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How do I generate scripts for all tables with single stroke in SQL Server 2000? [closed]
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I have a database with many tables that have been periodically updated over the years (not by me). I would like to make CREATE TABLE scripts for all of the tables.
It appears Script table as... only works on a single table at a time. Is there a way to script out all of the tables in a database?
In SSMS, Right Click the Database, go to Tasks -> Generate Scripts.
In the second window, select Select specific database objects and tick Tables:
Choose where you want the results to to go, File, Clipboard or a new Query Window
Check all the settings are correct
Finish. Consume your file/clipboard.
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How to auto daily execute queries SQL Server? [duplicate]
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I am using SQL Server Management Studio v17.4
I have a view v_fetch_rates. I have created a table using the command
SELECT *
INTO RATES
FROM v_fetch_rates
My question is how do I update the table RATES on daily basis automatically? Is there a way to do it by existing view or do I need to write stored procedure for this?
I did some googling but it confused me even more.
I have never created a job before so any help/resources to refer would help a lot.
If the issue is that the view is slow (because of its definition or the amount of data it returns) and you want to materialized the data in order to improve performance you can simply create a indexed view.
The idea is simple - creating an index on the view forces the engine to materialized it. Of course, there are various limitations and requirements of having index view. You can find more information in the specified link.
If you just want to have the data in a table and populated in on daily basis, you can:
create simple stored procedure which is truncating the current table and populating the data again calling the view
create a complex routine, which will modify (insert/update/delete) data only if needed
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Is there any way to generate database scripts from a SQL query in SQL Server?
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I am presently using SQL Server 2008. I want to move the entire applications and database to SQL Server 2016 without data. i.e. I don't want to copy the entire data but I need all the tables and everything from the previous server. Can please anyone help me with this?
You'll want to script out each database. To do so:
right click on the database
tasks
generate scripts
using the wizard, choose all the data objects you want (tables, views, etc.) or all of them
save to a location
open the file from that location
boom, there is your code set up all your tables, etc. for your database!
Just repeat for each database you want to 'copy'. Just remember (as requested) each table will have no data in it. Alternatively you can backup and restore each database and then truncate each table, that is probably a lot more work though.
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SQL Server cross database alias
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I have 2 databases (db1, db2) - SQL Server.
And each database use another in stored procedures, functions
in db1:
select * from db2.dbo.users
in db2:
select * from db1.dbo.items
The problem is that there is hard coded db names in procedures.
Now we want to add databases db1_test, db2_test on this server.
What is the easiest way to resolve this problem without updating all procedures, functions with new database names.
Thanks!
You can have it on a separate instance or server. Test and prod database shouldn't reside on the same box.. let alone same database. In an ideal world that is.
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How to insert rows with structure from one table to another table?
how to insert whole table with structure and data into another database?
What database are you working with?
MS SQL has some good data migration tools in the management studio. There's a wizard to select objects and data and it creates a SQL script to create everything and add the data.
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Backup SQL Schema Only?
Anybody tell how to take sql database backup without data. i wanted to take all the tables and structures from sql server 2008. and import to another sql server 2008. i dont need the data.
Use "tasks" -> "Generate scripts" and choose what you want to script. Run, save to a file, open the file against the new database and run the script after changing the database name to match (if it changed)
First time you can use the script database option, as Otavio suggested.
Subsequent times you can use a tool like RedGate SQL Compare or the Compare Schema functionality of Visual Studio Database Edition. These tools allow you to synch schema (ie. 'table structure') from one database to another.
You can do this by making scripts.
The way to go is:
Right click the table you want to script to the other database.
Script table as: -> Create to New query window.