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comparing the datastructure of two tables

Hi Guys

I want to find out if two tables are identical (e.g. same fields, same
indexes, etc....). Not the data, but the table structure itself.

Is there a smart way to do that?

Cheers
Nicolaas
Nov 13 '05 #1
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There are 3rd party tools that'll help you with this.

Take a look at FMS http://www.fmsinc.com or SSW
http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Products/ProdSummaryList.aspx or
http://www.kliksoft.com/

Otherwise, you'll need to loop through every field in every table, comparing
every property.

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Hi Guys

I want to find out if two tables are identical (e.g. same fields, same
indexes, etc....). Not the data, but the table structure itself.

Is there a smart way to do that?

Cheers
Nicolaas

Nov 13 '05 #2
Douglas J. Steele wrote:
There are 3rd party tools that'll help you with this.

Take a look at FMS http://www.fmsinc.com or SSW
http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Products/ProdSummaryList.aspx or
http://www.kliksoft.com/

Otherwise, you'll need to loop through every field in every table,
comparing every property.


Hi Douglas,

thanks for that, those tools are awesome. I am going to write it myself
first and if it does not work I am going to try to get some of those
tools.... (I prefer to know how things work....)

Thanks a lot.

- Nicolaas
Nov 13 '05 #3

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