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What is magic table in SQL Server?
Vishal Nayan
Apr 29
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In this Blog you will see what a magic table is in SQL Server?
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1. Magic tables are nothing but inserted and deleted which are temporary objects created by the server internally to hold recently inserted values in the case of insert and to hold recently deleted values in the case of delete, to hold before updating values or after updating values in the case of update.
Let us suppose if we write a trigger on the table on insert or delete or update. So on insertion of a record into that table, the inserted table will be created automatically by the database, on deletion of record from that table; the deleted table will be created automatically by the database.
2. These two tables, inserted and deleted, are called magic tables.
3. Magic tables are used to put all the deleted and updated rows. We can retrieve the column values from the deleted rows using the keyword "deleted".
4. These are not physical tables, only internal tables.
5. This Magic table is used In SQL Server 6.5, 7.0 & 2000 versions with Triggers only.
6. But, In SQL Server 2005, 2008 & 2008 R2 Versions can use these Magic tables with Triggers and Non-Triggers also.
7. Using with Triggers:
If you have implemented any trigger for any Tables then,
Whenever you insert a record into a table, that record will be in the INSERTED Magic table.
Whenever you update the record in that table, that existing record will be in the DELETED Magic table and the modified new data with be in the INSERTED Magic table.
Whenever you delete a record in that table, that record will be in the DELETED Magic table only.
These magic tables are used inside the Triggers for tracking the data transaction.
8. Using Non-Triggers:
You can also use the Magic tables with Non-Trigger activities using OUTPUT Clause in SQL Server 2005, 2008 & 2008 R2 versions.