Dynamic SQL and Temp table creation

  • Hai all,

    Sample code compiling properly, but no work.

    Help.....

    by

    Kiran

    create procedure x

    as

    begin

    declare @tmpName nvarchar(100)

    set @tmpName =cast( dateName(dd,getDate())+dateName(mm,getDate())+dateName(yy,getDate())+dateName(hh,getDate())+dateName(mi,getDate())+dateName(ss,getDate())+dateName(ms,getDate()) as nvarchar)

    declare @sql nvarchar(1000)

    set @sql= N'create table ##tmpData' + @tmpName + N'(AccountCode int,varName varchar(30),decOpBal decimal(18,2),TransBal decimal(18,2))'

    exec ( @sql)

    end

  • What error are you getting?

    The code create a global temporary table without issue on my system.

    K. Brian Kelley

    bkelley@sqlservercentral.com

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/bkelley/

    K. Brian Kelley
    @kbriankelley

  • Hi Brian,

    Thank you for your reply,

    While executing the procedure I am getting the message

    “The Command(s) competed successfully”

    But the global temp table is not created!..

    If you are using the code listed below instead of previous code, the temp table ##tmpData123456 has been created successfully. I would like to clarify one more doubt. Is there any method for handling the error while using dynamic sql?.

    Thanks in advance

    Kiran

    create procedure x

    as

    begin

    declare @tmpName nvarchar(100)

    set @tmpName =N’123456’

    declare @sql nvarchar(1000)

    set @sql= N'create table ##tmpData' + @tmpName + N'(AccountCode int,varName varchar(30),decOpBal decimal(18,2),TransBal decimal(18,2))'

    exec ( @sql)

    end

  • Have you tried doing PRINT @sql and a PRINT @tmpName instead of EXEC to make sure the text is being handle. If @tmpName is getting set to NULL then if you concatinate to another string it will generate as NULL. Make sure you values are what you expect.

  • Are you running this through Query Analyzer or some other client (say a VB program)?

    K. Brian Kelley

    bkelley@sqlservercentral.com

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/bkelley/

    K. Brian Kelley
    @kbriankelley

  • The key is how did you test it and are you sure it works outside a procedure.

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