Script SQL 2005 database to individual files?

[Ted O'Connor]

I am trying to script the DROP(IF EXISTS) and CREATE for all of my
tables, views, stored procs, and functions to individual SQL text files
(one per object). This was trivially done in SQL 2000 with Enterprise
Manager, but when I try in SQL 2005 through Management Studio my only
"script mode" options are:

- Script to file (which is one huge file with everything)
- Script to Clipboard
- Script to New Query Window

FYI, I get to this screen through Management Studio by right clicking
on a database and selecting Tasks > Generate Scripts... > Next (doesn't
seem to matter what combo of objects I select to script or what other
options). I am using SQL Server 2005 Developer (which is Microsoft SQL
Server Management Studio 9.00.1399.00).

Any solution to this (i.e. via Management Studio, command line, etc.)
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Ted

[Ted O'Connor]

MSDN/BOL indicates that this is possible here
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191299.aspx. However, it
doesn't give any clue on how to accomplish it.

Quote from that page: "The schema for generated objects can be saved in
a single SQL Script file, or in several files with each file containing
the schema of just one object."

[Erland Sommarskog]

Ted O'Connor (to******@gmail.com) writes:

I am trying to script the DROP(IF EXISTS) and CREATE for all of my
tables, views, stored procs, and functions to individual SQL text files
(one per object). This was trivially done in SQL 2000 with Enterprise
Manager, but when I try in SQL 2005 through Management Studio my only
"script mode" options are:

- Script to file (which is one huge file with everything)
- Script to Clipboard
- Script to New Query Window

FYI, I get to this screen through Management Studio by right clicking
on a database and selecting Tasks > Generate Scripts... > Next (doesn't
seem to matter what combo of objects I select to script or what other
options). I am using SQL Server 2005 Developer (which is Microsoft SQL
Server Management Studio 9.00.1399.00).

Any solution to this (i.e. via Management Studio, command line, etc.)
would be greatly appreciated.

Rather than hackiong SMO on your own, I don't think there is one.
Note that there are really two features from SQL 2000 you are missing:
1) One object per file.
2) A script that performs both DROP and CREATE.

There is this suggestion on MSDN Product Feedback Centre,
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/produc...x?feedbackid=9
eb6c773-2dbb-4a27-b9d8-225d6ed4385a
the by far most voted-on item for SQL Server.

I did actually only find one item that brings up one file per object,
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/produc...x?feedbackid=2
7695db7-cef6-42c3-9cb0-ac30583bbee9
there are no votes here, beside the submitted, but that is because the
bug has not been validated.

In any case, that would be better as a suggestion, as it is not a bug
that you can't script per object, just a poor design. So if you can't
find a suggestion on that theme - submit one.
--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, es****@sommarskog.se

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