Insert all columns except for Identity ID

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Insert all columns except for Identity ID

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July 28, 2020 at 7:58 pm

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Two tables A and B have the same structure and the same number of columns.
First column in both tables is IDENTITY ID.
The script below cause an error because ID.
INSERT INTO B
SELECT * FROM A
How to use "Except" to not select column "ID" from table A?

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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 246960 More actions · Answer 1

There is no Except. You need to name your columns.

INSERT B (Col1, Col2)
SELECT Col1, Col2  
FROM A

This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Phil Parkin.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004323 More actions · Answer 2

To add to Phil's correct answer, if there are a lot of columns, open the Object Explorer window, locate the table you need the column names for, find the "columns" folder, click-hold-and-drag it onto the SSMS editor. That will pull all of the column names over and then you can just delete the column name(s) you don't need.

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 3

I'd also ask what is the purpose for copying the same data to another table but with a new ID?

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