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  1. T-SQL functions to convert Strings to Tableshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/t-sql-functions-to-convert-strings-to-tables.html

    to: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 What? These were in a solution and I thought I'd note them on my site so I can refer to them more easily. How? Let's start with a function that just converts a string of words delimited by...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  2. Parameters not being used in report processinghttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/parameters-not-being-used-in-report-processing.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    Once again I've spent a whole morning going in the wrong direction with a convincing SQL script. This article is just a note on when using Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or Report Builder 2.0 and when previewing the report, the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  3. Drop If Object Existshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/drop-if-object-exists.html

    Some people have been suggesting you can use "CREATE OR REPLACE... VIEW... FUNCTION" but my SQL Server 2008 Management Studio doesn't like this and refuses to understand what I'm trying to do. Why? As this data seemed to be across various websites, I...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: *
  4. MySQL parameters in Excel 2007 PivotTableshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/mysql-parameters-in-excel-2007-pivottables.html

    individual items while Excel allows drag and drop grouping/drilldown pivot tables. Have managed to get this working with SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL databases... Now how to include parameters in non Microsoft technology. Limitations of Excel 2007...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  5. How to Display Report Execution Time in SSRS (milliseconds)https://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/how-to-display-report-execution-time-in-ssrs.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  6. SSRS Subscriptions cannot be createdhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssrs-subscriptions-cannot-be-created.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    to: Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (BIDS) Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 What? This article describes solutions to the error: Subscriptions cannot be created because the credentials used to run the report are not stored, or if a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  7. Basic Oracle Stored Procedure Structurehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/oracle-pl-sql/basic-oracle-stored-procedure-structure.html

    this article as a note for me to demo a working stored procedure and how to use cursors. I'm told I need to use this for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) which is why I'm going down this route. For an even simpler stored procedure, I'd imagine you...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Oracle PL/SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  8. A quick run through of setting up an export process in SITShttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/xml/a-quick-run-through-of-setting-up-an-export-process-in-sits.html

    to SITS:Vision v8.7.0 Uniface v9.6.03 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP1) - 11.0.3128.0 What? "Quick" may not be the right word, so this is a somewhat summarized article on how to get data out of SITS, up to running the monitors and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Extensible Markup Language
    • Language: *
  9. SQL Server Integration Serviceshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/category/articles/microsoft/ssis.html?Itemid=165

    • Type: Category
    • Language: en-GB
  10. SQL Server Reporting Serviceshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/category/articles/microsoft/ssrs.html?Itemid=165

    • Type: Category
    • Language: en-GB
  11. SSRS Repeat Headers in PDF Reporthttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssrs-repeat-headers-in-pdf-report.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    I run this on the Reporting Server. My Setup - XP Workstation - Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (BIDS) - SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 (SSRS) - PDF generated to a Windows File Share The Fix Click on the down arrow icon near the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  12. Report Builder 2.0 - Hide Series1https://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/report-builder-20-hide-series1.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    and couldn't find it. The work around I've documented is a "solution" to my situation and environment. Our setup is: SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0 BMC Service Desk Express 9.8 DataSet1: Incident # Group Name Close Date & Time Assigned to Full Name...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  13. Include a carriage return in a column headinghttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/include-a-carriage-return-in-a-column-heading.html?catid=78&Itemid=165

    To: MS SQL Server 2008 R2 MS Windows 7 Enterprise (Client) MS Excel 2010 What? A really quick note on how to insert a carriage return or new line into the column name/alias (the header). It might seem trivial but these little aesthetic changes done at...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server
    • Language: *
  14. Returned a data type that is not validhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/returned-a-data-type-that-is-not-valid.html

    date format (such as Month name then year - eg. November 2010). I have been told that data types are a nightmare in SQL Server Reporting Services and that all data types should be kept in their original state and then queried in the same state.

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: *
  15. Joes Word Cloud (JWC) Downloadhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/joes-word-cloud-jwc-downloads.html?catid=105&Itemid=165

    Version Platform ChangeLog Options 3.2.4 - Fixed Bug: Some systems report "Strict Standards: Non-static method called" - Note: not included in auto-update as it only applies to certain environments. - Note: this version is also backwards compatible...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Downloads
    • Language: *
  16. DataJumble - Shuffling characters in a data valuehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/data-shuffling-function.html

    to scramble sensitive data that we send to suppliers for support or analysis. With inspiration from: "Obfuscating your SQL Server Data" by John Magnabosco but tweaked for our purposes. NOTE that the following has only ever been run on development...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: *
  17. Export/Import Database using MySQL Workbenchhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/export-import-database-using-mysql-workbench.html

    What? This article isn't unique as there are other tutorials out there. This is meant to detail a process to export a database using MySQL Workbench and then to import it into another database. Why? If you're confined to use this product then this is...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  18. Reminder on SSRS row separatorhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/reminder-on-ssrs-row-seperator.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    Setup XP SP3 Workstation Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (BIDS) SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 (SSRS) What do I want? I have a report displaying room bookings. Each row lists the day, date, room name, start/finish times, booking...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  19. SSRS Use T-SQL Like with a Parameterhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssrs-use-t-sql-like-with-a-parameter.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    room bookings based on a user and given a date range. The problem is that there are a few thousand users and Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services interface isn't the most fun to scroll endlessly down. Advanced users can type the name really fast...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  20. SSIS Multiple Lookups in onehttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssis-multiple-lookups-in-one.html?catid=74&Itemid=165

    What? A quick article on an alternative to multiple lookups in SSIS. For any SSIS developer trying to create packages that need to decode a number of values into their full name/description (eg. "M" to "Male", "Prof" to "Professor"). Why? Our extract...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Integration Services
    • Language: en-GB
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