I have a number of views in my SQL Server database.
How do I export these as CREATE VIEW scripts?
I tried to right click the database - script database as - create to - new query editor window, but it doesn't show my my views (or tables even for that matter).
Any ideas?
In SSMS, if you right click the DB -> Tasks -> Generate Scripts... - that will take you through a wizard.
You can run through the wizard and select your DB, then the views as AdaTheDev mentioned or you can right click on each query and generate a script directly.
I prefer another way, because always I edit the views to remove "not necessary script generated SQL syntax" (depends on the point of view :)).
Right click the view, Generate script, CREATE in, new window.
See screenshot below (sorry for german version, but should work anyway).
I tried to right click the db - script database as - create to - new query editor window, but it doesn't show my my views (or tables even for that matter).
The purpose of the menu you mentioned is only to create the empty database, without any tables, views or anything else.
If you want to script anything beyond the empty database, you have to use the wizard already mentioned in AdaTheDev's answer.
Maybe you receive empty page because source of VIEW was encrypted or removed.
In older SQL editions there was a trick - after creating VIEW (SQL Server compiled it) developer could remove source of VIEW statement to protect it from "deassemblation". In current editions there is possibility to encrypt source of VIEW statement.
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I want to create a new schema in SSMS with the Schema - New dialog box but I can't find how.
I know it's supposed to open when I right click on the Databases/xyz/Security/Schemas folder in the Object Explorer and select New Schema... but all I get is a query to create it.
I just started an edX course called Developing SQL Databases, there are no instructions there concerning the SSMS settings, the only instructions say that I should be able to get the Schema - New dialog box. I asked there in the discussion but nobody replies, actually there's no activity there whatsoever so probably nobody even knows I asked.
I did google it but the only relevant results I found say the same thing, right-click, New Schema... and the dialog box opens. But it doesn't.
So, what am I missing?
Expand the database in the Object Explorer, and right-click the Security folder, then select "New" (the Security folder under the database, NOT the Security folder under the server).
I realize your question is how to do this in SSMS, but the tsql code for this is only five words.
create schema MyNewSchema authorization dbo;
That seems much simpler to me.
Be sure you are searching in a right folder.
the security folder is under the database , not under the server.
as next screenshot:-
UPDATE:-
This issue is repeated here, and the soluation was the following:-
Full uninstall Manual
deletion of all MSSQL-folders in
AppData{Local|Roaming}
Reinstall
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and everything is as expected, so try these steps.
I have numerous scripts to run in SQL Server.
Currently I've made many scripts which have been saved as file and can be loaded in SSMS when needed.
I want to know if we have any shortcut(bookmark) in SQL server to script files.
So far I've found nothing on internet. (note that creating stored procedures for these ad-hoc scripts is not an option)
By pressing Cntrl+K, Cntrl+W combination you can see the Bookmark manager.
Here you can see all bookmarks in locally saved sql queries.
Like in the below screenshot I have a bookmark for getLocationBasedMemberVisitsData.Sqlfile.
On how to add a bookmark
goto Edit>Bookmarks>toggle bookmark when you are inside your file with your edit cursor at the line you want to bookmark
P.S.: You can also create a folder hierarchy much like in browsers like Chrome
Store all needed files inside a single solution. Call it Utilities. Much like VS you can browse through the solution files using Solution explorer.
Caveat: The bookmarks on loose sql files are not persisted. So on a restart(close/open) for SSMS tool these are lost.
If you do need to persist bookmarks, create bound files i.e. store the files in a solution first.
Also the bookmarks in Management Studio are consist with Visual Studio.
Addendum:
Based on asker's comment
This just bookmark a line on a script. Is these any way to give these bookmarks a name?
You can rename both the folders as well as bookmark name by double clicking on it or by right click>rename option
On another comment
What do you mean by saving as as solution. I cannot find such option in SSMS. Are you referring to VS?
SQL server management studio like VS supports creation of Solutions(project) which are essentially collection of related queries/SP with connection information and other needed stuff.
To create a new solution press cntrl+shift+N. see screen shot below
Any bookmarks on solution files are sticky. Next time you open the solutions, bookmarks are presented back to you.
The SQL solution can be opened in VS too. The bookmark information along with other user information is stored in a *.ssms_suo file much like a *.suo file of VS.
It is a good idea to store all helpful files in a utilities solution which can be open all the time so that you can easily access it.
I think a Snippet is what you are asking for:
A Transact-SQL.code snippet is a template containing the basic
structure of a Transact-SQL statement or block. You can use snippets
as a starting point when adding statements in the Database Engine
Query Editor. You can insert the pre-defined snippets supplied with
SQL Server, or create your own.
more info here
In SQL Server Management Studio you could use menu -> Tools -> External Tools.
Do you use SQL Prompt? If so, this has a Tab History feature that lets you search for query windows, regardless of whether they have been saved or not.
If not, I'd use the snipppet feature that VV5198722 has referred to, or the Template Browser (invoked from the view menu).
I have a Visual Studio project where I have scripted out my dbo.sysdiagrams. When I deploy my project the whole database is dropped and recreated from the scripts I have. One of my post deploy scripts creates dbo.sysdiagrams and fills in the diagram(s) that I have scripted out.
I thought that dbo.sysdiagrams would be all I needed to get diagramming working. But after I run my script, I go to the "Database Diagrams" folder and refresh it and I get this error message:
This database does not have one or more of the support objects required to use database diagramming. Do you wish to create them?
After I click yes, my diagram(s) show up just fine. But it is annoying to have to do this every time I deploy (ie a couple times a week).
What other data/object am I missing that causes this dialog to appear?
There are also several stored procedures and a function that are added to the database. This page lists all the objects that are created: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171974%28v=VS.100%29.aspx
Check out the following question here.
Steps from that answer.
The script is a little too long to add here, but here's what you can do. 1) Create a new database. 2) Start sql server profiler 3) Click the "Database Diagrams" folder in management studio. 4) Clear the profiler. 5) Confirm the message box with a prompt to enable diagramming. 6) Profiler now contains the script that enabled diagramming. 7) Select the script in profiler and copy the output from the bottom pane.
Then you can include this script in your deployment.
I am using SQL Server 2008 Express and Sql Server Management Studio 2008.
I am trying to associate a database table with a new schema.
I have created a new Schema by navigating to Security->Schemas in object explorer. I right clicked on the folder and created a new schema called 'People' and set the owner as db_owner. This new Schema now appears in object explorer.
I would now like to associate a table with this schema. I open the table in design view and click on the drop down list in the table Properties pane which contains the available schemas but my newly created schema is not visible.
I have tried refreshing everything throughout object explorer. Closing design view and reopening etc. but still it isn't there.
Am I doing something wrong?
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Sorted... in the most ridiculous way.
Apparently refreshing object browser at every hierarchical level is not sufficient.
I had to CLOSE sql management studio, then re-open it. The list of schemas had then managed to refresh and would allow me to associate my new custom schema with the table.
IMO this is rubbish.
Step 1:
Open New Query(or existing query window). Ctrl+Shift+R in query window. It will refresh the intellisence cache or
Edit > IntelliSense > Refresh Local Cache
Also check if IntelliSense is enabled in
Tools > Options > Text Editor > Transact-SQL > Enable IntelliSense
Step 2:
refresh F5 the Object Explorer.
it worked for me
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I am not following you when you say "open the table in design mode then click on the drop down list". I must be overlooking the list on my SQL Express.
Have you tried to change the schema via TSQL? The command is short:
ALTER SCHEMA "target schema" TRANSFER "source schema"."table name";
GO
Replace target and source schema with your schema names.
Say I already created my database but forgot to save the sql commands do create it.
How could I reverse engineer the code from an already existing database?
I'm using Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008.
You can do this pretty easily by using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - it's available for free if you don't already have it installed.
Connect to the database
Expand out Databases > YourDataBaseName.
Right-click on the database and select the option "Script database as" then "Create To" then finally "File".
That will create the necessary scripts to recreate your database.
To script out all the tables in your database:
Right-click on the database node
Select "Tasks" then "Generate Scripts".
When the wizard appears, click Next.
Select the database. At this point you can check the "Script all objects in the selected database" which does exactly what it says, or if you leave it unchecked you will get the option later in the process to pick which items are scripted.
Click next. Now you're given some scripting options.
I'd suggest scrolling down the list and checking the option to Script Indexes/Script Triggers. You can also script the data if necessary (though I wouldn't do this if you've got a lot of data in your database).
Modify any options you'd like and click Next.
Select the database types you'd like to script (Users/Tables/Views). Click Next.
Now you've got the opportunity to select more specific items. Hit Next and repeat the process of any of your other database types.
Hit next one more time, then select where you'd like the script written to. You get the chance to review your selections.
Click Finish.
Here's a link for the 2008 version SSMS Express 2008
Your RDBMS comes with some sort of "dump" tool that will give you the structure and content of your database, in the form of SQL statements.
As others have mentioned, if you have SQL Management Studio (you should, it's free as part of SQL Server Express). Fire it up, connect to your instance then expand the Database tree.
Right click on your database and select Tasks->Generate Scripts..
Click next, then Next again (which selects all objects in the database by default), pick an output option (defaults as "Save to File"), click next and voila!
If you also want to script the data as well as the schema, in the "Set Scripting Options" window, click on the Advanced button, scroll down to "Types of data to script" (just above the Table/View Options header) and select "schema and data".
[Edit] Tested - The Generate Scripts option exists and works in the (free) 2008 R2 edition of SSMS. See the link in my comment below for the URI for the R2 version.