Question

I am using SQL Server 2000 and feeling stuck about how to do this:

I have a stored procedure that returns a single resultset which is bound to a gridview in a .Net web app.

Now I’d like to have a “table” so I can use it in an existing VB6 application like this:

SELECT * FROM myTable 

…where the schema of “myTable” is reflects the columns in the result set returned from this sproc.

Here is a script that works:

CREATE TABLE #ResultSet (
    StateFIPS           CHAR(2)
    ,CountyFIPS         CHAR(3)
,StateName          VARCHAR(30)
,CountyName         VARCHAR(40)
,MostRecentData_P       VARCHAR(20)
,PData              VARCHAR(3)
,AvgNbrMtgPerMonthInLastYear_P  INT
,MostRecentData_R       VARCHAR(20)
,RData              VARCHAR(3)
,AvgNbrMtgPerMonthInLastYear_R  INT
,MostRecentData_FHA     VARCHAR(20)
,MostRecentData_VA      VARCHAR(20)
)
INSERT INTO #ResultSet
EXECUTE dbo.FetchCoverageByState_V2 
SELECT * FROM #ResultSet

I tried to put this into a view but I get slapped with errors:

"Views or functions are not allowed on temporary tables"

I also tried a function like this:

create function dbo.udfCoverages() 

returns @ResultSet table (
    StateFIPS   CHAR(2)
    ,CountyFIPS CHAR(3)
,StateName  VARCHAR(30)
,CountyName VARCHAR(40)
,PData      VARCHAR(3)
,RData      VARCHAR(3)  
) as
INSERT @ResultSet (
    StateFIPS           CHAR(2)
    ,CountyFIPS         CHAR(3)
,StateName          VARCHAR(30)
,CountyName         VARCHAR(40)
,MostRecentData_P       VARCHAR(20)
,PData              VARCHAR(3)
,AvgNbrMtgPerMonthInLastYear_P  INT
,MostRecentData_R       VARCHAR(20)
,RData              VARCHAR(3)
,AvgNbrMtgPerMonthInLastYear_R  INT
,MostRecentData_FHA     VARCHAR(20)
,MostRecentData_VA      VARCHAR(20)
)
EXECUTE dbo.FetchCoverageByState_V2  
return

In the UDF attempt, I am getting syntax errors near the INSERT and I am wondering if SQL Server 2000 supports this.

What would you recommend?

EDIT-UPDATE (per first suggestion from Ray below):

create function dbo.udfCoverages() 
returns @ResultSet table (
    StateFIPS   CHAR(2)
    ,CountyFIPS CHAR(3)
,StateName  VARCHAR(30)
,CountyName VARCHAR(40)
,PData      VARCHAR(3)
,RData      VARCHAR(3)  
) as
BEGIN   
INSERT @ResultSet 
(
         StateFIPS          CHAR(2)
        ,CountyFIPS         CHAR(3)
    ,StateName          VARCHAR(30)
    ,CountyName         VARCHAR(40)
    ,MostRecentData_P       VARCHAR(20)
    ,PData              VARCHAR(3)
    ,AvgNbrMtgPerMonthInLastYear_P  INT
    ,MostRecentData_R       VARCHAR(20)
    ,RData              VARCHAR(3)
    ,AvgNbrMtgPerMonthInLastYear_R  INT
    ,MostRecentData_FHA     VARCHAR(20)
    ,MostRecentData_VA      VARCHAR(20)
)
    EXECUTE dbo.FetchCoverageByState_V2 
    return
END

Here I get: Line 19: Incorrect syntax near ‘CHAR’. NOTE: Line 19 is 2 lines after the INSERT above.

Answer 1

Try using OPENROWSET, as in this question. I thought I had blogged about it some time, but perhaps not.

Insert results of a stored procedure into a temporary table

Remember to upvote Aaron’s answer.