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rafeequddin_ahmed
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 Posted - 2006-10-03 : 04:52:58
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| Hi,SET @SQL4 = N'EXECUTE ' + @nvcDatabaseName + N'.dbo.sp_executesql N''in the line above ,dynamic query is created,but why N is used here , what is the use of N in the above queryThank in advanced |
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Kristen
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Posted - 2006-10-03 : 04:59:03
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| N'MyString' means that the MyString is in UniCode, rather than normal 8-bit ASCIIKristen |
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madhivanan
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-10-03 : 10:34:02
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| Actaully Madhi: isn't sp_executesql ONLY in master?Kristen |
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2006-10-03 : 11:39:03
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Originally posted by Kristen
Actaully Madhi: isn't sp_executesql ONLY in master?Kristen
Yes it is  MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2006-10-03 : 12:56:53
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| But that's the beauty of sp_executesql. See what it does when you specify DBName.dbo.sp_executesql. It comes in handy for DBA scripts.Tara Kizer |
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Kristen
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Posted - 2006-10-03 : 14:05:16
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| Ha! Would never have thought of that ...Kristen |
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why using this?