USING SUBQUERY IN INSERT STATEMENT

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USING SUBQUERY IN INSERT STATEMENT

Franco_1

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January 6, 2009 at 11:10 am

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INSERT INTO tblProject
(ProjectName, Description, RequestedBy, DeptID)
VALUES (@ProjectName,@Description,@RequestedBy,(select deptID from Department where Department=@Dept) as @DeptID)
The error I get is:
Subqueries are not allowed in this context. Only scalar expressions are allowed

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The error I get is :

Subqueries are not allowed in this context. Only scalar expressions are allowed.

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Franco_1 (1/6/2009)
VALUES (@ProjectName,@Description,@RequestedBy,(select deptID from Department where Department=@Dept) as @DeptID)

The source for an insert can be either VALUES or SELECT, not a combination.

Try this:

INSERT INTO tblProject (ProjectName, Description, RequestedBy, DeptID)

SELECT @ProjectName,@Description,@RequestedBy, deptID

FROM Department

WHERE Department=@Dept

Edit: Typo in select

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398886 More actions · Answer 4

You can't set variables within a statement like that. You could set the variable prior to the insert statement or, just do this:

INSERT INTO tblProject

(ProjectName, Description, RequestedBy, DeptID)

SELECT @ProjectName,@Description,@RequestedBy,DeptID

FROM Department where Department =@Dept

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Franco_1 Say Hey Kid Points: 663 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks.

It works when I use the INSERT and SELECT (as you suggested) in SQL Server Management Studio query pane.

Visual Studio will not allow me to create a table adapter when I replace the VALUES with SELECT.:crying:

Is it because @ProjectName,@Description,@RequestedBy is not part of the Department table?

In SQL Server Management Studio query pane, I had to actually pass in string values for it to work, not variables.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398886 More actions · Answer 6

I'm sure you can use a stored procedure. Just pass the parameters to one.

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January 6, 2009 at 1:11 pm

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I guess

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Franco_1 (1/6/2009)
Is it because @ProjectName,@Description,@RequestedBy is not part of the Department table?
In SQL Server Management Studio query pane, I had to actually pass in string values for it to work, not variables.

The variables will work, as long as they've been declared before the insert.

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