How can I simulate a SQL insert statement?

Question

I'm working on a web application that uses NHibernate. Sometimes when there is a bug in the SQL generated by NHibernate, the error I get is extremely unhelpful:

NHibernate.Exceptions.GenericADOException: could not execute batch command.[SQL: SQL not available] ---> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.

The code that threw the error generated dozens and dozens of SQL statements, which are stored in a log, such as:

INSERT 
INTO
    ShipOrder (ShipContactName, ShipAddress1, ShipAddress2, ShipAddress3, ShipCity, ShipStateCode, ShipPostalCode, ShipCountryCode, ShipProvider) 
VALUES
    ('Tobias Funke', '12345 Anywhere Pl', NULL, NULL, 'Anytown', 'AA', '12345', 'US', 'UPS GROUND')

I want to try running this query to see if it is the cause of the error. Is there a way I can simulate the insert in SQL Server Management Studio so I don't create dummy data?

Answer 1

Wrap it in a transaction, and rollback instead of commit:

BEGIN TRANSACTION
INSERT 
INTO
    ShipOrder (ShipContactName, ShipAddress1, ShipAddress2, ShipAddress3, ShipCity, ShipStateCode, ShipPostalCode, ShipCountryCode, ShipProvider) 
VALUES
    ('Tobias Funke', '12345 Anywhere Pl', NULL, NULL, 'Anytown', 'AA', '12345', 'US', 'UPS GROUND')
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION