How do I copy data from one table to another table on another server?

Question

I have a simple SQL that on a production database finds about 3000 rows:

SELECT *
FROM [CONTOSO].[BATID] (NOLOCK)
WHERE COMPANYNO = 1
AND MEASURINGPOINT = '592-98901_NPT'
AND TIMESERIESNO = 1
AND DATE_TIME >= '2013-01-31 23:00:00'
AND DATE_TIME <= '2013-02-28 22:59:00'
ORDER BY DATE_TIME

Is there some way that I can convert the output into some kind of big 'INSERT INTO....'-sql that would insert this data into the same table. Then I would easily be able to copy the sql into the other SQL Server Management Studio-window and execute it.

Answer 1

If your servers are not connected, you can use the SSMS import/ export wizard . This export creates a data file that you can then import at the remote server.

Answer 2

use INSERT INTO..SELECT

INSERT INTO TableName (collName1, colName2,...)
SELECT * -- this should match to the names of column define in the INSERT clause
FROM [CONTOSO].[BATID] (NOLOCK)
WHERE COMPANYNO = 1
AND MEASURINGPOINT = '592-98901_NPT'
AND TIMESERIESNO = 1
AND DATE_TIME >= '2013-01-31 23:00:00'
AND DATE_TIME <= '2013-02-28 22:59:00'

Answer 3

If create table as select is available in your version of SQL then you can use this:

Create table tab_name AS
 SELECT... your query...

Answer 4

SSMS Tools Pack has a great Generate Insert Statements function: http://www.ssmstoolspack.com/ It allows you to easily enter the where clause to get just the data you want to export. This used to be totally free but now requires a small fee if using with SSMS 2012+

If you have more money and need to do this kind of thing a lot, then Red Gate's SQL Data Compare is a great tool: https://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-data-compare/

Answer 5

You can write code that creates code.

I 've done it for the "MembershipProvider" database here: http://granadacoder.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/membershipprovider-helper-to-transfer-data/

You can modify to fit your needs.

Watch the double and single quotes, they'll throw a monkey wrench in the plans.

Here is a preview of the bigger code example:

Note, it creates code that can be run on the second sql server.

    select 
    'INSERT INTO dbo.aspnet_Applications ( ApplicationName,LoweredApplicationName,ApplicationId,[Description] ) values ('  as [--Comment], 
    char(39) + t1.ApplicationName + char(39) ,  ',' , 
    char(39) + t1.LoweredApplicationName + char(39) ,  ',' , 
    char(39) + convert(varchar(38)  , t1.ApplicationId ) + char(39) ,  ',' , 
    char(39) + t1.Description + char(39) 
    , ')'
     FROM
        dbo.aspnet_Applications t1

Here is a Northwind example that handles single quotes in the CompanyName and Address columns, and has a "where not exists" check on the PrimaryKey. Note, this table did not have any ints/numbers, but simply removing the single quotes will work. If you want to check for null values, that's a simple case statement as seen in the Fax column.

Select 'INSERT INTO dbo.Customers ( CustomerID,CompanyName,ContactName,ContactTitle,[Address],City,Region,PostalCode,Country,Phone,Fax ) '   as [--Comment], 
'SELECT ' , 
char(39) + t1.CustomerID + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + REPLACE(t1.CompanyName , char(39) , char(39) + '+' + 'char(39)' + '+' +  char(39) ) + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.ContactName + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.ContactTitle + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + REPLACE(t1.[Address] , char(39) , char(39) + '+' + 'char(39)' + '+' +  char(39) ) + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.City + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.Region + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.PostalCode + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.Country + char(39) ,  ',' , 
char(39) + t1.Phone + char(39) ,  ',' , 
Fax = case
    when t1.Fax is null then 'null'
    else char(39) + t1.[Fax] + char(39) 
    end
, ' Where not exists (select null from dbo.Customers innerC where innerC.CustomerID = ' + char(39) + t1.CustomerID + char(39) + ')'
 FROM
dbo.Customers t1

Answer 6

Also you can create Linked Server and then copy data from one table to another table on Linked Server.

sp_addlinkedserver  
  @server= N'NameofLinkedServer',
  @srvproduct= N'',
  @provider= N'SQLNCLI',
  @datasrc= N'YourRemoteServer';

sp_addlinkedsrvlogin
  @rmtsrvname = 'NameofLinkedServer' ,
  @useself = 'FALSE' ,
  @locallogin = 'local_login' ,
  @rmtuser = 'remote_login' ,
  @rmtpassword = 'remote_password'

After creating Linked Server execute this INSERT statement

INSERT [NameofLinkedServer].[your_databaseName].[CONTOSO].[BATID](Column1, Column2, ...)
SELECT (Column1, Column2, ...)
FROM [CONTOSO].[BATID] (NOLOCK)
WHERE COMPANYNO = 1
AND MEASURINGPOINT = '592-98901_NPT'
AND TIMESERIESNO = 1
AND DATE_TIME >= '2013-01-31 23:00:00'
AND DATE_TIME <= '2013-02-28 22:59:00'
ORDER BY DATE_TIME

For details, see the MSDN docs