What columns can be used in OUTPUT INTO clause?

Question

I\'m trying to build a mapping table to associate the IDs of new rows in a table with those that they\'re copied from. The OUTPUT INTO clause seems perfect for that, but it does

Answer 1

I'm running into EXACTLY the same problem as you are, I feel your pain... As far as I've been able to find out there's no way to use the from_table_name prefix with an INSERT statement. I'm sure there's a viable technical reason for this, and I'd love to know exactly what it is.

Ok, found it, here's a forum post on why it doesn't work: MSDN forums