

For more information, see INTO Clause (Transact-SQL). However, you can create a new table in the default filegroup and inserts the resulting rows from the query into it by using SELECT INTO.

Using Transact-SQL To copy column definitions from one table to another Click OK to place the query into the original Query Editor window.Įxecute the query to insert the data from the source table to the destination table. The Query Designer has now created an INSERT query. In the upper portion of the Query Designer, click the source column in the source table. In the Choose Target Table for Insert Results dialog box, select the destination table. Right-click an open area of the Query Editor, point to Change Type, and then click Insert Results. If necessary, SSMA creates tables to store the metadata. After you add databases to an SSMA project, you export metadata about those databases to a specified SQL Server database and schema. In the Add Table dialog box, select the source and destination table, click Add, and then close the Add Table dialog box. To export an Access inventory, you must first open or create an SSMA project, and then add the Access database that you want to analyze. Right-click the Query Editor, and then click Design Query in Editor. Select the column you want to follow the inserted columns and, from the Edit menu, click Paste.įollow the directions for copying column definitions above.īefore you begin to copy data from one table to another, make sure that the data types in the destination columns are compatible with the data types of the source columns Open the table with columns you want to copy and the one you want to copy into by right-clicking the tables, and then clicking Design.Ĭlick the tab for the table with the columns you want to copy and select those columns.Ĭlick the tab for the table into which you want to copy the columns. Using SQL Server Management Studio To copy column definitions from one table to another In such a case, the column will be assigned the nearest matching base data type available in that database. When you copy a column that has an alias data type from one database to another, the alias data type may not be available in the destination database.
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This topic describes how to copy columns from one table to another, copying either just the column definition, or the definition and data in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL.īefore You Begin Limitations and Restrictions Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x) and later Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)
