Strange Behaviour in a stored Procedure

Hello forum

I am attempting to build an execute script as a part of a wider process.  essentially data is imported into a temporary table and then exported via bcp; so in order to capture the column headings I am using a cursor to build a string and then execute it.  However, if I "PRINT" the script the script is correct, but if I "EXECUTE" either with EXECUTE or sp_executesql, the script is incorrect.

Here is the Code: -

Set

@ColNameScript =(Select'Select ')

Set

@TotalCol =(Selectcount(*)from syscolumnswhere idin(select idfrom sysobjectswherename='voltemp'))

Set

@CurrentCol=1

Declare

Column_Curs Cursorforselectnamefrom syscolumnswhere idin(select idfrom sysobjectswherename='voltemp')

Open

Column_Curs

Fetch

NextFrom Column_CursInto @ColumnName

While

@@Fetch_Status=0

Begin

IF @CurrentCol<> @TotalCol

BEGIN

Set @ColNameScript=(Select @ColNameScript+ '^'+ @ColumnName+'^'+' AS ['+ @ColumnName+'],')

END

IF @CurrentCol= @TotalCol

BEGIN

Set @ColNameScript=(Select @ColNameScript+ '^'+ @ColumnName+'^'+ ' AS ['+ @ColumnName+'] INTO COLNAMETEMP')

END

FetchNextFrom Column_CursInto @ColumnName

Set @CurrentCol=@CurrentCol+1

End

Close

Column_Curs

Deallocate

Column_Curs

SELECT

REPLACE(@ColNameScript,'^','''')

PRINT

@ColNameScript

EXECUTE

@ColNameScript;

If I comment out the EXECUTE command the script is printed as thus: -

'territoryName'AS [territoryName],'organisation'AS [organisation],'displayname'AS [displayname],'URN'AS [URN],'vacancyid'AS [vacancyid],'jobtitle'AS [jobtitle],'Displayfrom'AS [Displayfrom],'displayto'AS [displayto],'date'AS [date],'Advert/vacancytype'AS [Advert/vacancytype],'Type(s) of Work'AS [Type(s) of Work],'status'AS [status],'PageViews'AS [PageViews],'Total Interaction'AS [Total Interaction],'Advert Run'AS [Advert Run],'Job Live Days'AS [Job Live Days],'Click through rate'AS [Click through rate],'Days to go'AS [Days to go],'Clicks per day'AS [Clicks per day]INTO COLNAMETEMP

If I include the EXECUTE command the script is printed as thus: -

^territoryName^AS [territoryName],^organisation^AS [organisation],^displayname^AS [displayname],^URN^AS [URN],^vacancyid^AS [vacancyid],^jobtitle^AS [jobtitle],^Displayfrom^AS [Displayfrom],^displayto^AS [displayto],^date^AS [date],^Advert/vacancytype^AS [Advert/vacancytype],^Type(s)of Work^AS [Type(s) of Work],^status^AS [status],^PageViews^AS [PageViews],^Total Interaction^AS [Total Interaction],^Advert Run^AS [Advert Run],^Job Live Days^AS [Job Live Days],^Click through rate^AS [Click through rate],^Daysto go^AS [Days to go],^Clicks per day^AS [Clicks per day]INTO COLNAMETEMP

SQL Server version is 2005 Standard Edition SP4.

Please click "Mark As Answer" if my post helped. Tony C.