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Returning Oracle Stored Procedure Resultset in SSRS
SQL Server Reporting Services

Returning Oracle Stored Procedure Resultset in SSRS

So I've spent a fun time googling and binging but still haven't found a simple and complete example of getting a resultset from an Oracle stored procedure and displaying this in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Well "non-productive" more than "fun" as most of the examples on the net are either half-complete or par...

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Basic Oracle Function Structure
Oracle PL/SQL

Basic Oracle Function Structure

I need to refer to how to create a function in Oracle PL/SQL and sites on the net just attempt to overcomplicate everything and have forgotten how it is to be new to Oracle. I need a function in it's simplest form and if I want to torture my successors, I'll complicate the function myself. How? Functions are supposed t...

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Getting the mysql where in delimited string to work
MySQL

Getting the mysql where in delimited string to work

I have a mySQL database table of room assets that has a field containing the ID numbers of images relevant to this room. The Problem? When I select specifying the statement "WHERE IN (c.RoomImages)", this is interpreted as a string and when converted to a number only retrieves the first value before the first comma. Co...

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SSRS Dropdown parameter cannot be blank!
SQL Server Reporting Services

SSRS Dropdown parameter cannot be blank!

I have created an SSRS report which can compare 4 reports side by side and brings up their latest execution times to the nearest millisecond. The report has 4 parameters. Each parameter is a dropdown populated by a list of all available reports.

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MySQL Group_concat equivalent in T-SQL and Oracle
Databases

MySQL Group_concat equivalent in T-SQL and Oracle

MySQL is just the best Unfortunately I make a living using Microsoft and Oracle products. I shouldn't say unfortunately as I don't see myself doing any other job and it beats daytime television any day. I use this quite a lot so I thought I'd put an article here somewhere. Based on the following concept: RowID column_t...

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How to Display Report Execution Time in SSRS (milliseconds)
SQL Server Reporting Services

How to Display Report Execution Time in SSRS (milliseconds)

How to Display Report Execution Time in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 So there are other articles out there but I was looking to display in milliseconds the execution time it took for a particular report (which searches for results matching the submitted parameter) to run. Lifted from Dattatray Sindol's blog Ot...

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SSRS Zero Padding
SQL Server Reporting Services

SSRS Zero Padding

Quick Reminder I didn't want to do this at the database level, mainly because it meant modifying the SQL query. The zero padding would need to be applicable within an MDX query. The Situation We have a database using Oracle 10g, and a SQL Server Reporting Services v2008 R2 environment. My use for this was when displayi...

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