Can not insert into table that have IDENTITY

Hi All,
I have 2 table. Table one is CREATE TABLE [coba] (
[id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
[desc] [char] (10) ).
Table two is CREATE TABLE [coba2] (
[id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
[desc] [char] (10) ).
In table coba i insert data such as :
insert into coba (desc) values ('a')
insert into coba (desc) values ('b')
insert into coba (desc) values ('c')
And if i try to show with select * from coba. It will show
1 a
2 b
3 c
The problem is that i want to transfer all of the record in table coba
into coba2. I used this query "insert into coba2 select * from coba".
It show error like this "An explicit value for the identity column in
table 'coba2' can only be specified when a column list is used and
IDENTITY_INSERT is ON."
So, does anyone know how to insert all records in table coba into
coba2?
Thank you very much for your help.I have tried this out and the following will work:
INSERT INTO coba2
SELECT [desc] from coba|||Name the columns for both the INSERT statement as well as the SELECT:
INSERT INTO tbl (col1, col2)
SELECT col1, col2
FROM ...
And consider whether you want to carry over the same idenity values in the t
arget table as you have
in the source table. If so, read about SET IDENTITY_INSERT.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"afang" <khokimfang@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I have 2 table. Table one is CREATE TABLE [coba] (
> [id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
> [desc] [char] (10) ).
> Table two is CREATE TABLE [coba2] (
> [id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
> [desc] [char] (10) ).
> In table coba i insert data such as :
> insert into coba (desc) values ('a')
> insert into coba (desc) values ('b')
> insert into coba (desc) values ('c')
> And if i try to show with select * from coba. It will show
> 1 a
> 2 b
> 3 c
> The problem is that i want to transfer all of the record in table coba
> into coba2. I used this query "insert into coba2 select * from coba".
> It show error like this "An explicit value for the identity column in
> table 'coba2' can only be specified when a column list is used and
> IDENTITY_INSERT is ON."
> So, does anyone know how to insert all records in table coba into
> coba2?
> Thank you very much for your help.
>|||Thanks Tibor for your help. It works.
Rgds,
Afang

can I update based on a join result with a calculation

My table design is
CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals] (
[hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
[Total] [int] NULL ,
CONSTRAINT [HashKeyTotals] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[hKey]
) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
and I also have data files of the same structure. My goal is to import the
data files in order to update the Total table where the hKey matches.
I could
A. Read each record (4.5 million) and send to a stored procedure which does
a look up and add to the total field.
or
B. Import the data file into a temp table, join the HashKeyTotals table with
some sort of calc'd field summing the two totals and put that into a temp
table to be loaded back into the HashKeyTotals table.
I'm not even sure if B is possible but just a crazy idea. Will it work and
will it be that much faster than plan A? The HashKeyTotals table can have up
to 25 million records and I'd be loading a data file with 5 million records
in it each day.
Any thoughts?
ThanksSo, you're incrementing the Total by what you get in the import table for
the corresponding key? If so, try:
CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals] (
[hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
[Total] [int] NULL ,
CONSTRAINT [PK_HashKeyTotals] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[hKey]
) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals2] (
[hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
[Total] [int] NULL ,
CONSTRAINT [PK_HashKeyTotals2] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[hKey]
) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
insert HashKeyTotals values (1, 10)
insert HashKeyTotals values (2, 20)
insert HashKeyTotals2 values (1, 5)
insert HashKeyTotals2 values (2, 15)
go
update h
set
Total = h.Total + h2.Total
from
HashKeyTotals h
join HashKeyTotals2 h2 on h2.hKey = h.hKey
go
select * from HashKeyTotals
go
drop table HashKeyTotals, HashKeyTotals2
Tom
----
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
.
"Mike" <Mike@.mike.com> wrote in message
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My table design is
CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals] (
[hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
[Total] [int] NULL ,
CONSTRAINT [HashKeyTotals] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[hKey]
) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
and I also have data files of the same structure. My goal is to import the
data files in order to update the Total table where the hKey matches.
I could
A. Read each record (4.5 million) and send to a stored procedure which does
a look up and add to the total field.
or
B. Import the data file into a temp table, join the HashKeyTotals table with
some sort of calc'd field summing the two totals and put that into a temp
table to be loaded back into the HashKeyTotals table.
I'm not even sure if B is possible but just a crazy idea. Will it work and
will it be that much faster than plan A? The HashKeyTotals table can have up
to 25 million records and I'd be loading a data file with 5 million records
in it each day.
Any thoughts?
Thanks|||Yes thats exactly what I need. Thank you very much.
"Tom Moreau" <tom@.dont.spam.me.cips.ca> wrote in message
news:%23LBk8iVcGHA.1276@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> So, you're incrementing the Total by what you get in the import table for
> the corresponding key? If so, try:
> CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals] (
> [hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
> [Total] [int] NULL ,
> CONSTRAINT [PK_HashKeyTotals] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
> (
> [hKey]
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> GO
> CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals2] (
> [hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
> [Total] [int] NULL ,
> CONSTRAINT [PK_HashKeyTotals2] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
> (
> [hKey]
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> GO
> insert HashKeyTotals values (1, 10)
> insert HashKeyTotals values (2, 20)
> insert HashKeyTotals2 values (1, 5)
> insert HashKeyTotals2 values (2, 15)
> go
> update h
> set
> Total = h.Total + h2.Total
> from
> HashKeyTotals h
> join HashKeyTotals2 h2 on h2.hKey = h.hKey
> go
> select * from HashKeyTotals
> go
> drop table HashKeyTotals, HashKeyTotals2
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> .
> "Mike" <Mike@.mike.com> wrote in message
> news:uuIuedUcGHA.3936@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> My table design is
> CREATE TABLE [HashKeyTotals] (
> [hKey] [bigint] NOT NULL ,
> [Total] [int] NULL ,
> CONSTRAINT [HashKeyTotals] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
> (
> [hKey]
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> GO
> and I also have data files of the same structure. My goal is to import the
> data files in order to update the Total table where the hKey matches.
> I could
> A. Read each record (4.5 million) and send to a stored procedure which
> does
> a look up and add to the total field.
> or
> B. Import the data file into a temp table, join the HashKeyTotals table
> with
> some sort of calc'd field summing the two totals and put that into a temp
> table to be loaded back into the HashKeyTotals table.
> I'm not even sure if B is possible but just a crazy idea. Will it work and
> will it be that much faster than plan A? The HashKeyTotals table can have
> up
> to 25 million records and I'd be loading a data file with 5 million
> records
> in it each day.
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks
>