Insert Data From One Server To Another?

Question

If I want to run this sort of query in SQL Server, how can I do the same query from one server I am connected to to another?

I tried adding \"[ServerName1].\" before

Answer 1

If you have adhoc distributed queries enabled you can use OPENDATASOURCE. Setting up a linked server is another option. Not sure of the pros and cons of each approach.

INSERT INTO [DatabaseName1].[dbo].[TableName]
SELECT FieldName
FROM OPENDATASOURCE('SQLNCLI',
    'Data Source=Server\InstanceName;Integrated Security=SSPI')
    .DatabaseName2.dbo.TableName