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.. _howto/operator:MsSqlOperator:

Connect to MSSQL using SQLExecuteQueryOperator
==============================================

The purpose of this guide is to define tasks involving interactions with the MSSQL database using SQLExecuteQueryOperator.

Use the :class:`SQLExecuteQueryOperator <airflow.providers.common.sql.operators.sql>` to execute
SQL commands in MSSQL database.

.. note::
    Previously, ``MsSqlOperator`` was used to perform this kind of operation. Please use ``SQLExecuteQueryOperator`` instead.

Common Database Operations with SQLExecuteQueryOperator
-------------------------------------------------------

To use the SQLExecuteQueryOperator to execute SQL queries against an MSSQL database, two parameters are required: ``sql`` and ``conn_id``.
These two parameters are eventually fed to the MSSQL hook object that interacts directly with the MSSQL database.

Creating a MSSQL database table
----------------------------------

The code snippets below are based on Airflow-2.2

An example usage of the SQLExecuteQueryOperator to connect to MSSQL is as follows:

.. exampleinclude:: /../tests/system/microsoft/mssql/example_mssql.py
    :language: python
    :start-after: [START howto_operator_mssql]
    :end-before: [END howto_operator_mssql]

You can also use an external file to execute the SQL commands. Script folder must be at the same level as DAG.py file.
This way you can easily maintain the SQL queries separated from the code.

.. exampleinclude:: /../tests/system/microsoft/mssql/example_mssql.py
    :language: python
    :start-after: [START mssql_operator_howto_guide_create_table_mssql_from_external_file]
    :end-before: [END mssql_operator_howto_guide_create_table_mssql_from_external_file]


Your ``dags/create_table.sql`` should look like this:

.. code-block::sql

      -- create Users table
      CREATE TABLE Users (
        user_id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY,
        username TEXT,
        description TEXT
    );


Inserting data into a MSSQL database table
---------------------------------------------
We can then create a SQLExecuteQueryOperator task that populate the ``Users`` table.

.. exampleinclude:: /../tests/system/microsoft/mssql/example_mssql.py
    :language: python
    :start-after: [START mssql_operator_howto_guide_populate_user_table]
    :end-before: [END mssql_operator_howto_guide_populate_user_table]


Fetching records from your MSSQL database table
--------------------------------------------------

Fetching records from your MSSQL database table can be as simple as:

.. exampleinclude:: /../tests/system/microsoft/mssql/example_mssql.py
    :language: python
    :start-after: [START mssql_operator_howto_guide_get_all_countries]
    :end-before: [END mssql_operator_howto_guide_get_all_countries]


Passing Parameters into SQLExecuteQueryOperator
-----------------------------------------------

SQLExecuteQueryOperator provides ``parameters`` attribute which makes it possible to dynamically inject values into your
SQL requests during runtime.

To find the countries in Asian continent:

.. exampleinclude:: /../tests/system/microsoft/mssql/example_mssql.py
    :language: python
    :start-after: [START mssql_operator_howto_guide_params_passing_get_query]
    :end-before: [END mssql_operator_howto_guide_params_passing_get_query]


The complete SQLExecuteQueryOperator DAG to connect to MSSQL
------------------------------------------------------------

When we put everything together, our DAG should look like this:

.. exampleinclude:: /../tests/system/microsoft/mssql/example_mssql.py
    :language: python
    :start-after: [START mssql_operator_howto_guide]
    :end-before: [END mssql_operator_howto_guide]