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How to generate SQL database scripts into XML file format

  • July 15, 2011 at 3:28 am

    #239623

    Hi,

    I want to generate the database scripts into XML format (not data in the tables ..only scripts of a particular database). Can you please let me know any procedure or too available for it. I am using SQL Server 2008.

    Thanks

    IVLN.

  • July 15, 2011 at 6:55 am

    #1353401

    from TSQL, it's very difficult; there's no native way to get the scripts in TSQL; most people end up calling something else that calls SMO via xp_cmdshell, and brings it back into a table.

    I've made a prototype procedure in the past that scripts tables in TSQL, but you'd still have to get the results into a table and produce the XML...and will the SQL-formtted xml be what you are looing for?

    Powershell or a programming language would be easier to do; both can consume or create XML very easily.

    Lowell

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  • July 15, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    #1353793

    NLV (7/15/2011)

    Hi,

    I want to generate the database scripts into XML format (not data in the tables ..only scripts of a particular database).

    I can't help because I don't even know how to spell "XML" but would you do me a favor please? Please tell us why you'd want to do such a thing instead of just using good ol' ASCII text? Thank you for your time.

    --Jeff Moden

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