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Asked: 2026-05-23T04:34:34+00:00

Here is my code: alter procedure test1 as select DeptID,DeptName from Department go alter

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Here is my code:

alter procedure test1 as
select DeptID,DeptName from Department
go

alter procedure test2 as
--Create Table #tab (DeptID INT, DeptName VARCHAR(255))
INSERT INTO #tab
exec test1
select * from #tab
drop table #tab
go

exec test2

I am getting an error like “Invalid object name #tab”

If I add at the begining Create Table #tab (DeptID INT, DeptName VARCHAR(255)) then I do not get any error.

What is wrong in my code? Can I populate a temp table from the results of a stored procedure without declaring the temp table and its column definitions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    When loading a temp table from a stored procedure, then you have to CREATE the table first.

    There is no straightforward equivalent of

    SELECT * INTO #temptable FROM AnotherTable

    The non-straightforward version (read all about the bad stuff on “How to Share Data Between Stored Procedures”. And simpler) would be

    SELECT * INTO #temptable FROM OPENQUERY(Loopback, 'exec test1')
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