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Copy table structure

Zone: MS SQL Server

Tags: table, sql, copy, structure

I have table with some columns and want to copy it's strcture in a new table inorder to add some more columns to that table in sqlserver.
how do i copy it structure to the other table.
create table <tablename > as select * from <other table name> does not work with sql server as in the case of oracle
Kindly provide me a solution for this.

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Zone: Microsoft

Question Asked By: GayathriDevi

Solution Provided By: hans_vd

Participating Experts: 7

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12.02.2002 at 04:59AM PST, ID: 7519825

hans_vd:

select *
into <other table name>
from <tablename>
where ...

to achieve this you have to make sure that th option 'select into/bulkinsert is enabled. Which you can do like this:

exec sp_dboption <databasename>, 'select into/bulkcopy', true

Accepted Solution

12.02.2002 at 05:00AM PST, ID: 7519828

Rank: Master

rdrunner:

You can script it to a SQL File and execute it later with a changed tablename. To do this go to the "Querry analyzer" right click on your table and select "Script in new window" -> Create

Now you got a create table script and you only need to modify the name of the table...

(You can do that with all objects, not just tabels)

Dont count on the Menue items to be "exact" - i have a german version of SQL Server ... ;)

12.02.2002 at 01:55PM PST, ID: 7522161

crosenblum:

Although you could enterprise manager, and view that table in design mode, and add the new columns right to it.

12.02.2002 at 09:16PM PST, ID: 7523798

GayathriDevi:

Thanks to hans_vd

12.03.2002 at 12:19AM PST, ID: 7524207

hans_vd:

You can close this thread by accepting the comment that helped you out as answer. (which would make me very happy too, cause I'll get the points:)

06.09.2003 at 07:48AM PDT, ID: 8682356

pryank:

Hans_vd/GayathriDevi,
Wonder how u used sp_dboption to to perform this task. Am also facing same problem.

"Create Table T2 AS SELECT * from T1". Doesn't work in MS SQL Server!

Did you solved this problem GayathriDevi, please let me know how?

06.09.2003 at 10:42AM PDT, ID: 8683876

pryank:

I got it right;-)

use it like this to copy the structure of table only:

select *
into <other table name>
from <tablename>
where 1=0

08.15.2003 at 12:51PM PDT, ID: 9162285

mandeep4me:

SELECT * INTO [ttt] FROM [xxx] WHERE id is null

--this is a type of BulkCopy

if this gives an error then probably
your bulcopy option is set off

EXEC sp_dboption 'dbname', 'isbulkcopy', 'true'

12.31.2003 at 09:04AM PST, ID: 10022259

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sahkeah

12.03.2007 at 11:50AM PST, ID: 20398010

select *
into <New table name>
from <source>
where 1=0

The above vl create new table with source table structure.(same as Hans_vd).
But here no need to enable anything , default its set to true.

Mallik.

kinton

12.20.2007 at 07:39AM PST, ID: 20507420

I know this is closed but I thought i'd mention the following;
In SQL 2000 enterprise manager if you copy (ctrl C) when you have a table, view, stored proc or UDF highlighted it copies the build script into your clipboard.

Doesn't work in 2005 though, you have to right click and choose to script it, which is a shame as I used that all the time in 2000!!!

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