How to insert table values from one database to another database?

Question

I want a query to insert records from one table to another table in a different database if the destination table already exists, it should append the records at the end of the table.

Answer 1

How about this:

USE TargetDatabase
GO

INSERT INTO dbo.TargetTable(field1, field2, field3)
   SELECT field1, field2, field3
     FROM SourceDatabase.dbo.SourceTable
     WHERE (some condition)

Answer 2

How to insert table values from one server/database to another database?

1 Creating Linked Servers {if needs} (SQL server 2008 R2 - 2012) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff772782.aspx#SSMSProcedure

2 configure the linked server to use Credentials a) http://technet.microsoft.com/es-es/library/ms189811(v=sql.105).aspx

EXEC sp_addlinkedsrvlogin 'NAMEOFLINKEDSERVER', 'false', null, 'REMOTEUSERNAME', 'REMOTEUSERPASSWORD'

-- CHECK SERVERS

SELECT * FROM sys.servers

-- TEST LINKED SERVERS

EXEC sp_testlinkedserver N'NAMEOFLINKEDSERVER'

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INSERT INTO NEW LOCAL TABLE

SELECT * INTO NEWTABLE
FROM [LINKEDSERVER\INSTANCE].remoteDATABASE.remoteSCHEMA.remoteTABLE

OR

INSERT AS NEW VALUES IN REMOTE TABLE

INSERT
INTO    [LINKEDSERVER\INSTANCE].remoteDATABASE.remoteSCHEMA.remoteTABLE
SELECT  *
FROM    localTABLE

INSERT AS NEW LOCAL TABLE VALUES

INSERT
INTO    localTABLE
SELECT  *
FROM    [LINKEDSERVER\INSTANCE].remoteDATABASE.remoteSCHEMA.remoteTABLE

Answer 3

    --Code for same server
USE [mydb1]
GO

INSERT INTO dbo.mytable1 (
    column1
    ,column2
    ,column3
    ,column4
    )
SELECT column1
    ,column2
    ,column3
    ,column4
FROM [mydb2].dbo.mytable2 --WHERE any condition

/*
steps-
    1-  [mydb1] means our opend connection database 
    2-  mytable1 the table in mydb1 database where we want insert record
    3-  mydb2 another database.
    4-  mytable2 is database table where u fetch record from it. 
*/

--Code for different server
        USE [mydb1]

    SELECT *
    INTO mytable1
    FROM OPENDATASOURCE (
            'SQLNCLI'
            ,'Data Source=XXX.XX.XX.XXX;Initial Catalog=mydb2;User ID=XXX;Password=XXXX'
            ).[mydb2].dbo.mytable2

        /*  steps - 
            1-  [mydb1] means our opend connection database 
            2-  mytable1 means create copy table in mydb1 database where we want 
                insert record
            3-  XXX.XX.XX.XXX - another server name.
            4-  mydb2 another server database.
            5-  write User id and Password of another server credential
            6-  mytable2 is another server table where u fetch record from it. */

Answer 4

Here's a quick and easy method:

CREATE TABLE database1.employees
AS
SELECT * FROM database2.employees;

Answer 5

You can try

Insert into your_table_in_db1 select * from your_table_in_db2@db2SID 

db2SID is the sid of other DB. It will be present in tnsnames.ora file

Answer 6

INSERT
INTO    remotedblink.remotedatabase.remoteschema.remotetable
SELECT  *
FROM    mytable

There is no such thing as "the end of the table" in relational databases.

Answer 7

Just Do it.....

( It will create same table structure as from table as to table with same data )

 create table toDatabaseName.toTableName as select * from fromDatabaseName.fromTableName;

Answer 8

Mostly we need this type of query in migration script

INSERT INTO  db1.table1(col1,col2,col3,col4)
SELECT col5,col6,col7,col8
  FROM db1.table2

In this query column count must be same in both table

Answer 9

If both the tables have the same schema then use this query: insert into database_name.table_name select * from new_database_name.new_table_name where='condition'

Replace database_name with the name of your 1st database and table_name with the name of table you want to copy from also replace new_database_name with the name of your other database where you wanna copy and new_table_name is the name of the table.

Answer 10

For SQL Server, you can use tool Import Data from another Database, It's easier to configuration mapping columns.