i know i've done this before.Using the following to move data in the following fields between two tables:Insert into arrest.dbo.arrest_OBTS select [ARRESTTYPE] ,[WARSTATUS] ,[OTTIC] ,[OFFENSENO] ,[WARRANTNO] ,[ARRESTNO] ,[JAILBOOKNO] ,[OBTS] ,[OTHER] ,[REPORTDATE] ,[REPORTTIME] ,[COURTCASE] ,[LNAME] ,[FNAME] ,[MNAME] ,[TITLE] ,[DOB] ,[APPROX_AGE] ,[RACE] ,[SEX] ,[HISPANIC] ,[HEIGHT] ,[WEIGHT] ,[HAIR] ,[EYES] ,[SSN] ,[OCA] ,[OCCUR_DATE] ,[OCCUR_TIME] ,[OCCUR_DAT2] ,[OCCUR_TIM2] ,[OC_HOUSENU] ,[OC_QUAD] ,[OC_STREET] ,[OC_HOUSESU] ,[OC_CITY] ,[OC_STATE] ,[OC_ZIP] ,[OC_ZONE] ,[OC_DISTGRD] ,[DGEO_LAW_SUB2] ,[DGEO_LAW_SUB3] ,[WDIST] ,[DISTGRID] ,[SENTCOURT] ,[RCVDCOURT] ,[SENTDATE] ,[RCVDDATE] ,[SENTJUDGE] ,[RCVDJUDGE] ,[HOLD] ,[HOLDTILL] ,[RECALLED] ,[RECALLTEXT] ,[RECALLAFT] ,[MAILED] ,[ARRAIGN] ,[COURTARR] ,[JUDBOND] ,[JUDANY] ,[JUDPRO] ,[JUDPTRIQ] ,[JUDNONE] ,[JUDCASH] ,[JUDPTR] ,[JUDRORSIGN] ,[JUDPURGE] ,[JUDPURGEC] ,[LEOBOND] ,[LEO_NONE] ,[LEO_ROR] ,[RETCOURT] ,[RETDATE] ,[RETTIME] ,[ARR_DATE] ,[ARR_TIME] ,[RESIST] ,[RESISTTYPE] ,[WEAPON] ,[RETTEXT] ,[WEAPONID] ,[WEAPONTYPE] ,[DRINKING] ,[DRUGS] ,[ALCOHOLTYPE] ,[DRUGTYPE] ,[RESIDENCY] ,[ARRESTJURISDICTION] ,[ARRESTEDPRIOR] ,[INJURY] ,[INJURYEXTENT] ,[AHOUSENU] ,[AQUAD] ,[ASTREET] ,[AHOUSESU] ,[ACITY] ,[ASTATE] ,[AZIP] ,[AZONE] ,[ADISTGRID] ,[ADGEO_LAW_SUB2] ,[ADGEO_LAW_SUB3] ,[CRIMESCENE] ,[PHYEVID] ,[PHYEVIDDES] ,[ARROFFNO] ,[ARROFFNAME] ,[ARROFFPERNO] ,[ARROFFUNIT] ,[REPOFFNO] ,[REPOFFNAME] ,[REPOFFPERNO] ,[REPOFFUNIT] ,[REPOFFAGENCY] ,[FORWARDTO] ,[FINISHED] ,[ARRSUPAPP] ,[ARRSUPNO] ,[ARRSUPNAME] ,[ARRSUPPERNO] ,[ARRSUPDATE] ,[ARRSUPTIME] ,[REPTAKER] ,[REPTAKERPERNO] ,[REPTAKERD] ,[REPTAKERT] ,[REPTAKERDE] ,[REPTAKERTE] ,[SERVEBY] ,[SERVEDBYPERNO] ,[SERVEBYD] ,[SERVEBYT] ,[UNSERVEBY] ,[UNSERVEDBYPERNO] ,[UNSERVEBYD] ,[UNSERVEBYT] ,[ALERTDATE] ,[ALERTTEXT] ,[MODBY] ,[MODBYPERNO] ,[MODDATE] ,[MODTIME] ,[LOCK] ,[LOCKPSW] ,[LOCKBY] ,[LOCKDATE] ,[LOCKTIME] ,[UNLOCKBY] ,[UNLOCKDATE] ,[UNLOCKTIME] ,[END] ,[SROARREST] ,[IBRSArrestType] ,[UNIQUEKEY] ,[BOOKDATE] ,[BOOKTIME] ,[JAILDATE] ,[JAILTIME] ,[FP_BY] ,[COUNTY_IDNO] ,[FDLE_NO] ,[DOC_NO] ,[FBI_NO] ,[MAND_COURT] ,[NOT_COURT] ,[COURT_LOC] ,[MIRANDA_WARN] ,[HOLD_AGCY] ,[VERIFIED_BY] ,[REASON] ,[BONDDATE] ,[REL_DATE] ,[REL_TIME] ,[REL_AM_PM] ,[BOND_CHG1] ,[BOND_CHG2] ,[BOND_TYPE1] ,[BOND_TYPE2] ,[JUV] ,[FELONY] ,[TFELONY] ,[MISD] ,[TMISD] ,[ORDINANCE] ,[OTHERCHG] ,[FP_IDONLY] ,[FP_CRIM] ,[FP_AFIS] ,[FP_BY_PERNO] ,[OATHADMINPERNO] ,[VERBYPERNO] ,[RET_AM_PM] ,[REL_OFFPERNO] ,[OC_BUS_NAME] ,[ARR_BUS_NAME] ,[OCCUR_AM_PM] ,[SENTTIME] ,[SENT_AM_PM] ,[AssignType] ,[AssignUnit] ,[AssignPerNo] ,[OATHADMIN] ,[REL_OFF] ,[ARRESTTYPE_FHP] ,[OFFENSEJURISDICTION] ,[TRANSMITTED] ,[RADIONO] ,[ORI] ,[XMITTED_ON] ,[JUDOPTION8] ,[JUDOPTION9] ,[JUDOPTION10] ,[LEO_OPTION3] ,[LEO_OPTION4] ,[LEO_OPTION5] ,[LEO_OPTION6] ,[LEO_OPTION7] ,[LEO_OPTION8] ,[LEO_OPTION9] ,[LEO_OPTION10] ,[OC_LATITUDE] ,[OC_LONGITUDE] ,[ALATITUDE] ,[ALONGITUDE] ,[ETHNICITY] ,[EnteredInCIC] ,[SpecialConditionExist] ,[SpecialConditionDesc] ,[AssignAgency] ,[LJBONDFLAG] ,[SubmitStatus] ,[SubmitExternalDocID] ,[OccurFromDateTime] ,[OccurToDateTime] ,[ReportDateTime] ,[ArrestReportPersonFKey] ,[ReportStatus] ,[OfficerCreatedDateTime] ,[ReportCompletedDateTime] ,[OfficerCompleted] ,[OfficerCompletedDateTime] ,[ECSOID] FROM [ARREST].[dbo].[Arrest_OBTS]GO
Arrest_OBTS has all of those fields, and more. Arrest.dbo.arrest has all those fields and more that don't match in the OBTS table. I left those columns out intentionally. I only want these columns copied, but it's arguing about table definition. why?