I'm generating sql database script using c# code.
following code works fine for create table
but when I try to use scriptOptions.ScriptData = true;
it is throwing following exception.
An unhandled exception of type 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.FailedOperationException' occurred in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll
Additional information: This method does not support scripting data.
code
public static string ScriptDatabase(string dbConnectionString, string databaseName)
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(dbConnectionString);
ServerConnection serverConn = new ServerConnection(conn);
var server = new Server(serverConn);
var database = server.Databases[databaseName];
var scripter = new Scripter(server);
// I tried this code also
// scripter.Options.ScriptData = true;
ScriptingOptions scriptOptions = new ScriptingOptions();
scriptOptions.ScriptDrops = false;
scriptOptions.ScriptData = true;
scriptOptions.ScriptSchema = true;
scriptOptions.IncludeIfNotExists = true;
string scrs = "";
string tbScr = "";
foreach (Table myTable in database.Tables)
{
/* Generating IF EXISTS and DROP command for tables */
StringCollection tableScripts = myTable.Script(scriptOptions);
foreach (string script in tableScripts)
scrs += script + "\n\n";
/* Generating CREATE TABLE command */
tableScripts = myTable.Script();
foreach (string script in tableScripts)
tbScr += script + "\n\n";
}
return (scrs + "\n\n" + tbScr);
}
The following was tested on:
Required assembly references:
I created a simple Win forms app with OK button and called below function.
Note: If scripting out views you need to add
if( myView.IsSystemObject == true ) continue;
to ensure that system views are not being scripted; I have not tested this. For old versions of SQL Server you may also need this check for tables as well.
public static string ScriptDatabase( string dbConnectionString, string databaseName )
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection( dbConnectionString );
ServerConnection serverConn = new ServerConnection( conn );
var server = new Server( serverConn );
var database = server.Databases[ databaseName ];
var scripter = new Scripter( server );
scripter.Options.IncludeIfNotExists = true;
scripter.Options.ScriptSchema = true;
scripter.Options.ScriptData = true;
string scrs = "";
foreach( Table myTable in database.Tables )
{
foreach( string s in scripter.EnumScript( new Urn[] { myTable.Urn } ) )
scrs += s + "\n\n"; ;
}
return ( scrs );
}
Function would be called as follows:
// Connection string for local SQL Server default instance
ScriptDatabase( "Server=.;Database=PlayGround;Trusted_Connection=True;", "PlayGround" );
Output:
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[tBlah]') AND type in (N'U'))
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tBlah](
[ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[tID] [varchar](20) COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS NULL,
[Value] [varchar](20) COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
END
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[tBlah] ON
INSERT [dbo].[tBlah] ([ID], [tID], [Value]) VALUES (1, N'2', N'1234')
INSERT [dbo].[tBlah] ([ID], [tID], [Value]) VALUES (2, N'2', N'345.6')
MSDN References:
Updated 17-Dec-2019: Check with latest .NET version; Added required References; Clean-up example code; Added sample conn string
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