Copying entire database to another database in MsSql

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Hi, is there a way to copy one database to another one without knowing its content (table names, rows etc)? I'm thinking of using INFORMATION_SCHEMA meta-datas and SqlBulkCopy but they seem to be insufficient. Any pointers? Thanks in advance.

Posted 18-Aug-14 20:26pm

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Thomas Nielsen - getCore 19-Aug-14 2:34am

does the data have to land in a database containing other data or simply the move to another server?

YourAverageCoder 19-Aug-14 2:38am

It's gonna be moved from some remote server to my local server.

Mehdi Gholam 19-Aug-14 2:35am

Try backup/restore.

Vinay Mistry 19-Aug-14 3:19am

Yes backup-restore is the good way to copy database from remote server.

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Mycroft Holmes · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-18T21:31:00

The normal way of doing this is backup/restore. If you are going to move the schema only you are going to need to walk the dependency structure as you will need to cater for foreign keys and create the appropriate tables and views first.

We use Red-Gate suite of tools for this type of operation but they are not free!