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  • December 31, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    #1572621

    ScottPletcher (12/31/2012)

    Please try this:

    SELECT *

    INTO dbo.newtable

    FROM dbo.oldtable_with_identity

    UNION ALL

    SELECT TOP (1) *

    FROM dbo.oldtable_with_identity

    WHERE 1 = 0

    The identity property should be left off the column in the new table :-).

    Nicely done, Scott. You can also get away without using the TOP (1). The cpu time used and the number of reads are identical.

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    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
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