Error inserting data with T-sql

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Error inserting data with T-sql

jdbrown239

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July 18, 2013 at 8:53 am

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Hello
I am inserting data from one table to another using update,set command and getting the following error.
update XDDDepositor
SET XDDdepositor.WBeneName = Vendor.RemitName,
XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr = Vendor.RemitAddr1,
XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr2 = Vendor.RemitAddr2,
XDDDepositor.WBeneCity = Vendor.RemitCity,
XDDDepositor.WBeneState = Vendor.RemitState,
XDDDepositor.WBeneZipPostal = Vendor.RemitZip
From XDDDepositor, Vendor
Where XDDDepositor.vendid like '05%'and
XDDDepositor.vendid = Vendor.Vendid and
XDDDepositor.WBeneName =''
ERROR:
Msg 8152, Level 16, State 14, Line 2
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.
I know the problem is the character length of the address columns I am inserting data from but is there a way to correct it without altering the columns being updated?
WBenBankAddr (char(35),not null) and RemitAddr1 (char(60), not null)
WBeneAddr2 (char(35),not null) and RemitAddr2 (char(60), not null)

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Eugene Elutin SSC Guru Points: 59322 More actions · Answer 1

Use LEFT function to limit number of characters to be taken from columns which causing this problem.

P.S. Without having DDL of tables involved it's impossible to tell which exact columns causing this problem. I guess you know them yourself...

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 2

Here is how you would do that for the two columns you say are the problem.

update XDDDepositor

SET XDDdepositor.WBeneName = Vendor.RemitName,

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr = left(Vendor.RemitAddr1, 35),

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr2 = left(Vendor.RemitAddr2, 35),

XDDDepositor.WBeneCity = Vendor.RemitCity,

XDDDepositor.WBeneState = Vendor.RemitState,

XDDDepositor.WBeneZipPostal = Vendor.RemitZip

From XDDDepositor, Vendor

Where XDDDepositor.vendid like '05%'and

XDDDepositor.vendid = Vendor.Vendid and

XDDDepositor.WBeneName =''

The potential issue that you are only copying some of the data. If you need to hold all the information you will have to make the destination columns wide enough to hold the data.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 3

LEFT, SUBSTRING, you need to limit the amount of data updated, as Eugene noted.

jdbrown239 SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4393 More actions · Answer 4

Thanks Sean that worked. I also found that substring worked too.

update XDDDepositor

SET XDDdepositor.WBeneName = Vendor.RemitName,

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr = SUBSTRING( Vendor.RemitAddr1,0, 35),

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr2 = SUBSTRING( Vendor.RemitAddr2, 0 , 35),

XDDDepositor.WBeneCity = Vendor.RemitCity,

XDDDepositor.WBeneState = Vendor.RemitState,

XDDDepositor.WBeneZipPostal = Vendor.RemitZip

From XDDDepositor, Vendor

Where XDDDepositor.vendid like '05%'

and XDDDepositor.vendid = Vendor.Vendid

and XDDDepositor.WBeneName =''

jdbrown239 SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4393 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks

Thanks Sean that worked. I also found that substring worked too.

update XDDDepositor

SET XDDdepositor.WBeneName = Vendor.RemitName,

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr = SUBSTRING( Vendor.RemitAddr1,0, 35),

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr2 = SUBSTRING( Vendor.RemitAddr2, 0 , 35),

XDDDepositor.WBeneCity = Vendor.RemitCity,

XDDDepositor.WBeneState = Vendor.RemitState,

XDDDepositor.WBeneZipPostal = Vendor.RemitZip

From XDDDepositor, Vendor

Where XDDDepositor.vendid like '05%'

and XDDDepositor.vendid = Vendor.Vendid

and XDDDepositor.WBeneName =''

Voide Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 548 More actions · Answer 6

your last bracket is missing a / before the word code. /code

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 7

jdbrown239 (7/18/2013)
Thanks
Thanks Sean that worked. I also found that substring worked too.

That is because in this case they are doing the same thing. 😉

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jdbrown239 (7/18/2013)
Thanks
Thanks Sean that worked. I also found that substring worked too.
update XDDDepositor
SET XDDdepositor.WBeneName = Vendor.RemitName,
XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr = SUBSTRING( Vendor.RemitAddr1,0, 35),
XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr2 = SUBSTRING( Vendor.RemitAddr2, 0 , 35),
XDDDepositor.WBeneCity = Vendor.RemitCity,
XDDDepositor.WBeneState = Vendor.RemitState,
XDDDepositor.WBeneZipPostal = Vendor.RemitZip
From XDDDepositor, Vendor
Where XDDDepositor.vendid like '05%'
and XDDDepositor.vendid = Vendor.Vendid
and XDDDepositor.WBeneName =''

Rather than just truncating the address, you may want to use the REPLACE() function to substitute long words with common abbreviation or remove unneeded spaces.

http://www.semaphorecorp.com/cgi/abbrev.html

For example:

XDDDepositor.WBeneAddr =

SUBSTRING( REPLACE( REPLACE(

Vendor.RemitAddr1

, 'BOULEVARD', 'BLVD' )

, 'EXPRESSWAY', 'EXPY' )

, 0, 35 )

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