scripting data

[farseer]

Hi,

I need to take data from a SQL Serer 2005 database, and load into a
remote 2000 database. I've already been able to script and create the
database objects (MS SQL Server 2005 has a nifty option which allows
you to scripting for SQL Server 2000 compliance). Now i just need to
get the data in.

Is there a tool or utility out there that i can use to generate insert
statements for all the tables in database?

Thanks much for any advice regarding this.

[Mork69]

Re: scripting data

On Feb 13, 6:07 am, "farseer" <fars...@optonl ine.netwrote:

Hi,
>
I need to take data from a SQL Serer 2005 database, and load into a
remote 2000 database. I've already been able to script and create the
database objects (MS SQL Server 2005 has a nifty option which allows
you to scripting for SQL Server 2000 compliance). Now i just need to
get the data in.
>
Is there a tool or utility out there that i can use to generate insert
statements for all the tables in database?
>
Thanks much for any advice regarding this.

Hi,

Yes, there is and it's called DB Ghost (www.dbghost.com). It has a
Data and Schema Scripter (which does what you need) and a host of
other tools that form a complete change management process for SQL
Server.and can all be called from the command line for full process
automation :)

Kind regards,

Malcolm

[Erland Sommarskog]

Re: scripting data

farseer (farseer@optonl ine.net) writes:

Is there a tool or utility out there that i can use to generate insert
statements for all the tables in database?

SELECT 'bcp yourdb..' + name + ' out ' + name + '.bcp -n -T'
FROM sys.objects
WHERE type = 'U'

Copy result into a BAT file and run.

The to load:

SELECT 'bcp yourtargetdb..' + name + ' in ' + name + '.bcp -n -T ' +
'-S REMOTSER' +
CASE WHEN EXISTS (SELECT *
FROM sys.columns c
WHERE o.object_id = c.object_id
AND c.is_identity = 1)
THEN ' -E '
ELSE ''
END
FROM sys.objects o
WHERE type = 'U'

I assume that you are not using any data types that are not available
in SQL 2005.


--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarsk og.se

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