use master go if exists (select name from sysobjects where name = 'sp_generate_insert_script') begin drop proc sp_generate_insert_script print 'old version of sp_generate_insert_script dropped' end go create procedure sp_generate_insert_script @tablename_mask varchar(30) = NULL as begin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Stored Procedure: sp_generate_insert_script -- Language: Microsoft Transact SQL (7.0) -- Author: Inez Boone (inez.boone@xs4al.nl) -- working on the Sybase version of & thanks to: -- Reinoud van Leeuwen (reinoud@xs4all.nl) -- Version: 1.4 -- Date: December 6th, 2000 -- Description: This stored procedure generates an SQL script to fill the -- tables in the database with their current content. -- Parameters: IN: @tablename_mask : mask for tablenames -- History: 1.0 October 3rd 1998 Reinoud van Leeuwen -- first version for Sybase -- 1.1 October 7th 1998 Reinoud van Leeuwen -- added limited support for text fields; the first 252 -- characters are selected. -- 1.2 October 13th 1998 Reinoud van Leeuwen -- added support for user-defined datatypes -- 1.3 August 4 2000 Inez Boone -- version for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 -- use dynamic SQL, no intermediate script -- 1.4 December 12 2000 Inez Boone -- handles quotes in strings, handles identity columns -- 1.5 December 21 2000 Inez Boone -- Output sorted alphabetically to assist db compares, -- skips timestamps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- NOTE: If, when executing in the Query Analyzer, the result is truncated, you can remedy -- this by choosing Query / Current Connection Options, choosing the Advanced tab and -- adjusting the value of 'Maximum characters per column'. -- Unchecking 'Print headers' will get rid of the line of dashes. declare @tablename varchar (128) declare @tablename_max varchar (128) declare @tableid int declare @columncount numeric (7,0) declare @columncount_max numeric (7,0) declare @columnname varchar (30) declare @columntype int declare @string varchar (30) declare @leftpart varchar (8000) /* 8000 is the longest string SQLSrv7 can EXECUTE */ declare @rightpart varchar (8000) /* without having to resort to concatenation */ declare @hasident int set nocount on -- take ALL tables when no mask is given (!) if (@tablename_mask is NULL) begin select @tablename_mask = '%' end -- create table columninfo now, because it will be used several times create table #columninfo (num numeric (7,0) identity, name varchar(30), usertype smallint) select name, id into #tablenames from sysobjects where type in ('U' ,'S') and name like @tablename_mask -- loop through the table #tablenames select @tablename_max = MAX (name), @tablename = MIN (name) from #tablenames while @tablename <= @tablename_max begin select @tableid = id from #tablenames where name = @tablename if (@@rowcount <> 0) begin -- Find out whether the table contains an identity column select @hasident = max( status & 0x80 ) from syscolumns where id = @tableid truncate table #columninfo insert into #columninfo (name,usertype) select name, type from syscolumns C where id = @tableid and type <> 37 -- do not include timestamps -- Fill @leftpart with the first part of the desired insert-statement, with the fieldnames select @leftpart = 'select ''insert into '+@tablename select @leftpart = @leftpart + '(' select @columncount = MIN (num), @columncount_max = MAX (num) from #columninfo while @columncount <= @columncount_max begin select @columnname = name, @columntype = usertype from #columninfo where num = @columncount if (@@rowcount <> 0) begin if (@columncount < @columncount_max) begin select @leftpart = @leftpart + @columnname + ',' end else begin select @leftpart = @leftpart + @columnname + ')' end end select @columncount = @columncount + 1 end select @leftpart = @leftpart + ' values(''' -- Now fill @rightpart with the statement to retrieve the values of the fields, correctly formatted select @columncount = MIN (num), @columncount_max = MAX (num) from #columninfo select @rightpart = '' while @columncount <= @columncount_max begin select @columnname = name, @columntype = usertype from #columninfo where num = @columncount if (@@rowcount <> 0) begin if @columntype in (39,47) /* char fields need quotes (except when entering NULL); * use char(39) == ', easier readable than escaping */ begin select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+' select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + '+replace(' + @columnname + ',' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',' + replicate( char(39), 6) + ')+' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',''NULL'')' end else if @columntype = 35 /* TEXT fields cannot be RTRIM-ed and need quotes */ /* convert to VC 1000 to leave space for other fields */ begin select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+' select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + '+replace(convert(varchar(1000),' + @columnname + ')' + ',' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',' + replicate( char(39), 6 ) + ')+' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',''NULL'')' end else if @columntype in (58,61,111) /* datetime fields */ begin select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+' select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(' + replicate( char(39), 4 ) + '+convert(varchar(20),' + @columnname + ')+'+ replicate( char(39), 4 ) + ',''NULL'')' end else /* numeric types */ begin select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+' select @rightpart = @rightpart + 'ISNULL(convert(varchar(99),' + @columnname + '),''NULL'')' end if ( @columncount < @columncount_max) begin select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'',''' end end select @columncount = @columncount + 1 end end select @rightpart = @rightpart + '+'')''' + ' from ' + @tablename -- Order the select-statements by the first column so you have the same order for -- different database (easy for comparisons between databases with different creation orders) select @rightpart = @rightpart + ' order by 1' -- For tables which contain an identity column we turn identity_insert on -- so we get exactly the same content if @hasident > 0 select 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + @tablename + ' ON' exec ( @leftpart + @rightpart ) if @hasident > 0 select 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + @tablename + ' OFF' select @tablename = MIN (name) from #tablenames where name > @tablename end end