How to insert data in Identity Column?

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Shankar M · Answer

Hi Rizvi,There is no problem with the query, The problem is that you cannot insert into a column that is defined as Identity column in SQLServer.Instead, you have to Modify the column Property Identity Specification - (Is Identity) to No. Then, your statement will work fine.To insert into a table EMP with Identity column where its Is Identity Property set to Yes can be done as shown.CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE(EID INT IDENTITY(1,1),ENAME VARCHAR(20));INSERT INTO EMPLOYEE(ENAME)VALUES('SAM');Here, the Identity value is managed the SQL Server and we don't need to specifythe column while writing your Insert Statement.Regards,Shankar

Amit Singh · Answer

Hi Haider,Your query is correct, but the problem is that you can not insert data directly into Identity column.All you have to do is to set Identity insert of that column on, and after you are done just set it off.Here is the script that will do what you want.SET IDENTITY_INSERT tblLogin ON INSERT into tblLogin ([ID], [FirstName], [LastName], [Password]) VALUES (15, N'abc', N'xyz', N'pass') SET IDENTITY_INSERT tblLogin OFF Hope this will help you.

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