I am attempting to insert a SAS dataset into an existing table on a SQL Server. This is via a simple proc sql statement.
proc sql;
insert into Repo.Test_Table
select * from Work.MetaTable;
quit;
One of the fields, [Method], is not inserting into the SQL table as expected. The [Method] field in the SAS table contains several brackets and other punctuation so I think this is causing a problem. For example, the Work.MetaTable looks like this:
Field_ID
Method
1
([Field_1]<=[Field_8])
2
([Field_4]=[Field_5])
When I run the proc sql to insert this into SQL, it only inserts the first open bracket "(" and this is the case for every row. For example, those two rows look like this in the SQL table:
Field_ID
Method
1
(
2
(
The [Method] field in SQL is nvarchar(max).
Does anyone know what might be causing the issue here and how I can get around it?
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I have to execute CSV records as batch by batch to SQL Server. In the macro, I am framing SQL query based on the record in the foreign key. So, I can not go for BULK Insert here.
I written code to iterate 100 rows and save in String like below:
Insert into table ('name','address','region') values ('Test','xxx-test-address',1);
Insert into table ('name','address','region') values ('Test','xxx-test-address',1);
Insert into table ('name','address','region') values ('Test','xxx-test-address',1);
Insert into table ('name','address','region') values ('Test','xxx-test-address',1);
Now, I am executing 100 SQL inserts against SQL Server. Let's say if error is thrown at 50th row then remaining 50 rows are not executed and error throwing at VBA.
My question is how do I find which row is throwing error?
If can not be achieved in this approach, please let me know the approach to achieve. Since 10000 or more records will be in CSV, I can not execute the records in iteration. This will hit database many times.
Thanks in advance!
We are migrating from SQL Server to Teradata database. All the views and tables are migrated. But the issue is that we aren't able to take the comments from each table.
In SQL Server we have a function called extended property which if used will get the comments from the respective tables/views. Badhri helped with providing a query for fetching the comment in Teradata in the same way but it doesn’t work in the expected way.
I tried inserting sample comments in columns and the below query is not fetching exact results. Can you please help?
Sample Query:
COMMENT ON COLUMN UtilityApp_DB.SQL_Views_Columns.ColumnNAME 'A Columnname for SQL Server!';
select 'COMMENT ON COLUMN '||trim(b.databasename)||'.'||trim(b.tablename) ||'.'||trim(b.columnname)||' IS '||''''||trim(b.commentstring)||''';'
FROM DBC.Columns b
WHERE b.CommentString IS NOT NULL
AND DatabaseName='UtilityApp_DB'
AND TableName in ('UtilityApp_DB.SQL_Views_Columns');
I created a table and tried inserting the values for the comment string in the table by copying the DBC Columns structure but still I can't get the comment string.
insert into UtilityApp_DB.commentstable (commentstring) values ('UtilityApp_DB.SQL_Views_Columns');
TableName in DBC.Columns does not include the database name and IS in your string concatenation should be AS.
SELECT 'COMMENT ON COLUMN '||trim(b.databasename)||'.'||trim(b.tablename) ||'.'||trim(b.columnname)||' AS '||''''||trim(b.commentstring)||''';'
FROM DBC.Columns
WHERE DatabaseName = 'UtilityApp_DB'
AND TableName IN ('SQL_Views_Columns');
I have a XML column in a table and it is defined by a schema. I am trying to insert values into this table by using Insert into tbl1 Select * from tbl for xml. But this is failing due to schema validation failure for one of the records. But i want to insert the records which have passed the validation atleast and i can capture the others later. Can someone help me in this.
SQL server validates all dataset, not single row. If you want to validate Row-by-Row using SQL server tools, methods are:
SQLCLR (fastest) link
SSIS (easy to create) - using loop FOREACH you try to insert row into table. All failed rows are redirecting to another table.
TSQL TRY/CATCH Block - insert xml from single row to schema validated variable. Slowest one.
I have 2 databases in SQL Server 2005.
I want a functionality that i have same table structure in 2 database for example i have a same table named as testData in 2 database named as dbTest1 and dbTest2.
Now i want a single query through which i can add all the records from table testData of database dbTest2 into table testData of database dbTest1.
I tried to use following query
insert into dbTest1.testData values select * from dbTest2.testData
but this query is not running and giving error.
I also tried
insert into dbTest1.testData(col1,col2,col3) values select * from dbTest2.testData
but this also gives error that "Invalid object name dbTest2.testData"
Could any one help in this
Thanks
Replace dbTest2.testData with dbTest2..testData - you have to specify 3 things (or optionally leave the middle blank for dbo).
i.e.
insert into dbTest1..testData
select * from dbTest2..testData
If the table doesn't already exist in dbTest1, you can do this:
select *
into dbTest1..testData
from dbTest2..testData
You need to specify all column names in query.
insert into dbTest1.dbo.testData(col1,col2,col3) select * from dbTest2.dbo.testData
I'm still fairly new to T-SQL and SQL 2005. I need to import a column of integers from a table in database1 to a identical table (only missing the column I need) in database2. Both are sql 2005 databases. I've tried the built in import command in Server Management Studio but it's forcing me to copy the entire table. This causes errors due to constraints and 'read-only' columns (whatever 'read-only' means in sql2005). I just want to grab a single column and copy it to a table.
There must be a simple way of doing this. Something like:
INSERT INTO database1.myTable columnINeed
SELECT columnINeed from database2.myTable
Inserting won't do it since it'll attempt to insert new rows at the end of the table. What it sounds like your trying to do is add a column to the end of existing rows.
I'm not sure if the syntax is exactly right but, if I understood you then this will do what you're after.
Create the column allowing nulls in database2.
Perform an update:
UPDATE database2.dbo.tablename
SET database2.dbo.tablename.colname = database1.dbo.tablename.colname
FROM database2.dbo.tablename INNER JOIN database1.dbo.tablename ON database2.dbo.tablename.keycol = database1.dbo.tablename.keycol
There is a simple way very much like this as long as both databases are on the same server. The fully qualified name is dbname.owner.table - normally the owner is dbo and there is a shortcut for ".dbo." which is "..", so...
INSERT INTO Datbase1..MyTable
(ColumnList)
SELECT FieldsIWant
FROM Database2..MyTable
first create the column if it doesn't exist:
ALTER TABLE database2..targetTable
ADD targetColumn int null -- or whatever column definition is needed
and since you're using Sql Server 2005 you can use the new MERGE statement.
The MERGE statement has the advantage of being able to treat all situations in one statement like missing rows from source (can do inserts), missing rows from destination (can do deletes), matching rows (can do updates), and everything is done atomically in a single transaction. Example:
MERGE database2..targetTable AS t
USING (SELECT sourceColumn FROM sourceDatabase1..sourceTable) as s
ON t.PrimaryKeyCol = s.PrimaryKeyCol -- or whatever the match should be bassed on
WHEN MATCHED THEN
UPDATE SET t.targetColumn = s.sourceColumn
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
INSERT (targetColumn, [other columns ...]) VALUES (s.sourceColumn, [other values ..])
The MERGE statement was introduced to solve cases like yours and I recommend using it, it's much more powerful than solutions using multiple sql batch statements that basically accomplish the same thing MERGE does in one statement without the added complexity.
You could also use a cursor. Assuming you want to iterate all the records in the first table and populate the second table with new rows then something like this would be the way to go:
DECLARE #FirstField nvarchar(100)
DECLARE ACursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT FirstField FROM FirstTable
OPEN ACursor
FETCH NEXT FROM ACursor INTO #FirstField
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO SecondTable ( SecondField ) VALUES ( #FirstField )
FETCH NEXT FROM ACursor INTO #FirstField
END
CLOSE ACursor
DEALLOCATE ACursor
MERGE is only available in SQL 2008 NOT SQL 2005
insert into Test2.dbo.MyTable (MyValue) select MyValue from Test1.dbo.MyTable
This is assuming a great deal. First that the destination database is empty. Second that the other columns are nullable. You may need an update instead. To do that you will need to have a common key.