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How do you deploy Generated Database Deployment Script (.sql file) that was generated by vsdbcmd.exe
I using VSDBCMD to generate an upgrade script
It creates a ModifyScript.sql file that is the changes required to take Existing Database to match the schema of the UpdatedDatabase.dbschema file.
If you open the ModifyScript.sql file is show the script for the changes
But it has :servar lines in it, which when open in SQL Server Management Studio does not know what to do with these lines. So these files don't seem to be intended to run in Management studio.
So questions is:
How do you deploy this .sql file using VSDBCMD ?
It creates a ModifyScript.sql file that is the changes required to take Existing Database to match the schema of the UpdatedDatabase.dbschema file.
If you open the ModifyScript.sql file is show the script for the changes
But it has :servar lines in it, which when open in SQL Server Management Studio does not know what to do with these lines. So these files don't seem to be intended to run in Management studio.
So questions is:
How do you deploy this .sql file using VSDBCMD ?
ECHO "Generating Database Deployment Script..."
vsdbcmd.exe /a:Deploy /cs:"Server=.\SQL2008;Integrated Security=true;Pooling=false" /dsp:Sql /script:ModifyScript.sql /model:"UpdatedDatabase.dbschema" /p:TargetDatabase="ExistingDatabse"
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:setvar DatabaseName "ExistingDatabse"
:setvar DefaultDataPath "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQL2008\MSSQL\DATA\"
:setvar DefaultLogPath "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQL2008\MSSQL\DATA\"ASKER
Yes selecting SQLCMD mode works in Management studio
But how can you run this .sql file from cmd line, so can automate it ?
But how can you run this .sql file from cmd line, so can automate it ?
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I added /dd in to the options for VSDBCMD
And it deployed the changes in to the existing database and created the modifyscript.sql
So that is one way to update the existing schema,
Still just not sure how can execute the modifyscript.sql file from cmd.
If it can be done from management studio, how do you do it from cmd line ?
And it deployed the changes in to the existing database and created the modifyscript.sql
So that is one way to update the existing schema,
Still just not sure how can execute the modifyscript.sql file from cmd.
If it can be done from management studio, how do you do it from cmd line ?
ECHO "Generating Database Deployment Script..."
vsdbcmd.exe /a:Deploy /dd /cs:"Server=.\SQL2008;Integrated Security=true;Pooling=false" /dsp:Sql /script:ModifyScript.sql /model:"UpdatedDatabase.dbschema" /p:TargetDatabase="ExistingDatabse"
PAUSE
In SSMS, when in the Query window you should see a Query Menu, in that there is a SQLCMD mode. Select that and see how you get on?