Insert in to 2 tables from 2 tables from a different database - sql

Question

I am trying to read data from 2 tables and inserting to similar tables in a different database.
Here is my query
BEGIN TRANSACTION
Delete from aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places]
DECLARE #AutoID int;
insert into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places] (ReferenceID, Name, OtherKnownNames, Description, Email)
select ReferenceID, Name, OtherKnownNames, Description, Email from DB_A290D0_places.
[dbo].[places]
where PublishingStatus=0
SELECT #AutoID = scope_identity();
insert into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Schedules] (Timing, Type, PlaceID)
select [Timing], [Type], #AutoID from DB_A290D0_places.[dbo].[Schedules]
COMMIT
I am getting error
Incorrect syntax near '#AutoID'.
and even I am not sure that it will work or not.
'Places' table has ID field which is auto id and it is used as FK in Schedule table, so for every 'place' row I need to get auto id and insert it into the schedule table along with the corresponding table data from another database.
Update1 : I have fixed the syntax error, I can see records added into the table but last generated AutoID is being used for all rows in child table. I want to use autoid generated for each row.
Update2 : following script worked
BEGIN TRANSACTION
Delete from aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places]
declare #NewId table (ID int);
insert into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places] (ReferenceID, Name, OtherKnownNames, Description, Email)
select ReferenceID, Name, OtherKnownNames, Description, Email from DB_A290D0_places.
[dbo].[places]
where PublishingStatus=0
output Inserted.ID into #NewId (ID)
insert into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Schedules] (Timing, [Type], PlaceID)
select [Timing], [Type], P.ID
from DB_A290D0_places.[dbo].[Schedules] S
inner join #NewId P on P.ID = S.PlaceId;
COMMIT

Answer 1

You can't store more than one value in a variable, the the line SELECT #AutoID = scope_identity(); will only capture the last id inserted.
To solve you problem have you considered not changing the ids by setting IDENTITY_INSERT ON and inserting the original ids?
Otherwise use the OUTPUT clause to capture the new ids, map them to the old ids, and then insert them into the Schedules table.
begin transaction
delete from aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places];
declare #AutoID int;
declare #NewId table (ID int, OldID int);
-- In an insert statement you can't access the source table in the output clause unfortunately
/*
insert into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places] (ReferenceID, [Name], OtherKnownNames, [Description], Email)
output Inserted.ID, P.ID into #NewId (ID, OldID)
select ReferenceID, [Name], OtherKnownNames, [Description], Email
from DB_A290D0_places.[dbo].[places] P
where PublishingStatus = 0;
*/
-- However in a merge statement you can access both the source and destination tables in the output clause.
merge into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Places] T
using DB_A290D0_places.[dbo].[places] S on 1 = 0 -- always false
when not matched by target and S.PublishingStatus = 0 then -- happens for every row, because 1 is never 0
insert (ReferenceID, [Name], OtherKnownNames, [Description], Email)
values (S.ReferenceID, S.[Name], S.OtherKnownNames, S.[Description], S.Email)
output Inserted.ID, S.ID into into #NewId (ID, OldID);
insert into aspnet_Website.[dbo].[Schedules] (Timing, [Type], PlaceID)
select [Timing], [Type], P.ID
from DB_A290D0_places.[dbo].[Schedules] S
inner join #NewId P on P.OldId = S.PlaceId;
commit