How to generate insert scripts from existing table in snowflake - sql

In snowflake there is an existing table with 50 records but I need to get the sql insert scripts to make some changes and move into another environment.
Is there any way to get the sql insert scripts Snowflake.
I had tried but didn't got any solution.
I am only getting DDLs thru getddl().

Try something like this and then download the resuts from the snowflake console
WITH CUST_TABLE AS(
SELECT C_CUSTKEY, C_NAME FROM LOB1_DB.LOB1_SCHEMA.CUSTOMER)
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ' || 'CUSTOMER VALUES(' || C_CUSTKEY ||',"'|| C_NAME || '");'
FROM CUST_TABLE;

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LOOP through and select from multiple tables in SQL developer

I am trying to loop through 5 tables all with a similar naming format. I am able to return the tables names by using the query
select table_name from all tables
where table_name like '
order by table_name
My intention is to insert the data from all the 5 tables into one table where a particular date condition is met. I know I can do this via union all but this makes my script very long as I have to paste the same script for 5 tables, I was wondering if there is a way to do without using union all but rather using dynamic sql? I am new to dynamic sql.
It might look like this:
begin
for cur_r in (select table_name
from all_tables
where table_name like 'ABC%'
)
loop
execute immediate
'insert into target_table (id, name, address) ' ||
'select id, name, address from ' || cur_r.table_name ||
' where date_column = ' || trunc(sysdate);
end loop;
end;
/
loop through all_tables, fetching only those you're interested in
compose insert statement, presuming that all tables (from previous step) share the same set of common columns
include where clause, if you want

If the first field doesn't exists in a table then look at a different field in the same table

Is there a way to select a field from a table and if that field doesn't exist then select a different field from the same table? example:
SELECT MY_FIELD from MY_TABLE
error: "MY_FIELD": invalid identifier
is there any way to check if it exists and if it does then use that field for the query, if it doesn't exist then use example:
SELECT my_field2 from client.
My problem is
I am writing a report that will be used on two databases, but the field names on occasion can be named slightly different depending on the database.
What you really need to do is talk to your management / development leads about why the different databases are not harmonized. But, since this is a programming site, here is a programming answer using dynamic SQL.
As has been pointed out, you could create views in the different databases to provide yourself with a harmonized layer to query from. If you are unable to create views, you can do something like this:
create table test ( present_column NUMBER );
insert into test select rownum * 10 from dual connect by rownum <= 5;
declare
l_rc SYS_REFCURSOR;
begin
BEGIN
OPEN l_rc FOR 'SELECT missing_column FROM test';
EXCEPTION
WHEN others THEN
OPEN l_rc FOR 'SELECT present_column FROM test';
END;
-- This next only works in 12c and later
-- In earlier versions, you've got to process l_rc on your own.
DBMS_SQL.RETURN_RESULT(l_rc);
end;
This is inferior to the other solutions (either harmonizing the databases or creating views). For one thing, you get no compile time checking of your queries this way.
That won't compile, so - I'd say not. You might try with dynamic SQL which reads contents of the USER_TAB_COLUMNS and create SELECT statement on-the-fly.
Depending on reporting tool you use, that might (or might not) be possible. For example, Apex offers (as reports's source) a function that returns query, so you might use it there.
I'd suggest a simpler option - create views on both databases which have unified column names, so that your report always selects from the view and works all the time. For example:
-- database 1:
create view v_client as
select client_id id,
client_name name
from your_table;
-- database 2:
create view v_client as
select clid id,
clnam name
from your_table;
-- reporting tool:
select id, name
from v_client;
This can be done in a single SQL statement using DBMS_XMLGEN.GETXML, but it gets messy. It would probably be cleaner to use dynamic SQL or a view, but there are times when it's difficult to create supporting objects.
Sample table:
--Create either table.
create table my_table(my_field1 number);
insert into my_table values(1);
insert into my_table values(2);
create table my_table(my_field2 number);
insert into my_table values(1);
insert into my_table values(2);
Query:
--Get the results by converting XML into rows.
select my_field
from
(
--Convert to an XMLType.
select xmltype(clob_results) xml_results
from
(
--Conditionally select either MY_FIELD1 or MY_FIELD2, depending on which exists.
select dbms_xmlgen.GetXML('select my_field1 my_field from my_table') clob_results
from user_tab_columns
where table_name = 'MY_TABLE'
and column_name = 'MY_FIELD1'
--Stop transformations from running the XMLType conversion on nulls.
and rownum >= 1
union all
select dbms_xmlgen.GetXML('select my_field2 my_field from my_table') clob_results
from user_tab_columns
where table_name = 'MY_TABLE'
and column_name = 'MY_FIELD2'
--Stop transformations from running the XMLType conversion on nulls.
and rownum >= 1
)
--Only convert non-null values.
where clob_results is not null
)
cross join
xmltable
(
'/ROWSET/ROW'
passing xml_results
columns
my_field number path 'MY_FIELD'
);
Results:
MY_FIELD
--------
1
2
Here's a SQL Fiddle if you want to see it running.

How to execute sql query on a table whose name taken from another table

I have a table that store the name of other tables. Like
COL_TAB
--------------
TABLE_NAME
--------------
TAB1
TAB2
TAB3
What i want to do is that, i want to run a sql query on table like this,
SELECT * FROM (SELECT TABLE_NAME from COL_TAB WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'TAB1')
Thanks
An Oracle SQL query can use a dynamic table name, using Oracle Data Cartridge and the ANY* types. But before you use those advanced features, take a step back and ask yourself if this is really necessary.
Do you really need a SQL statement to be that dynamic? Normally this is better handled by an application that can submit different types of queries. There are many application programming languages and toolkits that can handle unexpected types. If this is for a database-only operation, then normally the results are stored somewhere, in which case PL/SQL and dynamic SQL are much easier.
If you're sure you've got one of those rare cases that needs a totally dynamic SQL statement, you'll need something like my open source project Method4. Download and install it and try the below code.
Schema Setup
create table tab1(a number);
create table tab2(b number);
create table tab3(c number);
insert into tab1 values(10);
insert into tab2 values(20);
insert into tab3 values(30);
create table col_tab(table_name varchar2(30), id number);
insert into col_tab values('TAB1', 1);
insert into col_tab values('TAB1', 2);
insert into col_tab values('TAB1', 3);
commit;
Query
select * from table(method4.dynamic_query(
q'[
select 'select * from '||table_name sql
from col_tab
where id = 1
]'));
Result:
A
--
10
You'll quickly discover that queries within queries are incredibly difficult. There's likely a much easier way to do this, but it may require a design change.
I don't have a database by hand to test this but I think you are looking for something like this:
DECLARE
-- Create a cursor on the table you are looking through.
CURSOR curTable IS
SELECT *
FROM MainTable;
recTable curTable%ROWTYPE;
vcQuery VARCHAR2(100);
BEGIN
-- Loop through all rows of MainTable.
OPEN curTable;
LOOP
FETCH curTable INTO recTable;
EXIT WHEN curTable%NOTFOUND;
-- Set up a dynamic query, with a WHERE example.
vcQuery := 'SELECT ColumnA, ColumnB FROM ' || recTable.Table_Name || ' WHERE 1 = 1';
-- Execute the query.
OPEN :dyn_cur FOR vcQuery;
END LOOP;
CLOSE curTable;
END;
/
Try this
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE TEST IS
sql_stmt VARCHAR2(200);
V_NAME VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
sql_stmt := 'SELECT * FROM ';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE sql_stmt|| V_NAME;
END;
Update
select statement dont work in procedure.
in sql server you can try sql block
Declare #name varchar2(50)
Select #name='Select * from '+TABLE_NAME from COL_TAB WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'TAB1'
EXEC(#name);

Collecting the last updates of multiple tables into a single table

I have a problem in that I want my output to be a single table (lets call it Output) with 2 columns: one for the "TableName" and one for the DateTime of the last update (using the scn_to_timestamp(max(ora_rowscn)) command).
I have 100 tables and I want to pull in the last update date/times for all these tables into the Output table.
So I can do this:
insert into Output(TableName)
select table_name
from all_tables;
which will put all the tables I have from my database into the TableName column. But I don't know how to loop through each entry and use the tablename as a variable and pass this into the scn_to_timestamp(ora_rowscn).
I thought I would try something like below:
for counter in Output(TableName) LOOP
insert into Output(UpdateDate)
select scn_to_timestamp(max(ora_rowscn))
from counter;
END LOOP;
Any suggestions?
Thank you
This query is a little bit clumsy as it uses xmlgen to execute dynamic sql in a query, but it might work for you.
select x.*
from all_tables t,
xmltable('/ROWSET/ROW' passing
dbms_xmlgen.getxmltype('select ''' || t.table_name ||
''' tab_name, max(ora_rowscn) as la from ' ||
t.table_name)
COLUMNS tab_name varchar2(30) PATH 'TAB_NAME',
max_scn number PATH 'LA') x
Here is a sqlfiddle demo
You can also use PLSQL and then use execute immediate

How can I insert into one table and update another table with the same sql statement?

The requirement to do it in one statement is because of how the program handles sql statements. The sql statement is stored in a column of another table, and executed through an open on a recordset. The open responds with an error of invalid character if a semi-colon is in the statement.
The scenario: Under certain conditions, I want to update a particular field in one record in database A, and record the fact of that change in a log table by an insert.
Here's an example using two statements:
update data_table a set field1='new value' where identifier=10;
insert into log_table (action_taken)
values('record ' || a.identifier || ' had field1 changed to ' || a.field1);
Is there any way to do this?
Put them both in a stored procedure and execute call the stored procedure.
I think you are looking for TRIGGERS. Without knowing what database you are using I can only guess.
Here is information about triggers for MySQL.
A trigger is tied to a table to start on a specific event, such as INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE. The trigger can then run one or more SQL statements.
And here is how you create a trigger
Make a batch call to the SGDB you can do what you have done, if you are using java or .net both of the their SQL API support sql batch commands.
update data_table a set field1='new value' where identifier=10;
GO
insert into log_table (action_taken)
values('record ' || a.identifier || ' had field1 changed to ' || a.field1);
GO
But if you are going to do this two operations at the same time all the time you should accept krefftc answer because it's the best way
If your database happens to be Oracle you may be able to use an anonymous PL/SQL block if for some reason you can't/don't want to create a stored procedure:
BEGIN
update data_table a set field1='new value' where identifier=10;
insert into log_table (action_taken)
values('record ' || a.identifier || ' had field1 changed to ' || a.field1);
END;