sqlserver insert with set identity

To perform an SQL Server insert with a set identity column, you can use the following syntax:

INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, ...)
VALUES (value1, value2, ...)

Make sure to exclude the identity column from the column list and the values list. The identity column will automatically generate a value for each inserted row.

For example, if you have a table named "Employees" with columns "EmployeeID" (identity column), "FirstName", and "LastName", you can perform an insert as follows:

INSERT INTO Employees (FirstName, LastName)
VALUES ('John', 'Doe')

This query will insert a new row into the "Employees" table with the values 'John' and 'Doe' for the "FirstName" and "LastName" columns, respectively. The "EmployeeID" column will be automatically generated.

If you want to retrieve the generated identity value after the insert, you can use the SCOPE_IDENTITY() function. For example:

INSERT INTO Employees (FirstName, LastName)
VALUES ('John', 'Doe')

SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS NewEmployeeID

This query will insert a new row into the "Employees" table and then return the generated identity value as "NewEmployeeID".

Please note that this example assumes you are using the C programming language to interact with SQL Server. The specific syntax may vary depending on the programming language and database access library you are using.