Need to duplicate a TABLE using Microsoft SQL Management Studio 2008
The TABLE needs to duplicate all table row (Primary Key) ID as well.
In SSMS open a new query window and then do something like
SELECT * INTO NewTable
FROM OldTable
change NewTable to the name that the new table should have, change OldTable to the name of the current table
this will copy over the basic table structure and all the data...it will NOT do any of the constraints, you need to script those out and change the names in those scripts
An easy way to copy a table and all of it's data:
SELECT * INTO
[DATABASE_NAME].[SCHEMA_NAME].[NEW_TABLE_NAME]
FROM
[DATABASE_NAME].[SCHEMA_NAME].[OLD_TABLE_NAME]
The SCHEMA_NAME is often dbo
To duplicate a table and the data rows in the table, right-click on the database that contains the table you want to duplicate, then click 'Tasks' then 'Import Data...". See the screenshot below for visual representation. Then, follow the instructions in the "SQL Server Import and Export Wizard." Select the table to be duplicated as the 'source' and write in a made-up table name of your choice for the 'destination'. When finished on the last screen (see screenshot below), click 'Next', then 'Finish' and the Wizard will show you the progress of the data transfer until complete.
One way to copy the table structure (including default values) but NOT the actual table values is the copy / paste solution that is documented here. It works for Management Studio 2005 upwards. You just have to select all columns in the design then Edit -> Copy. Create a new table and the Edit -> Paste.
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I'm trying to find the best way to duplicate all the rows in a table.By this i mean inserting them again in the same table, but i need to update a single column only on the values that were inserted.
This is to help me write a script so I can automate some work on some clients.
I can't use select * as it will throw an error because of the identity columns but at the same time i don't want to be manually writting all the column names for several tables.
Is there a simple way to translate this into SQL server?
Sorry for not showing a piece of code, but i have nothing at the moment and i'm not really fluent in SQL.
EDIT: I have ended up following the advice of JamieD77 in the comments below this post by moving everything to a table, drop the id column, updating what i need and then moving back as it seems to be the most effiecient.
In SQL Server Management Studio you can drag the "Columns" folder under a table and drop it on the query window and it will paste a comma-delimited list of all the columns.
Or run a query like:
select string_agg(quotename(name),', ')
from sys.columns
where object_id = object_id('MyTable')
(after saving 1st error dialog box)
(after click on cancel)
(after click save text file as shown in 1st screen shot )
The problem is , when i add field or modify the datatype value for executed table it shows the error that database table can't modify.
Plz solve my problem. i face to much problem to add or to change something in field of any table.
when i do right click on any table , i can't get modify button..?
I had installed SQL Server 2008 Express edition.
Go to 'Tools' Menu
Select 'Options...'
From tree view at the left of window select 'Designers'
Clear three checkboxes:
'Warn about difference detection'
and 'warn about table affected'
and 'Prevent saving changes that require table re-creation'
Are you trying to modify the fields of your table?
Why doing it through Wizard when you can simply use the ALTER TABLE command to modify it.
But you must first make sure that there is no dependencies on other tables (foreign keys, etc.)
This link can help also.
thanks for your time. i edited my script, ran it, and still got this name: srp.dbo.gstDataCutover. i used to be able to do this easily with MSSQL2005. we've recently upgraded to 2008. and i dont remember doing it any other way...
Hi,
I'm trying to copy a table structure (columns, datatypes, schema) into a new table to have the same schema and structure, using the sql code below.
SELECT dbo.gstData.*
INTO [dbo.gstDataCutover]
FROM dbo.gstData
WHERE dbo.gstData.gstID < 1
My problem is, when i run this script the new table dbo.gstDataCutover is named as "dbo.gstDataCutover" but the schema is defaulted to the system schema ("srp"), which is actually srp.[dbo.gstDataCutover].
I want to copy both the structure and the schema.
Thanks!
Without any periods, the hard brackets indicate table name -- it's including the "dbo." in your example as part of the table name.
If you want the table created in the dbo schema:
SELECT t.*
INTO dbo.gstDataCutover
FROM dbo.gstData t
WHERE t.gstID < 1
Likewise, if you want the table created in the srp schema:
SELECT t.*
INTO srp.gstDataCutover
FROM dbo.gstData t
WHERE t.gstID < 1
The table name doesn't have any unusual characters, so there's no need to use hard brackets...
You can download the community edition of Visual Studio, which has features for comparing schemas as well as data. It will list the differences and allows you to select a set of changes, for which it will generate an update-script.
My scenario:
I can change the ordinal position of a column in a table.Is there a way to change the ordinal position of a column in a table without recreating the table?
No, you have to recreate the table if you wish to achieve this. (SQL SERVER)
Even when you do this in SSMS, you will see that the script that is generated also recreates the table.
Not in SQL Server - Not sure about other RDBMSs.
You can create a View with the desired ordinal positions but the only time I can think that would be useful is if you are using SELECT * which is a practice that should be avoided anyway.
Hi it depends on the database system you use.
For example in some it is possible to remove and add a column and you can do it in a procedure part where you also can refill it.
But in general it shouldn't matter as you can define the returned data order in your select statement. Is not that enough for you?
Without recreating the Table is Not possible. However, if your concern is about loosing the data here is an option provided by SQl Server Management Studio.
Note: I have used Sql Server 2019 Developer Edition.
Right Click on the Table name and Choose Design Option
Using your Cursor Drag the position of your Column to your desired Position
SQlServer Table Design Options
If you want to do it at script level, You can see the idea below provided by SSMS
Enable the "Auto Generate Change Script" Option available in Tools Menu --> Options --> Designers --> Table and Database Designers.
Enabling the Auto Generate Change Script Option
When you drag the Column in SSMS it will automatically creates the Script for you.
The High level Idea in the auto generated Script is,
Creating a Table with Temp_YourTableName with desired Order of Columns
Copying all the Data from the Original Table to new Temp_YourTableName
Drop the Original Table
Renaming the Temp_YourTableName to Original YourTableName
of course doing everything with Transaction scope to avoid any data loss while the script is executing.
I found a good reason why some time we need to do this here. Interestingly, it is based on Context and not to do anything with Technical.
Say for example, Original Address Table Contains, Street Address 1, City, State, Zip and Country columns. If the requirement Changes to include a new Columns like Street Address 2 this would be meaning full.
I'm learning how to use SQL Server Management Studio and can't figure out how to insert a new row into a table.
Table Structure:
ID,
Field1,
Field2
Query:
INSERT INTO Table (Field1,Field2) VALUES(1,2)
Error:
Major Error 0x80040E14, Minor Error 25503
I'm probably missing something very simple. Any help would be appreciated.
Ok, I was on the verge of pulling out all of my hair, and it appears using single quotes instead of double quotes fixed the problem.
Now, I want to pull my hair out even more.
Thanks for the replies everyone. This one was my mistake.
Does your table have an auto-incrementing ID field? If not, you will need to manually specify the value for the ID in your INSERT statement.
You can check if the ID field is auto-incrementing by using the Object Explorer, navigating to the table and expanding the Columns node. Find the ID column, right-click on it and select Properties. If the Identity property is set to False it means that the ID field is NOT auto-incrementing.
Your other option for adding a row to the table is to navigate to the table in Object Explorer, right clicking on it and selecting Open Table. You can then go to the last row in the grid and manually enter the values for the columns.