http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/ SQLQueriesNoCode Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:42 GMT John Warner http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4219 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4219 Thanks. Long time no see your posts. Hope you are well and enjoying the summer. John Warner ... the ... seem ... the ... away ... database, ... under ... name Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:09:49 GMT Arnie Rowland http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4218 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4218 Hi John, Using sp_addlinedserver places the remote server connection details into the system view (table) sys.servers, that is persisted in master. Using SSMS, Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:49:55 GMT John Warner http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4217 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4217 Paul, thanks again for the help here. One more question that does not seem clear from my reading on the web. When using sp_addlinkedserver is the Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:03:03 GMT selva kumar http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4216 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4216 Hi,    Use the following query select user_id ,count(user_id) from table group by user_id having count(user_id) > 99 Regards Selvakumar.K ... From: Dermot Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:27:30 GMT Dermot http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4215 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4215 Thank you all very much for your replies: I managed to golf it down to: SELECT asset_id, user_id, count(user_id) from tbl1 group by user_id HAVING Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:14:00 GMT Paul Livengood http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4214 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4214 SELECT a.user_id, a.asset_id FROM TABLE a JOIN (SELECT user_id, count(user_id) FROM TABLE GROUP BY user_id HAVING count(user_id) > 99)) b on a.user_id = Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:26:14 GMT Dermot http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4213 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4213 Hi, I am sure this will be easy for most on this list but I appear to be missing a trick. I have a table with the following columns: asset_id, PK, INT user_id, Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:19:55 GMT drury lumenta http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4212 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4212 If you are using SQL SERVER then use FULL TEXT INDEX. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:42 GMT Paul Livengood http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4211 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4211 I agree with John in that you will need to normalize the data in the Terminal table to get you somehting you can work with, but there is no need to use Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:23 GMT John Warner http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4210 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4210 When confronted with a non-normalized database I tend to resort to a procedural language like C# or VB.NET and normalize the data within my code and well ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:15:24 GMT Mills, Andy http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4209 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4209 Hello All: I have a database with three tables: Terminal Acquirer Issuer Unfortunately: they are not normalized or follow standard database practices, but I Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:03:25 GMT ☺Aνιηαѕн ∂єѕαι™☺ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4208 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4208 Hey john i got it done the code works fine and there was one error while executing the Procedure Exec spx_ImportFromExcel03 'Sheet1*$*','C:\Documents and Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:59:14 GMT John Warner http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4207 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4207 Permissions? John Warner ... Is ... can ... Source=' ... Properties=''''Excel ... server ... before ... printing ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:56:33 GMT ☺Aνιηαѕн ∂єѕαι™☺ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4206 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4206 yes Installed... ... -- Thanks & Regards Avinash Desai *SAVE Nature SAVE Tree SAVE* Think Before you print: Please consider our environment before printing Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:54:32 GMT John Warner http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4205 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SQLQueriesNoCode/message/4205 Does SQL Server and it would appear IIS have permission to the folder? Is Jet installed on the server? John Warner ... about ... sunlight." ... printing ...