[wdvltalk] strange mssql problem

2008-11-19 Thread steve miller
Hi all, We are using php to connect to a local MS SQL database, and all seems to be fine. We are connecting to several tables within the same database, and are able to insert, update, delete, etc. However, there is one table that refuses to let us update, and we can not figure out why.

Re: [wdvltalk] strange mssql problem

2008-11-19 Thread Ross Clutterbuck
Steve: I had to use SQL Server recently and I found it to be a pain with things like this, especially when I have next-to-no experience with it. I can't really suggest where to look to fix your issues directly, but two things I found very useful in working out my own issues: -- write a script in

Re: [wdvltalk] strange mssql problem

2008-11-19 Thread Cheryl Hewitt
Steve, I just wanted to put it out there that you should be accessing the tables via views and stored procedures that have permissions set up and not directly accessing the table from the call on the php page. Do you have query analyzer? You could drop your SQL statement into there and run

Re: [wdvltalk] strange mssql problem

2008-11-19 Thread steve miller
Thanks Ross. The person I am working with has access to the database (he's the IT person for the company), and he should be able to get the tools and do the looking. He has already looked at the table permissions with whatever tools sqlserver comes with, and he doesn't see anything

Re: [wdvltalk] strange mssql problem

2008-11-19 Thread steve miller
I'll check on the field types and give it a whirl. thanks! On Nov 19, 2008, at 12:58 PM, Cheryl Hewitt wrote: You are using MS SQL, right? If you are using a view then you can set rights as to what the view can do (i.e. select, update, delete) for a specific user role. It is just a level