Scripting a DB Table.

  • Is it possible to script a Table with its contents to a file? Such that if you execute the script in a different DB it creates the Table and inserts all its original contents. How would you do that?  

  • you'll need to do it in a DTS package using using the copy object task.

    MG

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  • The DTS copy object task will not do what you've asked.

    Try this script:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/viewscript.asp?scriptid=1642

    It was posted to sqlservercentral 2 days ago.

    It has some conditions that may prevent it from working for you.  You may also want to google for

    MSSQL insert script generator

    There are plenty of tools listed by that particular search.  Good luck!

     

    jg

     

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