Column name or number of supplied values does not

Question

In SQL server, I am trying to insert values from one table to another by using the below query:

delete from tblTable1

insert into tblTable1 select * from tblTable1_Link

I am getting the following error:

Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition.

I am sure that both the tables have same structure, same column names and same data types.

Please help!

Answer 1

check your id is it Identity , if it is then make sure there is ID not null Identity(1,1) and before creating your table , Drop table and then create table.. After 2 days i solved my this issue..

Answer 2

For me the culprit is int value assigned to salary

Insert into Employees(ID,FirstName,LastName,Gender,Salary) values(3,'Canada', 'pa', 'm',15,000)

in salary column When we assign 15,000 the compiler understand 15 and 000.

This correction works fine for me. Insert into Employees(ID,FirstName,LastName,Gender,Salary) values(4,'US', 'sam', 'm',15000)

Answer 3

Update to SQL server 2016/2017/…
We have some stored procedures in place to import and export databases.
In the sp we use (amongst other things) RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK where we create a table "#restoretemp" for the restore from file.

With SQL server 2016, MS has added a field SnapshotURL nvarchar(360) (restore url Azure) what has caused the error message.
After I have enhanced the additional field, the restore has worked again.
Code snipped (see last field):

 SET @query = 'RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ' + QUOTENAME(@BackupFile , '''')
CREATE TABLE #restoretemp
(
LogicalName nvarchar(128)
,PhysicalName nvarchar(128)
,[Type] char(1)
,FileGroupName nvarchar(128)
,[Size] numeric(20,0)
,[MaxSize] numeric(20,0)
,FileID bigint
,CreateLSN numeric(25,0)
,DropLSN numeric(25,0) NULL
,UniqueID uniqueidentifier
,ReadOnlyLSN numeric(25,0)
,ReadWriteLSN numeric(25,0)
,BackupSizeInByte bigint
,SourceBlockSize int
,FilegroupID int
,LogGroupGUID uniqueidentifier NULL
,DifferentialBaseLSN numeric(25,0)
,DifferentialbaseGUID uniqueidentifier
,IsReadOnly bit
,IsPresent bit
,TDEThumbprint varbinary(32)
-- Added field 01.10.2018 needed from SQL Server 2016 (Azure URL)
,SnapshotURL nvarchar(360)
)

INSERT #restoretemp EXEC (@query)
SET @errorstat = @@ERROR
if @errorstat <> 0 
Begin
if @Rueckgabe = 0 SET @Rueckgabe = 6
End
Print @Rueckgabe

Answer 4

The computed columns make the problem. Do not use SELECT *. You must specify each fields after SELECT except computed fields

Answer 5

Dropping the table was not an option for me, since I'm keeping a running log. If every time I needed to insert I had to drop, the table would be meaningless.

My error was because I had a couple columns in the create table statement that were products of other columns, changing these fixed my problem. eg

create table foo (
field1 as int
,field2 as int
,field12 as field1 + field2 )

create table copyOfFoo (
field1 as int
,field2 as int
,field12 as field1 + field2)  --this is the problem, should just be 'as int'

insert into copyOfFoo
SELECT * FROM foo

Answer 6

They don't have the same structure... I can guarantee they are different

I know you've already created it... There is already an object named ‘tbltable1’ in the database

What you may want is this (which also fixes your other issue):

Drop table tblTable1

select * into tblTable1 from tblTable1_Link