Creating a database script

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Creating a database script


The wizard's script mode enables you to specify a database on your local computer and automatically create a script file (.SQL file). The script contains the information that is necessary to re-create the database on a remote computer. The script includes commands to re-create the database schema (tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, full-text catalogs, roles, rules, and so on). The script can also include commands that populate the new database with data that matches the local database.

The benefit of using a script file is that most hosting environments let you upload script files and run them by using a hosting administration control panel. If your hosting environment supports script files, you can use the wizard to deploy a database without requiring anything to be installed or configured by the hoster.

Note Note

Most database objects are scripted exactly as-is. However, there are some exceptions. Any non-system user accounts in the source database that are not based on Windows logins will be scripted as role entities. In addition, any objects that are encrypted cannot be scripted. If the source database contains encrypted objects, the wizard does not create a script.

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