
> SELECT
> au_fname + COALESCE(initial, '') + au_lname AS full_name
> FROM tblname
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>
> "Gav" <spam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> add
From
in
> a
>

combine to varchar field when on is null

When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
like
Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will be
the non-null field?Select COALESCE(FirstName, '') + COALESCE(LastName, '') as FullName
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"ad" <ad@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> wrote in message news:OPgSvFCQFHA.3716@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
> like
> Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
> if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
> How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will be
> the non-null field?
>
>|||Select ISNULL(FirstName,'')+ ISNULL(LastName,'')as FullName..
HTH, Jens Süßmeyer.
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"ad" <ad@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
> like
> Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
> if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
> How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will
> be
> the non-null field?
>
>

combine to varchar field when on is null

When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
like
Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will be
the non-null field?
Select COALESCE(FirstName, '') + COALESCE(LastName, '') as FullName
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"ad" <ad@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> wrote in message news:OPgSvFCQFHA.3716@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
> like
> Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
> if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
> How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will be
> the non-null field?
>
>
|||Select ISNULL(FirstName,'')+ ISNULL(LastName,'')as FullName..
HTH, Jens Smeyer.
http://www.sqlserver2005.de
"ad" <ad@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
> like
> Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
> if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
> How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will
> be
> the non-null field?
>
>

combine to varchar field when on is null

When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
like
Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will be
the non-null field?Select COALESCE(FirstName, '') + COALESCE(LastName, '') as FullName
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"ad" <ad@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> wrote in message news:OPgSvFCQFHA.3716@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...[vbc
ol=seagreen]
> When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
> like
> Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
> if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
> How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will b
e
> the non-null field?
>
>[/vbcol]|||Select ISNULL(FirstName,'')+ ISNULL(LastName,'')as FullName..
HTH, Jens Smeyer.
http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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"ad" <ad@.wfes.tcc.edu.tw> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> When we combine to varchar field when on is null,
> like
> Select FirstName+ LastName as FullName..
> if FirstName is null, then FullName will be null.
> How can we combine to varchar field when on is null, and the result will
> be
> the non-null field?
>
>

Column Names of Fulltext search result

I was trying to do full text search. I have no problem to do the search as
following:
select MemberID, Surname, Firstname from members where FREETEXT(*, N'moore')
It returned all rows for any column containing values that match the
meaning, but not the exact wording, of the text 'moore'.
My problem is that my client want to know the name(s) of the column(s) which
the keyword 'moore' was found. How can I get the required info?
And I also tried FREETEXTTABLE, which only returns a relevance ranking value
(RANK) and full-text key (KEY) for each row. Same things using CONTAINS or
CONTAINSTABLE
Thanks in advance.
To get an exact search, ie moore, but not moores wrap your freetext search
in double quotes or use contains, ie
select MemberID, Surname, Firstname from members where FREETEXT(*,
N'"moore"')
You can't easily get the column where the hit occurs. You would have to do
something like this
create table members(MemberID int identity not null, surname varchar(20),
firstname varchar(20), constraint memberspk primary key (memberid))
GO
insert into members(surname, firstname) values('moore','moore')
insert into members(surname, firstname) values('moore','dave')
insert into members(surname, firstname) values('dave','moore')
insert into members(surname, firstname) values('dave','dave')
GO
sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
GO
create fulltext index on members(surname, firstname) key index memberspk
GO
select *, case
when charindex('moore',surname)>0 and charindex('moore',firstname)=0 then
'surname'
when charindex('moore',surname)=0 and charindex('moore',firstname)>0 then
'Firstname'
when charindex('moore',surname)>0 and charindex('moore',firstname)>0 then
'both'
else 'not sure'
end From members where contains(*,'moore')
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"X. Zhang" <XZhang@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was trying to do full text search. I have no problem to do the search as
> following:
> select MemberID, Surname, Firstname from members where FREETEXT(*,
> N'moore')
> It returned all rows for any column containing values that match the
> meaning, but not the exact wording, of the text 'moore'.
> My problem is that my client want to know the name(s) of the column(s)
> which
> the keyword 'moore' was found. How can I get the required info?
> And I also tried FREETEXTTABLE, which only returns a relevance ranking
> value
> (RANK) and full-text key (KEY) for each row. Same things using CONTAINS or
> CONTAINSTABLE
> Thanks in advance.
|||Hilary,
Thank you for your reply. I thought about this way too, but I have problem
with it. I had more than 50 columns to be searched, which means I have to
'when' more than 50 times, actually lots more than 50 times if I need the
column combinations, such as your 'both' case.
I was wondering if there is a straight forward way to do so. If no, I guess
I have to do some programming...
Thanks,
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> To get an exact search, ie moore, but not moores wrap your freetext search
> in double quotes or use contains, ie
> select MemberID, Surname, Firstname from members where FREETEXT(*,
> N'"moore"')
> You can't easily get the column where the hit occurs. You would have to do
> something like this
> create table members(MemberID int identity not null, surname varchar(20),
> firstname varchar(20), constraint memberspk primary key (memberid))
> GO
> insert into members(surname, firstname) values('moore','moore')
> insert into members(surname, firstname) values('moore','dave')
> insert into members(surname, firstname) values('dave','moore')
> insert into members(surname, firstname) values('dave','dave')
> GO
> sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
> GO
> create fulltext index on members(surname, firstname) key index memberspk
> GO
> select *, case
> when charindex('moore',surname)>0 and charindex('moore',firstname)=0 then
> 'surname'
> when charindex('moore',surname)=0 and charindex('moore',firstname)>0 then
> 'Firstname'
> when charindex('moore',surname)>0 and charindex('moore',firstname)>0 then
> 'both'
> else 'not sure'
> end From members where contains(*,'moore')
>
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "X. Zhang" <XZhang@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5C88126C-FC9F-4281-BAA7-7FC3AAE2E0BD@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||You could also limit your FT query to a certain column.
For example
select MemberID, Surname, Firstname from members where
contains(surname,'moore')
and do the same for every fulltext indexed column in your table and then
combine the results.
Thanks
"X. Zhang" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hilary,
> Thank you for your reply. I thought about this way too, but I have problem
> with it. I had more than 50 columns to be searched, which means I have to
> 'when' more than 50 times, actually lots more than 50 times if I need the
> column combinations, such as your 'both' case.
> I was wondering if there is a straight forward way to do so. If no, I guess
> I have to do some programming...
> Thanks,
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote: