Note that the view will show objects for chosen object type from all selected databases where they could be specifically excluded from loading. There will be a list of SQL object types where Tables, Views and Procedures should remain selected to limit the scope of loaded objects in the current project environment. Tables, Views and Procedures in this example, we can use object filtering option located under the Advanced options section. Since only a specific set of objects is needed for scripting, i.e. The Options tab contains a set of options with their description which customize the content of the scripts when database scripting is activated. From this list, databases that we need scripted must be selected with a checkbox. Upon opening the ApexSQL Script the initial new project configuration window will appear with the option to establish a SQL Server connection to the instance where databases that need to be scripted out are attached.Īfter establishing connection all databases attached to the target instance will be listed.
We have a case where we need scripted tables, views and stored procedures from three different databases and we need to script out data from only one database. Here is an example which will explain the possibilities of this tool. Wouldn’t be nice if scripting SQL database objects could be done with multiple databases at once? If there is a way to sort objects through subfolders by their type and to separate data from objects? Is it possible to automate scripting SQL databases across multiple SQL Servers instances?ĪpexSQL Script is a tool specifically designed for SQL Server database scripting and delivers easy answers to previous questions. This can be quite inconvenient if for example, some tables contain a large amount of data and we need to send only scripted objects to a developer. What needs to be mentioned is that data is scripted within the same script file as the table object that contains data. In order to perform another database scripting, the previously explained process should be repeated every time. Here we can see a bundle of SQL script files that represent various objects: tables, views, schemas, etc. If the option to script out objects as separate files scripting output would look like this:
to be included for database scripting, with the option to script out data along with database schema:įinal step of the wizard is scripting confirmation: The output form and location of the scripted objects, with the Single file per object option to create separate script per object:Īnd with Advanced options comes the selection of database properties or table related properties like Indexes, Constraints, Primary/Foreign keys, etc.
The wizard guides the user through some customization options. In the context menu of the Object Explorer the Generate Scripts option can be found which will open the database scripting wizard. What average SQL user gets by default is a relatively decent solution for database scripting, schema objects and data if needed using the SSMS and built-in Object Explorer. Most of use cases where database scripting is needed are best covered with creation of individual scripts per object so the following explanation will address that method. One can say that it comes natural from a need to recreate some objects on another database, some objects are needed to be sent to developers for editing, or at least to keep the scripts as one form of database backup. There are numerous reasons why exists the need for SQL database scripting, i.e.
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