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How to get Create script of an existing table

  • July 18, 2012 at 6:06 am

    #264316

    Hi,

    Is there any function which gives the table creation script.

    something like below

    create table <table>

    (

    id number,

    name varchar(100))

    Please help me.

    I have found some approaches in google, where we need to create our function to achieve this

    http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=120447

    http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/madhivanan/archive/2007/08/27/generate-sql-script.aspx

    Is there any predefined function which got introduced by MS SQL server itself

    Thanks in advance

  • July 18, 2012 at 6:09 am

    #1514152

    Easiest way is

    In SSMS, expand database, expand tables, right click table, expand script table as, expand create to, click new query editor window.

  • July 18, 2012 at 6:18 am

    #1514161

    if you've gotta do it via TSQL, instead of stepping out via SMO to get it , i've spent a lot of time refining a few stored procedures to do that via TSQL.

    sp_GetDDLa_Latest.txt returns a multi row table with the definitiion of any table, temp table, proc function or trigger.

    sp_GetDDL_Latest.txt returns a single varchar(max) with the definitiion of any table, temp table, proc function or trigger.

    both methods serve differnet functions; the first makes it REALLY readable.

    the second is great when you want to stuff a CREATE TABLe definition into a field when auditing your scripts.

    Lowell

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