identity column using opendatasource

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identity column using opendatasource

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January 19, 2010 at 12:06 pm

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Gurus I am at my wits end.:w00t: I cant find anything online to help resolve this error and its probably something so simple. Your help is greatly appreciated.
This is running from sql2005 and inserting into sql2008
The error I am receiving is
Insert Error: Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition.
table:
CREATE TABLE [M].[tablename](
[column1] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[column2] [int] NULL,
[column3] [varchar](50) NULL,
[column4] [datetime] NULL,
[column5] [date] NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
Query:
--SET IDENTITY_INSERT server.[M].[tablename] ON
insert into opendatasource ('SQLNCLI',
'Data Source=REMOTESERVER;USER ID = User; PASSWORD=User')
.server.[M].[tablename]
VALUES ('column2', 'column3' ,GETDATE(),'column5')

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john.arnott SSChampion Points: 11882 More actions · Answer 1

One thing that jumps out at me is that column5 is defined as a date, but your script tries to insert a string ('column5') there that cannot be converted to that type.

NewbieCoding Say Hey Kid Points: 689 More actions · Answer 2

I have code that will do the convert. but i didnt add it to the post 🙂

john.arnott SSChampion Points: 11882 More actions · Answer 3

I just took a closer look at the code and realize that the insert doesn't specify the column names.

Try adding the list of columns right before the VALUES clause

insert into opendatasource ('SQLNCLI',

'Data Source=REMOTESERVER;USER ID = User; PASSWORD=User')

.server.[M].[tablename]

(Column2, column3, column4, column5) -- Column names in same order as VALUES clause

VALUES ('column2', 'column3' ,GETDATE(),'column5')

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1003863 More actions · Answer 4

BWAA-HAA! Finally! I read a whole post before jumping in! 😀 Nicely done, John.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

NewbieCoding Say Hey Kid Points: 689 More actions · Answer 5

Yep that worked thanks 🙂 I knew I was missing something simple