How to make a script of the database structure

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How to make a script of the database structure

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yagorik
Starting Member

12 Posts

Posted - 2011-06-02 : 13:10:12

How to make a script of the database structure without using the Tasks-> Generate Scripts ... from Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. It may be possible to call this function with SQLQuery?

robvolk
Most Valuable Yak

15732 Posts

Posted - 2011-06-02 : 13:14:32

Best way to script it is using Powershell and SMO, many techniques listed here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=powershell+script+database+objects

yagorik
Starting Member

12 Posts

Posted - 2011-06-03 : 04:20:34

whether this can be done through SSIS?

DonAtWork
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2167 Posts

Posted - 2011-06-03 : 06:51:57

a data dictionary type thingy?

select 
	c.table_name, c.column_name, c.data_type, [Comment]= ''
from 
	information_schema.columns c
inner join
	information_schema.tables t
on
	c.table_catalog = t.table_catalog
and
	c.table_name = t.table_name
where 
	t.table_type = 'BASE TABLE'
order by 
	c.table_name

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