SQL - Copy Data Within Same Table

Question

I\'m not that great with SQL Server, but I\'m trying to do some behind the scenes work to create some functionality that our EMR system lacks - copying forms (and all their

Answer 1

declare @oldEncounterID int
set @oldEncounterID = 1234

declare @newEncounterID int
set @newEncounterID = 2345

insert into table1(encounter_id, patient_id, date, time, etc)
select newEncounterID, patient_id, date, time, etc
from table1 where encounter_id = oldEncounterID

and so on... problem with this approach you must know in advantage what all the columns are, and if they change you may change the columns accordingly

Another approach:

declare @oldEncounterID int
set @oldEncounterID = 1234

declare @newEncounterID int
set @newEncounterID = 2345
select * into #table1 from table1 where encounter_id = oldEncounterID
update #table1 set encounter_id = newEncounterID
insert into table1 select * from #table1

and so on... this second approach however may need a little adjustment if there is an identity column then you'll have to set identity_insert to on