Generating insert statement that includes identity column

Question

I am trying to use CommandBuilder to generate an insert statement that includes an Identity column. For test data generation purposes I want to be able to insert a value into the identity column after Identity Insert has been enabled on the table

var sql = "Select * from Table";
var dataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(sql, conn);
dataAdapter.Fill(currentTable);
var cb = new SqlCommandBuilder(dataAdapter);

The command builder does generate the insert statement, but I can't get it to include the identity column. I am creating a generic solution for many tables, so I want to avoid generating the statements manually. Is there a way to trick it to include all columns?

I am also open to other solutions that doesn't include CommandBuilder

Answer 1

commandbuilder uses schema obtained from database, and command building process is not configurable. only option could be something like replace "instert into(" with "insert into(id, " and "values (" with "values (@id, ". dont forget to add @id paramter to the parameter collection too.

Answer 2

Use pure SQL to do this:

set IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.MyTable ON;

insert into dbo.MyTable (id, ...) values (1, ...)
...

set IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.MyTable OFF;