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How can I make this query to accept dynamic table names?

I would like to create a new table from an exiting table using stored procedure. I am new in this but no problem learning. Anyway this is what I have done:

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_CreateNewTable

    @NewTable nvarchar(1000),
    @OldTable nvarchar(1000)
    AS
    SELECT *
    INTO @NewTable
    FROM @OldTable
    WHERE 1 = 2                
GO

It gives me an error:

Incorrect syntax near ‘@NewTable’

Please dig in and help…

Answer 1

You can use Dynamic SQL, something like this:

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_CreateNewTable
    @NewTable nvarchar(1000),
    @OldTable nvarchar(1000)
AS
BEGIN

DECLARE @query AS NVARCHAR(MAX)

SET @query = 'SELECT * INTO ' + @NewTable + ' FROM ' + @OldTable + ' WHERE 1=1'

EXEC sp_executesql @query

END