Question

Using SQL Server 2005, I’d like to run a stored procedure and insert all of the results into a new table.

I’d like the new table to have its columns automatically configured based upon the data returned by the stored procedure.

I am familiar with using the SELECT ... INTO syntax:

SELECT * INTO newtable FROM oldtable

Is this possible?

Edit for clarification: I’m hoping to accomplish something like:

Select * INTO newtable FROM exec My_SP

Answer 1

The only way to do this is w/ OPENROWSET against the local server:

SELECT * INTO #temp 
FROM OPENROWSET (
    'SQLOLEDB'
  , 'Server=(local);TRUSTED_CONNECTION=YES;'
  , 'SET FMTONLY OFF EXEC database.schema.procname'
  ) a

But this is kind of a last-ditch-gotta-do-it-damn-the-consequences kind of method. It requires elevated permissions, won’t work for all procedures, and is generally inefficient.

More info and some alternatives here: http://www.sommarskog.se/share_data.html