SQL syntax error , Incorrect Syntax? - sql

Every time I run the query I get the syntax error. The thing is when I run the lines where the error is supposedly occurring the code runs that section so I don't know why I'm getting the below error messages.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near ')'.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near ')'.
My code:
declare #Source_Database_Name AS varchar(255) = 'dbo.Production2';
declare #Destination_Database_Name AS varchar(255) = 'c365online_script1';
declare #Company_Id int = 1 --declare a companyid
CREATE TABLE #CompanyID1 (ID bigint)
INSERT INTO #CompanyID1(ID)
VALUES('1')
--FIRST CURSOR LOOP THROUGH THIS TABLE
CREATE TABLE #TableList (
processorder int,
tablename NVARCHAR(100)
)
INSERT INTO #TableList (processorder, tablename )
VALUES
(1, 'tCompany');
DECLARE #firstLoop BIT
--SET #firstLoop = true
DECLARE #Counter INT -- counting variable
----------- Cursor specific code starts here ------------
-- company cursor
declare copyCompanyDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT ID from #CompanyID1;
open copyCompanyDataCursor
fetch next from copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
declare #processorder int;
declare #tablename varchar(500);
-- table cursor
declare copyTableDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT processorder,tablename from #TableList order by processorder;
open copyTableDataCursor
fetch next from copyTableDataCursor into #processorder, #tablename;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1].[dbo].[tCompany] ON
-- Does the table have a companyID column? if statement checking for company id
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Production2.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE COLUMN_NAME='CompanyID' and TABLE_NAME='tProperty')
BEGIN
declare #debug varchar(max)
EXEC('INSERT' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id + ')')
END
ELSE
BEGIN
Print 'No'
END
-- if yes then copy data based on companyID in cursor
-- if no check if this is the first time through company loop and copy all data
-- if #firstloop company exists look at information schema
-- insert into c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany(selec
EXEC('INSERT ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ')')
-- company logic
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1].[dbo].[tCompany] OFF
FETCH NEXT FROM copyTableDataCursor into #processorder,#tablename;
END
close copyTableDataCursor;
Deallocate copyTableDataCursor;
--INSERT INTO c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany
--SELECT *
--FROM production2.tCompany
--WHERE ISNULL(CompanyID, 0) = 0 -- copy all data where id is equal to zero
--#Destination_Database_Name
--
--EXEC(INSERT + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id + ')')
--SET #firstLoop = false;
FETCH NEXT FROM copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
END
CLOSE copyCompanyDataCursor;
DEALLOCATE copyCompanyDataCursor;

Looks like extra brackets at the end of each of these lines:
EXEC('INSERT' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id + ')')
EXEC('INSERT ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ')')
There is a closing bracket in quotes, but no opening bracket to correspond to it.

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Explicit value for the identity column in table error?

I get the below error message, I have debugged both identity inserts and they execute with no problems. Has anyone had trouble with this error before and does anyone know how to fix this?
Msg 8101, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
An explicit value for the identity column in table 'c365online_script1.dbo.tProperty' can only be specified when a column list is used and IDENTITY_INSERT is ON.
Code:
declare #Source_Database_Name varchar(255) = 'Production2';
declare #Destination_Database_Name varchar(255) = 'c365online_script1';
declare #Company_Id int = 1 --declare a companyid
CREATE TABLE #CompanyID (ID bigint)
INSERT INTO #CompanyID(ID)
VALUES('15')
-- Copy over company records from tCompanytable
--FIRST CURSOR LOOP THROUGH THIS TABLE
CREATE TABLE #TableList (
processorder int,
tablename NVARCHAR(100)
)
INSERT INTO #TableList (processorder, tablename )
VALUES
(1, 'tProperty');
DECLARE #Counter INT = 0 -- counting variable
----------- Cursor specific code starts here ------------
-- company cursor
declare copyCompanyDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT ID from #CompanyID;
open copyCompanyDataCursor
fetch next from copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
declare #processorder int;
declare #tablename varchar(500);
-- table cursor
declare copyTableDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT processorder,tablename from #TableList order by processorder;
open copyTableDataCursor
fetch next from copyTableDataCursor into #processorder, #tablename;
while ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1].[dbo].[tCompany] ON
-- Does the table have a companyID column? if statement checking for company id
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Production2.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE COLUMN_NAME='CompanyID' and TABLE_NAME=#tablename)
BEGIN
if #Counter <= 0 -- make sure loop executes only once.
BEGIN
declare #debug varchar(max)
SET #debug = 'INSERT INTO ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + CAST(#Company_Id as varchar(10))
print #debug
set #Counter = 1
EXEC(#debug)
--EXEC('INSERT INTO ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id )
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN
Print 'No'
END
-- if yes then copy data based on companyID in cursor
-- if no check if this is the first time through company loop and copy all data
-- if #firstloop company exists look at information schema
--EXEC('INSERT INTO ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename )
-- company logic
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1].[dbo].[tCompany] OFF
FETCH NEXT FROM copyTableDataCursor into #processorder,#tablename;
END
close copyTableDataCursor;
Deallocate copyTableDataCursor;
--INSERT INTO c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany
--SELECT *
--FROM production2.tCompany
--WHERE ISNULL(CompanyID, 0) = 0 -- copy all data where id is equal to zero
--#Destination_Database_Name
--
--EXEC(INSERT + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id + ')')
--SET #firstLoop = false;
FETCH NEXT FROM copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
END
CLOSE copyCompanyDataCursor;
DEALLOCATE copyCompanyDataCursor;
--Cleanup
DROP TABLE #CompanyID
DROP TABLE #TableList
Well, the error says it all:
An explicit value for the identity column in table 'c365online_script1.dbo.tProperty' can only be specified when a column list is used and IDENTITY_INSERT is ON.
So your INSERT statement MUST use a column list!
Use
INSERT INTO dbo.Table(col1, col2, ...., colN) VALUES(Val1, val2, ...., ValN)
and not just
INSERT INTO dbo.Table VALUES(Val1, val2, ...., ValN)
^^^^ no column list defined!!
then it'll work!

Assistance with IF Statement

I need some assistance with my tsql , I have knowledge of sql but mainly just querying tables and im finding tsql and loops quite difficult to finish off.
I have hit a sticking point with my IF STATEMENT.
As you can see I have wrote the loop and attempted some debugging and the code is correct so far.
In the Else section
I need to check if it’s the first time through the loop using #firstloop and then copy all data , its mainly the loop that I’m having problems with and could do with help on getting a starting point.
I am using cursors but have been told it won’t affect performance because it’s not doing too much work and I would appreciate any help with the problem.I have also been told that some sections are Hard coded such as Production2 which should be #Source_Database_Name.
declare #Source_Database_Name varchar(255) = 'Production2';
declare #Destination_Database_Name varchar(255) = 'c365online_script1';
declare #Company_Id int = 1 --declare a companyid
CREATE TABLE #CompanyID (ID bigint)
INSERT INTO #CompanyID(ID)
VALUES('15')
--FIRST CURSOR LOOP THROUGH THIS TABLE
CREATE TABLE #TableList (
processorder int,
tablename NVARCHAR(100)
)
INSERT INTO #TableList (processorder, tablename )
VALUES
(1, 'tProperty');
DECLARE #firstLoop BIT
--SET #firstLoop = true
DECLARE #Counter INT -- counting variable
----------- Cursor specific code starts here ------------
-- company cursor
declare copyCompanyDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT ID from #CompanyID;
open copyCompanyDataCursor
fetch next from copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
declare #processorder int;
declare #tablename varchar(500);
-- table cursor
declare copyTableDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT processorder,tablename from #TableList order by processorder;
open copyTableDataCursor
fetch next from copyTableDataCursor into #processorder, #tablename;
while ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1].[dbo].[tCompany] ON
-- Does the table have a companyID column? if statement checking for company id
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM Production2.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE COLUMN_NAME='CompanyID' and TABLE_NAME=#tablename)
BEGIN
declare #debug varchar(max)
SET #debug = 'INSERT INTO ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + CAST(#Company_Id as varchar(10))
print #debug
--EXEC(#debug)
--EXEC('INSERT INTO ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id )
END
ELSE
-- if no check if this is the first time through company loop and copy all data- if #firstloop company exists look at information schema
BEGIN
Print 'No'
END
-- if yes then copy data based on companyID in cursor
--EXEC('INSERT INTO ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename )
-- company logic
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1].[dbo].[tCompany] OFF
FETCH NEXT FROM copyTableDataCursor into #processorder,#tablename;
END
close copyTableDataCursor;
Deallocate copyTableDataCursor;
Not sure why you are using the cursor. To answer your question of "checking if its the first time gone through loop" then below is the soullution for this.
Declare a variable above "while ##FETCH_STATUS = 0" Line.
somethign like "Firsttime = 0 "
Under IF , "Firsttime = 1 " Which means this is not first time.
In ELSE , check
---> if "Firsttime = 0 " Then it mean first time
---> if "Firsttime = 1 " Then it mean its not first time

Check if table has a companyID column

Using SQl how would I check a column of all the tables in #DestinationDatabase if they have a CompanyID using an if statement? within the while loop of the code below?.
I have been told cursors have performance issues but this is the route that somebody above me has chosen to take.
DECLARE #firstLoop BIT
SET #firstLoop = true
DECLARE #Counter INT -- counting variable
----------- Cursor specific code starts here ------------
-- company cursor
declare copyCompanyDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT ID from #CompanyIDs;
open copyCompanyDataCursor
fetch next from copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
declare #processorder int;
declare #tablename varchar(500);
-- table cursor
declare copyTableDataCursor CURSOR fast_forward FOR
SELECT processorder,tablename from #TableList4 order by processorder;
open copyTableDataCursor
fetch next from copyTableDataCursor into #processorder, #tablename;
while ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany] OFF
-- Does the table have a companyID column? if statement checking for company id
-- if yes then copy data based on companyID in cursor
ELSE
IF #firstLoop > =1 THEN
-- if no check if this is the first time through company loop and copy all data
-- if #firstloop company exists look at information schema
-- insert into c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany(selec
EXEC('INSERT ' + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ')')
-- company logic
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany] ON
FETCH NEXT FROM copyTableDataCursor into #processorder,#tablename;
END
close copyTableDataCursor;
Deallocate copyTableDataCursor;
--INSERT INTO c365online_script1.dbo.tCompany
--SELECT *
--FROM production2.tCompany
--WHERE ISNULL(CompanyID, 0) = 0 -- copy all data where id is equal to zero
--#Destination_Database_Name
--
--EXEC(INSERT + #Destination_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' SELECT * FROM ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #Source_Database_Name + '.dbo.' + #tablename + '.CompanyID = ' + #Company_Id + ')'
SET #firstLoop = false;
FETCH NEXT FROM copyCompanyDataCursor into #Company_Id;
END
CLOSE copyCompanyDataCursor;
DEALLOCATE copyCompanyDataCursor;
You can add this in your WHILE loop. I think this is the solution you're looking for.
IF (
SELECT 1
FROM sys.tables st
INNER JOIN sys.columns sc
ON st.object_id = sc.object_id
WHERE st.NAME = #tablename
AND sc.NAME = #company_id
) > 0
BEGIN
-- your logic here --
END
ELSE
-- other logic here --

Sql Cursor....not adding data into the temporary created table

I have the below cursor. It generates the right set of statements but I am not able to insert the data into the temporary created table. The cursor is as below. Please have a look.
--use a cursor to get the stats
use qcsiteadmin_db0
-- Declare the variables needed
DECLARE #DOMAIN_NAME VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE #PROJECT_NAME VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE #DB_NAME VARCHAR(60)
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(max)
DECLARE #COUNTSQL NVARCHAR(2000)
DECLARE #FOLDER VARCHAR(255)
---DECLARE #FILTER VARCHAR(500)
select #FOLDER = 'System Validation'
-- Create a Temp Table
CREATE TABLE #defects(
DOMAIN_NAME VARCHAR(255),
PROJECT_NAME varchar(255),
DEFECT_NUMBER int,
SUMMARY VARCHAR(255),
ASSIGNED_TO VARCHAR(255),
DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(8000),
STATUS VARCHAR(255),
PRIORITY int)
--Declare the Cursor for looping the database calls
DECLARE qc_dbs CURSOR FOR
select DOMAIN_NAME,PROJECT_NAME,DB_NAME
from td.PROJECTS
where PR_IS_ACTIVE = 'Y'
and DOMAIN_NAME not in
('mk_conversion', 'default','other','z_archivedprojects','sqa')
order by DOMAIN_NAME,PROJECT_NAME
--For each valid QC database get the defect counts needed
OPEN qc_dbs
FETCH NEXT FROM qc_dbs INTO #DOMAIN_NAME,#PROJECT_NAME,#DB_NAME
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
select #SQL = 'select ''' + #DOMAIN_NAME + ''', ''' + #PROJECT_NAME + ''', ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.bug.BG_BUG_ID, ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.bug.BG_SUMMARY, ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.bug.BG_RESPONSIBLE,
' + #DB_NAME + '.td.bug.BG_PRIORITY
from ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.CYCL_FOLD ' +
' INNER JOIN ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.bug on '
+ #DB_NAME + '.td.CYCL_FOLD.CF_ASSIGN_RCYC = ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.BUG.BG_DETECTED_IN_RCYC
and ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.CYCL_FOLD.CF_ITEM_NAME = ''' + #FOLDER + ''' and ' + #DB_NAME + '.td.BUG.BG_STATUS = ''New'' '
print #SQL
BEGIN TRY
insert into #defects
execute (#SQL)
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
print 'Error accessing' + #DOMAIN_NAME + '.' + #PROJECT_NAME
END CATCH;
FETCH NEXT FROM qc_dbs INTO #DOMAIN_NAME,#PROJECT_NAME,#DB_NAME
END
-- Close the Cursor
CLOSE qc_dbs
DEALLOCATE qc_dbs
--Select from Temp Table
select
DOMAIN_NAME,PROJECT_NAME,
DEFECT_NUMBER,SUMMARY,ASSIGNED_TO,DESCRIPTION,
STATUS, PRIORITY
from #defects
-- Destroy the Temp Table
Drop TABLE #defects
My output messsages look like -
select 'ADMIN_SYSTEMS', '1099Process', admin_systems_1099process_db.td.bug.BG_BUG_ID, admin_systems_1099process_db.td.bug.BG_SUMMARY, admin_systems_1099process_db.td.bug.BG_RESPONSIBLE,
admin_systems_1099process_db.td.bug.BG_PRIORITY
from admin_systems_1099process_db.td.CYCL_FOLD INNER JOIN admin_systems_1099process_db.td.bug on admin_systems_1099process_db.td.CYCL_FOLD.CF_ASSIGN_RCYC = admin_systems_1099process_db.td.BUG.BG_DETECTED_IN_RCYC
and admin_systems_1099process_db.td.CYCL_FOLD.CF_ITEM_NAME = 'System Validation' and admin_systems_1099process_db.td.BUG.BG_STATUS = 'New'
(0 row(s) affected)
Error accessingADMIN_SYSTEMS.1099Process
Please have a look.
Regards.

How do I do a simple 'Find and Replace" in MsSQL?

Question is pretty self explanitory. I want to do a simple find and replace, like you would in a text editor on the data in a column of my database (which is MsSQL on MS Windows server 2003)
The following query replace each and every a character with a b character.
UPDATE
YourTable
SET
Column1 = REPLACE(Column1,'a','b')
WHERE
Column1 LIKE '%a%'
This will not work on SQL server 2003.
like so:
BEGIN TRANSACTION;
UPDATE table_name
SET column_name=REPLACE(column_name,'text_to_find','replace_with_this');
COMMIT TRANSACTION;
Example: Replaces <script... with <a ... to eliminate javascript vulnerabilities
BEGIN TRANSACTION; UPDATE testdb
SET title=REPLACE(title,'script','a'); COMMIT TRANSACTION;
This pointed me in the right direction, but I have a DB that originated in MSSQL 2000 and is still using the ntext data type for the column I was replacing on. When you try to run REPLACE on that type you get this error:
Argument data type ntext is invalid for argument 1 of replace
function.
The simplest fix, if your column data fits within nvarchar, is to cast the column during replace. Borrowing the code from the accepted answer:
UPDATE YourTable
SET Column1 = REPLACE(cast(Column1 as nvarchar(max)),'a','b')
WHERE Column1 LIKE '%a%'
This worked perfectly for me. Thanks to this forum post I found for the fix. Hopefully this helps someone else!
The following will find and replace a string in every database (excluding system databases) on every table on the instance you are connected to:
Simply change 'Search String' to whatever you seek and 'Replace String' with whatever you want to replace it with.
--Getting all the databases and making a cursor
DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT name
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb') -- exclude these databases
DECLARE #databaseName nvarchar(1000)
--opening the cursor to move over the databases in this instance
OPEN db_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO #databaseName
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT #databaseName
--Setting up temp table for the results of our search
DECLARE #Results TABLE(TableName nvarchar(370), RealColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #SearchStr nvarchar(100), #ReplaceStr nvarchar(100), #SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
SET #SearchStr = 'Search String'
SET #ReplaceStr = 'Replace String'
SET #SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('%' + #SearchStr + '%','''')
DECLARE #TableName nvarchar(256), #ColumnName nvarchar(128)
SET #TableName = ''
--Looping over all the tables in the database
WHILE #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
DECLARE #SQL nvarchar(2000)
SET #ColumnName = ''
DECLARE #result NVARCHAR(256)
SET #SQL = 'USE ' + #databaseName + '
SELECT #result = MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + ''.'' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM [' + #databaseName + '].INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = ''BASE TABLE'' AND TABLE_CATALOG = ''' + #databaseName + '''
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + ''.'' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > ''' + #TableName + '''
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(
OBJECT_ID(
QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + ''.'' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
), ''IsMSShipped''
) = 0'
EXEC master..sp_executesql #SQL, N'#result nvarchar(256) out', #result out
SET #TableName = #result
PRINT #TableName
WHILE (#TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (#ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
DECLARE #ColumnResult NVARCHAR(256)
SET #SQL = '
SELECT #ColumnResult = MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
FROM [' + #databaseName + '].INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(''[' + #databaseName + '].' + #TableName + ''', 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(''[' + #databaseName + '].' + #TableName + ''', 1)
AND DATA_TYPE IN (''char'', ''varchar'', ''nchar'', ''nvarchar'')
AND TABLE_CATALOG = ''' + #databaseName + '''
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > ''' + #ColumnName + ''''
PRINT #SQL
EXEC master..sp_executesql #SQL, N'#ColumnResult nvarchar(256) out', #ColumnResult out
SET #ColumnName = #ColumnResult
PRINT #ColumnName
IF #ColumnName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC
(
'USE ' + #databaseName + '
SELECT ''' + #TableName + ''',''' + #ColumnName + ''',''' + #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + #ColumnName + ', 3630)
FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + #ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + #SearchStr2
)
END
END
END
--Declaring another temporary table
DECLARE #time_to_update TABLE(TableName nvarchar(370), RealColumnName nvarchar(370))
INSERT INTO #time_to_update
SELECT TableName, RealColumnName FROM #Results GROUP BY TableName, RealColumnName
DECLARE #MyCursor CURSOR;
BEGIN
DECLARE #t nvarchar(370)
DECLARE #c nvarchar(370)
--Looping over the search results
SET #MyCursor = CURSOR FOR
SELECT TableName, RealColumnName FROM #time_to_update GROUP BY TableName, RealColumnName
--Getting my variables from the first item
OPEN #MyCursor
FETCH NEXT FROM #MyCursor
INTO #t, #c
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
-- Updating the old values with the new value
DECLARE #sqlCommand varchar(1000)
SET #sqlCommand = '
USE ' + #databaseName + '
UPDATE [' + #databaseName + '].' + #t + ' SET ' + #c + ' = REPLACE(' + #c + ', ''' + #SearchStr + ''', ''' + #ReplaceStr + ''')
WHERE ' + #c + ' LIKE ''' + #SearchStr2 + ''''
PRINT #sqlCommand
BEGIN TRY
EXEC (#sqlCommand)
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
PRINT ERROR_MESSAGE()
END CATCH
--Getting next row values
FETCH NEXT FROM #MyCursor
INTO #t, #c
END;
CLOSE #MyCursor ;
DEALLOCATE #MyCursor;
END;
DELETE FROM #time_to_update
DELETE FROM #Results
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO #databaseName
END
CLOSE db_cursor
DEALLOCATE db_cursor
Note: this isn't ideal, nor is it optimized
If you are working with SQL Server 2005 or later there is also a CLR library available at http://www.sqlsharp.com/ that provides .NET implementations of string and RegEx functions which, depending on your volume and type of data may be easier to use and in some cases the .NET string manipulation functions can be more efficient than T-SQL ones.