MS SQL Server : Generate insert statements from values in a table

Create the stored procedure sp_generate_insert_script (You could you any other name you think you could remember easily. I prefer "zinsert") using the code given below.

now, "exec sp_generate_insert_script <table name>" will yeild the insert queries for the table you provide as a parameter to the stored procedure.

To create a shortcut goto Tools->Options->Environment->Keyboard

And place the stored procedure "sp_generate_insert_script" against a key combination you'd like to use.

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CREATE  procedure [dbo].[zinsert]     

                 @tablename_mask nvarchar(max) = NULL         

as         

begin         

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-- Stored Procedure:  sp_generate_insert_script         

-- Language:          Microsoft Transact SQL (7.0)         

-- Author:            Inez Boone (inez.boone@xs4al.nl)         

--                    working on the Sybase version of & thanks to:         

--                    Reinoud van Leeuwen (reinoud@xs4all.nl)         

-- Version:           1.4         

-- Date:              December 6th, 2000         

-- Description:       This stored procedure generates an SQL script to fill the         

--                    tables in the database with their current content.         

-- Parameters:        IN: @tablename_mask : mask for tablenames         

-- History:           1.0 October 3rd 1998 Reinoud van Leeuwen         

--                      first version for Sybase         

--                    1.1 October 7th 1998 Reinoud van Leeuwen         

--                      added limited support for text fields; the first 252          

--                      characters are selected.         

--                    1.2 October 13th 1998 Reinoud van Leeuwen         

--                      added support for user-defined datatypes         

--                    1.3 August 4 2000 Inez Boone         

--                      version for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0         

--                      use dynamic SQL, no intermediate script         

--                    1.4 December 12 2000 Inez Boone         

--                      handles quotes in strings, handles identity columns         

--                    1.5 December 21 2000 Inez Boone         

--                      Output sorted alphabetically to assist db compares,         

--                      skips timestamps         

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-- NOTE: If, when executing in the Query Analyzer, the result is truncated, you can remedy         

--       this by choosing Query / Current Connection Options, choosing the Advanced tab and         

--       adjusting the value of 'Maximum characters per column'.         

--       Unchecking 'Print headers' will get rid of the line of dashes.         

          

  declare @tablename       nvarchar(max)          

  declare @tablename_max   nvarchar(max)         

  declare @tableid         int         

  declare @columncount     numeric (7,0)         

  declare @columncount_max numeric (7,0)         

  declare @columnname      varchar (1000)         

  declare @columntype      int         

  declare @string          nvarchar(max)         

  declare @leftpart        nvarchar(max)    /* 8000 is the longest string SQLSrv7 can EXECUTE */         

  declare @rightpart       nvarchar(max)    /* without having to resort to concatenation      */         

  declare @hasident        int         

          

  set nocount on          

    

  -- take ALL tables when no mask is given (!)         

  if (@tablename_mask is NULL)         

  begin         

    select @tablename_mask = '%'         

  end         

          

  -- create table columninfo now, because it will be used several times         

          

  create table #columninfo         

  (num      numeric (7,0) identity,         

   name     varchar(1000),         

   usertype smallint)         

          

          

  select name,         

         id         

    into #tablenames         

    from sysobjects         

   where type in ('U' ,'S')         

     and name like @tablename_mask         

          

  -- loop through the table #tablenames         

          

  select @tablename_max  = MAX (name),         

         @tablename      = MIN (name)         

    from #tablenames         

          

  while @tablename <= @tablename_max         

  begin         

    select @tableid   = id         

      from #tablenames         

     where name = @tablename         

      

    if (@@rowcount <> 0)         

    begin         

      -- Find out whether the table contains an identity column    

      select @hasident = max( status & 0x80 )         

        from syscolumns          

       where id = @tableid         

          

      truncate table #columninfo         

           

      insert into #columninfo (name,usertype)         

      select '[' + name + ']', type         

        from syscolumns C         

       where id = @tableid         

         and type <> 37      -- do not include timestamps         

          

      -- Fill @leftpart with the first part of the desired insert-statement, with the fieldnames         

          

      select @leftpart = 'select ''insert into ['+@tablename+']'   

      select @leftpart = @leftpart + '('         

          

      select @columncount     = MIN (num),         

             @columncount_max = MAX (num)         

        from #columninfo         

      while @columncount <= @columncount_max         

      begin         

        select @columnname = name,         

               @columntype = usertype         

          from #columninfo         

         where num = @columncount         

        if (@@rowcount <> 0)         

        begin         

          if (@columncount < @columncount_max)         

          begin         

            select @leftpart = @leftpart + @columnname + ','         

          end         

          else         

          begin         

            select @leftpart = @leftpart + @columnname + ')'         

          end         

        end         

          

        select @columncount = @columncount + 1         

      end         

          

      select @leftpart = @leftpart + ' values('''         

          

      -- Now fill @rightpart with the statement to retrieve the values of the fields, correctly formatted         

          

      select @columncount     = MIN (num),         

             @columncount_max = MAX (num)         

        from #columninfo         

          

      select @rightpart = ''         

          

      while @columncount <= @columncount_max         

      begin         

        select @columnname = name,          

               @columntype = usertype         

          from #columninfo         

         where num = @columncount         

          

        if (@@rowcount <> 0)         

        begin         

          

          if @columntype in (39,47) /* char fields need quotes (except when entering NULL);         

                                    *  use char(39) == ', easier readable than escaping         

                                    */         

          begin         

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'         

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + '+replace(' + @columnname + ',' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',' + replicate( char(39), 6) + ')+' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',''NULL'')'         

          end         

          

          else if @columntype = 35 /* TEXT fields cannot be RTRIM-ed and need quotes     */         

                                   /* convert to VC 1000 to leave space for other fields */         

          begin         

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'         

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + '+replace(convert(varchar(max),' + @columnname + ')' + ',' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',' + replicate( char(39), 6 ) + ')+' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',''NULL'')'  

  

  

   

     

          end         

          

          else if @columntype in (58,61,111) /* datetime fields */         

          begin          

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'         

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + '+convert(varchar(max),' + @columnname + ')+'+ replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',''NULL'')'         

          end          

    

          else   /* numeric types */         

          begin       

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'         

            select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(convert(nvarchar(max),' + @columnname + '),''NULL'')'          

          end         

          

          

          if ( @columncount < @columncount_max)         

  begin         

      select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'','''                end         

          

        end         

        select @columncount = @columncount + 1         

      end         

          

    end         

          

    select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'')''' + ' from [' + @tablename +']'   

          

    -- Order the select-statements by the first column so you have the same order for         

    -- different database (easy for comparisons between databases with different creation orders)         

    select @rightpart = @rightpart + ' order by 1'         

          

    -- For tables which contain an identity column we turn identity_insert on         

    -- so we get exactly the same content         

          

    if @hasident > 0         

       select 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + @tablename + ' ON'         

          

    exec ( @leftpart + @rightpart )         

          

    if @hasident > 0         

       select 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + @tablename + ' OFF'         

          

    select @tablename      = MIN (name)         

      from #tablenames         

     where name            > @tablename       

print @tablename     

  end         

        

      

end     

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