Monday, March 26, 2012
PDF file
PDF EXPORT
Dear All
I use sql server reporting services..in visual studio 2005..
when exporting report to pdf in the report viewer alignment varies..
single table report split up in to two pages not in proper manner..
how to tackle this export to pdf event in report viewer..
did anyone can help me in this.
Regards
Senthil
You need to do adjust the table correctly. just decrease the width of the table and other objects.
if width of the objects does not fit in a page than it will be divided into two pages in pdf. so try to adjust the width of the objects.
|||
I had the same problem and this is what I found. If the report is defined as an 11 x 8.5 (landscape) report with .5 margins (defined in report properties) all around your report data cannot exceed 10".
10" + .5 left margin + .5 right margin = 11.
If you exceed this the page will split.
|||
Thnx jhaberer
its working fine!...
sqlWednesday, March 21, 2012
Pausing SQL Server from transact SQL
We use a kill all users job and place the database in single user mode.
Unfortunately there is an app on the network that will automatically
reconnect if it's spid is killed.
I'd like to be able to Pause the server from within transact SQL.
The only way I can see to do this is:
exec master..xp_cmdshell "net pause mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
Kill the spids >= 50
exec sp_dboption 'Database Name', 'dbo use only', true
exec master..xp_cmdshell "net continue mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
Is there a way of pausing without using xp_cmdshell?
PaulThis might work...
ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
GO
USE yourdb
GO
RESTORE ...
That way you should be the single_user before the application can reconnect.
--
HTH
Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
"Paul Cahill" <NOTpaul.cahillNOT@.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23QjaYGZjDHA.1456@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> We have a database that automatically restores at night from another
server.
> We use a kill all users job and place the database in single user mode.
> Unfortunately there is an app on the network that will automatically
> reconnect if it's spid is killed.
> I'd like to be able to Pause the server from within transact SQL.
> The only way I can see to do this is:
> exec master..xp_cmdshell "net pause mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> Kill the spids >= 50
> exec sp_dboption 'Database Name', 'dbo use only', true
> exec master..xp_cmdshell "net continue mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> Is there a way of pausing without using xp_cmdshell?
> Paul
>|||Or set the db in restricted user mode, assuming that that nasty app doesn't
use a login that is a member of the db_owner, db_creator or sysadmin roles.
ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET RESTRICTED_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
Ryan, your code will not work. _no one_ can be in the database when you want
to restore it, not even the connection that is doing the restore, that
should be connected to a different database. You can do ALTER DATABASE...
and then RESTORE when you are connected to the master database and hope the
application won't be able to log back in between the statements, but that
won't always work.
--
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eZhceRZjDHA.1004@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This might work...
> ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> GO
> USE yourdb
> GO
> RESTORE ...
> That way you should be the single_user before the application can
reconnect.
> --
> HTH
> Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> "Paul Cahill" <NOTpaul.cahillNOT@.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23QjaYGZjDHA.1456@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > We have a database that automatically restores at night from another
> server.
> > We use a kill all users job and place the database in single user mode.
> > Unfortunately there is an app on the network that will automatically
> > reconnect if it's spid is killed.
> >
> > I'd like to be able to Pause the server from within transact SQL.
> > The only way I can see to do this is:
> >
> > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net pause mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> > Kill the spids >= 50
> > exec sp_dboption 'Database Name', 'dbo use only', true
> > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net continue mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> >
> > Is there a way of pausing without using xp_cmdshell?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>|||> ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> GO
> USE yourdb
> GO
> RESTORE ...
>
Since a database can't be restored while it's in use, the database
context needs to be changed to some other database:
USE master
GO
RESTORE ...
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
--
SQL FAQ links (courtesy Neil Pike):
http://www.ntfaq.com/Articles/Index.cfm?DepartmentID=800
http://www.sqlserverfaq.com
http://www.mssqlserver.com/faq
--
"Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eZhceRZjDHA.1004@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This might work...
> ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> GO
> USE yourdb
> GO
> RESTORE ...
> That way you should be the single_user before the application can
reconnect.
> --
> HTH
> Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> "Paul Cahill" <NOTpaul.cahillNOT@.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23QjaYGZjDHA.1456@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > We have a database that automatically restores at night from another
> server.
> > We use a kill all users job and place the database in single user
mode.
> > Unfortunately there is an app on the network that will automatically
> > reconnect if it's spid is killed.
> >
> > I'd like to be able to Pause the server from within transact SQL.
> > The only way I can see to do this is:
> >
> > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net pause mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> > Kill the spids >= 50
> > exec sp_dboption 'Database Name', 'dbo use only', true
> > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net continue mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> >
> > Is there a way of pausing without using xp_cmdshell?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>|||Apologies all. USE yourdb will of course use up the SINGLE_USER.
Should have read :-
ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
GO
USE master
GO
RESTORE ...
--
HTH
Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
"Jacco Schalkwijk" <NOSPAMjaccos@.eurostop.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uamRLnZjDHA.1948@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Or set the db in restricted user mode, assuming that that nasty app
doesn't
> use a login that is a member of the db_owner, db_creator or sysadmin
roles.
> ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET RESTRICTED_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> Ryan, your code will not work. _no one_ can be in the database when you
want
> to restore it, not even the connection that is doing the restore, that
> should be connected to a different database. You can do ALTER DATABASE...
> and then RESTORE when you are connected to the master database and hope
the
> application won't be able to log back in between the statements, but that
> won't always work.
> --
> Jacco Schalkwijk
> SQL Server MVP
>
> "Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eZhceRZjDHA.1004@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > This might work...
> >
> > ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> > GO
> > USE yourdb
> > GO
> > RESTORE ...
> >
> > That way you should be the single_user before the application can
> reconnect.
> >
> > --
> > HTH
> > Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> >
> > "Paul Cahill" <NOTpaul.cahillNOT@.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:%23QjaYGZjDHA.1456@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > We have a database that automatically restores at night from another
> > server.
> > > We use a kill all users job and place the database in single user
mode.
> > > Unfortunately there is an app on the network that will automatically
> > > reconnect if it's spid is killed.
> > >
> > > I'd like to be able to Pause the server from within transact SQL.
> > > The only way I can see to do this is:
> > >
> > > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net pause mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> > > Kill the spids >= 50
> > > exec sp_dboption 'Database Name', 'dbo use only', true
> > > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net continue mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> > >
> > > Is there a way of pausing without using xp_cmdshell?
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>|||Thanks guys. Too busy looking at set dboption to remember alter database.
Paul
"Jacco Schalkwijk" <NOSPAMjaccos@.eurostop.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uamRLnZjDHA.1948@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Or set the db in restricted user mode, assuming that that nasty app
doesn't
> use a login that is a member of the db_owner, db_creator or sysadmin
roles.
> ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET RESTRICTED_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> Ryan, your code will not work. _no one_ can be in the database when you
want
> to restore it, not even the connection that is doing the restore, that
> should be connected to a different database. You can do ALTER DATABASE...
> and then RESTORE when you are connected to the master database and hope
the
> application won't be able to log back in between the statements, but that
> won't always work.
> --
> Jacco Schalkwijk
> SQL Server MVP
>
> "Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eZhceRZjDHA.1004@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > This might work...
> >
> > ALTER DATABASE yourdb SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> > GO
> > USE yourdb
> > GO
> > RESTORE ...
> >
> > That way you should be the single_user before the application can
> reconnect.
> >
> > --
> > HTH
> > Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> >
> > "Paul Cahill" <NOTpaul.cahillNOT@.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:%23QjaYGZjDHA.1456@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > We have a database that automatically restores at night from another
> > server.
> > > We use a kill all users job and place the database in single user
mode.
> > > Unfortunately there is an app on the network that will automatically
> > > reconnect if it's spid is killed.
> > >
> > > I'd like to be able to Pause the server from within transact SQL.
> > > The only way I can see to do this is:
> > >
> > > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net pause mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> > > Kill the spids >= 50
> > > exec sp_dboption 'Database Name', 'dbo use only', true
> > > exec master..xp_cmdshell "net continue mssqlserver", No_OUTPUT
> > >
> > > Is there a way of pausing without using xp_cmdshell?
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
Pause between pages when printing RS report
On the report I use a list control to display multiple records per page.
When printing the report (which currently produces over 500 pages - future printings of this report will not be nearly so large), the printer pauses between each page as if they are seperate print jobs. This is an HP LaserJet 5Si that normally cranks out reports very fast.
The only thing I can think of that might contribute to this sort of behavior is the fact that I set my margin sizes to 0in to get as much design room on the report as possible. Could that cause this sort of behavior?
Just bumping this topic. I'm very much in need of an answer on this. I've tried different settings for the margins as well, but anything other than 0in. causes extra pages to be printed.
How can I eliminate the pause between pages?|||How are you printing the report? Are you using the printing via the web or using delivery? I have not heard of this sort of behavior. The only thing I can think of is that the server is busy rendering each page and is causing the printer to wait for additional pages.
-Daniel|||Thanks for the reply.
I am printing the reports via the web. This behavior is exhibited when printing them from the Visual Studio design environment as well.
|||Most likely, your printer is able to print faster than the ability of the server to generate the pages. This could happen if the pages are complex and/or have lots of images. The overall time should be similar to exporting the report to an image format.|||I guess I can see where the report generation might be the bottleneck, however it is just a standard report with a basic list control displaying some 20-25 data fields per record. There are no images being used at all. The most graphically intensive element is a light gray filled box around the report title.
Honestly, I can't imagine a much simpler report. That is why I have trouble accepting this as being as good as it gets.
|||The fact that you see this in the designer as well as the server seems to mean that the issue may lie elsewhere. Do any other reports behave this way? Are you able to try any other printers?
When you print from the web you can preview the report first. Can you first preview the entire report before printing? By doing this you will have downloaded all the pages to the client, when you actually print you will just be sending the emf file to the printer. If the problem still occurs then it is most likely an issue downstream from RS if it doesn't occur then RS would have some issue.
Thanks.
-Daniel
Pause between pages when printing RS report
On the report I use a list control to display multiple records per page.
When printing the report (which currently produces over 500 pages - future printings of this report will not be nearly so large), the printer pauses between each page as if they are seperate print jobs. This is an HP LaserJet 5Si that normally cranks out reports very fast.
The only thing I can think of that might contribute to this sort of behavior is the fact that I set my margin sizes to 0in to get as much design room on the report as possible. Could that cause this sort of behavior?Just bumping this topic. I'm very much in need of an answer on this. I've tried different settings for the margins as well, but anything other than 0in. causes extra pages to be printed.
How can I eliminate the pause between pages?|||How are you printing the report? Are you using the printing via the web or using delivery? I have not heard of this sort of behavior. The only thing I can think of is that the server is busy rendering each page and is causing the printer to wait for additional pages.
-Daniel|||Thanks for the reply.
I am printing the reports via the web. This behavior is exhibited when printing them from the Visual Studio design environment as well.|||Most likely, your printer is able to print faster than the ability of the server to generate the pages. This could happen if the pages are complex and/or have lots of images. The overall time should be similar to exporting the report to an image format.|||I guess I can see where the report generation might be the bottleneck, however it is just a standard report with a basic list control displaying some 20-25 data fields per record. There are no images being used at all. The most graphically intensive element is a light gray filled box around the report title.
Honestly, I can't imagine a much simpler report. That is why I have trouble accepting this as being as good as it gets. 
When you print from the web you can preview the report first. Can you first preview the entire report before printing? By doing this you will have downloaded all the pages to the client, when you actually print you will just be sending the emf file to the printer. If the problem still occurs then it is most likely an issue downstream from RS if it doesn't occur then RS would have some issue.
Thanks.
-Danielsql
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Passive node starting the SQL Server services - services set to ma
I have a very bizarre situation with a single instance/two node/W2K3
cluster. The issue I am seeing is that the passive node is starting the sql
server services even though the resources are not owned by that node. The
restarts are occuring every five minutes. The system log shows the SYSTEM
account starting MSSQLSERVER. Then, 3 seconds later, I get a message stating
the service stopped. About 5-8 seconds later, I get a message that the
SQLSERVERAGENT could not be started because sqlservr.exe is not running. The
cluster log is not showing anything being started/stopped. The applicaiton
log is complaining about the errorlog being unavailable. However, this is
correct because the resources are not on this node.
The SQL Server services are set to manual on both nodes. Both nodes have
been rebooted in the past 24 hours due to EMC PowerPath upgrades. The only
thing that is a little bizare is that the SQL Server resource group and SQL
Server resource have the preferred owners/possible owners in reverse order.
IE (SQL Server resource group has NODE1/NODE2; SQL Server Resource has
NODE2/NODE1). Right now all resources are on NODE1.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Chris.
Manual start for services is correct for a cluster. The cluster should
control the services on each node. Look at the applicaiotn logs on both
nodes. Check the failover/failback settings. You may be seeing a failback
condition due to different preferred node settings.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Christopher" <Christopher@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5873D57-2A8F-4B7B-B76C-7146B8A629DD@.microsoft.com...
> Hello all,
> I have a very bizarre situation with a single instance/two node/W2K3
> cluster. The issue I am seeing is that the passive node is starting the
> sql
> server services even though the resources are not owned by that node. The
> restarts are occuring every five minutes. The system log shows the SYSTEM
> account starting MSSQLSERVER. Then, 3 seconds later, I get a message
> stating
> the service stopped. About 5-8 seconds later, I get a message that the
> SQLSERVERAGENT could not be started because sqlservr.exe is not running.
> The
> cluster log is not showing anything being started/stopped. The
> applicaiton
> log is complaining about the errorlog being unavailable. However, this is
> correct because the resources are not on this node.
> The SQL Server services are set to manual on both nodes. Both nodes have
> been rebooted in the past 24 hours due to EMC PowerPath upgrades. The
> only
> thing that is a little bizare is that the SQL Server resource group and
> SQL
> Server resource have the preferred owners/possible owners in reverse
> order.
> IE (SQL Server resource group has NODE1/NODE2; SQL Server Resource has
> NODE2/NODE1). Right now all resources are on NODE1.
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks in advance
> Chris.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Passing string with quotes " 'VALUE1', 'VALUE2', 'VALUE3' " to a table-valued fu
I have a problem passing a string containing single quotes to a table-valued-function
ex:
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
SELECT * FROM myFunc(" 'VALUE1', 'VALUE2', 'VALUE3' ")
GO
--
set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
G
ALTER FUNCTION dbo.myFunc(@.VendorID CHAR(100) )
)RETURNS TABLE AS
RETURN (
SELECT * FROM myTable WHER Vendor IN (@.VendorID))
)
It works if I pass only 'VALUE1'
but not if I pass " 'VALUE1', 'VALUE2', 'VALUE3' "
nor if I use 2 single quotes to delimit each string.
The same code will work if MyFunc is a STORE PROC instead of a function
EXEC myProc '''990001'',''990002''' will work (notice 3 quotes at the begining, then 2, then 2 then 3)
... but I need it to be a function !!!
Help please
You can't do what you want I am afraid.
Have a look at this article on what you want to do
http://www.sommarskog.se/arrays-in-sql.html
Passing string with quotes " 'VALUE1', 'VALUE2', 'VALUE3' " to a table-value
I have a problem passing a string containing single quotes to a table-valued-function
ex:
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
SELECT * FROM myFunc(" 'VALUE1', 'VALUE2', 'VALUE3' ")
GO
--
set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
G
ALTER FUNCTION dbo.myFunc(@.VendorID CHAR(100) )
)RETURNS TABLE AS
RETURN (
SELECT * FROM myTable WHER Vendor IN (@.VendorID))
)
It works if I pass only 'VALUE1'
but not if I pass " 'VALUE1', 'VALUE2', 'VALUE3' "
nor if I use 2 single quotes to delimit each string.
The same code will work if MyFunc is a STORE PROC instead of a function
EXEC myProc '''990001'',''990002''' will work (notice 3 quotes at the begining, then 2, then 2 then 3)
... but I need it to be a function !!!
Help please
You can't do what you want I am afraid.
Have a look at this article on what you want to do
http://www.sommarskog.se/arrays-in-sql.html