In other words, you can set the variable output as the original table, make the modifications and then do an insert to the original table from function output. It is a little hack but if you insert the @output_table from the original table and then say for example: Insert into my_table select * from my_function. then you can achieve the result.

May 11, 2016 · Here is my function which I am trying. CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[CreateNewRow] ( @pFirstName VARCHAR(50), @pLastName VARCHAR(50) ) RETURNS INT AS BEGIN INSERT INTO [dbo].[Student] ( [FirstName], [LastName] ) VALUES ( @pFirstName, @pLastName ) RETURN SCOPE_IDENTITY() END GO Please let me know alternative way if possible.

Nov 21, 2012 · You can also use INSERT INTO... SELECT. INSERT INTO myTable (col1, col2, col3....) SELECT 1, 2, mySP_or_mySDF(), 3, 4 If you want to INSERT data from a stored procedure, then you will need to create a temp table and insert the result into the temp table first, then you can use the result to insert into the final table.

Aug 25, 2008 · This can be done without specifying the columns in the INSERT INTO part if you are supplying values for all columns in the SELECT part. Let's say table1 has two columns. This query should work: INSERT INTO table1 SELECT col1, col2 FROM table2 This WOULD NOT work (value for col2 is not specified): INSERT INTO table1 SELECT col1 FROM table2

Oct 23, 2021 · Functions in T-SQL / SQL Server aren't allowed to have any side effects - no inserting, no updating, no deleting of rows in any table – marc_s Commented Oct 23, 2021 at 14:16

Jan 29, 2013 · I am trying to insert into a table using the Select statement and get values from function. INSERT INTO TABLE1 ([Col1] , [Col2] ,[Col3] ,[Col4] ...

Now I want to use this FUNCTION called 'WordGenerator' in the INSERT INTO Clause however it simply does not work because I am not able to call it. How can I call my Function that every single time it is supposed to generate a new, random word? Using SELECT TOP 1 RandomWord FROM dbo.WordGenerator() does not work.

One of insert SQL statement tries to insert a time-stamp value to a field with GetDate() TSQL function as date time value. Insert into table1 (field1, ... fieldDt) values ('value1', ... GetDate()); The reason to use GetDate() function is that the SQL server may be at a remove site, and the date time may be in a difference time zone. Therefore ...

May 10, 2013 · I'm trying to create SQL function which would add entry to a table. Before adding a new user I would like to check or this user isn't in a table already. I wrote some code, but can't save it as I get error: Invalid use of a side-effecting opreator 'INSERT' within function. The last statement included within a function must be a return statement.

Oct 11, 2014 · For instance in an Insert statement . INSERT INTO TableName (Col1 , Col2, Col3) VALUES (1 , 'Value 1', NEWID()) If you want col3 to have a GUID value you do not need to copy paste the value returned from NEWID() function but you use the function itself. At runtime a guid value will be retuned and inserted into col3. Similarly if you were updating