How to split table into multiple tables using SQL - sql

Question

Hi I have this table Cars:
MODEL nvarchar(20)
STYLE nvarchar(20)
ENGINE nvarchar(5)
CAPACITY smallint
MAX_SPEED smallint
PRICE smallmoney
MARKET nvarchar(20)
COMPETITOR nvarchar(20)
And I would like to split it into 3 tables via SQL query:
Cars:
MODEL nvarchar(20)
STYLE nvarchar(20)
MAX_SPEED smallint
PRICE smallmoney
Engine:
ENGINE nvarchar(5)
CAPACITY smallint
Market:
MARKET nvarchar(20)
COMPETITOR nvarchar(20)
So was wandering how this would be done using sql commands, thanks

Answer 1

Easiest way. Select... Into will create new tables:
SELECT DISTINCT
ENGINE,
CAPACITY
INTO Engine
FROM CARS
SELECT DISTINCT
MARKET,
COMPETITOR
INTO Market
FROM CARS
Then just drop the defunct columns from the original table. Eg
ALTER TABLE Cars DROP COLUMN ENGINE
ALTER TABLE Cars DROP COLUMN CAPACITY
ALTER TABLE Cars DROP COLUMN MARKET
ALTER TABLE Cars DROP COLUMN COMPETITOR
This will do specifically what you are asking. However, I'm not sure that is what you want - there is then no reference from the car to the engine or market details - so information is lost.
If "ENGINE" and "MARKET" define the keys of the new table, I'd suggest leaving those columns on the car table as foreign keys. Eg only DROP Capacity and Competitor.
You may wish to create the primary key on the new tables too. Eg:
ALTER TABLE ENGINE ADD CONSTRAINT [PK_Engine] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ENGINE ASC

Answer 2

Run this....
create table Engine
(
EngineId int identity(1,1) not null primary key,
Engine nvarchar(5) not null,
Capacity smallint not null
)
go
insert into Engine
(Engine, Capacity)
(select distinct Engine,Capacity from Cars)
go
alter table Cars
add EngineId int null
go
update Cars
set Cars.EngineId = e.EngineId
from Engine e where e.Engine = Cars.Engine
go
create table Market
(
Id int identity(1,1) not null primary key,
Market nvarchar(20) not null,
Competitor nvarchar(20) not null
)
go
insert into Market
(Market, Competitor)
(select distinct Market,Competitor from Cars)
go
alter table Cars
add MarketId int null
go
update Cars
set Cars.MarketId = m.MarketId
from Market m where m.Market = Cars.Market
go
alter table Cars
drop column Market;
alter table Cars
drop column Competitor;
alter table Cars
drop column Engine;
alter table Cars
drop column Capacity;

Answer 3

To normalize these tables you will firstly need to create new tables, write SQL to insert the data into the new tables and then alter the original table.
See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174979.aspx
and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd776381(v=sql.105).aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190273.aspx