I need to generate SQL queries with all table records, using SQL Server Management Studio Express. I know how to generate queries for creating database itself, and full database structure: tables, views and stored procedures. Is it possible to make queries with all table content?
You can use the Database Publishing Wizard to script your data (along with scripts for schema)
This works with 2005 and can be used to generate scripts for schema only, data or both.
It generates a single SQL script file which can be used to recreate the contents of a database by manually executing the script on a target server.
The pre-requisite for Database Publishing Wizard is .NET 2.0 Framework, SQL Server 2005 Management Objects (SMO is included for use with SQL Express)
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I work for a customer who has his own database management team and I need to deploy my new web application version within a SQL Server 2008 script (I am not in position to execute any actions on their systems). I can't back up myself their database and I'm not sure they'll do it so if I delete all data it's gonna be terrible.
Therefore, I'm looking for a solution to back-up if possible the database, extract the existing datas, execute the new statements of my script, and re-include the datas saved in the database.
It is possible to do this in a SQL server script ?
More generally, how can I safely update schemas and datas of a SQL Server database within a script without losing all data inside ?
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Currently, I'm using in the dev environment the initial database schema and the newest. So, I use Visual Studio 2012 with Data Tools to make Schema comparison and generate the update script.
You start with a copy of the database schema with sample data against which you can develop and test.
Then you write scripts (perhaps with the aid of a tool like SSDT) that updates the schema to be compatible with the new version of your application, retaining the data in the database.
You deliver these tested schema modification scripts along with the new version of your application for the customer's administrators to test and apply to the target database as part of the application upgrade.
I have a local copy of a sql server 2008 database. I'd like to know if any tables or views, schemas - not data, are out of sync with the copy on the server. Is there any easy ways to find out?
If you're using Visual Studio - SQL -> Schema Compare and specify Source ant Target DB.
It shows all of the Schema changes and it also generates a change script for the differences.
Fast and efficient way to keep your DB in sync.
I'm starting to learn database, and I will work with SQLce. Is there some type of library that can assist in creating the proper SQL statements for creating tables etc? (Not for query of the database, as I plan to use LINQ). I'm not thinking an MS library, but some amateur project maybe..
You want to download SQL Server Management Studio Express. The SSMS tools let you connect to SQL CE as well as the full blown SQL Server databases, and best of all it's free. You can create your tables via the GUI, and then instead of saving the table, you could have it show you the SQL script instead and learn that way. Everything you do in the GUI executes T-SQL behind the scenes and you have the option of saving all that SQL and running it yourself.
See this stackoverflow question here too for some more details.
I have a SQL Server 2008 DB. I want to extract SOME tables (and associated schema, constraints, indexes, etc) and create a SQL Server Express DB. It isn't a sync of the target, we stomp on it.
We ONLY need to do this in the file system (not across the wire). We are not fond of the synchronization stuff and at this point don't know how to run SSIS. We are a C# shop and a little code is ok. Like using the C# bulk import stuff, but that won't create the schema.
Suggestions?
My suggestion:
Back up the database
Restore under new name and file
Detach restored database from SQL Server
You now have a standalone file that you could use with SQL Server Express.
We use a tool from Red-Gate called SQL Compare to generate schema-complete SQL scripts. It's about $400, but well worth it. You pick the objects you want (users, tables, views, functions - whatever) you want, and it will generate a SQL Script to re-create them in your new database. Essentially, it's the same as Right-Click -> "Script To... New Window" in SSMS, but all at once, and it has a number of other features your shop might find useful as well.
As Scott pointed out (I couldn't figure out how to comment on his post), you can do a backup and restore, detach and attach from one server version to another assuming that the database is less than 4GB.
I have a few tables in my local SQL Server database with some data in those tables. I want to to transfer that data to my database server. On that server I can run SQL queries.
How can I generate the SQL to do this, or is this possible using SQL Server Management Studio?
First, generate scripts for table structure and run the scripts on your target server, then use the bcp tool (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162802.aspx) to migrate the data.
Take a backup of the database and copy that .bak file to your server, then use restore database option of SQL Management studio to restore the database from that .bak file.
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