How to use SMO to copy a database?
The server is my local computer running SQL 2008 Express under Windows XP. Doing this should be quite easy using the SMO.Transfer class and it almost works! What I do here is to first create a new database, then generate a copy script using the Transfer class and finally running the script in the new database.
Is the SMO Server compatible with SQL Server?
Because SMO is compatible with SQL Server 2005 (9.x) and later versions, you can easily manage a multi-version environment. Features in SMO include the following: Cached object model and optimized object instance creation.
Where are SQL Server management objects ( SMO ) located?
For more details on what these assemblies are and how to reference them in your code, refer to my tip Getting started with SQL Server Management Objects (SMO). Location of assemblies in SQL Server 2005 is C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\90\\SDK\\Assemblies folder.
How to transfer SQL Server schema objects and data?
For example if you wan to copy all tables then you need to set CopyAllTables property to true, likewise if you want to copy all stored procedures then you need to set CopyAllStoredProcedures to true. Next you need to specify the destination server and database name and finally call the TransferData method to actually start the transfer process.
How to transfer schema objects and data to another server?
Next you need to specify the destination server and database name and finally call the TransferData method to actually start the transfer process. In code block 2, you learned to transfer database schema objects and data immediately to a destination server and database by calling TransferData method.
How to write SQL Server code with SMO?
Before you start writing your code using SMO, you need to take reference of several assemblies which contains different namespaces to work with SMO. For more details on what these assemblies are and how to reference them in your code, refer to my tip Getting started with SQL Server Management Objects (SMO).