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one date insert 3 times

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hissam78
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14 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-29 : 05:37:32

Following code will insert the date one by one i want to insert one date 3 times e.g. 01-jun-2011

declare
V_Counter DATE := '01-JUN-2011';
V_Counter1 DATE :='30-JUL-2011';
BEGIN
WHILE v_Counter <= v_Counter1 LOOP
INSERT INTO shift_schedule_final (date1) values (v_counter);
v_Counter := v_Counter + 1;
END LOOP;
END;

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-29 : 05:46:00

What is the business requirement? Why are you using cursor for this?

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-29 : 05:47:15

are you using Microsoft SQL Server ? ?

KH
[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler]

hissam78
Starting Member

14 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-30 : 00:25:41

quote:
Originally posted by madhivanan

What is the business requirement? Why are you using cursor for this?

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

basically i want to make a schedule for payroll. i need to insert the dates for three shifts one day three shifts it means three dates of same day i need to insert if any solution other than the above mentioned u have please tell me.

hissam78
Starting Member

14 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-30 : 00:27:13

quote:
Originally posted by khtan

are you using Microsoft SQL Server ? ?

KH
[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler]
yes my responsibility is to write the queries in sql for both the platforms sql server as well as oracle sql/plsql

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-30 : 00:38:08

I am not familiar with PS SQL syntax.

For SQL Server, this is how you do it


declare	@dte date

select	@dte	= '2011-07-01'
insert into shift_schedule_final (date1) 
values (@dte), (@dte), (@dte)

KH
[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler]

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