Showing posts with label scripts for copying the database schema/data. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scripts for copying the database schema/data. Show all posts

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Transfer data from one database to another database using scripts

Option 1 
Right click on the database you want to copy
Choose 'Tasks' > 'Generate scripts'
'Select specific database objects'
Check 'Tables' 
Mark 'Save to new query window'
Click 'Advanced'
Set 'Types of data to script' to 'Schema and data' 
Next, Next
You can now run the generated query on the new database.

Option 2
Right click on the database you want to copy
'Tasks' > 'Export Data'
Next, Next
Choose the database to copy the tables to
Mark 'Copy data from one or more tables or views'
Choose the tables you want to copy
Finish

To copy the Schema:
Right click on the database you want to copy
Choose 'Tasks' > 'Generate scripts'
'Select specific database objects' click Next,Next....