In SQL Server 2005, Import Data (SSIS), my desire is to import a text file and have it append to an existing table. The first time through the wizard on the Column Mappings step I swear the Append rows to the destination table radio button was enabled. But, now, it's disabled (grey) and even re-starting the wizard won't cause it to re-enable.
Is there some secret/magic I don't know about? How do I get that option to re-enable so that I can append (rather than Create destination table)?
I know what you're missing... because I once missed it too!
From the screen, "Select Source Tables and Views",
there is a "destination" drop-down menu on the right side.
Select your table from this drop-down,
then click on the "Edit Mappings" button.
Now the append option will be enabled!
In my experience, if the table you're importing into doesn't exist at the time you're going through the "SSIS Import and Export Wizard", you won't have the option to Append; if the table does exist at the time you're going through the wizard, the option is available.
If you do choose the "Create table" option, the wizard just builds the SSIS package with an Execute SQL task that builds the table prior to the data flow that loads the data. So, you can always just remove the task in the resulting package and you'll get "Append" by default.
The name of the table must be preceded with schema name ("dbo."). Otherwise the wizard didn't find it in my case.
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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 have requirement where I need to convert text file to Excel Sheet using SSDT.
I have idea how to do like I
Step 1. have to upload data to sql server any table
and then Step 2. from Sql Server to Excel Spread sheet.
But I would like to do it in only one step that is Convert Directly from Text file to Excel Sheet without sending it to the table in Sql server using SSDT. Is there any way that I could do in one Step. Thank you in advance.
If i am understanding your question correctly, it is possible to use the import data wizard in SSMS to convert a text file to an excel file. You can save the wizard as an SSIS package also if you need to do the conversion programatically.
right click on any database in your server, hover over 'tasks' and select 'import data...'
in 'data source' drop down, select 'flat file source'. click next.
browse to the file you want to import. you can preview your flat file from here to make sure its rows and columns have been detected correctly. click next.
in 'destination' drop down, select 'microsoft excel'. browse to the destination folder and name your file. click next.
here you can rename columns and preview the end result. click next.
map your data types and determine if you want the package to fail if you encounter an error. click next.
here you can choose to save as an SSIS package or just run one time. you can now click through the rest depending on your choice to finish the sequence.
This is a very brief overview. for more detailed information, you can go here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/import-export-data/import-and-export-data-with-the-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard?view=sql-server-2017
I hope this helps.
I need to create a table similar to the one on another server.
How can I do this using ssms?
I am able to copy table from one server to another with data using Tasks | Export data but not sure how to create without data.
Right click on the database you want the shell of in the SSMS gui.
Choose Tasks ---> Generate Scripts
There is a glossary of sorts on the left side of the panel
Under Introduction: Choose Next
Under Choose Objects: (1)Check Select Specific Objects. (2) Expand the "Tables" section. (3) Check the table(s) you want to generate.
Under Set Scripting Options: (1)Choose Save to File.
(2) Set the Destination Drive and location.
(3) Click Advanced
There are lots of options under advanced start with these two, you may need to adjust others, but not likely.
(1) Script for Server Version - Set to the server version you will be restoring the empty database, OR the same version as the source database.
(2) Types of data to script - Choose Schema Only
Click OK
Click Next
Click Next
Should get all green icons on success.
Click finish.
Go to Destination database, open your file, execute the query.
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"
I am trying to import data from a CSV file to a SQL Server 2008 table. Data upload is working, but I want to import only selected columns, not all, and add them to a a new table, of same no. of columns, using the wizard, but its not happening, the wizard is selecting all the columns.
So is it possible using wizard that I only import selected columns.
If you are using the Import / Export wizard, when you get to Select Source Tables and Views click on the button "Edit Mappings" on the bottom left of the screen. That opens column mappings screen; on the destination column select Ignore to remove the column you don't want to import.
Since most people searching this question in 2019 aren't going to be using SQL2008, I'll add this for SQL Server 2016:
When you choose your Flat File data source, there is an Advanced option to the left of the window. Click that.
You will see a list of field names, and just below that there are 3 buttons. One of them is Delete.
Highlight the field you do not want to include and click the Delete button. Do this for all fields you do not wish to import.
First Use same data type which declare in choose data source file. After choosing "destination file" go to edit mapping, and select "edit sql" and take only selected column and declare the same data type. edit mapping select Ignore which column you don't want and declare same data type.