Archive for December, 2009

Question for SQL gurus: how can I select distinct and sort by number of duplicates?

I have a table with 3 fields: zip, city, state. One row for every zip code in the US, it contains about 39,000 rows.
I want to search by city name alone. Some cities, such as "Rockford", will return many rows, in several different states.
If I do "SELECT * FROM ziplist WHERE city = ‘Rockford’", I [...]

Where can I get sample follow-up letter for query letters sent to movie producers?

Say you sent a query letter to some movie producers and now you want to send a follow-up letter to see if they receive and if they take your movie. I need a follow-up letter sort of like that.
say —> dear sirs and madams:
i am writing in regards to a recent proposal letter which you [...]

How does a database work in a large retail store?

How does a database work in a large retail store, per store, such as Home Depot for example? For example is there a central database for a specific store that has all the products (just the products) that are currently availible on the shelf in the store? (Talking about specific stores, rather than an overall [...]

Could I have tatoos and still be able to join the army (UK)?

I’ve heard from friends that they may not let me join because of them, and I want to have ravens done on my shoulders, or considering runes down my forearm (inner elbow to wrist)
would I be accepted if I have these done?
As said, as long as they are not offensive, racist, etc, etc, etc.
As for [...]

SQL help please. Thanks.?

Hi, I have the query
select distinct programcode, dept from studentaffairsview where termcode = ‘200900′;
I want to only show results where the programcode appears more than once. Can this be done?
Thanks
This’ll do it.
Select Count(programcode) as Instances, programcode from studentaffairsview
Where termcode = ‘200900′
Group by programcode
Having Count(programcode) > 1

How to connect a textbox to a database in php using ms access?

I have an order form desined in php. To use it I need to connect it to a database. I use Yahoo hosting service. My website is www.ibexstudents.com. It has no support for asp but supports php, javascript and perl. Any other innovative approaches are welcomed.
Please give me the full procedure as I am not [...]

Can i put a wood burning fireplace insert into my gas log fireplace?

I have an old coal fireplace that was converted into a gas log fireplace….I hate gas and i want to put a wood burning insert…is this possible? I figure i’d have to reinforce the chimney with something…but i don’t know what….any help would be nice.
Have your chimney professionally checked out. That may be the [...]

How much should I honestly be making at this job?

I work as the only on staff IT worker in a business that holds about 15 employees. I consider myself a hybrid, in the sense that I fill both a Database Administrator and System Analyst position at once, but feel I am strongly underpaid. Since I’m the only one with technical knowledge in [...]

What do I need to become a database programmer or a systems administrator?

What do I need to become a database programmer or a systems administrator? What programming languages do I need to know for these? Do i need a lot of math or a computer science degree for this?
I’d really like to have a job where i not only maintain a network but also one that I [...]

Why when I go into yahoo games it kicks me off when i select a game like pool. It totally exits out?

When I go into yahoo games like pool and I select the game, it kicks me off and exits my browser. Please help
Yahoo has been having some problems with its yahoo games, but I just came from there and it appears to be fine now/