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  • S SatyaKeerthi15

    I Have Table with columns as 1,2,3,4,5 I need to write query like SELECT * FROM Table where columnName = 2. How can I specify column header in where clause

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    Jorgen Andersson
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    You don't specify the column in the where clause, you do it in the select clause as:

    SELECT <COLUMNNAME>
    FROM <TABLE>;

    "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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      You don't specify the column in the where clause, you do it in the select clause as:

      SELECT <COLUMNNAME>
      FROM <TABLE>;

      "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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      Jorgen Andersson
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      Forgot to say, in SQLServer you can put squarebrackets [] around stupid columnnames as a temporary fix.

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        You don't specify the column in the where clause, you do it in the select clause as:

        SELECT <COLUMNNAME>
        FROM <TABLE>;

        "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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        SatyaKeerthi15
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        Andersson, did u understand what I meant. I have Table like Srno col1 col2 col3 1 aaaa bbb vvv 2 hjgj yui jhk 3 hkjdf hgjk jkjlk I need to get data for specified column. suppose i sent parameter col2 then bbb,yui,hgjk col3 then vvv,jhk,jkjlk

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          Andersson, did u understand what I meant. I have Table like Srno col1 col2 col3 1 aaaa bbb vvv 2 hjgj yui jhk 3 hkjdf hgjk jkjlk I need to get data for specified column. suppose i sent parameter col2 then bbb,yui,hgjk col3 then vvv,jhk,jkjlk

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          Jorgen Andersson
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          Have you tried SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE? You would get the content from that column like:

          COL2
          bbb
          yui
          hgjk

          If this is not what you need, then you need to elaborate more.

          "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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          • S SatyaKeerthi15

            I Have Table with columns as 1,2,3,4,5 I need to write query like SELECT * FROM Table where columnName = 2. How can I specify column header in where clause

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            Estys
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            The following discussion will answer your question : http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3523731/Sqlparameter.aspx[^]

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            • J Jorgen Andersson

              Have you tried SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE? You would get the content from that column like:

              COL2
              bbb
              yui
              hgjk

              If this is not what you need, then you need to elaborate more.

              "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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              SatyaKeerthi15
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              Andersson 'SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE' this is basic select query if i know the column name. In my case I don't the column names in table. so if table have column name with col2 then return result otherwise nothing.

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                The following discussion will answer your question : http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3523731/Sqlparameter.aspx[^]

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                SatyaKeerthi15
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                Thanks Estys but its dynamic query right. Is there any way to use built in key words like column_Name in where clause

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                • S SatyaKeerthi15

                  Andersson 'SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE' this is basic select query if i know the column name. In my case I don't the column names in table. so if table have column name with col2 then return result otherwise nothing.

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                  Jorgen Andersson
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                  Then you need to use dynamic sql as suggested by Estys.

                  "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                  • S SatyaKeerthi15

                    Thanks Estys but its dynamic query right. Is there any way to use built in key words like column_Name in where clause

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                    Luc Pattyn
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                    a WHERE clause determines which rows are being returned. :)

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                    modified on Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:10 AM

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                      a WHERE clause determines which rows are being returned. :)

                      Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

                      Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

                      modified on Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:10 AM

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                      SatyaKeerthi15
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                      Sorry... I couldn't get u?

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                      • S SatyaKeerthi15

                        Sorry... I couldn't get u?

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                        The WHERE clause isn't used to specify which columns you want to retrieve, but to limit the amount of records returned. It's a filter :) What you want to do can only be done using dynamic SQL. You'll have to know what columns you want to retrieve, or use a wildcard (*) to retrieve them all.

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