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INVAID - SELECT firstname, identity(int,1,@ID) INTO newtable FROM oldt 1
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Two problems:
- Identity() "column" in SELECT INTO must have a name.
- variables are not allowed - even @ID + identity(int, 1, 1) won't work
SELECT INTO works only if target table doesn't exist, so you can try this:
- Identity() "column" in SELECT INTO must have a name.
- variables are not allowed - even @ID + identity(int, 1, 1) won't work
SELECT INTO works only if target table doesn't exist, so you can try this:
Code:
DECLARE @ID AS INT
SET @ID = (SELECT MAX(@ID) FROM IDENTS)
SELECT firstname, identity(int, 1, 1) [b]AS some_name[/b] INTO newtable FROM oldtable
[b]UPDATE newtable SET some_name = some_name + @ID[/b]- Thread starter
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Works great thanks!
Simple really, populate your table then add the same amount (your current max @ID value) to all IDs.
Just goes to show how thinking outside the problems domain helps, I was too concerned with getting the result within the identity(int, 1, 1) statement.
Thanks again.
Simple really, populate your table then add the same amount (your current max @ID value) to all IDs.
Just goes to show how thinking outside the problems domain helps, I was too concerned with getting the result within the identity(int, 1, 1) statement.
Thanks again.
Spangeman, it won't be long before you realize that vongrunt not only thinks outside the box, he thinks outside of the outside of the box.
BTW, thanks for the kind words about my crosstab FAQ.
-Karl
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BTW, thanks for the kind words about my crosstab FAQ.
-Karl
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