I have SQL Server 2008, SQL Server Management Studio.
I need to select data from a table in one database and insert into another table in another database.
How can I convert the returned results from my select into INSERT INTO ...?
Clarification from comments: While I believe this could be solved by a INSERT INTO SELECT or SELECT INTO, I do need to generate INSERT INTO ....
Here is another method, which may be easier than installing plugins or external tools in some situations:
Do a select [whatever you need]INTO temp.table_namefrom [... etc ...].
Right-click on the database in the Object Explorer => Tasks => Generate Scripts
Select temp.table_name in the "Choose Objects" screen, click Next.
In the "Specify how scripts should be saved" screen:
Click Advanced, find the "Types of data to Script" property, select "Data only", close the advanced properties.
Select "Save to new query window" (unless you have thousands of records).
Click Next, wait for the job to complete, observe the resulting INSERT statements appear in a new query window.
Use Find & Replace to change all [temp.table_name] to [your_table_name].
drop table [temp.table_name].
In SSMS:
Right click on the database > Tasks > Generate Scripts
Next
Select "Select specific database objects" and check the table you want scripted, Next
Click Advanced > in the list of options, scroll down to the bottom and look for the "Types of data to script" and change it to "Data Only" > OK
Select "Save to new query window" > Next > Next > Finish
All 180 rows now written as 180 insert statements!
Native method:
for example if you have table
Users(Id, name)
You can do this:
select 'insert into Table values(Id=' + Id + ', name=' + name + ')' from Users
1- Explanation of Scripts
A)Syntax for inserting data in table is as below
Insert into table(col1,col2,col3,col4,col5)
-- To achieve this part i
--have used below variable
------#CSV_COLUMN-------
values(Col1 data in quote, Col2..quote,..Col5..quote)
-- To achieve this part
-- i.e column data in
--quote i have used
--below variable
----#QUOTED_DATA---
C)To get above data from existing
table we have to write the select
query in such way that the output
will be in form of as above scripts
D)Then Finally i have Concatenated
above variable to create
final script that's will
generate insert script on execution
E)
#TEXT='SELECT ''INSERT INTO
'+#TABLE_NAME+'('+#CSV_COLUMN+')VALUES('''+'+'+SUBSTRING(#QUOTED_DATA,1,LEN(#QUOTED_DATA)-5)+'+'+''')'''+' Insert_Scripts FROM '+#TABLE_NAME + #FILTER_CONDITION
F)And Finally Executed the above query EXECUTE(TEXT)
G)QUOTENAME() function is used to wrap
column data inside quote
H)ISNULL is used because if any row has NULL
data for any column the query fails
and return NULL thats why to avoid
that i have used ISNULL
I)And created the sp sp_generate_insertscripts
for same
1- Just put the table name for which you want insert script
2- Filter condition if you want specific results
----------Final Procedure To generate Script------
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_generate_insertscripts
(
#TABLE_NAME VARCHAR(MAX),
#FILTER_CONDITION VARCHAR(MAX)=''
)
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #CSV_COLUMN VARCHAR(MAX),
#QUOTED_DATA VARCHAR(MAX),
#TEXT VARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #CSV_COLUMN=STUFF
(
(
SELECT ',['+ NAME +']' FROM sys.all_columns
WHERE OBJECT_ID=OBJECT_ID(#TABLE_NAME) AND
is_identity!=1 FOR XML PATH('')
),1,1,''
)
SELECT #QUOTED_DATA=STUFF
(
(
SELECT ' ISNULL(QUOTENAME('+NAME+','+QUOTENAME('''','''''')+'),'+'''NULL'''+')+'','''+'+' FROM sys.all_columns
WHERE OBJECT_ID=OBJECT_ID(#TABLE_NAME) AND
is_identity!=1 FOR XML PATH('')
),1,1,''
)
SELECT #TEXT='SELECT ''INSERT INTO '+#TABLE_NAME+'('+#CSV_COLUMN+')VALUES('''+'+'+SUBSTRING(#QUOTED_DATA,1,LEN(#QUOTED_DATA)-5)+'+'+''')'''+' Insert_Scripts FROM '+#TABLE_NAME + #FILTER_CONDITION
--SELECT #CSV_COLUMN AS CSV_COLUMN,#QUOTED_DATA AS QUOTED_DATA,#TEXT TEXT
EXECUTE (#TEXT)
SET NOCOUNT OFF
END
SSMS Toolpack (which is FREE as in beer) has a variety of great features - including generating INSERT statements from tables.
Update: for SQL Server Management Studio 2012 (and newer), SSMS Toolpack is no longer free, but requires a modest licensing fee.
It's possible to do via Visual Studio SQL Server Object Explorer.
You can click "View Data" from context menu for necessary table, filter results and save result as script.
Using visual studio, do the following
Create a project of type SQL Server-->SQL Server Database Project
open the sql server explorer CTL-\ , CTL-S
add a SQL Server by right clicking on the SQL SERVER icon. Selcet ADD NEW SERVER
navigate down to the table you are interested in
right click--> VIEW DATA
Click the top left cell to highlight everything (ctl-A doesnt seem to work)
Right Click -->SCript
This is fabulous. I have tried everything listed above over the years. I know there is a tool out there that will do this and much more, cant think of the name of it. But it is very expensive.
Good luck. I just figured this out. Have not tested it extensively w/ text fields etc, but it looks like it gets you a long ways down the road.
Greg
Create a separate table using into statement
For example
Select * into Test_123 from [dbo].[Employee] where Name like '%Test%'
Go to the Database
Right Click the Database
Click on Generate Script
Select your table
Select advanace option and select the Attribute "Data Only"
Select the file "open in new query"
Sql will generate script for you
This is a more versatile solution (that can do a little more than the question asks), and can be used in a query window without having to create a new stored proc - useful in production databases for instance where you don't have write access.
To use the code, please modify according to the in line comments which explain its usage. You can then just run this query in a query window and it will print the INSERT statements you require.
SET NOCOUNT ON
-- Set the ID you wish to filter on here
DECLARE #id AS INT = 123
DECLARE #tables TABLE (Name NVARCHAR(128), IdField NVARCHAR(128), IdInsert BIT, Excluded NVARCHAR(128))
-- Add any tables you wish to generate INSERT statements for here. The fields are as thus:
-- Name: Your table name
-- IdField: The field on which to filter the dataset
-- IdInsert: If the primary key field is to be included in the INSERT statement
-- Excluded: Any fields you do not wish to include in the INSERT statement
INSERT INTO #tables (Name, IdField, IdInsert, Excluded) VALUES ('MyTable1', 'Id', 0, 'Created,Modified')
INSERT INTO #tables (Name, IdField, IdInsert, Excluded) VALUES ('MyTable2', 'Id', 1, 'Created,Modified')
DECLARE #numberTypes TABLE (sysId TINYINT)
-- This will ensure INT and BIT types are not surrounded with quotes in the
-- resultant INSERT statement, but you may need to add more (from sys.types)
INSERT #numberTypes(SysId) VALUES(56),(104)
DECLARE #rows INT = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tables)
DECLARE #cnt INT = 1
DECLARE #results TABLE (Sql NVARCHAR(4000))
WHILE #cnt <= #rows
BEGIN
DECLARE #tablename AS NVARCHAR(128)
DECLARE #idField AS NVARCHAR(128)
DECLARE #idInsert AS BIT
DECLARE #excluded AS NVARCHAR(128)
SELECT
#tablename = Name,
#idField = IdField,
#idInsert = IdInsert,
#excluded = Excluded
FROM (SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY (SELECT 1)) AS RowId FROM #tables) t WHERE t.RowId = #cnt
DECLARE #excludedFields TABLE (FieldName NVARCHAR(128))
DECLARE #xml AS XML = CAST(('<X>' + REPLACE(#excluded, ',', '</X><X>') + '</X>') AS XML)
INSERT INTO #excludedFields SELECT N.value('.', 'NVARCHAR(128)') FROM #xml.nodes('X') AS T(N)
DECLARE #setIdentity NVARCHAR(128) = 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + #tablename
DECLARE #execsql AS NVARCHAR(4000) = 'SELECT ''' + CASE WHEN #idInsert = 1 THEN #setIdentity + ' ON' + CHAR(13) ELSE '' END + 'INSERT INTO ' + #tablename + ' ('
SELECT #execsql = #execsql +
STUFF
(
(
SELECT CASE WHEN NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM #excludedFields WHERE FieldName = name) THEN ', ' + name ELSE '' END
FROM sys.columns
WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID('dbo.' + #tablename)
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 2, ''
) +
')' + CHAR(13) + 'VALUES (' +
STUFF
(
(
SELECT
CASE WHEN NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM #excludedFields WHERE FieldName = name) THEN
''', '' + ISNULL(' +
CASE WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM #numberTypes WHERE SysId = system_type_id) THEN '' ELSE ''''''''' + ' END +
'CAST(' + name + ' AS VARCHAR)' +
CASE WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM #numberTypes WHERE SysId = system_type_id) THEN '' ELSE ' + ''''''''' END +
', ''NULL'') + '
ELSE ''
END
FROM sys.columns
WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID('dbo.' + #tablename)
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 3, ''
) +
''')' + CASE WHEN #idInsert = 1 THEN CHAR(13) + #setIdentity + ' OFF' ELSE '' END +
''' FROM ' + #tablename + ' WHERE ' + #idField + ' = ' + CAST(#id AS VARCHAR)
INSERT #results EXEC (#execsql)
DELETE #excludedFields
SET #cnt = #cnt + 1
END
DECLARE cur CURSOR FOR SELECT Sql FROM #results
OPEN cur
DECLARE #sql NVARCHAR(4000)
FETCH NEXT FROM cur INTO #sql
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT #sql
FETCH NEXT FROM cur INTO #sql
END
CLOSE cur
DEALLOCATE cur
You can Choose 'Result to File' option in SSMS and export your select result to file and make your changes in result file and finally using BCP - Bulk copy you can insert in table 1 in database 2.
I think for bulk insert you have to convert .rpt file to .csv file
Hope it will help.
I had a similar problem, but I needed to be able to create an INSERT statement from a query (with filters etc.)
So I created following procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.ConvertQueryToInsert (#input NVARCHAR(max), #target NVARCHAR(max)) AS BEGIN
DECLARE #fields NVARCHAR(max);
DECLARE #select NVARCHAR(max);
-- Get the defintion from sys.columns and assemble a string with the fields/transformations for the dynamic query
SELECT
#fields = COALESCE(#fields + ', ', '') + '[' + name +']',
#select = COALESCE(#select + ', ', '') + ''''''' + ISNULL(CAST([' + name + '] AS NVARCHAR(max)), ''NULL'')+'''''''
FROM tempdb.sys.columns
WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(N'tempdb..'+#input);
-- Run the a dynamic query with the fields from #select into a new temp table
CREATE TABLE #ConvertQueryToInsertTemp (strings nvarchar(max))
DECLARE #stmt NVARCHAR(max) = 'INSERT INTO #ConvertQueryToInsertTemp SELECT '''+ #select + ''' AS [strings] FROM '+#input
exec sp_executesql #stmt
-- Output the final insert statement
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ' + #target + ' (' + #fields + ') VALUES (' + REPLACE(strings, '''NULL''', 'NULL') +')' FROM #ConvertQueryToInsertTemp
-- Clean up temp tables
DROP TABLE #ConvertQueryToInsertTemp
SET #stmt = 'DROP TABLE ' + #input
exec sp_executesql #stmt
END
You can then use it by writing the output of your query into a temp table and running the procedure:
-- Example table
CREATE TABLE Dummy (Id INT, Comment NVARCHAR(50), TimeStamp DATETIME)
INSERT INTO Dummy VALUES (1 , 'Foo', GetDate()), (2, 'Bar', GetDate()), (3, 'Foo Bar', GetDate())
-- Run query and procedure
SELECT * INTO #TempTableForConvert FROM Dummy WHERE Id < 3
EXEC dbo.ConvertQueryToInsert '#TempTableForConvert', 'dbo.Dummy'
Note:
This procedure only casts the values to a string which can cause the data to look a bit different. With DATETIME for example the seconds will be lost.
I created the following procedure:
if object_id('tool.create_insert', 'P') is null
begin
exec('create procedure tool.create_insert as');
end;
go
alter procedure tool.create_insert(#schema varchar(200) = 'dbo',
#table varchar(200),
#where varchar(max) = null,
#top int = null,
#insert varchar(max) output)
as
begin
declare #insert_fields varchar(max),
#select varchar(max),
#error varchar(500),
#query varchar(max);
declare #values table(description varchar(max));
set nocount on;
-- Get columns
select #insert_fields = isnull(#insert_fields + ', ', '') + c.name,
#select = case type_name(c.system_type_id)
when 'varchar' then isnull(#select + ' + '', '' + ', '') + ' isnull('''''''' + cast(' + c.name + ' as varchar) + '''''''', ''null'')'
when 'datetime' then isnull(#select + ' + '', '' + ', '') + ' isnull('''''''' + convert(varchar, ' + c.name + ', 121) + '''''''', ''null'')'
else isnull(#select + ' + '', '' + ', '') + 'isnull(cast(' + c.name + ' as varchar), ''null'')'
end
from sys.columns c with(nolock)
inner join sys.tables t with(nolock) on t.object_id = c.object_id
inner join sys.schemas s with(nolock) on s.schema_id = t.schema_id
where s.name = #schema
and t.name = #table;
-- If there's no columns...
if #insert_fields is null or #select is null
begin
set #error = 'There''s no ' + #schema + '.' + #table + ' inside the target database.';
raiserror(#error, 16, 1);
return;
end;
set #insert_fields = 'insert into ' + #schema + '.' + #table + '(' + #insert_fields + ')';
if isnull(#where, '') <> '' and charindex('where', ltrim(rtrim(#where))) < 1
begin
set #where = 'where ' + #where;
end
else
begin
set #where = '';
end;
set #query = 'select ' + isnull('top(' + cast(#top as varchar) + ')', '') + #select + ' from ' + #schema + '.' + #table + ' with (nolock) ' + #where;
insert into #values(description)
exec(#query);
set #insert = isnull(#insert + char(10), '') + '--' + upper(#schema + '.' + #table);
select #insert = #insert + char(10) + #insert_fields + char(10) + 'values(' + v.description + ');' + char(10) + 'go' + char(10)
from #values v
where isnull(v.description, '') <> '';
end;
go
Then you can use it that way:
declare #insert varchar(max),
#part varchar(max),
#start int,
#end int;
set #start = 1;
exec tool.create_insert #schema = 'dbo',
#table = 'customer',
#where = 'id = 1',
#insert = #insert output;
-- Print one line to avoid the maximum 8000 characters problem
while len(#insert) > 0
begin
set #end = charindex(char(10), #insert);
if #end = 0
begin
set #end = len(#insert) + 1;
end;
print substring(#insert, #start, #end - 1);
set #insert = substring(#insert, #end + 1, len(#insert) - #end + 1);
end;
The output would be something like that:
--DBO.CUSTOMER
insert into dbo.customer(id, name, type)
values(1, 'CUSTOMER NAME', 'F');
go
If you just want to get a range of rows, use the #top parameter as bellow:
declare #insert varchar(max),
#part varchar(max),
#start int,
#end int;
set #start = 1;
exec tool.create_insert #schema = 'dbo',
#table = 'customer',
#top = 100,
#insert = #insert output;
-- Print one line to avoid the maximum 8000 characters problem
while len(#insert) > 0
begin
set #end = charindex(char(10), #insert);
if #end = 0
begin
set #end = len(#insert) + 1;
end;
print substring(#insert, #start, #end - 1);
set #insert = substring(#insert, #end + 1, len(#insert) - #end + 1);
end;
You can Use Sql Server Integration Service Packages specifically designed for Import and Export operation.
VS has a package for developing these packages if your fully install Sql Server.
Integration Services in Business Intelligence Development Studio
I think its also possible with adhoc queries
you can export result to excel file and then import that file into your datatable object or use it as it is and then import the excel file into the second database
have a look at this link
this can help u alot.
http://vscontrols.blogspot.com/2010/09/import-and-export-excel-to-sql-server.html
If you are using Oracle (or configure the application to the SQL Server) then Oracle SQL Developer does this for you. choose 'unload' for a table and follow the options through (untick DDL if you don't want all the table create stuff).
I found this SMSMS Boost addon, which is free and does exactly this among other things. You can right click on the results and select Script data as.
You can use this Q2C.SSMSPlugin, which is free and open source. You can right click and select "Execute Query To Command... -> Query To Insert...". Enjoy)
You can use an INSERT INTO SELECT statement, to insert the results of a select query into a table. http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_insert_into_select.asp
Example:
INSERT INTO Customers (CustomerName, Country)
SELECT SupplierName, Country
FROM Suppliers
WHERE Country='Germany'
Related
I need to create a query that is executed on all databases of my SQL server instance. An additional constraint is, that the query should only be executed on databases that contain a special table with a special column. Background is that in some databases the special table does (not) have the special column.
Based on this solution, what I have until now is a query that executes only on databases that contain a certain table.
SELECT *
FROM sys.databases
WHERE DATABASEPROPERTY(name, 'IsSingleUser') = 0
AND HAS_DBACCESS(name) = 1
AND state_desc = 'ONLINE'
AND CASE WHEN state_desc = 'ONLINE'
THEN OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(name) + '.[dbo].[CERTAIN_TABLE]', 'U')
END IS NOT NULL
However, what is still missing is a constraint that the query should only select databases where the table CERTAIN_TABLE has a specific column. How can this be achieved?
When i want to loop through all databases, i do a loop like the following. Its easy to follow:
DECLARE #dbs TABLE ( dbName NVARCHAR(100) )
DECLARE #results TABLE ( resultName NVARCHAR(100) )
INSERT INTO #dbs
SELECT name FROM sys.databases
DECLARE #current NVARCHAR(100)
WHILE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #dbs) > 0
BEGIN
SET #current = (SELECT TOP 1 dbName FROM #dbs)
INSERT INTO #results
EXEC
(
'IF EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM "' + #current + '".INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = ''Target_Table_Name'' AND COLUMN_NAME = ''Target_Column_Name'')
BEGIN
--table and column exists, execute query here
SELECT ''' + #current + '''
END'
)
DELETE FROM #dbs
WHERE dbName = #current
END
SELECT * FROM #results
You are going to need either some looping or dynamic sql for this. I really dislike loops so here is how you could do this with dynamic sql.
declare #TableName sysname = 'CERTAIN_TABLE'
, #ColumnName sysname = 'CERTAIN_COLUMN'
declare #SQL nvarchar(max) = ''
select #SQL = #SQL + 'select DatabaseName = ''' + db.name + ''' from ' + QUOTENAME(db.name) + '.sys.tables t join ' + QUOTENAME(db.name) + '.sys.columns c on c.object_id = t.object_id where t.name = ''' + QUOTENAME(#TableName) + ''' and c.name = ''' + QUOTENAME(#ColumnName) + '''' + char(10) + 'UNION ALL '
from sys.databases db
where db.state_desc = 'ONLINE'
order by db.name
select #SQL = substring(#SQL, 0, len(#SQL) - 9)
select #SQL
--uncomment the line below when you are comfortable the query generated is correct
--exec sp_executesql #SQL
I have a table with a few hundred thousand rows and the data format is index (int), and a words nvarchar(1000). The words string is made up of a collection of words separated by a space, e.g word1 word2 word3. I want to read the word table and create a dictionary. In terms of pseudo code this is what I want:
INSERT INTO dictionary (dictionaryword)
SELECt splitBySpace(words) FROM word;
This is simple enough to code in Java or C#, but I have found the system takes a long time to process the data. In other processing the cost benefit to running SQL to handle the query (i.e not processing the data in c# or Java) is huge.
I want to create a stored procedure which reads the words, splits them, and then creates the dictionary. I have seen various split procedures which are a little complex, e.g https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/21078/t-sql-table-valued-function-to-split-a-column-on-commas but I could not see how to re-code this for the task of reading a whole database, splitting the words, and inserting them.
Has anyone any sample code to split the column data and then insert it which can wholly implemented in SQL for reasons of efficiency?
Here is the solution.
DDL:
create table sentence(t varchar(100))
insert into sentence values
('Once upon a time in America'),
('Eyes wide shut')
DML:
select distinct ca.d as words from sentence s
cross apply(select split.a.value('.', 'varchar(100)') as d
from
(select cast('<x>' + REPLACE(s.t, ' ', '</x><x>') + '</x>' as xml) as d) as a
cross apply d.nodes ('/x') as split(a)) ca
Output:
words
a
America
Eyes
in
Once
shut
time
upon
wide
Fiddle http://sqlfiddle.com/#!6/54dff/4
I suggest you to use a stored procedure like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE spSplit
#words nvarchar(max),
#delimiter varchar(1) = ' '
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #sql nvarchar(max)
SELECT #sql = 'SELECT ''' + REPLACE(#words, #delimiter, ''' As res UNION ALL SELECT ''') + ''''
--or for removing duplicates SELECT #sql = 'SELECT ''' + REPLACE(#words, #delimiter, ''' As res UNION SELECT ''') + ''''
EXEC(#sql)
END
GO
This stored procedure will give you the results that you can use it in INSERT INTO statement, and:
CREATE PROCEDURE spSplit
#words nvarchar(max) = 'a bc lkj weu 234 , sdsd 3 and 3 & test',
#delimiter varchar(1) = ' ',
#destTable nvarchar(255),
#destColumn nvarchar(255)
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #sql nvarchar(max)
SELECT #sql = 'INSERT INTO [' + #destTable + '] ([' + #destColumn + ']) SELECT res FROM ('
SELECT #sql = #sql + 'SELECT ''' + REPLACE(#words, #delimiter, ''' As res UNION ALL SELECT ''') + ''''
SELECT #sql = #sql + ') DT WHERE res NOT IN (SELECT [' + #destColumn + '] FROM [' + #destTable + '])'
EXEC(#sql)
END
GO
This stored procedure will do the insert with out inserting duplicates.
I need to create a report that shows all of the SSRS (rdl) indicating what databases the reports use. I have used sys.databases and the rdl content to create a table showing all of the reports with database names as column names. (Client has over 100 databases.) If a database was found within the rdl code I indicated it with an 'X'.
Here is an example:
Report Name tempdb Master Test Reports Claims
My Report.rdl X
Ur Report.rdl X X
Master.rdl X
Currently I am doing a while loop through the sys.databases and creating a dynamic SQL statement like this:
...
Declare variables
Set #SQLStatement equal to the beginning of the select with static columns
...
While Loop
SET #ColumnsSqlStatement = 'SELECT #Result = Count(*)
from ##DatabasesUsed where ['
+ #NAME + '] = ''X'''
EXEC sp_executesql #ColumnsSqlStatement, N'#Result int out',
#NumberOfXs OUT
IF #NumberOfXs > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLStatement = #SQLStatement + ', DBU.['
+ LTRIM(RTRIM(#NAME)) + ']'
END
End Loop
I then execute #SQLStatement which returns only the columns with data.
Report Name tempdb Test Reports
My Report.rdl X
Ur Report.rdl X X
Master.rdl X
I am looking for a set based solution to get rid of the while loop. Something like this:
SELECT E.Name AS [Database],
(
SELECT Count(*) FROM ##DatabasesUsed WHERE [E.Name] = 'X'
) AS [counts]
FROM sys.databases E
Obviously this doesn't work but what I need is for the select to convert the E.Name to the value of E.Name.
I appreciate any help. Maybe there is a completely different solution to my problem.
Thanks.
Try this...I am using all temporary tables so you'll need to retrofit some of it to match your database tables (you should be able to copy and paste this and have it run just fine though for testing or whatever). I have a few debugging SELECT statements in there too just to show the output along the way. I hope that this helps!
IF OBJECT_ID('tempDB..#DBsUsed') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #DBsUsed
CREATE TABLE #DBsUsed (REPORT_NAME VARCHAR(50), tempDb VARCHAR, [Master] VARCHAR, Test VARCHAR, Reports VARCHAR, Claims VARCHAR)
INSERT INTO #DBsUsed (REPORT_NAME, tempDb, Master, Test, Reports, Claims)
VALUES
('My Report.rdl', 'X', '', '', '', ''),
('Your Report.rdl', '', '', 'X', 'X', ''),
('Master.rdl', '', '', '', 'X', '')
SELECT *
FROM #DBsUsed
IF OBJECT_ID('tempDB..#Temp_Columns') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Temp_Columns
CREATE TABLE #Temp_Columns (COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR(50), HasData INT, SQLCommand VARCHAR(MAX))
INSERT INTO #Temp_Columns (COLUMN_NAME, HasData, SQLCommand)
SELECT name, NULL, 'WHEN ''' + name + ''' THEN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #DBsUsed WHERE ' + name + '=''X'')'
FROM tempDB.sys.columns
WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID('tempDB..#DBsUsed')
AND name <> 'REPORT_NAME'
SELECT *
FROM #Temp_Columns;
DECLARE #MasterCommand VARCHAR(MAX) = ( 'UPDATE #Temp_Columns SET HasData = CASE COLUMN_NAME ' + (SELECT SQLCommand + ' ' FROM #Temp_Columns FOR XML PATH('')) + ' END')
EXEC (#MasterCommand)
SELECT *
FROM #Temp_Columns
DELETE FROM #Temp_Columns
WHERE HasData = 0
DECLARE #ColumnList VARCHAR(MAX), #FinalSelect VARCHAR(MAX)
SET #ColumnList = (SELECT COLUMN_NAME + ',' FROM #Temp_Columns FOR XML PATH (''))
SET #ColumnList = LEFT(#ColumnList, LEN(#ColumnList) - 1)
SET #FinalSelect = 'SELECT ' + #ColumnList + ' FROM #DBsUsed'
EXEC (#FinalSelect)
The last line (EXEC (#FinalSelect)) should get you the output that you are looking for.
For an instance I a select statement and it is returning 1000 rows. I need to execute a particular stored procedure for every row the the select statement is returning.
have you got any idea how can I do that?
Construct the EXECUTE statements in your select like this:
SELECT 'EXEC sp_whatever ' + parameter stuff
FROM your_table
Then run the results! Alternatively, paste your results into a spreadsheet package, and use string concatenation to construct the EXEC statements - just create a formula and paste it down the 1,000 rows. I personally prefer the first approach.
To clarify the "parameter stuff", take the example of a stored procedure that takes two int parameters that you want to take from columns you your_table. You'd then have something like this:
SELECT 'EXEC sp_whatever ' + CAST(field1 AS varchar) + ', ' + CAST(field2 AS varchar)
FROM your_table
Not the need to be careful with string fields here - you run the risk of inadvertently exposing yourself to your own SQL injection attack, as with any SQL string concatenation.
I am reading your "for an instance" as "this is a one-off task". If this is a task that needs automating, then one of the other answers may be the right approach.
You can do it like this:
declare #execstatementsbatch nvarchar(max)
select #execstatementsbatch = ''
SELECT #execstatementsbatch = #execstatementsbatch + 'EXEC UpdateQty ' + ItemCode + ', ' + QtyBO + '; '
FROM ITEMSPO
INNER JOIN .....
<some conditions>
exec(#execstatementsbatch)
Disclaimer: I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly.
Assuming you are on SQL Server 2005 upwards, you could create a table-valued user defined function and use the OUTER APPLY operator in your query.
Most RDBMS will let you select rows from stored procedure result sets. Just put your stored procedures in the FROM clause, as you would for common table expressions. For instance:
SELECT sp.ColumnInResultSet, t.BaseTableColumnName
FROM sp_whatever ( Args) sp INNER JOIN BaseTable t ON t.ID = sp.ID;
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.usp_userwise_columns_value
(
#userid BIGINT
)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #maincmd NVARCHAR(max);
DECLARE #columnlist NVARCHAR(max);
DECLARE #columnname VARCHAR(150);
DECLARE #nickname VARCHAR(50);
SET #maincmd = '';
SET #columnname = '';
SET #columnlist = '';
SET #nickname = '';
DECLARE CUR_COLUMNLIST CURSOR FAST_FORWARD
FOR
SELECT columnname , nickname
FROM dbo.v_userwise_columns
WHERE userid = #userid
OPEN CUR_COLUMNLIST
IF ##ERROR <> 0
BEGIN
ROLLBACK
RETURN
END
FETCH NEXT FROM CUR_COLUMNLIST
INTO #columnname, #nickname
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET #columnlist = #columnlist + #columnname + ','
FETCH NEXT FROM CUR_COLUMNLIST
INTO #columnname, #nickname
END
CLOSE CUR_COLUMNLIST
DEALLOCATE CUR_COLUMNLIST
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.views WHERE name = 'v_userwise_columns_value')
BEGIN
SET #maincmd = 'CREATE VIEW dbo.v_userwise_columns_value AS SELECT sjoid, CONVERT(BIGINT, ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), #userid) + ') as userid , '
+ CHAR(39) + #nickname + CHAR(39) + ' as nickname, '
+ #columnlist + ' compcode FROM dbo.SJOTran '
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SET #maincmd = 'ALTER VIEW dbo.v_userwise_columns_value AS SELECT sjoid, CONVERT(BIGINT, ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), #userid) + ') as userid , '
+ CHAR(39) + #nickname + CHAR(39) + ' as nickname, '
+ #columnlist + ' compcode FROM dbo.SJOTran '
END
--PRINT #maincmd
EXECUTE sp_executesql #maincmd
END
-----------------------------------------------
SELECT * FROM dbo.v_userwise_columns_value
I have a long list of SPs (stored procedure) and Functions in my SQL server db. I could save them one by one by right clicking and script XXX to Alter To. Is there any way in TSQL to query all SPs and functions save them to xxx.sql files?
For example, for sp_mySP1, I would like to save it to sp_mySP1.sql which is a text file. The database is too big and I would like save only SPs and functions as a backup of source codes.
In management studio; find the database, right-click, tasks, generate scripts;
next-next-next until you "Choose Object Types". Select "Stored procedures" and "User-defined functions", next, Select All; choose an output; go!
1) Right-click on your Database name in the Object Explorer
2) Select "Tasks > Generate Scripts..." from the Context menu
3) Select your Database in the list and click Next
4) Click Next on the Chose Script Options
5) In Object Types, check Stored Procedures and User-defined functions, click Next
6) Click Select All on the Stored Procedures selection screen, click Next
7) Click Select All on the Functions selection screen, click Next
8) Select 'Script to New Query Window' and click Finish
Here's a proc that will export SOME types of data.
if exists ( select * from sysobjects where name = 'ExportData_P' )
drop proc ExportData_P
go
CREATE PROC dbo.ExportData_P (
#tableName varchar(500),
#where varchar(5000) = '(1=1)'
)
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #sql varchar(8000)
DECLARE #fieldList varchar(8000)
DECLARE #valueList varchar(8000)
SELECT #fieldList = '', #valueList = ''
DECLARE #cols TABLE ( column_name nvarchar(250), data_type varchar(250) )
DECLARE #c nvarchar(250), #data_type varchar(250)
INSERT INTO #cols
select column_name, data_type
from information_Schema.columns
where table_name = #tableName
WHILE EXISTS ( SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #cols )
BEGIN
SELECT TOP 1 #c = column_name, #data_type = data_type FROM #cols
SELECT
#fieldList = #fieldList + #c + ', ',
#valueList = #valueList + CHAR(13) + 'case when ' + #c + ' is null then ''NULL'' else '''''''' + ' +
case when #data_type in ('text','ntext','char', 'nvarchar', 'varchar' ) then
' REPLACE ( REPLACE ( REPLACE ( '
else ''
end +
'IsNull ( convert(varchar' +
( -- change this section to pass the length of varchar to convert
case when #data_type in ( 'uniqueidentifier' ) then '(50)'
when #data_type in ( 'text', 'ntext' ) then '(8000)'
else '' end
) +
', ' +
#c +
'), '''' )' + -- end is null
case when #data_type in ('text','ntext','char', 'nvarchar', 'varchar' ) then
', CHAR(39), CHAR(39)+CHAR(39) ), CHAR(13), '''' + CHAR(13) + ''''), CHAR(9), '''' + CHAR(9) + '''') '
else ''
end +
' + '''''''' end + '', '' + '
DELETE FROM #cols WHERE column_name = #c
END
SELECT #fieldList = LEFT ( #fieldList, LEN(#fieldList)-1 ),
#valueList = LEFT ( #valueList, LEN(#valueList)-1 )
SELECT #sql = 'select ''insert into ' + #tableName + ' (' + #fieldList + ') ' +
' VALUES ( ''+ ' + left ( #valueList, len(#valueList)-5) + ''') '' from ' + #tableName +
' WHERE ' + #where
-- into [#mcoe_temp_export' + #tableName + ']
print #sql
EXEC ( #sql )
--EXEC ( 'select * from [#mcoe_temp_export' + #tableName + ']' )
SET NOCOUNT OFF
END
go
Use like:
exec ExportData_P 'tablename'
you could query syscomments to get your sql object creation text, but I don't know how to save them all in separate files using just TSQL.
select * from syscomments