Want to insert Data from one table to another from different database

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Hi.... Guys

my problem is following

insert into TargetDatabase.dbo.tblContact

Select * from SourceDatabase.dbo.tblContact

As shown above. i want to insert data of same table into Same table but database is different

I tried follwing

SQL

Create Procedure Demo
@SourceDatabase as  nvarchar(100),
@TargetDatabase as  nvarchar(100)
as 
exec ( 'insert into' +@TargetDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact')
exec('select * from ' +@SourceDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact')

In this code Select Query is working Fine

but while inserting it is throwing error 'Incorrect syntax near tbl Contact.'

Any help is welcome.

Please help.

Posted 11-Feb-12 2:42am

Varinder Raii

Updated 11-Feb-12 2:43am

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Solution 3

exec ( 'insert into' +@TargetDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact')
You have not included any columns of the table here. Thus you get the error.

Your query ought to be
'insert into' + @TargetDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact' (columna,columnb...) values (value1,value2)

Posted 11-Feb-12 2:53am

Abhinav S

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Costica U · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-11T02:51:00

Solution 2

Change the "exec" as:

SQL

exec ( 'insert into' +@TargetDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact ' + 
       'select * from ' +@SourceDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact')

Posted 11-Feb-12 2:51am

Costica U

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Varinder Raii 11-Feb-12 9:07am

Now it is showing 'Incorrect syntax near *'

Varinder Raii 11-Feb-12 9:25am

Thanku, Thanku, Thanku

Hesham Amin · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-11T02:50:00

Solution 1

You need to make it a single exec statement:
exec ( 'insert into' +@TargetDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact select * from ' +@SourceDatabase+'.dbo.tblContact')

Posted 11-Feb-12 2:50am

Hesham Amin

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Varinder Raii 11-Feb-12 9:08am

Now it is showing 'Incorrect syntax near *'

Varinder Raii 11-Feb-12 9:25am

Thanku, Thanku, Thanku