importing text files and converting datatypes

Hi ya... About to tear my hair out.

I thought i fixed this problem, as it WORKED about two days ago, but now I'm getting errors.

I have a series of text files, some are delimited, some are fixed width. I previously was able to import these files thru a dts package by creating the table in a stored procedure. Exple:
CREATE TABLE [Pol_Dump073104]
(
[Product_Type] varchar (12) NULL,
[Benefit] float NULL,
[Base_Premium] varchar (12) NULL,
[Rider_Premium] float NULL,
[Contract_Value] float NULL,
)

I then import the text file into the table and then cast the float datatypes as money in a select into statement to do aggregate functions on the money fields. this worked previously, but now I'm receiving this: 'Error converting datatype char to money.' I tried to convert to float and received the same error, only with float where the word money was.

Please help! :mad:

ThanksI'm not totaly clear on this: so the data is inside the table 'Pol_Dump073104' and a convert(money, benefit) fails with "Error converting datatype char to money"?|||Yup. This particular DTS package works with most of my text files, and it used to work with this particular text file, but now all of a sudden it won't convert imported varchars (or chars, or nchars, or nvarchars) to floats, or monies. And to be clear, I tried importing the file as all varchars, and then in a later step in my dts packaged, tried to cast those particular fields as floats. And that's when I get that error.

It's frustrating!!!

Am I making any sense?|||I think the varchar column may have values that sql cannot convert to money/float. You may have to check the varchar column prior conversion with functions as ISNUMERIC or a where statement that checks (not like '%[^0-9]%'). You may need to consider this in your package, possibly have it send a notification. The rows that do not fit, what are the options?|||Thanks so much kaiowas. I found the bad rows. Now, how can I tell SQL to send me an exception report with the missing rows?|||Kaiowas, your help saved me. I figured everything out, and it's working beautifully... exception report and all. Just needed to be pointed towards the right track. Many thanks.sql

importing queries from access

im having trouble converting access sql queries into mssql, i know to
replace certain characters (eg _ and *) but im having trouble importing
expressions - how do i do these in mssql ? eg an example query i use :-
SELECT dbo_Personal.ID, dbo_Personal.Surname1, dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead,
dbo_Lead.DateOfLead, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageAppSubmitted,
dbo_Mortgage.MortgageOfferedAccepted, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageDrawndown,
dbo_Mortgage.MortgageApplicationClosed,
[dbo_Mortgage.MortgageCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Life.LifeCommissionAnticip
ated]+[dbo_BuildingsAndContents.BandCCommissionAnticipa ted]+[dbo_OtherBusine
ss.OtherBusinessCommissionAnticipated] AS Expr1,
[dbo_commissions.MortgageCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.LifeCommission
Received]+[dbo_commissions.BandCCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.OtherBu
sinessCommissionReceived] AS Expr2,
IIf([Expr1]<1000,[Expr1]*0.3,IIf([Expr1]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr1]*0.5)) AS
Expr3,
IIf([Expr2]<1000,[Expr2]*0.3,IIf([Expr2]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr2]*0.5)) AS
Expr4
FROM (((((dbo_Personal INNER JOIN dbo_Lead ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Lead.ID)
LEFT JOIN dbo_Mortgage ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Mortgage.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_OtherBusiness ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_OtherBusiness.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_BuildingsAndContents ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_BuildingsAndContents.ID)
LEFT JOIN dbo_Commissions ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Commissions.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_Life ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Life.ID
WHERE (((dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead) Like "Solutions*"));
how would i import this into a stored procedure ?
thanks
mark
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"mark" <mark@.remove.com> wrote in message
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> im having trouble converting access sql queries into mssql, i know to
> replace certain characters (eg _ and *) but im having trouble importing
> expressions - how do i do these in mssql ? eg an example query i use :-
> SELECT dbo_Personal.ID, dbo_Personal.Surname1, dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead,
> dbo_Lead.DateOfLead, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageAppSubmitted,
> dbo_Mortgage.MortgageOfferedAccepted, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageDrawndown,
> dbo_Mortgage.MortgageApplicationClosed,
>
[dbo_Mortgage.MortgageCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Life.LifeCommissionAnticip
>
ated]+[dbo_BuildingsAndContents.BandCCommissionAnticipa ted]+[dbo_OtherBusine
> ss.OtherBusinessCommissionAnticipated] AS Expr1,
>
[dbo_commissions.MortgageCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.LifeCommission
>
Received]+[dbo_commissions.BandCCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.OtherBu
> sinessCommissionReceived] AS Expr2,
> IIf([Expr1]<1000,[Expr1]*0.3,IIf([Expr1]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr1]*0.5)) AS
> Expr3,
> IIf([Expr2]<1000,[Expr2]*0.3,IIf([Expr2]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr2]*0.5)) AS
> Expr4
> FROM (((((dbo_Personal INNER JOIN dbo_Lead ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Lead.ID)
> LEFT JOIN dbo_Mortgage ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Mortgage.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_OtherBusiness ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_OtherBusiness.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_BuildingsAndContents ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_BuildingsAndContents.ID)
> LEFT JOIN dbo_Commissions ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Commissions.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_Life ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Life.ID
> WHERE (((dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead) Like "Solutions*"));
> how would i import this into a stored procedure ?
> thanks
> mark
>

importing queries from access

im having trouble converting access sql queries into mssql, i know to
replace certain characters (eg _ and *) but im having trouble importing
expressions - how do i do these in mssql ? eg an example query i use :-
SELECT dbo_Personal.ID, dbo_Personal.Surname1, dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead,
dbo_Lead.DateOfLead, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageAppSubmitted,
dbo_Mortgage.MortgageOfferedAccepted, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageDrawndown,
dbo_Mortgage.MortgageApplicationClosed,
[dbo_Mortgage.MortgageCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Life.LifeCommissio
nAnticip
ated]+[dbo_BuildingsAndContents.BandCCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Oth
erBusine
ss.OtherBusinessCommissionAnticipated] AS Expr1,
[dbo_commissions.MortgageCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.LifeCo
mmission
Received]+[dbo_commissions.BandCCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions
.OtherBu
sinessCommissionReceived] AS Expr2,
IIf([Expr1]<1000,[Expr1]*0.3,IIf([Expr1]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,&#
91;Expr1]*0.5)) AS
Expr3,
IIf([Expr2]<1000,[Expr2]*0.3,IIf([Expr2]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,&#
91;Expr2]*0.5)) AS
Expr4
FROM (((((dbo_Personal INNER JOIN dbo_Lead ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Lead.ID)
LEFT JOIN dbo_Mortgage ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Mortgage.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_OtherBusiness ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_OtherBusiness.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_BuildingsAndContents ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_BuildingsAndContents.ID)
LEFT JOIN dbo_Commissions ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Commissions.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_Life ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Life.ID
WHERE (((dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead) Like "Solutions*"));
how would i import this into a stored procedure ?
thanks
markReplied in .programming.
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John
"mark" <mark@.remove.com> wrote in message
news:w_RBc.7$Nx2.3@.newsfe3-win.server.ntli.net...
> im having trouble converting access sql queries into mssql, i know to
> replace certain characters (eg _ and *) but im having trouble importing
> expressions - how do i do these in mssql ? eg an example query i use :-
> SELECT dbo_Personal.ID, dbo_Personal.Surname1, dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead,
> dbo_Lead.DateOfLead, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageAppSubmitted,
> dbo_Mortgage.MortgageOfferedAccepted, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageDrawndown,
> dbo_Mortgage.MortgageApplicationClosed,
>
[dbo_Mortgage.MortgageCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Life.LifeCommissionAnticipeagreen">
>
ated]+[dbo_BuildingsAndContents.BandCCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_OtherBusineeagreen">
> ss.OtherBusinessCommissionAnticipated] AS Expr1,
>
[dbo_commissions.MortgageCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.LifeCommissioneagreen">
>
Received]+[dbo_commissions.BandCCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.OtherBueagreen">
> sinessCommissionReceived] AS Expr2,
> IIf([Expr1]<1000,[Expr1]*0.3,IIf([Expr1]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,
[Expr1]*0.5)) AS
> Expr3,
> IIf([Expr2]<1000,[Expr2]*0.3,IIf([Expr2]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,
[Expr2]*0.5)) AS
> Expr4
> FROM (((((dbo_Personal INNER JOIN dbo_Lead ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Lead.ID)
> LEFT JOIN dbo_Mortgage ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Mortgage.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_OtherBusiness ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_OtherBusiness.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_BuildingsAndContents ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_BuildingsAndContents.ID)
> LEFT JOIN dbo_Commissions ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Commissions.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_Life ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Life.ID
> WHERE (((dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead) Like "Solutions*"));
> how would i import this into a stored procedure ?
> thanks
> mark
>sql

importing queries from access

im having trouble converting access sql queries into mssql, i know to
replace certain characters (eg _ and *) but im having trouble importing
expressions - how do i do these in mssql ? eg an example query i use :-
SELECT dbo_Personal.ID, dbo_Personal.Surname1, dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead,
dbo_Lead.DateOfLead, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageAppSubmitted,
dbo_Mortgage.MortgageOfferedAccepted, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageDrawndown,
dbo_Mortgage.MortgageApplicationClosed,
[dbo_Mortgage.MortgageCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Life.LifeCommissionAnticip
ated]+[dbo_BuildingsAndContents.BandCCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_OtherBusine
ss.OtherBusinessCommissionAnticipated] AS Expr1,
[dbo_commissions.MortgageCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.LifeCommission
Received]+[dbo_commissions.BandCCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.OtherBu
sinessCommissionReceived] AS Expr2,
IIf([Expr1]<1000,[Expr1]*0.3,IIf([Expr1]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr1]*0.5)) AS
Expr3,
IIf([Expr2]<1000,[Expr2]*0.3,IIf([Expr2]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr2]*0.5)) AS
Expr4
FROM (((((dbo_Personal INNER JOIN dbo_Lead ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Lead.ID)
LEFT JOIN dbo_Mortgage ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Mortgage.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_OtherBusiness ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_OtherBusiness.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_BuildingsAndContents ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_BuildingsAndContents.ID)
LEFT JOIN dbo_Commissions ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Commissions.ID) LEFT JOIN
dbo_Life ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Life.ID
WHERE (((dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead) Like "Solutions*"));
how would i import this into a stored procedure ?
thanks
markReplied in .programming.
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John
"mark" <mark@.remove.com> wrote in message
news:w_RBc.7$Nx2.3@.newsfe3-win.server.ntli.net...
> im having trouble converting access sql queries into mssql, i know to
> replace certain characters (eg _ and *) but im having trouble importing
> expressions - how do i do these in mssql ? eg an example query i use :-
> SELECT dbo_Personal.ID, dbo_Personal.Surname1, dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead,
> dbo_Lead.DateOfLead, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageAppSubmitted,
> dbo_Mortgage.MortgageOfferedAccepted, dbo_Mortgage.MortgageDrawndown,
> dbo_Mortgage.MortgageApplicationClosed,
>
[dbo_Mortgage.MortgageCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_Life.LifeCommissionAnticip
>
ated]+[dbo_BuildingsAndContents.BandCCommissionAnticipated]+[dbo_OtherBusine
> ss.OtherBusinessCommissionAnticipated] AS Expr1,
>
[dbo_commissions.MortgageCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.LifeCommission
>
Received]+[dbo_commissions.BandCCommissionReceived]+[dbo_commissions.OtherBu
> sinessCommissionReceived] AS Expr2,
> IIf([Expr1]<1000,[Expr1]*0.3,IIf([Expr1]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr1]*0.5)) AS
> Expr3,
> IIf([Expr2]<1000,[Expr2]*0.3,IIf([Expr2]<2000,[Expr1]*0.4,[Expr2]*0.5)) AS
> Expr4
> FROM (((((dbo_Personal INNER JOIN dbo_Lead ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Lead.ID)
> LEFT JOIN dbo_Mortgage ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Mortgage.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_OtherBusiness ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_OtherBusiness.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_BuildingsAndContents ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_BuildingsAndContents.ID)
> LEFT JOIN dbo_Commissions ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Commissions.ID) LEFT JOIN
> dbo_Life ON dbo_Personal.ID=dbo_Life.ID
> WHERE (((dbo_Lead.SourceOfLead) Like "Solutions*"));
> how would i import this into a stored procedure ?
> thanks
> mark
>

Importing MS Word Forms

I have some complex Word forms that need to be converted into reports. Are
there any tools for converting/importing Word to RDL format as you can't
paste into the desinger.
Thanks
Toby.SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services does not support this directly. You
might check to see if one of our partners is able to assist you:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/partners/softwareapps.asp
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
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"Toby" <toby.maillist@.exmlsystems.com> wrote in message
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> I have some complex Word forms that need to be converted into reports. Are
> there any tools for converting/importing Word to RDL format as you can't
> paste into the desinger.
> Thanks
> Toby.
>