ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis

I have been looking at this code for the past two days now and I can not seem to get it to work. It keeps giving me ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis. I know that this is a topic that comes up a lot but for some reason none of the examples I have seen has … Read more

ORA-00979 not a group by expression

You must put all columns of the SELECT in the GROUP BY or use functions on them which compress the results to a single value (like MIN, MAX or SUM). A simple example to understand why this happens: Imagine you have a database like this: and you run SELECT * FROM table GROUP BY foo. … Read more

How do I use MySQL through XAMPP?

XAMPP only offers MySQL (Database Server) & Apache (Webserver) in one setup and you can manage them with the xampp starter. After the successful installation navigate to your xampp folder and execute the xampp-control.exe Press the start Button at the mysql row. Now you’ve successfully started mysql. Now there are 2 different ways to administrate … Read more

What is this JavaScript “require”?

So what is this “require?” require() is not part of the standard JavaScript API. But in Node.js, it’s a built-in function with a special purpose: to load modules. Modules are a way to split an application into separate files instead of having all of your application in one file. This concept is also present in other languages … Read more

Must declare the scalar variable

You can’t concatenate an int to a string. Instead of: You need: To help illustrate what’s happening here. Let’s say @RowTo = 5. In order to build that into a string (even if ultimately it will be a number), I need to convert it. But as you can see, the number is still treated as … Read more

How should I tackle –secure-file-priv in MySQL?

It’s working as intended. Your MySQL server has been started with –secure-file-priv option which basically limits from which directories you can load files using LOAD DATA INFILE. You may use SHOW VARIABLES LIKE “secure_file_priv”; to see the directory that has been configured. You have two options: Move your file to the directory specified by secure-file-priv. … Read more

How to use MySQL DECIMAL?

I can’t quite get a grasp of MySQL’s DECIMAL. I need the row to be able to contain a number anywhere from 00.0001 to 99.9999. How would I structure it to work like so?