EXECUTE IMMEDIATE

Translation reference to convert Teradata EXECUTE IMMENDIATE statement to Snowflake Scripting

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Description

The Teradata EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement allows the execution of dynamic SQL contained on variables or string literals.

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-- EXECUTE IMMEDIATE syntax
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE <dynamic_statement>

<dynamic_statement> := {string_literal | string_variable}

Sample Source Patterns

Setup data

The following code is necessary to execute the sample patterns present in this section.

Teradata

IN -> Teradata_01.sql

CREATE TABLE inventory (
    product_name VARCHAR(50),
    price INTEGER
);

Snowflake

OUT -> Teradata_01.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE inventory (
    product_name VARCHAR(50),
    price INTEGER
)
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"teradata"}}'
;

Execute Example

Teradata

Query

IN -> Teradata_02.sql

REPLACE PROCEDURE InsertProductInInventory(IN productName VARCHAR(50), IN price INTEGER)
BEGIN
	DECLARE insertStatement VARCHAR(100);
	SET insertStatement = 'INSERT INTO INVENTORY VALUES(' || productName || ', ' || price || ')';
    EXECUTE IMMEDIATE insertStatement;
END;

CALL InsertProductInInventory('''Chocolate''', 75);
CALL InsertProductInInventory('''Sugar''', 65);
CALL InsertProductInInventory('''Rice''', 100);

SELECT product_name, price FROM inventory;

Result

+--------------+-------+
| product_name | price |
+--------------+-------+
| Chocolate    | 75    |
+--------------+-------+
| Sugar        | 65    |
+--------------+-------+
| Rice         | 100   |
+--------------+-------+

Snowflake Scripting

Query

OUT -> Teradata_02.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE InsertProductInInventory (PRODUCTNAME VARCHAR(50), PRICE INTEGER)
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/24/2024" }}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
	DECLARE
		insertStatement VARCHAR(100);
	BEGIN
		 
		insertStatement := 'INSERT INTO INVENTORY
VALUES (' || productName || ', ' || price || ')';
		!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0030 - THE STATEMENT BELOW HAS USAGES OF DYNAMIC SQL. ***/!!!
		EXECUTE IMMEDIATE insertStatement;
	END;
$$;

CALL InsertProductInInventory('''Chocolate''', 75);

CALL InsertProductInInventory('''Sugar''', 65);

CALL InsertProductInInventory('''Rice''', 100);

SELECT
	product_name,
	price FROM
	inventory;

Result

+--------------+-------+
| PRODUCT_NAME | PRICE |
+--------------+-------+
| Chocolate    | 75    |
+--------------+-------+
| Sugar        | 65    |
+--------------+-------+
| Rice         | 100   |
+--------------+-------+

Result

column1|column2                  |column3|
-------+-------------------------+-------+
      3|Mundo3                   |    3.3|

Related EWIS

1. SSC-EWI-0030: The statement below has usages of dynamic SQL.