I have created a table in sql server 2008 and the table contains a lots of records.I need to get all the data from that table to a script file.
If you have SSMS;
Right click on your database
Generate scripts
Change radio button to Select specific database objects
Check the tables box
Select your table
Next
Set the filename etc
Click on Advanced button
Change the Types of data to script setting to Schema and data
Click next to finish
Blog post here with screenshots for clarification
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How do I export the data as sql in SQL Management Studio?
After i have right click a table > Script As > Select TO then selected all (*), i could only export as txt file or CSV, how do I export the result/table as sql?
You can do it with SQL Server Management Studio. Here are the steps :
Right-click your database.
Select Tasks > Generate Scripts...
Introduction Step. Click Next.
Choose Objects. Select Specific database objects.
Select your table in below.
Set Scripting Options. Here's the key step. In order to get all data and objects, click the Advanced button. Then in the Advanced Scripting Options, set the value for Types of data to script to Schema and data.
if you want to get data only select Data Only
Click OK. Then Next and Finish.
You will have a script file that contains both database schema and data.
I have database a with schema foo which contains 20 tables. I want to move all of the contents of schema foo into database b without overriding the current content in database b.
Is there also a way to do it in pgadmin?
I found this link and perhaps it will be quite similar. But this particular link is for transferring a table.
Copy a table from one database to another in Postgres
You can script the first database with all its data once scripted you can run the th script within the other database it should work as long as you dont have tables in the second database with the same name
so in pg admin follow these steps to script the
-Right click on the database and click Backup.
-Selece a filepath and filename on where you want to save your script
-Select Plain as the format in the format dropdown.
-Go to Options and check "schema and data" in tab # 1.
-Then click on Backup.
-Then click Done.
-Then right click on your 2nd database and create a new query.
-Find where you saved the script and copy the script to the query
-run the query and should be all good
if you are unsure about this just create 2 practice databases and practice on those before you do it on the main one
I'm a beginner and in class we're learning how to make tables, insert records, make foreign keys all through query.
I've made a 3 tables through query but now I have to edit a previous table through it's own query but I closed it already. How do I open it again so I can add something to the table? All I see is the "New Query" button.
The tables are all in one file, under one database.To be more specific, I want to open query window that shows up when you click "New Query" but I want to see the codes I wrote to make the table because I need to edit something there.
You won't be able to re-open closed table script if it has not been saved in a .sql file. Check Kyle's comment above for single table. Re-generate the script.
For more than one table, right click on Database name, Select Tasks->Generate Scripts-->Click Next --> Select all tables you want. Save script on clipboard. Paste in New Query. Save that file as SQL.
You can use advanced options also to generate the same script.
If you have saved your query earlier then open the folder which contains the sql code. Double click on that file, it will automatically open in SQL Server Management Studio.
I want to get a backup of a single table with its data from a database in SQL Server using a script.
How can I do that?
SELECT * INTO mytable_backup FROM mytable
This makes a copy of table mytable, and every row in it, called mytable_backup. It will not copy any indices, constraints, etc., just the structure and data.
Note that this will not work if you have an existing table named mytable_backup, so if you want to use this code regularly (for example, to backup daily or monthly), you'll need to run drop mytable_backup first.
You can use the "Generate script for database objects" feature on SSMS.
Right click on the target database
Select Tasks > Generate Scripts
Choose desired table or specific object
Hit the Advanced button
Under General, choose value on the Types of data to script. You can select Data only, Schema only, and Schema and data. Schema and data includes both table creation and actual data on the generated script.
Click Next until wizard is done
There are many ways you can take back of table.
BCP (BULK COPY PROGRAM)
Generate Table Script with data
Make a copy of table using SELECT INTO, example here
SAVE Table Data Directly in a Flat file
Export Data using SSIS to any destination
You can create table script along with its data using following steps:
Right click on the database.
Select Tasks > Generate scripts ...
Click next.
Click next.
In Table/View Options, set Script Data to True; then click next.
Select the Tables checkbox and click next.
Select your table name and click next.
Click next until the wizard is done.
For more information, see Eric Johnson's blog.
Put the table in its own filegroup. You can then use regular SQL Server built in backup to backup the filegroup in which in effect backs up the table.
To backup a filegroup see:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/backup-restore/back-up-files-and-filegroups-sql-server
To create a table on a non-default filegroup (its easy) see:
Create a table on a filegroup other than the default
Another approach you can take if you need to back up a single table out of multiple tables in a database is:
Generate script of specific table(s) from a database (Right-click database, click Task > Generate Scripts...
Run the script in the query editor. You must change/add the first line (USE DatabaseName) in the script to a new database, to avoid getting the "Database already exists" error.
Right-click on the newly created database, and click on Task > Back Up...
The backup will contain the selected table(s) from the original database.
To get a copy in a file on the local file-system, this rickety utility from the Windows start button menu worked:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DTS\Binn\DTSWizard.exe"
How to fetch the data from one database and insert in to another database table? I can't to do this. Please help me in transferring data from one to another.
There are several ways to do this, below are two options:
Option 1
- Right click on the database you want to copy
Choose 'Tasks' > 'Generate scripts'
'Select specific database objects'
Check 'Tables'
Mark 'Save to new query window'
Click 'Advanced'
Set 'Types of data to script' to 'Schema and data'
Next, Next
You can now run the generated query on the new database.
Option 2
Right click on the database you want to copy
'Tasks' > 'Export Data'
Next, Next
Choose the database to copy the tables to
Mark 'Copy data from one or more tables or views'
Choose the tables you want to copy
Finish
Example for insert into values in One database table into another database table running on the same SQL Server
insert into dbo.onedatabase.FolderStatus
(
[FolderStatusId],
[code],
[title],
[last_modified]
)
select [FolderStatusId], [code], [title], [last_modified]
from dbo.Twodatabase.f_file_stat
For those on Azure, follow these modified instructions from Virus:
Open SSMS.
Right-click the Database you wish to copy data from.
Select Generate Scripts >> Select Specific Database Objects >> Choose the tables/object you wish to transfer.
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In the "Save to file" pane, click Advanced
Set "Types of data to script" to Schema and data
Set "Script DROP and CREATE" to Script DROP and CREATE
Under "Table/View Options" set relevant items to TRUE. Though I recommend setting all to TRUE just in case. You can always modify the script after it generates.
Set filepath >> Next >> Next
Open newly created SQL file. Remove "Use" from top of file.
Open new query window on destination database, paste script contents (without using) and execute.
if both databases are on same server and you want to transfer entire table (make copy of it) then use simple select into statement ...
select * into anotherDatabase..copyOfTable from oneDatabase..tableName
You can then write cursor top of sysobjects and copy entire set of tables that way.
If you want more complex data extraction & transformation, then use SSIS and build appropriate ETL in it.
You can use visual studio 2015. Go to Tools => SQL server => New Data comparison
Select source and target Database.
You can backup and restore the database using Management Studio.
Again from Management Studio you can use "copy database".
you can even do it manually if there is a reason to do so. I mean manually create the target db and manually copying data by sql statements...
can you clarify why you ask this? Is it that you dont have expierience in doing it or something else?
There are multiple options and depend on your needs.
See the following links:
Copying Data Between Servers
Copy tables from one database to another in SQL Server.
These solutions are working in case when target database is blank.
In case when both databases already have some data you need something more complicated http://byalexblog.net/merge-sql-databases
This can be achieved by a T-SQL statement, if you are aware that FROM clause can specify database for table name.
insert into database1..MyTable
select from database2..MyTable
Here is how Microsoft explains the syntax:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/from-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver15
If the table or view exists in another database on the same instance of SQL Server, use a fully qualified name in the form database.schema.object_name.
schema_name can be omitted, like above, which means the default schema of the current user. By default, it's dbo.
Add any filtering to columns/rows if you want to. Be sure to create any new table before moving data.
Doing this programmatically between two different databases could involve a scheduled job using a linked server. But linked servers require DBA-level knowledge to set up. If you can't use a linked server, just write a program that 1. Reads a row from the source table and 2. Inserts it into the target table. The programmer just needs to use a connection string that has INSERT privileges into the target database table. I have solved this problems using both approaches.