How to avoid while loop - sql-server

I have one query and because of this query execution time is increasing and taking time to execute in SQL Server 2016.
SET #Count = (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM #SlabWeight);
WHILE ( #ID <= #Count )
BEGIN
SELECT #Weight = CONVERT(VARCHAR(11), weight)
FROM #SlabWeight
WHERE ID = #ID;
SET #WeightList += '[' + #Weight + '],';
SET #SQL = #SQL + ' ALTER TABLE #TempData ADD ['
+ #Weight + '] DECIMAL(18,2), [' + #Weight
+ '_BasedOn] VARCHAR(10)';
SET #SelectStatment = #SelectStatment + ' , [' + #Weight + '] , [' + #Weight + '_BasedOn]';
SET #ID += 1;
END;
Can anyone tell me how to avoid using a while loop in this query?

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Stored procedure with dynamic SQL and ORDER BY

I have built a stored procedure that aims to identify duplicates in a table and to display the duplicated rows in a meaningful order. It looks like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[spFindDuplicates]
#tableName nvarchar(255),
#field1 nvarchar(255),
#field2 nvarchar(255) = '1',
#field3 nvarchar(255) = '2',
#field4 nvarchar(255) = '3',
#field5 nvarchar(255) = '4'
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #query AS nvarchar(MAX);
SET #query = '
SELECT *
FROM ' + #tableName + '
WHERE CAST(' + #field1 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field2 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field3 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field4 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field5 + ' AS nvarchar(255))
IN
(
SELECT CAST(' + #field1 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field2 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field3 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field4 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field5 + ' AS nvarchar(255))
FROM ' + #tableName + '
GROUP BY CAST(' + #field1 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field2 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field3 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field4 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field5 + ' AS nvarchar(255))
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
)
ORDER BY ' + #field1 + ', ' + #field2 + ', ' + #field3 + ', ' + #field4 + ', ' + #field5
EXECUTE(#query);
END
GO
--Example:
EXEC spFindDuplicates #tableName = 'someRandomTable', #field1 = 'firstField', #field2 = 'secondField', #field3 = 'thirdField'
As you can see, I can use at most 5 different fields that I concatenate in order for me to get a key used to determine whether we have a duplicate or not. Please note that I use the CAST function to be able to concatenate fields with various datatypes (varchar, int, dates, etc.).
When I execute the above stored procedure with 5 different fields, it works fine. But I would like to be able to run it with a variable number of fields (from 1 to 5), which is why I provided default values for #field2 to #field5.
But when I execute it with the above example (3 fields provided), I get the following error message:
A column has been specified more than once in the order by list. Columns in the order by list must be unique.
QUESTION: How can I keep ordering the resulting table without getting an error?
BONUS QUESTION: If you find a dynamic way to use that stored procedure with any number of fields (4, 17, or whatever), that'd be even more useful to me.
Like I said in the comments, injection is a huge problem here, and you need to consider it. Saying "Let's consider I don't mind about injection" is naïve and you need to change that attitude. Always make your SQL safe; then there are no excuses and chances for your application being compromised.
As what you are after, I suspect this achieves the goal. There's no need for the subquery to scan your table with an IN here, you can make use of COUNT and the OVER clause within a CTE.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[FindDuplicates] --I've removed te sp prefix, as sp_ is reserved by MS
#tableName sysname,
#field1 sysname,
#field2 sysname = NULL,
#field3 sysname = NULL,
#field4 sysname = NULL,
#field5 sysname = NULL
AS BEGIN
DECLARE #query AS nvarchar(MAX);
SET #query = N'WITH CTE AS(' + NCHAR(10) +
N' SELECT *' + NCHAR(10) +
N' COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY ' + STUFF(CONCAT(N',' + QUOTENAME(#field1),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field2),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field3),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field4),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field5)),1,1,N'') + N' AS RowCount' + NCHAR(10) +
N' FROM ' + QUOTENAME(#tableName) + N')' + NCHAR(10) +
N'SELECT *' + NCHAR(10) +
N'FROM CTE' + NCHAR(10) +
N'WHERE RowCount > 1' + NCHAR(10) +
N'ORDER BY ' + STUFF(CONCAT(N',' + QUOTENAME(#field1),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field2),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field3),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field4),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field5)),1,1,N'') + N';';
PRINT #query;
--EXEC sys.sp_executesql #query; --Uncomment to rrun the actual query
END
GO
For the command you gave us EXEC dbo.FindDuplicates #tableName = 'someRandomTable', #field1 = 'firstField', #field2 = 'secondField', #field3 = 'thirdField';, this returns the SQL:
WITH CTE AS(
SELECT *
COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY [firstField],[secondField],[thirdField] AS RowCount
FROM [someRandomTable])
SELECT *
FROM CTE
WHERE RowCount > 1
ORDER BY [firstField],[secondField],[thirdField];
Which, I believe gives you the behaviour you are after.
Edited the code to check if the column list exists on the sys.columns there by making sure we get only the columns which are appropriate.
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fn_SplitString
(
#List NVARCHAR(MAX),
#Delimiter NVARCHAR(255)
)
RETURNS TABLE
WITH SCHEMABINDING
AS
RETURN
(
SELECT Item = y.i.value('(./text())[1]', 'nvarchar(4000)')
FROM
(
SELECT x = CONVERT(XML, '<i>'
+ REPLACE(#List, #Delimiter, '</i><i>')
+ '</i>').query('.')
) AS a CROSS APPLY x.nodes('i') AS y(i)
);
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[spFindDuplicates]
#tableName nvarchar(255),
#columnlist nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #query AS nvarchar(MAX);
SET #columnlist = (SELECT STUFF((SELECT ','+'['+[name]+']'
FROM SYS.columns
WHERE object_id = object_id(#tableName)
AND [Name] IN
(
SELECT Item
FROM dbo.fn_SplitString(#columnlist,',')
)
FOR XML PATH('')
)
,1,1,''))
PRINT #columnlist
SET #query = 'SELECT * FROM (SELECT '+CAST(#columnlist AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+'
FROM '+CAST(#tableName AS nvarchar(MAX))+'
GROUP BY '+CAST(#columnlist AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+'
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1)Res1
ORDER BY '+#columnlist
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #query;
END
GO

mssql dynamic query entity does not get values

hello this my dynamic query and this procedure I did tested is working.
but Does not bring data to the server-side (entity)
visual studio 2012
framework 4.5
entity store procedure
public IEnumerable<spGetInvoiceDetailSearch_Result> GetInvoiceDetailedSearch(InvoiceModel item)
{
return DALContext.GetInvoiceDetailedSearch(item);
}
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[spGetInvoiceDetailSearch] #InvoiceItemID INT
,#InvoiceTypeID INT
,#VesselID INT
,#PaidBy NVARCHAR(50)
,#InvoiceNo NVARCHAR(50)
,#CompanyID INT
,#InvoiceFromDate DATE
,#InvoiceToDate DATE
,#FromDueDate DATE
,#ToDueDate DATE
,#FromAmount DECIMAL(18, 4)
,#ToAmount DECIMAL(18, 4)
,#DueDateType NVARCHAR(50)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #SQLQuery AS NVARCHAR(4000)
SELECT #SQLQuery =
'SELECT dbo.Invoices.InvoiceID, dbo.Invoices.CompanyID, dbo.Invoices.VesselID, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceNo, dbo.Invoices.DueDate, dbo.Invoices.Amount,
dbo.Invoices.Comment, dbo.Invoices.IsPaid, dbo.Invoices.PaymentDate, dbo.Invoices.PaidBy, dbo.Invoices.Period, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceDate,
dbo.Invoices.InvoiceCurrencyCode, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceAmount, dbo.Invoices.IsReceived, dbo.Invoices.IsProforma, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceTypeID,
dbo.Invoices.IsDeleted, dbo.Invoices.Parity, dbo.Invoices.DueDateType, dbo.Vessels.Name AS VesselName, dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.ItemPrice as ItemPrice,
dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.InvoiceItemID as InvoiceItemID, dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.VAT as VAT, dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.ItemType as ItemType, dbo.InvoiceItems.Name AS InvoiceItemName,
dbo.Companies.Name AS CompanyName, dbo.InvoiceTypes.Name AS InvoiceTypeName
FROM dbo.Invoices LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Companies ON dbo.Invoices.CompanyID = dbo.Companies.CompanyID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.InvoiceTypes ON dbo.Invoices.InvoiceTypeID = dbo.InvoiceTypes.InvoiceTypeID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems ON dbo.Invoices.InvoiceID = dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.InvoiceID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.InvoiceItems ON dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.InvoiceVsInvoiceItemID = dbo.InvoiceItems.InvoiceItemID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Vessels ON dbo.Invoices.VesselID = dbo.Vessels.VesselID WHERE
dbo.Invoices.IsDeleted != 1
and dbo.Vessels.IsDeleted != 1
and dbo.Companies.IsDeleted != 1 '
SET FMTONLY OFF
IF #InvoiceItemID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.InvoiceItems.InvoiceItemID= ''' + CAST(#InvoiceItemID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #InvoiceTypeID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.InvoiceTypeID= ''' + CAST(#InvoiceTypeID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #VesselID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.VesselID= ''' + CAST(#VesselID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #PaidBy IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + 'AND dbo.Invoices.PaidBy = ''' + CAST(#PaidBy AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #InvoiceNo IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + 'AND dbo.Invoices.InvoiceNo = ''' + CAST(#InvoiceNo AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #CompanyID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.CompanyID = ''' + CAST(#CompanyID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #FromAmount IS NOT NULL AND #ToAmount IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.Amount BETWEEN ''' + CAST(#FromAmount AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''' AND ''' + CAST(#ToAmount AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''''
END
IF #DueDateType IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + 'AND dbo.Invoices.DueDateType = ''' + CAST(#DueDateType AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #InvoiceFromDate IS NOT NULL AND #InvoiceToDate IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.InvoiceDate Between ''' + CAST(#InvoiceFromDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''' AND ''' + CAST(#InvoiceToDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''''
END
IF #FromDueDate IS NOT NULL AND #ToDueDate IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.DueDate Between ''' + CAST(#FromDueDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''' AND ''' + CAST(#ToDueDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''''
END
EXECUTE (#SQLQuery)
END
and end question
my table date type : date format but
server shows it like datetime how can I do to change it to date format..
thank you
regards
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[spGetInvoiceDetailSearch] #InvoiceItemID INT
,#InvoiceTypeID INT
,#VesselID INT
,#PaidBy NVARCHAR(50)
,#InvoiceNo NVARCHAR(50)
,#CompanyID INT
,#InvoiceFromDate DATE
,#InvoiceToDate DATE
,#FromDueDate DATE
,#ToDueDate DATE
,#FromAmount DECIMAL(18, 4)
,#ToAmount DECIMAL(18, 4)
,#DueDateType NVARCHAR(50)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #SQLQuery AS NVARCHAR(4000)
SELECT #SQLQuery =
'SELECT dbo.Invoices.InvoiceID, dbo.Invoices.CompanyID, dbo.Invoices.VesselID, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceNo, dbo.Invoices.DueDate, dbo.Invoices.Amount,
dbo.Invoices.Comment, dbo.Invoices.IsPaid, dbo.Invoices.PaymentDate, dbo.Invoices.PaidBy, dbo.Invoices.Period, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceDate,
dbo.Invoices.InvoiceCurrencyCode, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceAmount, dbo.Invoices.IsReceived, dbo.Invoices.IsProforma, dbo.Invoices.InvoiceTypeID,
dbo.Invoices.IsDeleted, dbo.Invoices.Parity, dbo.Invoices.DueDateType, dbo.Vessels.Name AS VesselName, dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.ItemPrice as ItemPrice,
dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.InvoiceItemID as InvoiceItemID, dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.VAT as VAT, dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.ItemType as ItemType, dbo.InvoiceItems.Name AS InvoiceItemName,
dbo.Companies.Name AS CompanyName, dbo.InvoiceTypes.Name AS InvoiceTypeName
FROM dbo.Invoices LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Companies ON dbo.Invoices.CompanyID = dbo.Companies.CompanyID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.InvoiceTypes ON dbo.Invoices.InvoiceTypeID = dbo.InvoiceTypes.InvoiceTypeID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems ON dbo.Invoices.InvoiceID = dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.InvoiceID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.InvoiceItems ON dbo.InvoiceVsInvoiceItems.InvoiceVsInvoiceItemID = dbo.InvoiceItems.InvoiceItemID LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Vessels ON dbo.Invoices.VesselID = dbo.Vessels.VesselID WHERE
dbo.Invoices.IsDeleted != 1
and dbo.Vessels.IsDeleted != 1
and dbo.Companies.IsDeleted != 1 '
SET FMTONLY OFF
IF #InvoiceItemID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.InvoiceItems.InvoiceItemID= ' + CAST(#InvoiceItemID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''
END
IF #InvoiceTypeID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.InvoiceTypeID= ' + CAST(#InvoiceTypeID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''
END
IF #VesselID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.VesselID= ' + CAST(#VesselID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''
END
IF #PaidBy IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.PaidBy = ''' + CAST(#PaidBy AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #InvoiceNo IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.InvoiceNo = ''' + CAST(#InvoiceNo AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #CompanyID > 0
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.CompanyID = ' + CAST(#CompanyID AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''
END
IF #FromAmount IS NOT NULL AND #ToAmount IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.Amount BETWEEN ''' + CAST(#FromAmount AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''' AND ''' + CAST(#ToAmount AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''''
END
IF #DueDateType IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.DueDateType = ''' + CAST(#DueDateType AS NVARCHAR(50)) + ''''
END
IF #InvoiceFromDate IS NOT NULL AND #InvoiceToDate IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.InvoiceDate Between ''' + CAST(#InvoiceFromDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''' AND ''' + CAST(#InvoiceToDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''''
END
IF #FromDueDate IS NOT NULL AND #ToDueDate IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #SQLQuery = #SQLQuery + ' AND dbo.Invoices.DueDate Between ''' + CAST(#FromDueDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''' AND ''' + CAST(#ToDueDate AS NVARCHAR(100)) + ''''
END
PRINT (#SQLQuery)
END
First of all, debugging it's very easy. Replace EXEC(#SQLQUery) with print and then you see your actual query.
You had some sintax error ( some places where AND was missing a space in front) and also you have some interger that were treated as strings.
Try my updated procedure.
It seems that procedure is getting called properly but no rows are getting returned, to debug the exact problem you can write actual hardcoded query returning 1 or more records instead of dynamic query.
So after doing that there are two possibilities
procedure call via edmx returns data, that means parameter values are causing some problem.
Any Data is not returned.
To solve any of the problem you need to check corresponding sql query which is getting generated while calling SP via Enitity Framework.

Dynamic Column Name and Value into Where clause

I have a procedure that I working on and I don't know what's going wrong. I have reviewed all other sites and could not find the issue that I'm having
I want to create procedure that has a dynamic where clause base on a combination of bits being sent to the procedure. I don't want to have to create a bunch of similar procedures because they have slightly different conditions.
I'm placing the below query into a cursor then looping through the cursor. Please help.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[procContainTest] (
#USE_A BIT,
#USE_B BIT,
#ValueA VARCHAR(50),
#ValueB VARCHAR(50),
#USERID VARCHAR(50)
)
AS
DECLARE #TEMP_Col1 INT,
#TEMP_Col2 INT,
#TEMP_Col3 VARCHAR(50),
#TEMP_Col4 VARCHAR(50),
#TEMP_Col5 VARCHAR(50),
#POINT_ONE NVARCHAR(50),
#POINT_TWO NVARCHAR(50)
SET #TRIGGER = 0
WHILE #TRIGGER = 0
BEGIN
-- F2 Booking Term
IF #USE_A = 1
AND #USE_B = 1
BEGIN
SET #POINT_ONE = 'ColName2'
SET #POINT_TWO = 'ColName3'
END
-- F6 Booking Term
IF #USE_A = 0
AND #USE_B = 1
BEGIN
SET #POINT_ONE = 'ColName1'
SET #POINT_TWO = 'ColName2'
END
DECLARE INNER_CURSOR CURSOR
FOR
SELECT TOP 1 TEMP_Col1 INT,
TEMP_Col2,
TEMP_Col3,
#TEMP_Col4,
#TEMP_Col5
FROM TEMP_Table
WHERE #POINT_ONE = + '''' + #ValueA + ''''
AND #POINT_TWO = + '''' + #ValueB + ''''
AND USERID = #USERID
ORDER BY LENGTH
l
You can put your Select Statmement in a variable like:
declare #YourSelectStatement nvarchar(max)
set #YourSelectStatement = ' SELECT TOP 1 TEMP_Col1 INT,
TEMP_Col2,
TEMP_Col3,
FROM TEMP_Table
WHERE ' + #POINT_ONE + '=' + #ValueA + '
AND ' + #POINT_TWO + '=' + #ValueB + '
AND USERID = ' + #USERID + '
ORDER BY LENGTH'
sp_executesql(#YourSelectStatement)
this is probably help you:
SELECT
id, first, last, email, notes
FROM
My_Table
WHERE
CASE ''''+#column_name_variable+''''
WHEN ''''+column_1+''''=1 THEN column_1
WHEN ''''+column_2+''''=2 THEN column_2
...
ELSE 'not null'
END IS NOT NULL
I would avoid the use of dynamic SQL altogether. You can eliminate your IF statements and embed the same logid in your SELECT statement like this:
SELECT TOP 1
TEMP_Col1,
TEMP_Col2,
TEMP_Col3,
TEMP_Col4,
TEMP_Col5
FROM TEMP_Table
WHERE (#USE_A = 1 AND #USE_B = 1 AND ColName2 = '''' + #ValueA + '''' AND ColName3 = '''' + #ValueB + '''')
OR (#USE_A = 0 AND #USE_B = 1 AND ColName1 = '''' + #ValueA + '''' AND ColName2 = '''' + #ValueB + '''')

Can we use EXEC() within a select statement

/* Loop through tempTotal to update the result table */
SET #RowCount = 1
SELECT #MaxRows = COUNT(*) FROM #TempTotal
WHILE #RowCount <= #MaxRows
BEGIN
SELECT #RowCount = #RowCount + 1, #DeviceId = DeviceId, #SourceName = SourceName, #hrs = Hrs
FROM #TempTotal
WHERE rownum = #RowCount
EXEC ('UPDATE #TempInputSourceRpt SET [' + #SourceName + '] = ' + #Hrs + 'WHERE DeviceId = ' + #DeviceId)
END
I want to convert the above logic to remove looping and improve performance
Something like this would be really efficient
SELECT EXEC('UPDATE #TempInputSourceRpt SET [' + SourceName + '] = ' + Hrs + 'WHERE DeviceId = ' + DeviceId) FROM #TempTotal
but SQL does not allow to use EXEC within SELECT.
Any ideas/suggestions?
DECLARE #SQL Varchar(max)
SET #SQL = 'Use MyDatabase'
SELECT #SQL = SQL +
'UPDATE #TempInputSourceRpt SET [' +
SourceName + '] = ' +
Hrs +
'WHERE DeviceId = ' + DeviceId + CHAR(10) + CHAR(13) + ';'
FROM #TempTotal
PRINT #SQL
--EXEC (#SQL)
Run it with the EXEC remarked out first to see if it's what you need, then you can unremark it to run it.
You can select FROM an exec...
What version of sql-server? If 2008, MERGE is a great new function that would make this operation a lot easier.

Insert script for a particular set of rows in SQL

I am using SQL Server 2008. I use to take the script of my data from SQL table using Tasks --> Generate Scripts option.
Here is my problem:
Let's say I have 21,000 records in Employee table. When I take the script of this table, it takes the insert script for all 21000 records. What is the solution if I want to take only the script of 18000 records from the table?
Is there any solution using SQL query or from the tasks wizard?
Thanks in advance...
Create a new View where you select your desired rows from your Employee table e.g. SELECT TOP 21000...
Then simply script that View instead of the Table.
In case the views are not an option for you I wrote the following code based on the Aaron Bertrand's answer here that will give the insert statement for a single record in the db.
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.GenerateSingleInsert
#table NVARCHAR(511), -- expects schema.table notation
#pk_column SYSNAME, -- column that is primary key
#pk_value NVARCHAR(10) -- change data type accordingly
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #cols NVARCHAR(MAX), #vals NVARCHAR(MAX),
#valOut NVARCHAR(MAX), #valSQL NVARCHAR(MAX);
SELECT #cols = N'', #vals = N'';
SELECT #cols = #cols + ',' + QUOTENAME(name),
#vals = #vals + ' + '','' + ' + 'ISNULL('+REPLICATE(CHAR(39),4)+'+RTRIM(' +
CASE WHEN system_type_id IN (40,41,42,43,58,61) -- dateteime and time stamp type
THEN
'CONVERT(CHAR(8), ' + QUOTENAME(name) + ', 112) + '' ''+ CONVERT(CHAR(14), ' + QUOTENAME(name) + ', 14)'
WHEN system_type_id IN (35) -- text type
THEN
'REPLACE(CAST(' + QUOTENAME(name) + 'as nvarchar(MAX)),'+REPLICATE(CHAR(39),4)+','+REPLICATE(CHAR(39),6)+')'
ELSE
'REPLACE(' + QUOTENAME(name) + ','+REPLICATE(CHAR(39),4)+','+REPLICATE(CHAR(39),6)+')'
END
+ ')+' + REPLICATE(CHAR(39),4) + ',''null'') + '
FROM sys.columns WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(#table)
AND system_type_id <> 189 -- can't insert rowversion
AND is_computed = 0; -- can't insert computed columns
SELECT #cols = STUFF(#cols, 1, 1, ''),
#vals = REPLICATE(CHAR(39),2) + STUFF(#vals, 1, 6, '') + REPLICATE(CHAR(39),2) ;
SELECT #valSQL = N'SELECT #valOut = ' + #vals + ' FROM ' + #table + ' WHERE '
+ QUOTENAME(#pk_column) + ' = ''' + RTRIM(#pk_value) + ''';';
EXEC sp_executesql #valSQL, N'#valOut NVARCHAR(MAX) OUTPUT', #valOut OUTPUT;
SELECT SQL = 'INSERT ' + #table + '(' + #cols + ') SELECT ' + #valOut;
END
I took the above code and wrapped it the following proc that will use the where clause you give it to select which insert statements to create
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.GenerateInserts
#table NVARCHAR(511), -- expects schema.table notation
#pk_column SYSNAME, -- column that is primary key
#whereClause NVARCHAR(500) -- the where clause used to parse down the data
AS
BEGIN
declare #temp TABLE ( keyValue nvarchar(10), Pos int );
declare #result TABLE ( insertString nvarchar(MAX) );
declare #query NVARCHAR(MAX)
set #query =
'with qry as
(
SELECT ' + #pk_column + ' as KeyValue, ROW_NUMBER() over(ORDER BY ' + #pk_column + ') Pos
from ' + #table + '
' + #whereClause + '
)
select * from qry'
insert into #temp
exec sp_sqlexec #query
Declare #i int, #key nvarchar(10)
select #i = count(*) from #temp
WHILE #i > 0 BEGIN
select #key = KeyValue from #temp where Pos = #i
insert into #result
exec [dbo].[GenerateSingleInsert] #table, #pk_column, #key
set #i = #i - 1
END
select insertString from #result
END
Calling it could look like the following. You pass in the table name, the table primary key and the where clause and you should end up with your insert statements.
set #whereClause = 'where PrettyColorsId > 1000 and PrettyColorsID < 5000'
exec [dbo].GenerateInserts 'dbo.PrettyColors', 'PrettyColorsID', #whereClause
set #whereClause = 'where Color in (' + #SomeValues + ')'
exec [dbo].GenerateInserts 'dbo.PrettyColors', 'PrettyColorsID', #whereClause

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