SQL Server: how to create temp table with auto increment? - sql

Question

I am trying to create a temp table with an auto increment and insert data. The table is created correctly, but I cannot import the data.
If I just omit the ID table it works correctly, but I need to have the temp table have an ID that we can reference.
The errors I get are:
Msg 4832, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Bulk load: An unexpected end of file was encountered in the data file.
Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
The OLE DB provider "BULK" for linked server "(null)" reported an error. The provider did not give any information about the error.
My code:
SET #strFileName = 'file.txt';
SET NOCOUNT OFF;
CREATE TABLE #UUID
(
id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
cuuid NVARCHAR(50) COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT NULL
);
SET #strSQL = 'BULK INSERT #UUIDFROM ''' + #strFileName + ''' WITH (ROWTERMINATOR =''\n'' )';
EXEC #intErr = sp_executesql #strSQL;
I wonder if it's trying to insert into the the id row instead of the cuuid row...
Any ideas?

Answer 1

If the problem is that you have an extra column in the database that is not in the data file, then the solution is a view. Alas, I don't think you can do this with a temp table.
With a regular table:
CREATE TABLE temp_UUID (
id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
cuuid NVARCHAR(50) COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT NULL
);
CREATE VIEW temp_UUID_v as
SELECT cuuid
FROM temp_UUID;
SET #strSQL = 'BULK INSERT temp_UUID_V FROM ''' + #strFileName + ''' WITH ( ROWTERMINATOR =''\n'' )';
EXEC #intErr= sp_executesql #strSQL;