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I have a rather large (many gigabytes) table of data in SQL Server that I wish to move to a table in another database on the same server.
The tables are the same layout.
What would be the most effecient way of going about doing this?
This is a one off operation so no automation is required.
Many thanks.
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Right-click on the database and choose Tasks/Export Data. A wizard will take you through the steps but you choosing your SQL server client as the data source and target will allow you to select the database and table(s) you wish to transfer.
To query more than 1000 rows, there are two ways to go about this. Use the '$offset=' parameter by setting it to 1000 increments which will allow you to page through the entire dataset 1000 rows at a time.
The most recommended and best option is to have a STANDBY server, restore the backup of the production database on that server, and then run the DBCC command. If the consistency checks run ok on the standby database, the production database should be ok as it is the source of the standby.
If it is a one-off operation, why care about top efficiency so much?
SELECT * INTO OtherDatabase..NewTable FROM ThisDatabase..OldTable
or
INSERT OtherDatabase..NewTable
SELECT * FROM ThisDatabase..OldTable
...and let it run over night. I would dare to say that using SELECT/INSERT INTO on the same server is not far from the best efficiency you can get anyway.
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Or you could use the "SQL Import and Export Wizard" found under "Management" in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
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