The documentation only shows how to bind to an IEnumerable (which uses linq to page and sort) ... but I need to go against a sproc because expressing the query I'm working on with linq is proving to be a bit slow.
Can anyone provide any guidelines or pointers on what's the best way to do this?
You need to to use custom binding. The linked example shows how to get the current page.
Are you talking about how to bind the Telerik grid to a result set emitted by a stored procedure, or how to implement paging in a stored procedure? It's not clear from your question.
The following T-SQL stored procedure is a very efficient implementation of paging. THE SQL optimiser can find the first ID very fast. Combine this with the use of ROWCOUNT, and you have an approach that is both CPU-efficient and read-efficient. For a table with a large number of rows, it certainly beats any approach that I've seen using a temporary table or table variable.
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.PagingTest
(
#PageNumber int,
#PageSize int
)
AS
DECLARE #FirstId int, #FirstRow int
SET #FirstRow = ( (#PageNumber - 1) * #PageSize ) + 1
SET ROWCOUNT #FirstRow
-- Add check here to ensure that #FirstRow is not
-- greater than the number of rows in the table.
SELECT #FirstId = [Id]
FROM dbo.TestTable
ORDER BY [Id]
SET ROWCOUNT #PageSize
SELECT *
FROM dbo.TestTable
WHERE [Id] >= #FirstId
ORDER BY [Id]
SET ROWCOUNT 0
GO
RoadWarrior has gave you a great example of a paging sproc, and korchev has pointed you towards custom binding.
In reality, where the data is coming from is irrelevant so long as you get it in the form of an IEnumerable, so just get your data access code written, and get the data out into a List after that custom binding should be easy.
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Consider an enterprise that captures sensor data for different production facilities. per facility, we create an aggregation query that averages the values to 5min timeslots. This query exists out of a long list of with-clauses and writes data to a table (called aggregation_table).
Now my problem: currently we have n queries running that exactly run the same logic, the only thing that differs are table names (and sometimes column names but let's ignore that for now).
Instead of managing n different scripts that are basically the same, I would like to put it in a stored procedure that is able to work like this:
CALL aggregation_query(facility_name) -> resolve the different tables for that facility and then use them in the different with clauses
On top of that, instead of having this long set of clauses that give me the end-result, I would like to chunk them up in logical blocks that are parametrizable, So for example, if I call the aforementioned stored_procedure for facility A, I want to be able to pass / use this table name in these different functions, where the output can be re-used in the next statement (like you would do with with clauses).
Another argument of why I want to chunk this up in re-usable blocks is because we have many "derivatives" on this aggregation query, for example to manage historical data, to correct data or to have the sensor data on another aggregation level. As these become overly complex, it is much easier to manage them without having to copy paste and adjust these every time.
In the current set-up, it could be useful to know that I am only entitled to use plain BigQuery, As my team is not allowed to access the CI/CD / scheduling and repository. (meaning that I cannot solve the issue by having CI/CD that deploys the n different versions of the procedure and functions)
So in the end, I would like to end up with something like this using only bigquery:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE
`aggregation_function`()
BEGIN
DECLARE
tablename STRING;
DECLARE
active_table_name STRING; ##get list OF tables CREATE TEMP TABLE tableNames AS
SELECT
table_catalog,
table_schema,
table_name
FROM
`catalog.schema.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES`
WHERE
table_name = tablename;
WHILE
(
SELECT
COUNT(*)
FROM
tableNames) >= 1 DO ##build dataset + TABLE name
SET
active_table_name = CONCAT('`',table_catalog,'.',table_schema,'.' ,table_name,'`'); ##use concat TO build string AND execute
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE '''
INSERT INTO
`aggregation_table_for_facility` (timeslot, sensor_name, AVG_VALUE )
WITH
STEP_1 AS (
SELECT
*
FROM
my_table_function_step_1(active_table_name,
parameter1,
parameter2) ),
STEP_2 AS (
SELECT
*
FROM
my_table_function_step_2(STEP_1,
parameter1,
parameter2) )
SELECT * FROM STEP_2
'''
USING active_table_name as active_table_name;
DELETE
FROM
tableNames
WHERE
table_name = tablename;
END WHILE
;
END
;
I was hoping someone could make a snippet on how I can do this in Standard SQL / Bigquery, so basically:
stored procedure that takes in a string variable and is able to use that as a table (partly solved in the approach above, but not sure if there are better ways)
(table) function that is able to take this table_name parameter as well and return back a table that can be used in the next with clause (or alternatively writes to a temp table)
I think below code snippets should provide you with some insights when dealing with procedures, inserts and execute immediate statements.
Here I'm creating a procedure which will insert values into a table that exists on the information schema. Also, as a value I want to return I use OUT active_table_name to return the value I assigned inside the procedure.
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE `project-id.dataset`.custom_function(tablename STRING,OUT active_table_name STRING)
BEGIN
DECLARE query STRING;
SET active_table_name= (SELECT CONCAT('`',table_catalog,'.',table_schema,'.' ,table_name,'`')
FROM `project-id.dataset.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES`
WHERE table_name = tablename);
#multine query can be handled by using ''' or """
Set query =
'''
insert into %s (string_field_0,string_field_1,string_field_2,string_field_3,string_field_4,int64_field_5)
with custom_query as (
select string_field_0,string_field_2,'169 BestCity',string_field_3,string_field_4,55677 from %s limit 1
)
select * from custom_query;
''';
# querys must perform operations and must be the last thing to perform
# pass parameters using format
execute immediate (format(query,active_table_name,active_table_name));
END
You can also use a loop to iterate trough records from a working table so it will execute the procedure and also be able to get the value from the procedure to use somewhere else.ie:A second procedure to perform a delete operation.
DECLARE tablename STRING;
DECLARE out_value STRING;
FOR record IN
(SELECT tablename from `my-project-id.dataset.table`)
DO
SET tablename = record.tablename;
LOOP
call `project-id.dataset`.custom_function(tablename,out_value);
select out_value;
END LOOP;
END FOR;
To recap, there are some restrictions such as the possibility to call procedures inside a execute immediate or to use execute immediate inside an execute immediate, to count a few. I think these snippets should help you dealing with your current situation.
For this sample I use the following documentation:
Data Manipulation Language
Dealing with outputs
Information Schema Tables
Execute Immediate
For...In
Loops
I'm trying to obtain 2 different resultset from stored procedure, based on a single query. What I'm trying to do is that:
1.) return query result into OUT cursor;
2.) from this cursor results, get all longest values in each column and return that as second OUT
resultset.
I'm trying to avoid doing same thing twice with this - get data and after that get longest column values of that same data. I'm not sure If this is even possible, but If It is, can somebody show me HOW ?
This is an example of what I want to do (just for illustration):
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE MySchema.Test(RESULT OUT SYS_REFCURSOR,MAX_RESULT OUT SYS_REFCURSOR)
AS
BEGIN
OPEN RESULT FOR SELECT Name,Surname FROM MyTable;
OPEN MAX_RESULT FOR SELECT Max(length(Name)),Max(length(Surname)) FROM RESULT; --error here
END Test;
This example compiles with "ORA-00942: table or view does not exist".
I know It's a silly example, but I've been investigating and testing all sorts of things (implicit cursors, fetching cursors, nested cursors, etc.) and found nothing that would help me, specially when working with stored procedure returning multiple resultsets.
My overall goal with this is to shorten data export time for Excel. Currently I have to run same query twice - once for calculating data size to autofit Excel columns, and then for writing data into Excel.
I believe that manipulating first resultset in order to get second one would be much faster - with less DB cycles made.
I'm using Oracle 11g, Any help much appreciated.
Each row of data from a cursor can be read exactly once; once the next row (or set of rows) is read from the cursor then the previous row (or set of rows) cannot be returned to and the cursor cannot be re-used. So what you are asking is impossible as if you read the cursor to find the maximum values (ignoring that you can't use a cursor as a source in a SELECT statement but, instead, you could read it using a PL/SQL loop) then the cursor's rows would have been "used up" and the cursor closed so it could not be read from when it is returned from the procedure.
You would need to use two separate queries:
CREATE PROCEDURE MySchema.Test(
RESULT OUT SYS_REFCURSOR,
MAX_RESULT OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
)
AS
BEGIN
OPEN RESULT FOR
SELECT Name,
Surname
FROM MyTable;
OPEN MAX_RESULT FOR
SELECT MAX(LENGTH(Name)) AS max_name_length,
MAX(LENGTH(Surname)) AS max_surname_length
FROM MyTable;
END Test;
/
Just for theoretical purposes, it is possible to only read from the table once if you bulk collect the data into a collection then select from a table-collection expression (however, it is going to be more complicated to code/maintain and is going to require that the rows from the table are stored in memory [which your DBA might not appreciate if the table is large] and may not be more performant than compared to just querying the table twice as you'll end up with three SELECT statements instead of two).
Something like:
CREATE TYPE test_obj IS OBJECT(
name VARCHAR2(50),
surname VARCHAR2(50)
);
CREATE TYPE test_obj_table IS TABLE OF test_obj;
CREATE PROCEDURE MySchema.Test(
RESULT OUT SYS_REFCURSOR,
MAX_RESULT OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
)
AS
t_names test_obj_table;
BEGIN
SELECT Name,
Surname
BULK COLLECT INTO t_names
FROM MyTable;
OPEN RESULT FOR
SELECT * FROM TABLE( t_names );
OPEN MAX_RESULT FOR
SELECT MAX(LENGTH(Name)) AS max_name_length,
MAX(LENGTH(Surname)) AS max_surname_length
FROM TABLE( t_names );
END Test;
/
I am doing calculations in my KLOG table.
However, my PRICES table has the data I need for the calculations in the KLOG table.
Example :
KLOG table has PRICE_ID field (integer). So does the PRICES table.
So I am trying to do something like this (oncalculatefields of the KLOG table ) :
if KLOG.FieldByName('PRICE_ID') = 1 then begin
KLOG.FieldByName('calculated_field_value_1').Value := KLOG.FieldByName('calculated_field_value_2').Value +5;
This (+5) however is a field value (BONUS) in my PRICES table where PRICE_ID =1.
So how can I reference this BONUS field in my oncalculate event of the KLOG table?
Can you use SELECT ? Something like :
KLOG.FieldByName('calculated_field_value_1').Value := KLOG.FieldByName('calculated_field_value_2').Value + (select BONUS from PRICES where PRICES.PRICE_ID = KLOG.PRICE_ID);
Not sure I am writing this properly.
You are not telling us what data access component you are using.
The recommended way to do this is using a Query component (TSQLQuery, TADOQuery, TIBQuery,...) , then have the SQL for that query retrieve all necessary information. All the fields that you want access to in you OnCalcFields() should be in that query.
It would be something like
select * from KLOG, PRICES
where KLOG.PRICE_ID=PRICES.PRICE_ID
Replace the * with the field names you actually want.
If you want to, you can even do simple calculation in the query already, e.g. something like
select [..], PRICES.PRICE*KLOG_QUANTITY as TotalPrice from KLOG, PRICES
where KLOG.PRICE_ID=PRICES.PRICE_ID
Using query components instead of table components is good practice anyway; (together with TClientDataSet...) it will generally allow you to retrieve smaller amounts of data than an entire table.
I'm migrating some procedures from PostgreSQL to a new DB2 environment. I've got most of it done but I can't find a way to DECLARE a variable for an internal rowset/record.
Basically what the procedure does on Postgres is this:
DECLARE
counts RECORD;
BEGIN
-- fill "counts" with one row of aggregated data
SELECT
COUNT(....) AS failed_inserts,
COUNT(....) AS failed_updates,
COUNT(....) AS failed_deletes,
INTO counts
FROM (...)
-- check "counts" with some conditionals
IF counts.failed_inserts > 0
(...)
END IF;
(...)
-- return info depending on the data
RETURN (...);
END
I can't find an equivalent to declaring "counts" in the IBM manuals or elsewhere online. The row I need is static (3 columns of aggregated data). So it would be enough to declare that row hardcoded if that is possible.
Is it possible to DECLARE a record / dataset / "virtual table" within a Stored Procedure on the DB2?
We're using DB2 for Linux (V10.5) not DB2 for iSeries.
#mustaccio's answer points to the correct solution:
Outside of the procedure create the needed rowtype:
CREATE TYPE empRow AS ROW (failed_inserts INTEGER, failed_updates INTEGER, failed_deletes INTEGER);
Then you can DECLARE the new type within the procedure
DECLARE newRow empRow;
Not sure I fully understand what you want, but may be you're looking for the ROW data type? Something like this:
DECLARE
TYPE counts_row AS ROW (
failed_inserts INT,
failed_updates INT,
failed_deletes INT
);
counts counts_row;
BEGIN
-- fill "counts" with one row of aggregated data
SELECT
COUNT(....) AS failed_inserts,
COUNT(....) AS failed_updates,
COUNT(....) AS failed_deletes,
INTO counts
FROM (...);
...
PS. Not tested.
More info in the manual.
In lieu of creating a permanent** user defined type that is more or less specific to a single query, you can also achieve the same by using the FOR statement:
FOR counts AS c1 CURSOR FOR SELECT COUNT(.....) AS failed_inserts,
COUNT(....) AS failed_updates,
COUNT(....) AS failed_deletes,
FROM (...)
DO
IF counts.failed_inserts > 0 THEN
(....)
END IF;
END FOR;
** Permanent meaning something that's defined in the system catalog.
I am trying to teach myself SQL. I have a web matrix project I am working on to edit and display posts backed by a SQL server Datatabase. A work colleague suggested I use a Stored Procedure to commit the post rather than writing the sql inline.
So far the procedure looks ok but I would like to check if the url slug already exists, and if so return something to say so (The url slug should be unique). I'm struggling with how I am supposed to check before the insert. I have also read that it is bad practice to return from a stored procedure, but I thought it would be a good idea to return something to let the caller know the insert did not go ahead.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
-- =============================================
-- Author: Dean McDonnell
-- Create date: 05/12/2011
-- Description: Commits an article to the database.
-- =============================================
CREATE PROCEDURE CommitPost
#UrlSlug VARCHAR(100),
#Heading VARCHAR(100),
#SubHeading VARCHAR(300),
#Body VARCHAR(MAX)
AS
INSERT INTO Posts(UrlSlug, Heading, SubHeading, Body, Timestamp)
VALUES(#UrlSlug, #Heading, #SubHeading, #Body, GETDATE())
This is what I have so far.
CREATE PROCEDURE CommitPost
#UrlSlug VARCHAR(100),
#Heading VARCHAR(100),
#SubHeading VARCHAR(300),
#Body VARCHAR(MAX)
AS
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Posts WHERE UrlSlug = #UrlSlug)
INSERT INTO Posts(UrlSlug, Heading, SubHeading, Body, Timestamp)
VALUES(#UrlSlug, #Heading, #SubHeading, #Body, GETDATE())
SELECT ##ROWCOUNT
To check for existance, do a SELECT COUNT like so:
CREATE PROCEDURE CommitPost
#UrlSlug VARCHAR(100),
#Heading VARCHAR(100),
#SubHeading VARCHAR(300),
#Body VARCHAR(MAX)
AS
DECLARE #count INT
SELECT #count = COUNT(*) FROM Posts WHERE UrlSlug = #UrlSlug
IF #count = 0 THEN
BEGIN
INSERT INTO Posts(UrlSlug, Heading, SubHeading, Body, Timestamp)
VALUES(#UrlSlug, #Heading, #SubHeading, #Body, GETDATE())
END
You may set an unique index on UrlSlug to make the database reject insertions of urls already in the database, but nonetheless you should check before inserting.
If your caller wants to know if the row was inserted, return the #count value. If it's 0 then the line was inserted, else not. I'm not aware of a "bad practice" regarding to return values from a SP. As a SP does not have a result, though, you need to use an out parameter.
If you do just one SQL statement like this insert you could just use paratemerized query i.e. I assume that you are using .NET.
If you want to return values I would suggest that you use a FUNCTION instead of a STORED PROCEDURE. You can return either tables or whatever you want from a function.
There are some limitations though. You can dig a little deeper into the differences to see what is used when. Here's a link that can help you out get started:
Function vs. Stored Procedure in SQL Server
If you want to use stored procedure anyway, you can either return a single row, single column result set, using SELECT, or just use an output parameter.
If you want to do actions depending of whether the column exists or not I would suggest that you look into MERGE statement.That way you would perform only one query to the database instead of two or more(doing SELECT and then INSERT).
There are also other ways to use database access like various ORMs on top of the database in the code that will make your life easier, like LINQ-to-SQL etc. There are a lot of possibilities out there. You need to determine what's best in a given situation.