add column while copying data in sql

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I'm using SqlBulkCopy to bulk insert some records from one table into another table. The query is using a SqlDataReader to get the data. The one difference that matters (besides column order which is handled in the mappings) between the tables is that the destination table has a date column into which the current date needs to be added. This date is not in the source table. How can I add this into the current process which is working fine minus this? Current working code looks like this: ``` SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * from dbo.source", cn); SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); using (SqlBulkCopy copy = new SqlBulkCopy(cn)) { copy.ColumnMappings.Add(0, 0); copy.ColumnMappings.Add(1, 2); copy.ColumnMappings.Add(3, 3); copy.ColumnMappings.Add(2, 4); copy.ColumnMappings.Add(5, 5); copy.ColumnMappings.Add(14, 6); copy.DestinationTableName = "destination"; copy.WriteToServer(rdr); } ``` The DB is sql 2008 ENT.

Accepted Answer

You could just add it to be returned by your SELECT:

```
SELECT *, GETDATE() AS CurrentDate from dbo.source
```

And then just add another ColumnMapping for it.

add column while copying data in sql

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