How to use UPDATETEXT function

If you look into the books online, you should find this:


UPDATE [XMaC].[dbo].[Jobs]
  Set LastUpdatedTime = GetDate(),
      StatusID= @StatusID,
      JobResult =  '0'
      ResultSize = DataLength(@JobResult)
  Where JobID= @JobID


DECLARE @ptrval binary(16)
SELECT @ptrval = TEXTPTR(JobResult )
  FROM [XMaC].[dbo].[Jobs]
 WHERE JobID= @JobID

UPDATETEXT [XMaC].[dbo].[Jobs] @ptrval NULL, NULL, @JobResult  

Cheers

What is binary(16)?
I want it to be unlimited size.

Motaz

the binary(16) is only a pointer to the data, and is 16 bytes. The data itself can be up to 2GB.

Cheers

It compiles succesfully, but I get this error when I run the procedure:


(1 row(s) affected)

Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure UpdateJobResult, Line 27
Invalid object name 'XMaC.dbo'.

Modified procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE UpdateJobResult
@JobID Int,
@StatusID TinyInt,
@JobResult Text
As
DECLARE @ptrval binary(16)
--     Update [XMaC].[dbo].[Jobs] Set LastUpdatedTime = GetDate(), StatusID= @StatusID,
--          JobResult =  IsNull( Cast(JobResult as VarChar(8000)), '') + Cast(@JobResult as VarChar(8000)), -- Temporary solution
--                           ResultSize = ResultSize + Len(Cast(@JobResult as VarChar(8000)))
--     Where JobID= @JobID
--GO

UPDATE Jobs
 Set LastUpdatedTime = GetDate(),
     StatusID= @StatusID,
     JobResult =  '0',
     ResultSize = DataLength(@JobResult)
 Where JobID= @JobID



SELECT @ptrval = TEXTPTR(JobResult )
 FROM Jobs
WHERE JobID= @JobID


UPDATETEXT [XMaC].[dbo].[Jobs] @ptrval NULL NULL @JobResult
GO

Motaz

Also I tried this but I get the same error:

UPDATETEXT [dbo].[Jobs] @ptrval NULL NULL @JobResult
GO

Motaz

Sorry, i overlooked that UPDATETEXT only works for the current database:

UPDATETEXT [dbo].[Jobs] @ptrval NULL NULL @JobResult
or even
UPDATETEXT [Jobs] @ptrval NULL NULL @JobResult

CHeers

Angellll your first line does not compile at all,
your second line generate the same error, and I try it befor.
Moreover I'm using the same database.

Motaz

Really sorry, but for me it's "monday morning"...

UPDATETEXT syntax:
UPDATETEXT table.column ptr offset length data

thus this should work:
UPDATETEXT [Jobs].[JobResult] @ptrval NULL NULL @JobResult

CHeers

Angelll, I guess that we go to the right solution, it compiles successfully, and it runs without the previous run-time error, but the problem now is that it overwrite the previous data and offcourse I want to append to the existing data:

CREATE PROCEDURE UpdateJobResult
@JobID Int,
@StatusID TinyInt,
@JobResult Text
As
DECLARE @ptrval binary(16)

UPDATE Jobs
Set LastUpdatedTime = GetDate(),
    StatusID= @StatusID,
    JobResult =  '0',
    ResultSize = DataLength(@JobResult)
Where JobID= @JobID

SELECT @ptrval = TEXTPTR(JobResult )
FROM Jobs
WHERE JobID= @JobID


UPDATETEXT [Jobs].[JobResult] @ptrval NULL NULL @JobResult


GO

To append, use the offset parameter of the UPDATETEXT function:

CREATE PROCEDURE UpdateJobResult
@JobID Int,
@StatusID TinyInt,
@JobResult Text
As
DECLARE @ptrval binary(16)
DECLARE @offset int

UPDATE Jobs
Set LastUpdatedTime = GetDate(),
   StatusID= @StatusID,
   JobResult =  '0',
   ResultSize = DataLength(@JobResult)
Where JobID= @JobID

SELECT @ptrval = TEXTPTR(JobResult),
       @offset = DATALENGHT(JobResult)
FROM Jobs
WHERE JobID= @JobID


UPDATETEXT [Jobs].[JobResult] @ptrval @offset NULL @JobResult

CHeers

There is one problem remaining which I'm looking for now,
the data still overwritten because this line:

  JobResult =  '0'

one you set job result by '0' then you remove already exists data.

Motaz

Thanks, it works!!

I do some modifications:

CREATE PROCEDURE UpdateJobResult
@JobID Int,
@StatusID TinyInt,
@JobResult Text
As

DECLARE @ptrval binary(16)
DECLARE @offset int

UPDATE Jobs
Set LastUpdatedTime = GetDate(),
  StatusID= @StatusID,
  ResultSize = DataLength(@JobResult) + ResultSize
Where JobID= @JobID

update Jobs
set JobResult = '' where
JobID = @JobID and JobResult is null

SELECT @ptrval = TEXTPTR(JobResult),
      @offset = DATALENGTH(JobResult)
FROM Jobs
WHERE JobID= @JobID


UPDATETEXT [Jobs].[JobResult] @ptrval @offset NULL @JobResult
GO

Thanks

I see you understand the TEXT data type manipulations now :-)

Glad i could help.
CHeers

Yes I understand it and now I can answer questions of this topic:)
Thanks too much angelll, I hope that I can help you in the future.

Motaz