Question

I have two databases on the same server. One db is newer than the other and has had its schema modified quite a bit. I want to transfer data from a table in the old db to a table in the new db but I need total control over the process so I can mold the old data to fit the new schema.

[NewDB].[dbo].[Aliases]

[OldDB].[Terminal].[Alias]

I’m not very adept at SQL yet. Is there a way I can loop through all the records in the old table and then on each iteration of the loop craft a custom insert statement for the new table?

Answer 1

Try an INSERT SELECT statement.

INSERT INTO [NewDB].[dbo].[Aliases] 
SELECT columns
FROM [OldDB].[Terminal].[Alias]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174335(v=sql.100).aspx – derived table section
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189499(v=sql.100).aspx