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DataD
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 Posted - 2011-06-17 : 10:59:41
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| I am a web designer needing to make one simple change to an SQL database namely updating a PortalAlias table for a DotNetNuke site. I have MS SQL Management Studio up and running and connecting to the database I need. But I cannot find the right button to push to get the PortalAlias table to add a record. Can anybody tell me what I am missing?David Berkowitz |
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nigelrivett
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2011-06-17 : 11:03:35
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| Open a query windowinsert PortalAlias (col1, col2, col3, ...) select val1, val2, val3, ...then hit <alt>x and it will run.You could also right click on the table, edit top 200 rows and use the gui but better to use a query and save it as a record.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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DataD
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Posted - 2011-06-17 : 11:13:27
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Originally posted by nigelrivett
Open a query windowinsert PortalAlias (col1, col2, col3, ...) select val1, val2, val3, ...then hit <alt>x and it will run.You could also right click on the table, edit top 200 rows and use the gui but better to use a query and save it as a record.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.
I tried using the gui but could not find any way to add a record below the existing one. There are no buttons or menu items for this purpose that I can find. I would prefer this approach as it is more direct. Also the exiting record in marked "read only" so possibly the table is somehow locked.David Berkowitz |
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nigelrivett
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2011-06-17 : 11:41:14
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| The insert statement is more direct than the gui.I have never used the gui - maybe your connection doesn't have permission to update the table.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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DataD
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Posted - 2011-06-17 : 11:46:07
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Originally posted by nigelrivett
The insert statement is more direct than the gui.I have never used the gui - maybe your connection doesn't have permission to update the table.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.
I bit the bullet and used the SQL query you recommended and that worked. Thanks for your help and your very quick response. Deeply appreciated.David Berkowitz |
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