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  1. #1
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    Dynamic SQL Statement help

    Hi, I try to get the dynamic insert statement script.

    See the below statement I'm getting syntax error. How can change this right way script?.




    select * into pubs.dbo.employee_temp
    from pubs.dbo.employee
    where emP_id<>emP_id

    Declare @cmd varchar(8000)

    set @cmd =N'insert into employee_temp(emp_id,fname,minit,lname)'+char(13)+ 'values '+'('+select ''''+emp_id+''''+','+''''+fname+''''+','+''''+mini t+''''+','+''''+lname+''''+')' from pubs.dbo.employee
    EXECUTE sp_executesql @cmd

  2. #2
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    put

    print @cmd

    before execute to check how @cmd statement is formed.

    This may work.

    set @cmd =N'insert into employee_temp(emp_id,fname,minit,lname)'+char(13)+
    'values '+'('+select ''''+emp_id+''''+','+''''+fname+''''+','+''''+mini
    t+''''+','+''''+lname+''''+') from pubs.dbo.employee '

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    set concat_null_yields_null off

    Declare @cmd varchar(8000)

    select @cmd =@cmd +'insert into employee_temp(emp_id,fname,minit,lname) values '+ char(13)+char(10)+'Select '+'"'+emp_id+'","'+fname+'","'+minit+'","'+lname+' "'+char(13)+char(10) from pubs.dbo.employee

    print @cmd


    --EXECUTE sp_executesql @cmd

  4. #4
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    Call me crazy, but why are you doing this as a dynamic statement? Why aren't you just doing an Insert ... Select statement?

    insert into employee_temp(emp_id, fname, minit, lname)
    Select emp_id, fname, minit, lname
    from pubs.dbo.employee

  5. #5
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    It is working as per Mak's suggestion. I need to generate insert script for production change.
    Thanks for your valuable inputs.
    Ravi

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