How can I get a SQL dump of a SQL Server 2008 database?

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pupeno picture pupeno · Sep 8, 2009 · Viewed 44.2k times · Source

How can I get a SQL dump of a SQL Server 2008 database? That is, a .sql file with inserts to regenerate the data in another database, much like mysqldump.

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stuartd picture stuartd · Sep 8, 2009

From SQL Server Management Studio you can use the Generate Scripts command in the Tasks item of the right-click menu on the target database. From here you generate scripts for the structure and data and SPs etc: make sure 'Script Data' is set to True in the scripting options to get the inserts.

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