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SQL SERVER – Explanation and Example Four Part Name

June 26, 2007 by pinaldave

What is four part name?

Explanation : ServerName.DatabaseName.DatabaseOwner.TableName

Example : localhost.AdventureWorks.Person.Contact

Reference : Pinal Dave (http://blog.SQLAuthority.com)

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on January 9, 2008 at 2:28 pm | Reply SQL SERVER - 2005 - Introduction and Explanation to SYNONYM - Helpful T-SQL Feature for Developer Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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on April 22, 2008 at 2:55 pm | Reply SQL SERVER - Identifiers As Valid Object Names Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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on April 23, 2008 at 8:52 pm | Reply Trevor

In the example for a 4-part name, does the server name refer to the name of the computer or does it refer to the name of the SQL Server instance? These will not necessarily be the same names.
on April 23, 2008 at 9:49 pm | Reply Trevor

Aren’t all indexes created as separate structures from a table? Although the index is created against a particular
table, doesn’t the index itself exist in the database as a separate, self-contained structure?

Which index type — clustered or nonclustered — logically
sorts the database of a table?
on February 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm | Reply SQL SERVER - Guidelines and Coding Standards Part - 1 Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

[...] While using JOINs in your SQL query always prefix column name with the table name. (Example). If additionally require then prefix Table name with ServerName, DatabaseName, DatabaseOwner. (Example) [...]
on January 11, 2010 at 1:49 pm | Reply Kashif

brother i will need to enter the data to the table of db1 from db2 and db1 is on remote server
please send me the syntax if possible
on January 11, 2010 at 11:57 pm | Reply Pinal Dave

Hello Kasif,

1. Copy data using Import/Export wizard or SSIS package.
2. Insert data using OPENQUERY function
3. Insert data using OPENROWSOURCE function
4. Insert using 4 part naming. you would need to create a LinkedServer for this.
5. Create script of data at source server and run on target database. As this would need more workaround so not recommonded.

Regards,
Pinal Dave
on September 6, 2010 at 11:39 am | Reply Gokulram

Hi,
I am very much impressed with your sql blogs and posting.Pinal I have newly stepped into SSIS package could you please help me around in this ….

How to run a stored procedure in ssis package .And i have to pass the parameter’s from excel sheet .Like this

=”exec st_example ‘” &F2 &”‘, ” & E2 & “, ‘” & H2 & “‘”

and in the excel sheet , i need to pass the parameter by row by row .it would contains about 800 row ‘s .i am running this stored prod manually daily.

And i have to schedule this job and send an alert mail.
on August 11, 2011 at 4:21 pm | Reply Randeep

Sir i am new about to linked server.i am using this in my local server

sp_addlinkedserver
@server=’ip address of my remote server’,
@srvproduct=”,
@provider=’SQLNCLI’,
@datasrc=’databasename’

and then i make this query:

SELECT *

FROM OPENQUERY(‘ipadress’,databasename.uid.’select * from tbl_Products ‘)

it not work. plz sir help me.
Thanks
Randeep Chauhan