insert into SQL 2005 table
Hello! I am executing the following insert query:
insert into table1 select * from table2
If I get no errors and it completes successfully, can I assume all the imported records came in unchanged from table1? I tried to import table2 into table1 but I go the Identity error since I have a rownumber field in table1. I don't care which table it is though as long as both tables are combined. Can I expect that my records combined without issue in table2?
insert into table1 select * from table2
If I get no errors and it completes successfully, can I assume all the imported records came in unchanged from table1? I tried to import table2 into table1 but I go the Identity error since I have a rownumber field in table1. I don't care which table it is though as long as both tables are combined. Can I expect that my records combined without issue in table2?
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this worked perfectly, thank you!!
yes
>I tried to import table2 into table1 but I go the Identity error since I have a rownumber field in table1
Then you're going to have to list all columns, except for the identity, that you're ok with new identity values.
Unfortunately there is no SELECT * (except the id column) syntax.
Using the * in an insert is not a best practice, as it is dependant on the schema of the two tables to be EXACTLY the same, and forces an insert on all columns.
>I don't care which table it is though as long as both tables are combined.
Ok. Based on why you're asking another option is to create a view that UNIONs the two tables.