Table Properties export

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Table Properties export

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February 4, 2010 at 4:55 pm

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When I export tables to a different DB the properties (Index/Key, etc.) don't follow. Is there a workaround for this? And can I overwrite the table in the target DB, instead of deleting the tables before performing the export process? Thx in advance ...

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Bru Medishetty SSC-Insane Points: 23606 More actions · Answer 1

How are you performing this? Are you using just the Import/ Export Wizard or using script table and move it manually?

You would be better if you are using the generate scripts task (Rt click the database and in tasks, you find it and there you can select your table(s) and when generating scripts, you can additionally choose to generate Drop if existing, generate Index(es), other constraints etc...

Actually if you have SQL Server 2008 SSMS (not the Server, only your SSMS as 2008), you can even script the table, its properties, indexes etc along with that, the data also, so what happens is that you have a insert into table statement also scripted, which can be used.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

If you want the indexes and such to follow, you should script it out and execute that script on the destination. Another option is to use a tool Such as RedGate SQL Compare.

Otherwise, an import/export operation is typically the data.

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Sorry... posted to the wrong thread...

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