I try to perform bulk insert from csv file.
MY csv file having 7 columns but table contains 8 columns.
i can able to perform bulk insert with below query if my table having 8 columns only.
BULK INSERT Table_Name FROM 'E:\file\input.csv' WITH (ROWTERMINATOR = '0x0A',CODEPAGE = 'ACP',FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',KEEPNULLS, ROWS_PER_BATCH = 10000)
but my csv contains only 7 columns this leads below error..,
Bulk load data conversion error (type mismatch or invalid character for the specified codepage) for row 1, column 8 (datecolumn).
Can anyone suggest me way to resolve this without using FormatFile?
Create a view with the 7 columns and insert into that view instead.
Example with fewer columns:
CREATE TABLE test_table(col1 int, col2 int, col3 int)
go
CREATE VIEW v_test_table
as
SELECT col1, col2
FROM test_table
go
INSERT v_test_table
SELECT 1,2
go
SELECT * FROM test_table
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I want to create a table from select query result in SQL Server, I tried
create table temp AS select.....
but I got an error
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'AS'
Use following syntax to create new table from old table in SQL server 2008
Select * into new_table from old_table
use SELECT...INTO
The SELECT INTO statement creates a new table and populates it with
the result set of the SELECT statement. SELECT INTO can be used to
combine data from several tables or views into one table. It can also
be used to create a new table that contains data selected from a
linked server.
Example,
SELECT col1, col2 INTO #a -- <<== creates temporary table
FROM tablename
Inserting Rows by Using SELECT INTO
Standard Syntax,
SELECT col1, ....., col# -- <<== select as many columns as you want
INTO [New tableName]
FROM [Source Table Name]
Please be careful,
MSSQL: "SELECT * INTO NewTable FROM OldTable"
is not always the same as
MYSQL: "create table temp AS select.."
I think that there are occasions when this (in MSSQL)
does not guarantee that all the fields in the new table are of the same type as the old.
For example :
create table oldTable (field1 varchar(10), field2 integer, field3 float)
insert into oldTable (field1,field2,field3) values ('1', 1, 1)
select top 1 * into newTable from oldTable
does not always yield:
create table newTable (field1 varchar(10), field2 integer, field3 float)
but may be:
create table newTable (field1 varchar(10), field2 integer, field3 integer)
Please try:
SELECT * INTO NewTable FROM OldTable
Try using SELECT INTO....
SELECT ....
INTO TABLE_NAME(table you want to create)
FROM source_table
Select [Column Name] into [New Table] from [Source Table]
I know how to generate scripts to script insert lines allowing me to backup some data. I was wondering though if it was possible to write a query (using WHERE clause as an example) to target a very small subset of data in a very large table?
In the end I want to generate a script that has a bunch of insert lines and will allow for inserting primary key values (where it normally would not let you).
SSMS will not let you to have the INSERT queries for specific rows in a table. You can do this by using GenerateInsert stored procedure. For example :
EXECUTE dbo.GenerateInsert #ObjectName = N'YourTableName'
,#SearchCondition='[ColumnName]=ColumnValue';
will give you similar result for the filtered rows specified in the #SearchCondition
Let's say your table name is Table1 which has columns Salary & Name and you want the insert queries for those who have salary greater than 1000 whose name starts with Mr., then you can use this :
EXECUTE dbo.GenerateInsert #ObjectName = N'Table1'
,#SearchCondition='[Salary]>1000 AND [Name] LIKE ''Mr.%'''
,#PopulateIdentityColumn=1;
If I read your requirement correctly, what you actually want to do is simply make a copy of some data in your table. I typically do this by using a SELECT INTO. This will also generate the target table for you.
CREATE TABLE myTable (Column1 int, column2 NVARCHAR(50))
;
INSERT INTO myTable VALUES (1, 'abc'), (2, 'bcd'), (3, 'cde'), (4, 'def')
;
SELECT * FROM myTable
;
SELECT
*
INTO myTable2
FROM myTable WHERE Column1 > 2
;
SELECT * FROM myTable;
SELECT * FROM myTable2;
DROP TABLE myTable;
DROP TABLE myTable2;
myTable will contain the following:
Column1 column2
1 abc
2 bcd
3 cde
4 def
myTable2 will only have the last 2 rows:
Column1 column2
3 cde
4 def
Edit: Just saw the bit about the Primary Key values. Does this mean you want to insert the data into an existing table, rather than just creating a backup set? If so, you can issue SET IDENTITY_INSERT myTable2 ON to allow for this.
However, be aware that might cause issues in case the id values you are trying to insert already exist.
I have two tables called 'ticket' and 'ticket_category'.
'Ticket' table has a column 'Ticket_Uid' and its type is 'UniqueIdentifier'.
Each 'ticket_uid' in 'ticket' table has one-to-many mappings in 'ticket_category' table.
E.g.
'Ticket' table:
Ticket_Uid
100
Ticket_Category:
Ticket_Uid Ticket_Category_Uid
100 ABC
100 DEF
100 XYZ
I want to create the following table named 'comment_mining':
Ticket_Uid Category_List
100 ABC,DEF,XYZ
The table has already been created using the following:
create table dbo.comment_mining
(
Ticket_UID [uniqueidentifier] NOT NULL,
time_created datetime,
time_closed datetime,
total_time_taken int,
category_list nvarchar(500),
comment_list varchar(8000)
);
I have already created this table and populated the 'Ticket_Uid' column.
For inserting into the 'category_list' column, I am using the following query:
insert into dbo.comment_mining(category_list)
SELECT
(SELECT distinct convert(varchar(500),category_id) + ',' AS [text()]
FROM ticket_category pr
WHERE pr.ticket_uid = p.ticket_uid
FOR XML PATH (''))
AS Category_list
FROM comment_mining p
When I run the above query, it gives me the following error:
Msg 515, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'Ticket_UID', table 'Support_Saas.dbo.comment_mining'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.
The statement has been terminated.
(which is strange as I am not even inserting in the 'Ticket_Uid' column)
When I run the same query without the insert statement, it executes perfectly. The query is as follows:
SELECT
(SELECT distinct convert(varchar(500),category_id) + ',' AS [text()]
FROM ticket_category pr
WHERE pr.ticket_uid = p.ticket_uid
FOR XML PATH (''))
AS Category_list
FROM comment_mining p
Yes there are some NULL values when the above query is run, but 'category_list' column in 'comment_mining' table can take NULL values. Why is the error on 'ticket_Uid' column?
Would someone please be able to explain why this is happening and what's the cure to this?
P.S. - I am new to SQL.
The reason you have the insert error on table comment_mining is because you set the Ticket_Uid column as not null; however, since it does not have a default value, the insert fails because whether you're inserting that field specifically or not, when a row is created, all columns must be filled in or be null.
You can do one of 2 things:
Change the structure of the comment_mining table to have a default value for Ticket_Uid (You can do this in the table designer or with code:
Example 1:
Alter Table comment_mining
Add Constraint DF_CommentMining_1 default NewID() for Ticket_UID
Make your insert explicitly include a generated uniqueidentifier (GUID) value by using the SQL NewID() function to populate the Ticket_UID UniqueIdentifier column
Example 2:
insert into dbo.comment_mining(Ticket_Uid, category_list)
SELECT NewID(),
[ your subquery ]...
In both cases, you're now satisfying the NOT NULL constraint on comment_mining.Ticket_UID, either by making it automatically populate itself, or by supplying a value.
try this,
;with cte as
(
select 100 Ticket_Uid,'ABC' Ticket_Category_Uid union all
select 100 , 'DEF' union all
select 100, 'XYZ'
)
select distinct b.Ticket_Uid,
stuff((select ','+a.Ticket_Category_Uid from cte a where a.Ticket_Uid=b.Ticket_Uid for xml path('')),1,1,'')
from cte b
Is there any methode to return a data table as a particular cell of another datatable.
Ie, I hav a datatable with 3 columns. the second column contains multiple values for a single record.... If there any methode to attain this through a single table....
Thanks in advance
It is not possible to have a table as a column. You can have a XML column to store structured information. XML columns can also be queried.
More info about xml data type can be found here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190936%28v=sql.90%29.aspx.
Example of what you can do with xml.
declare #T table (id int, data xml)
insert into #T values (1, '<root><val1>1</val1><val2>2</val2></root>')
insert into #T values (2, '<root><val1>11</val1><val2>12</val2></root>')
select
id,
r.r.value('val1[1]', 'int') as Val1,
r.r.value('val2[1]', 'int') as Val2
from #T
cross apply
data.nodes('root') r(r)
Result
id Val1 Val2
1 1 2
2 11 12
Is there a way in SQL SERVER(05 & 08) that I can insert records from an external file into a temp table? I do not have privilege to the database at all. Here is what i tried to do:
CREATE table #temp
(KEY_ID INT)
INSERT INTO #temp
SELECT 90883000
Ran #temp table with result:
KEY_ID
---------
90883000
It kind of works with just one record. How do I do if I have hundred records? Thanks a lot!!!
This just to show how to add multiple rows in a table.
CREATE table #temp(
KEY_ID integer
)
Declare #i as int
set #i = 1
WHILE (#i <= 10000)
BEGIN
insert into #temp values(#i)
set #i += 1
End
How about a table variable. I believe that the #temp need rights to the tempdb database. I believe that a table variable is used just like any other variable which is session based.
To declare a table variable:
DECLARE #ProductTotals TABLE
(
ProductID int,
Revenue money
)
Insert into a table variable:
INSERT INTO #ProductTotals (ProductID, Revenue)
SELECT ProductID, SUM(UnitPrice * Quantity)
FROM [Order Details]
GROUP BY ProductID
For importing files, you can use BULK IMPORT. Use this to get the data into your temp table, then you can run set based operations against it.
A more effective way of inserting a lot of rows.
INSERT INTO #temp
(KeyID)
SELECT TOP 1000 -- PUT YOUR QUANTITY HERE
IDENTITY(INT,1,1) AS N
FROM Master.dbo.SysColumns sc1,
Master.dbo.SysColumns sc2
If you're going to be using this a lot, just ask them to create you a TALLY TABLE.
This is how I usually do it if I have the values in a file somewhere. Inserting hundreds of records from flat text file into temp table. My example only has one column, but as long as the flat file is delimited somehow, you can do as many columns as needed. Need to make sure you put the text file in a directory you have access to.
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempTable') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #TempTable
CREATE TABLE #TempTable(Col1 varchar(10)) --Specify temp-table name & columns
BULK INSERT #TempTable
FROM 'C:\FileName.txt' --Specify file path/name
WITH (
FIELDTERMINATOR = '\t',
ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
);
GO