Dynamic Table Name in Select Statement

How to set table name in dynamic SQL query?

Table names cannot be supplied as parameters, so you'll have to construct the SQL string manually like this:

SET @SQLQuery = 'SELECT * FROM ' + @TableName + ' WHERE EmployeeID = @EmpID' 

However, make sure that your application does not allow a user to directly enter the value of @TableName, as this would make your query susceptible to SQL injection. For one possible solution to this, see this answer.

Use dynamic table name in sql server query

you need to use Dynamic SQL

either

declare @sql nvarchar(max)
select @sql = 'select * from ' + quotename(@tableName)

exec (@sql)

or

exec sp_executesql @sql

Dynamic table name and variable name in query in SQL Server

Use sp_executesql and parameters:

DECLARE @table_name VARCHAR(50) = 'table_name';
DECLARE @valid_to datetime = getdate();

DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(max) = N'
UPDATE '+ @table_name + N'
    SET valid_flag = 0, 
        valid_to = @valid_to
    WHERE valid_flag = 1
';

EXEC sp_executesql @sql, N'@valid_to datetime', @valid_to=@valid_to;

EDIT:

As recommended by Larnu a comment:

DECLARE @table_name sysname = 'table_name';
DECLARE @valid_to datetime = getdate();

DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(max) = N'
UPDATE '+ QUOTENAME(@table_name) + N'
    SET valid_flag = 0, 
        valid_to = @valid_to
    WHERE valid_flag = 1
';

EXEC sp_executesql @sql, N'@valid_to datetime', @valid_to=@valid_to;

How to provide dynamic table name with Date Time in query of SQL Server

It can be resolved by below query

   Declare @tablename AS nvarchar(80);
   SET @tablename='TableNameBackup_'+ 
   replace(replace(replace(convert(varchar(30),getdate(),121),'/','_'),':','_'),'.','_');
   EXECUTE('Select * into '+ @tablename+ ' from TableName');

A table name as a variable

For static queries, like the one in your question, table names and column names need to be static.

For dynamic queries, you should generate the full SQL dynamically, and use sp_executesql to execute it.

Here is an example of a script used to compare data between the same tables of different databases:

Static query:

SELECT * FROM [DB_ONE].[dbo].[ACTY]
EXCEPT
SELECT * FROM [DB_TWO].[dbo].[ACTY]

Since I want to easily change the name of table and schema, I have created this dynamic query:

declare @schema sysname;
declare @table sysname;
declare @query nvarchar(max);

set @schema = 'dbo'
set @table = 'ACTY'

set @query = '
SELECT * FROM [DB_ONE].' + QUOTENAME(@schema) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@table) + '
EXCEPT
SELECT * FROM [DB_TWO].' + QUOTENAME(@schema) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@table);

EXEC sp_executesql @query

Since dynamic queries have many details that need to be considered and they are hard to maintain, I recommend that you read: The curse and blessings of dynamic SQL

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