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Mar 26, 2005

Generate Insert Scripts out of any table or view


This procedure generates INSERT statements using existing data from the given tables and views. Later, you can use these INSERT statements to generate the data. It's very useful when you have to ship or package a database application. This procedure also comes in handy when you have to send sample data to your vendor or technical support provider for troubleshooting purposes.



  • Data from both tables and views can be scripted
  • No CURSORs are used
  • Table names and column names with spaces are handled
  • All datatypes are handled except images, large text and binary columns with more than 4 bytes
  • NULLs are gracefully handled
  • Timestamp columns are handled
  • Identity columns are handled
  • Very flexible and configurable
  • Non-dbo owned tables are handled
  • Computed columns are handled
  • You can filter the rows for which you want to generate INSERTs



    Usage

    Example 1: To generate INSERT statements for table 'titles':
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles'

    Example 2: To ommit the column list in the INSERT statement: (Column list is included by default)
    NOTE: If you have too many columns, you are advised to ommit column list, as shown below, to avoid erroneous results
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @Include_Column_List = 0

    Example 3: To generate INSERT statements for 'titlesCopy' table from 'titles' table:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', 'titlesCopy'

    Example 4: To generate INSERT statements for 'titles' table for only those titles which contain the word 'Computer' in them:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @From = "from titles where title like '%Computer%'"

    Example 5: To specify that you want to include TIMESTAMP column's data as well in the INSERT statement:
    NOTE: By default TIMESTAMP column's data is not scripted
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @Include_Timestamp = 1

    Example 6: To print the debug information:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @debug_mode = 1

    Example 7: If you are not the owner of the table, use @owner parameter to specify the owner name:
    NOTE: To use this option, you must have SELECT permissions on that table
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts Nickstable, @owner = 'Nick'

    Example 8: To generate INSERT statements for the rest of the columns excluding images:
    NOTE: When using this otion, DO NOT set @include_column_list parameter to 0
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts imgtable, @ommit_images = 1

    Example 9: To generate INSERT statements for the rest of the columns excluding IDENTITY column:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts mytable, @ommit_identity = 1

    Example 10: To generate INSERT statements for the top 10 rows in the table:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts mytable, @top = 10

    Example 11: To generate INSERT statements only with the columns you want:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @cols_to_include = "'title','title_id','au_id'"

    Example 12: To generate INSERT statements by ommitting some columns:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @cols_to_exclude = "'title','title_id','au_id'"

    Example 13: To avoid checking the foreign key constraints while loading data with INSERT statements:
    NOTE: The @disable_constraints option will disable foreign key constraints, by assuming that the source data is valid and referentially sound
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @disable_constraints = 1

    Example 14: To avoid scripting data from computed columns:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts MyTable, @ommit_computed_cols = 1



    The Stored Proc Code:



    SET NOCOUNT ON
    GO

    PRINT 'Using Master database'
    USE master
    GO

    PRINT 'Checking for the existence of this procedure'
    IF (SELECT OBJECT_ID('sp_generate_inserts','P')) IS NOT NULL --means, the procedure already exists
    BEGIN
    PRINT 'Procedure already exists. So, dropping it'
    DROP PROC sp_generate_inserts
    END
    GO

    --Turn system object marking on
    EXEC master.dbo.sp_MS_upd_sysobj_category 1
    GO

    CREATE PROC sp_generate_inserts
    (
    @table_name varchar(776), -- The table/view for which the INSERT statements will be generated using the existing data
    @target_table varchar(776) = NULL, -- Use this parameter to specify a different table name into which the data will be inserted
    @include_column_list bit = 1, -- Use this parameter to include/ommit column list in the generated INSERT statement
    @from varchar(800) = NULL, -- Use this parameter to filter the rows based on a filter condition (using WHERE)
    @include_timestamp bit = 0, -- Specify 1 for this parameter, if you want to include the TIMESTAMP/ROWVERSION column's data in the INSERT statement
    @debug_mode bit = 0, -- If @debug_mode is set to 1, the SQL statements constructed by this procedure will be printed for later examination
    @owner varchar(64) = NULL, -- Use this parameter if you are not the owner of the table
    @ommit_images bit = 0, -- Use this parameter to generate INSERT statements by omitting the 'image' columns
    @ommit_identity bit = 0, -- Use this parameter to ommit the identity columns
    @top int = NULL, -- Use this parameter to generate INSERT statements only for the TOP n rows
    @cols_to_include varchar(8000) = NULL, -- List of columns to be included in the INSERT statement
    @cols_to_exclude varchar(8000) = NULL, -- List of columns to be excluded from the INSERT statement
    @disable_constraints bit = 0, -- When 1, disables foreign key constraints and enables them after the INSERT statements
    @ommit_computed_cols bit = 0 -- When 1, computed columns will not be included in the INSERT statement

    )
    AS
    BEGIN

    /***********************************************************************************************************
    Procedure: sp_generate_inserts (Build 22)
    (Copyright © 2002 Narayana Vyas Kondreddi. All rights reserved.)

    Purpose: To generate INSERT statements from existing data.
    These INSERTS can be executed to regenerate the data at some other location.
    This procedure is also useful to create a database setup, where in you can
    script your data along with your table definitions.

    Written by: Narayana Vyas Kondreddi
    http://vyaskn.tripod.com

    Acknowledgements:
    Divya Kalra -- For beta testing
    Mark Charsley -- For reporting a problem with scripting uniqueidentifier columns with NULL values
    Artur Zeygman -- For helping me simplify a bit of code for handling non-dbo owned tables
    Joris Laperre -- For reporting a regression bug in handling text/ntext columns

    Tested on: SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000

    Date created: January 17th 2001 21:52 GMT

    Date modified: May 1st 2002 19:50 GMT

    Email: vyaskn@hotmail.com

    NOTE: This procedure may not work with tables with too many columns.
    Results can be unpredictable with huge text columns or SQL Server 2000's sql_variant data types
    Whenever possible, Use @include_column_list parameter to ommit column list in the INSERT statement, for better results
    IMPORTANT: This procedure is not tested with internation data (Extended characters or Unicode). If needed
    you might want to convert the datatypes of character variables in this procedure to their respective unicode counterparts
    like nchar and nvarchar


    Example 1: To generate INSERT statements for table 'titles':

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles'

    Example 2: To ommit the column list in the INSERT statement: (Column list is included by default)
    IMPORTANT: If you have too many columns, you are advised to ommit column list, as shown below,
    to avoid erroneous results

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @include_column_list = 0

    Example 3: To generate INSERT statements for 'titlesCopy' table from 'titles' table:

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', 'titlesCopy'

    Example 4: To generate INSERT statements for 'titles' table for only those titles
    which contain the word 'Computer' in them:
    NOTE: Do not complicate the FROM or WHERE clause here. It's assumed that you are good with T-SQL if you are using this parameter

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @from = "from titles where title like '%Computer%'"

    Example 5: To specify that you want to include TIMESTAMP column's data as well in the INSERT statement:
    (By default TIMESTAMP column's data is not scripted)

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @include_timestamp = 1

    Example 6: To print the debug information:

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts 'titles', @debug_mode = 1

    Example 7: If you are not the owner of the table, use @owner parameter to specify the owner name
    To use this option, you must have SELECT permissions on that table

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts Nickstable, @owner = 'Nick'

    Example 8: To generate INSERT statements for the rest of the columns excluding images
    When using this otion, DO NOT set @include_column_list parameter to 0.

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts imgtable, @ommit_images = 1

    Example 9: To generate INSERT statements excluding (ommiting) IDENTITY columns:
    (By default IDENTITY columns are included in the INSERT statement)

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts mytable, @ommit_identity = 1

    Example 10: To generate INSERT statements for the TOP 10 rows in the table:

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts mytable, @top = 10

    Example 11: To generate INSERT statements with only those columns you want:

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @cols_to_include = "'title','title_id','au_id'"

    Example 12: To generate INSERT statements by omitting certain columns:

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @cols_to_exclude = "'title','title_id','au_id'"

    Example 13: To avoid checking the foreign key constraints while loading data with INSERT statements:

    EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @disable_constraints = 1

    Example 14: To exclude computed columns from the INSERT statement:
    EXEC sp_generate_inserts MyTable, @ommit_computed_cols = 1
    ***********************************************************************************************************/

    SET NOCOUNT ON

    --Making sure user only uses either @cols_to_include or @cols_to_exclude
    IF ((@cols_to_include IS NOT NULL) AND (@cols_to_exclude IS NOT NULL))
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('Use either @cols_to_include or @cols_to_exclude. Do not use both the parameters at once',16,1)
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: Both @cols_to_include and @cols_to_exclude parameters are specified
    END

    --Making sure the @cols_to_include and @cols_to_exclude parameters are receiving values in proper format
    IF ((@cols_to_include IS NOT NULL) AND (PATINDEX('''%''',@cols_to_include) = 0))
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('Invalid use of @cols_to_include property',16,1)
    PRINT 'Specify column names surrounded by single quotes and separated by commas'
    PRINT 'Eg: EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @cols_to_include = "''title_id'',''title''"'
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: Invalid use of @cols_to_include property
    END

    IF ((@cols_to_exclude IS NOT NULL) AND (PATINDEX('''%''',@cols_to_exclude) = 0))
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('Invalid use of @cols_to_exclude property',16,1)
    PRINT 'Specify column names surrounded by single quotes and separated by commas'
    PRINT 'Eg: EXEC sp_generate_inserts titles, @cols_to_exclude = "''title_id'',''title''"'
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: Invalid use of @cols_to_exclude property
    END


    --Checking to see if the database name is specified along wih the table name
    --Your database context should be local to the table for which you want to generate INSERT statements
    --specifying the database name is not allowed
    IF (PARSENAME(@table_name,3)) IS NOT NULL
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('Do not specify the database name. Be in the required database and just specify the table name.',16,1)
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: Database name is specified along with the table name, which is not allowed
    END

    --Checking for the existence of 'user table' or 'view'
    --This procedure is not written to work on system tables
    --To script the data in system tables, just create a view on the system tables and script the view instead

    IF @owner IS NULL
    BEGIN
    IF ((OBJECT_ID(@table_name,'U') IS NULL) AND (OBJECT_ID(@table_name,'V') IS NULL))
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('User table or view not found.',16,1)
    PRINT 'You may see this error, if you are not the owner of this table or view. In that case use @owner parameter to specify the owner name.'
    PRINT 'Make sure you have SELECT permission on that table or view.'
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: There is no user table or view with this name
    END
    END
    ELSE
    BEGIN
    IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_NAME = @table_name AND (TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' OR TABLE_TYPE = 'VIEW') AND TABLE_SCHEMA = @owner)
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('User table or view not found.',16,1)
    PRINT 'You may see this error, if you are not the owner of this table. In that case use @owner parameter to specify the owner name.'
    PRINT 'Make sure you have SELECT permission on that table or view.'
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: There is no user table or view with this name
    END
    END

    --Variable declarations
    DECLARE @Column_ID int,
    @Column_List varchar(8000),
    @Column_Name varchar(128),
    @Start_Insert varchar(786),
    @Data_Type varchar(128),
    @Actual_Values varchar(8000), --This is the string that will be finally executed to generate INSERT statements
    @IDN varchar(128) --Will contain the IDENTITY column's name in the table

    --Variable Initialization
    SET @IDN = ''
    SET @Column_ID = 0
    SET @Column_Name = ''
    SET @Column_List = ''
    SET @Actual_Values = ''

    IF @owner IS NULL
    BEGIN
    SET @Start_Insert = 'INSERT INTO ' + '[' + RTRIM(COALESCE(@target_table,@table_name)) + ']'
    END
    ELSE
    BEGIN
    SET @Start_Insert = 'INSERT ' + '[' + LTRIM(RTRIM(@owner)) + '].' + '[' + RTRIM(COALESCE(@target_table,@table_name)) + ']'
    END


    --To get the first column's ID

    SELECT @Column_ID = MIN(ORDINAL_POSITION)
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS (NOLOCK)
    WHERE TABLE_NAME = @table_name AND
    (@owner IS NULL OR TABLE_SCHEMA = @owner)



    --Loop through all the columns of the table, to get the column names and their data types
    WHILE @Column_ID IS NOT NULL
    BEGIN
    SELECT @Column_Name = QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME),
    @Data_Type = DATA_TYPE
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS (NOLOCK)
    WHERE ORDINAL_POSITION = @Column_ID AND
    TABLE_NAME = @table_name AND
    (@owner IS NULL OR TABLE_SCHEMA = @owner)



    IF @cols_to_include IS NOT NULL --Selecting only user specified columns
    BEGIN
    IF CHARINDEX( '''' + SUBSTRING(@Column_Name,2,LEN(@Column_Name)-2) + '''',@cols_to_include) = 0
    BEGIN
    GOTO SKIP_LOOP
    END
    END

    IF @cols_to_exclude IS NOT NULL --Selecting only user specified columns
    BEGIN
    IF CHARINDEX( '''' + SUBSTRING(@Column_Name,2,LEN(@Column_Name)-2) + '''',@cols_to_exclude) <> 0
    BEGIN
    GOTO SKIP_LOOP
    END
    END

    --Making sure to output SET IDENTITY_INSERT ON/OFF in case the table has an IDENTITY column
    IF (SELECT COLUMNPROPERTY( OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@owner,USER_NAME())) + '.' + @table_name),SUBSTRING(@Column_Name,2,LEN(@Column_Name) - 2),'IsIdentity')) = 1
    BEGIN
    IF @ommit_identity = 0 --Determing whether to include or exclude the IDENTITY column
    SET @IDN = @Column_Name
    ELSE
    GOTO SKIP_LOOP
    END

    --Making sure whether to output computed columns or not
    IF @ommit_computed_cols = 1
    BEGIN
    IF (SELECT COLUMNPROPERTY( OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@owner,USER_NAME())) + '.' + @table_name),SUBSTRING(@Column_Name,2,LEN(@Column_Name) - 2),'IsComputed')) = 1
    BEGIN
    GOTO SKIP_LOOP
    END
    END

    --Tables with columns of IMAGE data type are not supported for obvious reasons
    IF(@Data_Type in ('image'))
    BEGIN
    IF (@ommit_images = 0)
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('Tables with image columns are not supported.',16,1)
    PRINT 'Use @ommit_images = 1 parameter to generate INSERTs for the rest of the columns.'
    PRINT 'DO NOT ommit Column List in the INSERT statements. If you ommit column list using @include_column_list=0, the generated INSERTs will fail.'
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: There is a column with image data type
    END
    ELSE
    BEGIN
    GOTO SKIP_LOOP
    END
    END

    --Determining the data type of the column and depending on the data type, the VALUES part of
    --the INSERT statement is generated. Care is taken to handle columns with NULL values. Also
    --making sure, not to lose any data from flot, real, money, smallmomey, datetime columns
    SET @Actual_Values = @Actual_Values +
    CASE
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('char','varchar','nchar','nvarchar')
    THEN
    'COALESCE('''''''' + REPLACE(RTRIM(' + @Column_Name + '),'''''''','''''''''''')+'''''''',''NULL'')'
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('datetime','smalldatetime')
    THEN
    'COALESCE('''''''' + RTRIM(CONVERT(char,' + @Column_Name + ',109))+'''''''',''NULL'')'
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('uniqueidentifier')
    THEN
    'COALESCE('''''''' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char(255),RTRIM(' + @Column_Name + ')),'''''''','''''''''''')+'''''''',''NULL'')'
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('text','ntext')
    THEN
    'COALESCE('''''''' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char(8000),' + @Column_Name + '),'''''''','''''''''''')+'''''''',''NULL'')'
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('binary','varbinary')
    THEN
    'COALESCE(RTRIM(CONVERT(char,' + 'CONVERT(int,' + @Column_Name + '))),''NULL'')'
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('timestamp','rowversion')
    THEN
    CASE
    WHEN @include_timestamp = 0
    THEN
    '''DEFAULT'''
    ELSE
    'COALESCE(RTRIM(CONVERT(char,' + 'CONVERT(int,' + @Column_Name + '))),''NULL'')'
    END
    WHEN @Data_Type IN ('float','real','money','smallmoney')
    THEN
    'COALESCE(LTRIM(RTRIM(' + 'CONVERT(char, ' + @Column_Name + ',2)' + ')),''NULL'')'
    ELSE
    'COALESCE(LTRIM(RTRIM(' + 'CONVERT(char, ' + @Column_Name + ')' + ')),''NULL'')'
    END + '+' + ''',''' + ' + '

    --Generating the column list for the INSERT statement
    SET @Column_List = @Column_List + @Column_Name + ','

    SKIP_LOOP: --The label used in GOTO

    SELECT @Column_ID = MIN(ORDINAL_POSITION)
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS (NOLOCK)
    WHERE TABLE_NAME = @table_name AND
    ORDINAL_POSITION > @Column_ID AND
    (@owner IS NULL OR TABLE_SCHEMA = @owner)


    --Loop ends here!
    END

    --To get rid of the extra characters that got concatenated during the last run through the loop
    SET @Column_List = LEFT(@Column_List,len(@Column_List) - 1)
    SET @Actual_Values = LEFT(@Actual_Values,len(@Actual_Values) - 6)

    IF LTRIM(@Column_List) = ''
    BEGIN
    RAISERROR('No columns to select. There should at least be one column to generate the output',16,1)
    RETURN -1 --Failure. Reason: Looks like all the columns are ommitted using the @cols_to_exclude parameter
    END

    --Forming the final string that will be executed, to output the INSERT statements
    IF (@include_column_list <> 0)
    BEGIN
    SET @Actual_Values =
    'SELECT ' +
    CASE WHEN @top IS NULL OR @top < 0 THEN '' ELSE ' TOP ' + LTRIM(STR(@top)) + ' ' END +
    '''' + RTRIM(@Start_Insert) +
    ' ''+' + '''(' + RTRIM(@Column_List) + '''+' + ''')''' +
    ' +''VALUES(''+ ' + @Actual_Values + '+'')''' + ' ' +
    COALESCE(@from,' FROM ' + CASE WHEN @owner IS NULL THEN '' ELSE '[' + LTRIM(RTRIM(@owner)) + '].' END + '[' + rtrim(@table_name) + ']' + '(NOLOCK)')
    END
    ELSE IF (@include_column_list = 0)
    BEGIN
    SET @Actual_Values =
    'SELECT ' +
    CASE WHEN @top IS NULL OR @top < 0 THEN '' ELSE ' TOP ' + LTRIM(STR(@top)) + ' ' END +
    '''' + RTRIM(@Start_Insert) +
    ' '' +''VALUES(''+ ' + @Actual_Values + '+'')''' + ' ' +
    COALESCE(@from,' FROM ' + CASE WHEN @owner IS NULL THEN '' ELSE '[' + LTRIM(RTRIM(@owner)) + '].' END + '[' + rtrim(@table_name) + ']' + '(NOLOCK)')
    END

    --Determining whether to ouput any debug information
    IF @debug_mode =1
    BEGIN
    PRINT '/*****START OF DEBUG INFORMATION*****'
    PRINT 'Beginning of the INSERT statement:'
    PRINT @Start_Insert
    PRINT ''
    PRINT 'The column list:'
    PRINT @Column_List
    PRINT ''
    PRINT 'The SELECT statement executed to generate the INSERTs'
    PRINT @Actual_Values
    PRINT ''
    PRINT '*****END OF DEBUG INFORMATION*****/'
    PRINT ''
    END

    PRINT '--INSERTs generated by ''sp_generate_inserts'' stored procedure written by Vyas'
    PRINT '--Build number: 22'
    PRINT '--Problems/Suggestions? Contact Vyas @ vyaskn@hotmail.com'
    PRINT '--http://vyaskn.tripod.com'
    PRINT ''
    PRINT 'SET NOCOUNT ON'
    PRINT ''


    --Determining whether to print IDENTITY_INSERT or not
    IF (@IDN <> '')
    BEGIN
    PRINT 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@owner,USER_NAME())) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@table_name) + ' ON'
    PRINT 'GO'
    PRINT ''
    END


    IF @disable_constraints = 1 AND (OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@owner,USER_NAME())) + '.' + @table_name, 'U') IS NOT NULL)
    BEGIN
    IF @owner IS NULL
    BEGIN
    SELECT 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@target_table, @table_name)) + ' NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL' AS '--Code to disable constraints temporarily'
    END
    ELSE
    BEGIN
    SELECT 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME(@owner) + '.' + QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@target_table, @table_name)) + ' NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL' AS '--Code to disable constraints temporarily'
    END

    PRINT 'GO'
    END

    PRINT ''
    PRINT 'PRINT ''Inserting values into ' + '[' + RTRIM(COALESCE(@target_table,@table_name)) + ']' + ''''


    --All the hard work pays off here!!! You'll get your INSERT statements, when the next line executes!
    EXEC (@Actual_Values)

    PRINT 'PRINT ''Done'''
    PRINT ''


    IF @disable_constraints = 1 AND (OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@owner,USER_NAME())) + '.' + @table_name, 'U') IS NOT NULL)
    BEGIN
    IF @owner IS NULL
    BEGIN
    SELECT 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@target_table, @table_name)) + ' CHECK CONSTRAINT ALL' AS '--Code to enable the previously disabled constraints'
    END
    ELSE
    BEGIN
    SELECT 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME(@owner) + '.' + QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@target_table, @table_name)) + ' CHECK CONSTRAINT ALL' AS '--Code to enable the previously disabled constraints'
    END

    PRINT 'GO'
    END

    PRINT ''
    IF (@IDN <> '')
    BEGIN
    PRINT 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT ' + QUOTENAME(COALESCE(@owner,USER_NAME())) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@table_name) + ' OFF'
    PRINT 'GO'
    END

    PRINT 'SET NOCOUNT OFF'


    SET NOCOUNT OFF
    RETURN 0 --Success. We are done!
    END

    GO

    PRINT 'Created the procedure'
    GO


    --Turn system object marking off
    EXEC master.dbo.sp_MS_upd_sysobj_category 2
    GO

    PRINT 'Granting EXECUTE permission on sp_generate_inserts to all users'
    GRANT EXEC ON sp_generate_inserts TO public

    SET NOCOUNT OFF
    GO

    PRINT 'Done'




  • Feb 10, 2005

    Dancing Particles: Adding Points, Lines, Fonts, and Input to the Managed Graphics Library


    Dancing Particles: Adding Points, Lines, Fonts, and Input to the Managed Graphics Library

    Building Applications with .NET Compact Framework

    Building Applications with .NET Compact Framework: Best Practices


    Usability:
    Size of device being a key constraint, usability becomes a key factor to be considered while developing applications for smart devices
    1. Keep the UI simple and easy going.
    2. Avoid multiple data entries
    3. Avoid new forms, try using tab controls
    4. Use Hardware functions

    Performance:
    1. Keep the functionality simple i.e. avoid complex functionality
    2. Use Disconnected Dataset
    3. Reduce Data joins
    4. Use Multi Threading
    5. Create threads for long jobs
    6. User Asynchronous Calls
    7. Mostly making a call to unmanaged code will be costly from performance point of view

    Data Access:
    1. Use ADO.NET datasets
    2. Sometime it's better to de-normalize the tables to ensure faster data access
    3. Multiple SQLCE connections not possible

    Deployment:
    1. Avoid Desktop ActiveSync
    2. Use CABs.
    3. Deploy .NETcf core and SQLCE as separate CABs

    Feb 7, 2005

    Guide for Compact Framework Installation



































    Name

    Source

    Use

    MS Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Edition

    From CD

    Handheld Development environment

    Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 SDK

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
    details.aspx?FamilyID=9996b314-0364-4623-9ede-0b5fbb133652&displaylang=en

    Emulator for Pocket PC 2003

    PrinterCE.NetCF SDK v1.1.3.0

    http://www.fieldsoftware.com/
    PrinterCE_NetCF_download.htm

    For printing functionality as .NET compact currently does not
    support printing

    OpenNETCF Smart Device Framework 1.2

    http://www.opennetcf.org/

    Add on to Compact Framework with enriched functionality (refer
    to online help in the website for details)

    MS SQL Server CE 2.0

    Attached in the mail

    DB for handheld




    Some tips:



    1) After installing the "Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 SDK" you can
    run the following from command promt to see the emulator:
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\CompactFrameworkSDK\ConnectionManager\Bin\Emulator.exe /ceimage
    "c:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce420\POCKET PC 2003\Emulation\PPC_2003_WWE.bin" /video 240x320x16 /ethernet true
    /skin "c:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce420\POCKET PC 2003\Emulation\Pocket_PC_Emulator_Skin.xml"


    2) Steps for installing MS SQL Server CE 2.0 in the emulator

  • i) Unzip the attached file in any folder(say "C:\sqlce")
    in desktop and share that folder.
  • ii) Open the emulator using the Tip no 1 above
  • iii) Navigate using Start-->Programs-->File Explorer. Click on the 3rd icon (depicted as hand in the menubar)
  • iv) A pop up screen would appear where enter your desktop's Network Identification name (You can get this from My Computer -->Network Identification)
  • v) Give your desktop's username/password
  • vi) You will see the shared folder of your desktop.

    Copy :a) sscemw20.dll to the Emulator's Windows folder,
    b) Rest of the 3 cab files in any folder of Emulator and click on each of them.
  • vii) This ensures MS SQL Server is installed. You should see the icon (SQLCE Query) under Emulator's Programs.


    [ Any files that need to be copied from desktop to emulator follows the above process]


    Play around with the Emulator to see the various features.


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    Microsft:: Mobile and embedded App development Center
    Synchronization. Sections. Pocket PC Developer Network


    Josh Holmes - Compact Framework
    Voice Command Tutorials
    : Technical Articles: Incorporating Pocket Outlook Data into Your Microsoft .NET Compact Framework-based Applications

    Jan 10, 2005


    Generating radio buttion from Stored proc
    ----------------Case demonstration----------------------------

    SELECT RTRIM(insured.ins_name) 'Insured Name',
    ins_short_desc 'Type',
    ins_type,
    policy.Quote_Number 'Quote No',
    case when (policy.rejected_flg =1) then 'rejected'
    when (policy.cancelled_flag=1) then 'cancelled'
    when (policy.RENEWAL_FLAG=1) then 'renewal'
    when (policy.bound_date is not null) then 'bound'
    end
    FROM Table_Name where Where Condition


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --------------------Radio button genration--------------------------------



    select '' 'Select',
    [Insured Name],
    [Type],
    [Quote No],
    'View Quote Document ' ' ',
    [Transaction Status],
    [Policy No],
    (case
    when( (
    select count(*)
    from policy_docs pd
    where pd.policy_id = tq.policy_id
    and doc_type in ('policy','state_cert','reg'))>0) then
    'View Policy Document ' end )' ',
    [Effective Date]
    from #tmp_query tq
    where
    ( ltrim(@status) = ltrim([Transaction Status])
    or @status is null )
    and ( ins_type = @ins_type
    or @ins_type is null)
    and ( [Insured Name] like '%'+@ins_names+'%'
    or @ins_names is NULL)
    and ( [Policy No] = @policy_id
    or @policy_id is null )
    and ( [Quote No] = @quote_id
    or @quote_id is null)
    and ( broker_id=@broker_id
    or @broker_id is null)
    and ( [Effective Date] = @effective_date
    or @effective_date is null)
    order by
    policy_id desc

    drop table #tmp_query--------------------------------------------------------