InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:54:33 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1417479-391-1.aspxSorry for replying late. I am connected to MYSERVER while running the openrowsetThu, 14 Feb 2013 05:28:20 GMTS_Kumar_Shttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1417479-391-1.aspx[quote][b]S_Kumar_S (2/8/2013)[/b][hr]HI AllIs it possible to run the MERGE statement using Openrowset or openquery? I tried with below statement:[/quote]You want to run this MERGE as a remote query on SERVER=MYSERVER. The MERGE uses a linked server (SERVERXYZ) table as a source. What server are you connected to when you run the openrowset query?Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:10:15 GMTChrisM@Workhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1417479-391-1.aspxBOL states that OpenRowSet can be used as a Target in the merge but appears to be ambiguous as to whether it can be a source. Have you tried loading the data from the openrowset into a temp table then use that as the merge, another alternative could be to use a CTE to do the OpenRowSet load, but It may cause a bottleneck.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:29:42 GMTJason-299789http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1417479-391-1.aspxyes, permissions are there. If i run the merge statement without OPENROWSET, it works.So i was querious if it is possible at all?Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:07:10 GMTS_Kumar_Shttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1417479-391-1.aspxPlease check if you have the necessary permission to perform INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operation on the target table.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:24:21 GMTarun1_m1http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1417479-391-1.aspxHI AllIs it possible to run the MERGE statement using Openrowset or openquery? I tried with below statement:SELECT *FROM OPENROWSET('SQLNCLI', 'DRIVER={SQL Server};SERVER=MYSERVER;UID=sa;PWD=mypwd', 'MERGE dbo.tab1 AS a USING (SELECT * FROM [SERVERXYZ].MyDB.dbo.tab1 with (nolock)) AS bON a.Id=b.idWHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET a.ID=b.idWHEN NOT MATCHED BY TARGET THENINSERT(id)VALUES(b.id)WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE THEN DELETE;') [b]but got error:[/b]Msg 7357, Level 16, State 2, Line 1Cannot process the object "MERGE dbo.tab1 AS a USING (SELECT * FROM [SERVER2].DotnetNuke2.dbo.tab1 with (nolock)) AS bON a.Id=b.idWHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET a.ID=b.idWHEN NOT MATCHED BY TARGET THENINSERT(id)VALUES(b.id)WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE THEN DELETE;". The OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "(null)" indicates that either the object has no columns or the current user does not have permissions on that object.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:16:04 GMTS_Kumar_S