Update a sheet row

Updates an existing row in a sheet by its Id. You can update specific columns.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

UPDATE [My Sheet]
SET [Some Text Number Column]='Updated - <<FUN_NOW>>',
    [Some Checkbox Column] = true,
    [Some Contact List Column] = 'something@abc.com',
    [Some Date Column] = '<<FUN_NOW>>',
    [Some PickList Column] = 'Not Started',
    [Some Multi PickList Column] = 'Value2,Value4',
    [Some Symbol Column] = 'Green,Yellow'
WHERE Id=7522710866202500		
WITH(Output=1)

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_SMARTSHEET_IN_GATEWAY], 'UPDATE [My Sheet]
SET [Some Text Number Column]=''Updated - <<FUN_NOW>>'',
    [Some Checkbox Column] = true,
    [Some Contact List Column] = ''something@abc.com'',
    [Some Date Column] = ''<<FUN_NOW>>'',
    [Some PickList Column] = ''Not Started'',
    [Some Multi PickList Column] = ''Value2,Value4'',
    [Some Symbol Column] = ''Green,Yellow''
WHERE Id=7522710866202500		
WITH(Output=1)')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_SMARTSHEET_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'UPDATE [My Sheet]
SET [Some Text Number Column]=''Updated - <<FUN_NOW>>'',
    [Some Checkbox Column] = true,
    [Some Contact List Column] = ''something@abc.com'',
    [Some Date Column] = ''<<FUN_NOW>>'',
    [Some PickList Column] = ''Not Started'',
    [Some Multi PickList Column] = ''Value2,Value4'',
    [Some Symbol Column] = ''Green,Yellow''
WHERE Id=7522710866202500		
WITH(Output=1)'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_SMARTSHEET_IN_GATEWAY]