Dynamic Link server

I am receiving link server name as a parameter to my stored procedure. The code looks like
create procedure xxxxxx @.ServerName as char(30) as
begin
if exists ( Select item from table1 join (select * from openquery (@.ServerName,'select column1 from table2 where column2=1')) as b on table1.item = b.column1 where qty > 0 )
begin
print 'IF Body'
end
end
Above code I giving error.
Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Procedure xxxxxx, Line 3
Line 3: Incorrect syntax near '@.ServerName'.
can't we give dynamic server name in the OpenQuery? Is there any alternative method please suggest me
Thanks
Hi
Untested
SELECT * INTO #tbl from openquery (@.ServerName,'select column1 from table2 where column2=1')
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM table1 JOIN #tbl ON ........ WHERE......)
BEGIN
END
"RajeshA" <rajeshaz09@.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:AACB61B3-729D-4A2C-8ED5-A0C862CDDD9F@.microsoft.com...
I am receiving link server name as a parameter to my stored procedure. The code looks like
create procedure xxxxxx @.ServerName as char(30) as
begin
if exists ( Select item from table1 join (select * from openquery (@.ServerName,'select column1 from table2 where column2=1')) as b on table1.item = b.column1 where qty > 0 )
begin
print 'IF Body'
end
end
Above code I giving error.
Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Procedure xxxxxx, Line 3
Line 3: Incorrect syntax near '@.ServerName'.
can't we give dynamic server name in the OpenQuery? Is there any alternative method please suggest me
Thanks
|||The problem here is, it is not accepting linked server name in the variable.
DECLARE @.Server as varchar(30)
SET @.Server = 'MyServer'
select * from openquery ( @.Server , 'select * from table1')
is not working.
select * from openquery ( MyServer , 'Select * from table1')
Is working fine.
Rajesh A
+91-9886124372
S7 Software Solutions
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"Uri Dimant" <urid@.iscar.co.il> wrote in message news:%23BWvov6dIHA.484@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Hi
Untested
SELECT * INTO #tbl from openquery (@.ServerName,'select column1 from table2 where column2=1')
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM table1 JOIN #tbl ON ........ WHERE......)
BEGIN
END
"RajeshA" <rajeshaz09@.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:AACB61B3-729D-4A2C-8ED5-A0C862CDDD9F@.microsoft.com...
I am receiving link server name as a parameter to my stored procedure. The code looks like
create procedure xxxxxx @.ServerName as char(30) as
begin
if exists ( Select item from table1 join (select * from openquery (@.ServerName,'select column1 from table2 where column2=1')) as b on table1.item = b.column1 where qty > 0 )
begin
print 'IF Body'
end
end
Above code I giving error.
Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Procedure xxxxxx, Line 3
Line 3: Incorrect syntax near '@.ServerName'.
can't we give dynamic server name in the OpenQuery? Is there any alternative method please suggest me
Thanks

Dynamic database selection?

I'm working on a script to convert data from one software package
to another. Greatly simplified, it looks something like

create procedure import_widget as
begin

insert into our_widget (foo, bar)
select baz, quux from their_db.dbo.their_widget

end
go

The problem is that the name of the source database varies from
one system to another, so I want to pass the database name as a
parameter. I think I could do the following, but is there a
better way to go about it?

create procedure import_widget (@.db_name sysname) as
begin

exec 'create view their_widget as select * from '
+ @.db_name + '.dbo.their_widget'

insert into our_widget (foo, bar)
select baz, quux from their_widget

drop view their_widget

end
goEd Murphy (emurphy42@.socal.rr.com) writes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

The problem is that the name of the source database varies from
one system to another, so I want to pass the database name as a
parameter. I think I could do the following, but is there a
better way to go about it?

On SQL 2005 you could use synonyms:

CREATE SYNONYM mytable AS thatdatabase.dbo.hertable

When you move to a new database you only need to update the synonyms.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx|||Erland Sommarskog wrote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

Ed Murphy (emurphy42@.socal.rr.com) writes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

>The problem is that the name of the source database varies from
>one system to another, so I want to pass the database name as a
>parameter. I think I could do the following, but is there a
>better way to go about it?

>
On SQL 2005 you could use synonyms:
>
CREATE SYNONYM mytable AS thatdatabase.dbo.hertable
>
When you move to a new database you only need to update the synonyms.

Alas, this is SQL 2000 (or at least I expect it will be in a
significant number of cases).|||Ed Murphy (emurphy42@.socal.rr.com) writes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>

Quote:

Originally Posted by

>Ed Murphy (emurphy42@.socal.rr.com) writes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

>>The problem is that the name of the source database varies from
>>one system to another, so I want to pass the database name as a
>>parameter. I think I could do the following, but is there a
>>better way to go about it?

>>
>On SQL 2005 you could use synonyms:
>>
> CREATE SYNONYM mytable AS thatdatabase.dbo.hertable
>>
>When you move to a new database you only need to update the synonyms.

>
Alas, this is SQL 2000 (or at least I expect it will be in a
significant number of cases).

Then the best may be to have a stored procedure in the other database
to retreive that data. You still need to construct the procedure name
dynamically, but since EXEC accepts a variable for the procedure name,
you don't have to use dynamic SQL.

That is you can say:

SELECT @.sp_name = @.dbname + '..that_sp'
EXEC @.sp_name

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx