Function to return primary key column value

  • hi guys i need your help for the below scenario

    i need to create a function which returns primary key value , the input parameters are tablename and id( this value is unique).

    so if i pass tablename and id value, the primary key value should correspond to the id value in the tablename .

    this is what i tried but i am not able to find how to insert the id value

    IF OBJECT_ID('fgetGuidbyId') IS NOT NULL

    DROP FUNCTION DBO.fgetGuidbyId;

    go

    CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fgetGuidbyId

    (

    @Tablename VARCHAR(50),

    @TM_GUID varchar(50)

    )

    RETURNS varchar(1000)

    AS

    begin

    Declare @GUID varchaR(1000);

    SET @GUID = ''

    DECLARE @AvtTable table (TABLE_NAME varchar(1000))

    INSERT INTO @AvtTable(TABLE_NAME)

    SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS a

    inner join sys.tables b

    on a.table_name=b.name

    where COLUMN_NAME like '%TM_GUID%' and type='u'

    DECLARE TABLE @TEMP (PCOL varchar(100),TAB VARCHAR(100), TM varchar(100))

    INSERT INTO @TEMP (PCOL ,TAB , TM )

    SELECT CU.COLUMN_NAME,cu.table_NAME,D.COLUMN_NAME

    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS tc

    JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE cu

    ON CU.table_name = tc.table_name

    AND CU.CONSTRAINT_NAME = tc.CONSTRAINT_NAME

    INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS D

    ON D.table_name = tc.table_name

    WHERE CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'PRIMARY KEY'

    AND D.COLUMN_NAME like '%TM_GUID%'

    SET @GUID = (SELECT (SELECT COLU_NAME FROM @PRIMARYTABLE)FROM @AvtTable WHERE TM_GUID = @TM_GUID)

    return @GUID

    END

    any suggestions is much appreciated

    thanks in advance

  • I am confused and perhaps just missing the obvious. You just want to return the column name for the column that's the PK in any given table? DECLARE @Table sysname = 'YourTable'

    SELECT

    c.name [PKColumn]

    FROM sys.tables b

    INNER JOIN sys.columns c

    ON b.object_id = c.object_id

    WHERE

    b.type = 'u'

    AND c.is_identity = 1

    AND b.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@Table)

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  • MyDoggieJessie (1/23/2013)


    I am confused and perhaps just missing the obvious. You just want to return the column name for the column that's the PK in any given table? DECLARE @Table sysname = 'YourTable'

    SELECT

    c.name [PKColumn]

    FROM sys.tables b

    INNER JOIN sys.columns c

    ON b.object_id = c.object_id

    WHERE

    b.type = 'u'

    AND c.is_identity = 1

    AND b.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@Table)

    Not really, this is what you want:

    declare @TableName sysname;

    -- set @TableName = 'YourTableName' << Put your table name here and uncomment the line

    select

    idx.name

    from

    sys.indexes idx

    where

    idx.object_id = object_id(@TableName) and

    idx.is_primary_key = 1;

  • thanks for quick reply but thats not what iam looking for

    here is the scenario

    there is a column called guid with unique values , if i pass a guid value with the table name i should get the primary key value of that table with corresponding guid value that i pass as input parameter

    i.e

    table xyz

    guid pk value column

    3243 1

    34 2

    34134 4

    34 5

    2144 6

    if i pass tablename as xyz and guid as 34 i should get 2 as return value

    this is how iam trying with stored proc

    IF OBJECT_ID('getGuidbyId') IS NOT NULL

    DROP procedure DBO.getGuidbyId;

    go

    CREATE procedure dbo.getGuidbyId

    (

    @Tablename VARCHAR(50),

    @TM_GUID varchar(50)

    )

    --@AvtTable table (COLUMN_NAME varchar(1000))

    AS

    begin

    declare @sql varchar(1000)

    DECLARE @SSql varchar(500)

    DECLARE @NCount int

    DECLARE @Parm varchar(50)

    SET @Parm ='@NCountOutput int'

    --DECLARE @AvtTable table (COLUMN_NAME varchar(1000))

    --INSERT INTO @AvtTable(COLUMN_NAME)

    if OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#tempvalue') is not null

    drop table #tempvalue

    create table #tempvalue

    (colname varchar(1000)

    )

    insert into #tempvalue

    SELECT @SSql = 'SELECT @NCountOutput = ' + CU.COLUMN_NAME + ' FROM '+ @Tablename +' WHERE TM_GUID ='+@TM_GUID

    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS tc

    JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE cu

    ON CU.table_name = tc.table_name

    AND CU.CONSTRAINT_NAME = tc.CONSTRAINT_NAME

    INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS D

    ON D.table_name = tc.table_name and d.column_name = cu.column_name

    WHERE CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'PRIMARY KEY'

    and d.table_name = @Tablename

    exec sp_executesql @SSql, @Parm,@NCountOutput = @NCount

  • Nope, still confused. Perhaps if you took the time to read the first article I reference below regarding asking for help and provided us with DDL (CREATE TABLE statement(s)) for the table(s) involved, some sample data (not live production data) that mimics live data (as a series of INSERT statements) for the table(s) involved, the expected results based on the sample data and input value(s) to the function we might be able to help.

    What you have posted so far really doesn't make much sense to me, but perhaps others may have better luck than I.

  • CREATE TABLE [dbo].[ALIAS_TYP](

    [USER_ID] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,

    [EFFECTIVE_DATE] [datetime] NOT NULL,

    [END_DATE] [datetime] NOT NULL,

    [LOCATION_ID] [int] NOT NULL,

    [TM_ID] [int] NOT NULL,

    [ALIAS_ID] [int] NOT NULL,

    [TM_GUID] [varchar](50) NULL,

    CONSTRAINT [PK_ALIAS_TYP] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED

    (

    [ALIAS_ID] ASC

    ) ON [PRIMARY]

    insert into alias_typ

    values('admin','1900-01-01 00:00:00.000','2008-12-05 16:45:14.700',1,0,1,1)

    values('appuser','1900-01-01 00:00:00.000','2008-12-05 16:45:14.700',1,1,2,2)

    values('admin','1900-01-01 00:00:00.000','2008-12-05 16:45:14.700',1,1,3,4)

    input paramteters for function or stored proc

    i.e alias_typ,4

    required output value should be 3 which is alias_id column value for respective tm_GUID value 4

  • achtro (1/23/2013)


    CREATE TABLE [dbo].[ALIAS_TYP](

    [USER_ID] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,

    [EFFECTIVE_DATE] [datetime] NOT NULL,

    [END_DATE] [datetime] NOT NULL,

    [LOCATION_ID] [int] NOT NULL,

    [TM_ID] [int] NOT NULL,

    [ALIAS_ID] [int] NOT NULL,

    [TM_GUID] [varchar](50) NULL,

    CONSTRAINT [PK_ALIAS_TYP] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED

    (

    [ALIAS_ID] ASC

    ) ON [PRIMARY]

    insert into alias_typ

    values('admin','1900-01-01 00:00:00.000','2008-12-05 16:45:14.700',1,0,1,1)

    values('appuser','1900-01-01 00:00:00.000','2008-12-05 16:45:14.700',1,1,2,2)

    values('admin','1900-01-01 00:00:00.000','2008-12-05 16:45:14.700',1,1,3,4)

    input paramteters for function or stored proc

    i.e alias_typ,4

    required output value should be 3 which is alias_id column value for respective tm_GUID value 4

    Just to be sure, the table being queried is dynamic, passed in to the procedure being called, correct? Also, for any table name passed in, the primary key of the table is always the column to be queried?

  • yes thats correct

  • This is the best stab I can take at it, perhaps Lynn can drum up a much nicer approach 🙂

    Main Scalar FunctionALTER FUNCTION dbo.fx_GetAliasID (

    @Table sysname, @Value varchar(6)

    )

    RETURNS varchar(500) AS

    BEGIN

    DECLARE @Name varchar(25), @Object varchar(25), @Column varchar(25)

    ;WITH X (iName, iObject, iColumn) AS (

    SELECT b.name, b.object_id, c.column_id

    FROM sys.tables b

    INNER JOIN sys.indexes s

    ON b.object_id = s.object_id

    INNER JOIN sys.index_columns c

    ON s.object_id = c.object_id

    WHERE

    b.type = 'u'

    AND s.is_primary_key = 1

    AND c.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@Table)

    ) SELECT @Name = iName, @Object = iObject, @Column = iColumn FROM X

    SET @Column = (SELECT c.name FROM sys.tables b

    INNER JOIN sys.columns c ON b.object_id = c.object_id

    WHERE b.type = 'u' AND b.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@Name) AND c.column_id = @Column)

    RETURN ('SELECT ' + @Column + ' FROM ' + @Name + ' WHERE TM_GUID = ' + @Value)

    END

    How to call it:DECLARE @SQL varchar(500)

    SET @SQL = (SELECT dbo.fx_GetAliasID ('ALIAS_TYP', 4))

    EXEC (@SQL) Returns 3

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  • Still confused, how do you know that the value you want is in the column named ALIAS_ID? I can see how you find the column you want to query on as it is always the primary key, in this case TM_GUID.

  • we doesn't know the value for ALIAS_ID , if you pass the TM_GUID value then the corresponding value for alias_id should result,thanks for all the help and i finally changed the code from function to stored proc and the final code is looked very simple ,

    CREATE PROCEDURE getid(@TableName varchar(150), @TM_GUID VARCHAR(100))

    AS

    DECLARE @Sql nvarchar(500)

    SELECT @Sql = ('SELECT ' + CU.COLUMN_NAME + ' FROM ' + @TableName + ' WHERE TM_GUID = ''' + @TM_GUID + '''')

    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS tc

    INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE cu ON CU.table_name = tc.table_name AND CU.CONSTRAINT_NAME = tc.CONSTRAINT_NAME

    INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS D ON D.table_name = tc.table_name and d.column_name = cu.column_name

    WHERE CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'PRIMARY KEY' and d.table_name = @TableName

    exec sp_executesql @Sql

    thanks again for your patience and all the help

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