Using some methods, when you create a copy of a table you lose indexes, PK, FK, etc. For example in SQL Server I can say:
select * into dbo.table2 from dbo.table1;
This is just a simple copy of the table; all of the indexes / constraints are missing. How can I copy a table structure (without using a backup)?
I am primarily looking to do this manually, but if that's not possible I'll accept any solution.
You can script a table relatively easy using the UI of course:
This will output a CREATE TABLE script and you only have to search and replace the old name with the new name (and verify that an object with the new name doesn't already exist).
But if you're trying to automate this (e.g. generate the create table script in code), it is a little more cumbersome. The above scripting option doesn't just pull the entire CREATE TABLE DDL from a single location in the metadata; it does a whole bunch of magic behind the scenes in the code to generate the eventual CREATE TABLE script (you can use Profiler to see where it gets its data, but you can't see how it assembles it). I suggested an option for this:
http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/273934
However this was met with very few votes and was quickly shot down by Microsoft. You may find it much more worthwhile to use a 3rd party tool for generating schema (I've blogged about this).
In SQL Server 2012 there are new metadata functions that allow you to get much closer than the work you have to do in 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2, piecing together column information from the metadata (which has a lot of caveats, for example if it's decimal you have to add the precision/scale, if [n[var[char]] you have to add the length specification, if n[var]char you have to cut the max_length in half, if it is a MAX you have to change -1 to MAX, etc etc). In SQL Server 2012 this part is a little easier:
SELECT name, system_type_name, is_nullable FROM
sys.dm_exec_describe_first_result_set('select * from sys.objects', NULL, 0)
Results:
name system_type_name is_nullable
-------------------- ---------------- -----------
name nvarchar(128) 0
object_id int 0
principal_id int 1
schema_id int 0
parent_object_id int 0
type char(2) 0
type_desc nvarchar(60) 1
create_date datetime 0
modify_date datetime 0
is_ms_shipped bit 0
is_published bit 0
is_schema_published bit 0
Arguably this is much closer to your targeted CREATE TABLE statement than a convoluted approach using sys.columns, but there is still a lot of work to do. Keys, constraints, text in row options, filegroup information, compression settings, indexes, etc. It's a very long list and I'll once again suggest you look at a 3rd party tool for this instead of, at the risk of repeating an over-used analogy, re-inventing the wheel.
That all said, if you need to do this through code but you can do it outside of SQL Server, you can consider SMO/PowerShell. See this tip and the Scripter.Script() method.
i wrote this sp to create automatically the schema with all things, pk, fk, partitions, constraints...
IMPORTANT!! before exec
create type TestTableType as table (ObjectID int)
here the SP:
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
--*************************************************************************************************'
-- La procedura crea lo script di una tabella
-- Tabella : xxxxx
-- Creata da : E.Mantovanelli
-- Data creazione : 28-06-2012
-- Data modifica: 28-06-2012
--*************************************************************************************************'
/*
-- ID----|-----Data-----|-- User --------- | ---- Note
20-11-2013 E.Mantovanelli distinzione schema delle tabelle
estrazione da db selezionato
aggiunta estrazione partizione
*/
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[util_ScriptTable]
@DBName SYSNAME
,@schema sysname
,@TableName SYSNAME
,@IncludeConstraints BIT = 1
,@IncludeIndexes BIT = 1
,@NewTableSchema sysname
,@NewTableName SYSNAME = NULL
,@UseSystemDataTypes BIT = 0
,@script varchar(max) output
AS
BEGIN try
if not exists (select * from sys.types where name = 'TestTableType')
create type TestTableType as table (ObjectID int)--drop type TestTableType
declare @sql nvarchar(max)
DECLARE @MainDefinition TABLE (FieldValue VARCHAR(200))
--DECLARE @DBName SYSNAME
DECLARE @ClusteredPK BIT
DECLARE @TableSchema NVARCHAR(255)
--SET @DBName = DB_NAME(DB_ID())
SELECT @TableName = name FROM sysobjects WHERE id = OBJECT_ID(@TableName)
DECLARE @ShowFields TABLE (FieldID INT IDENTITY(1,1)
,DatabaseName VARCHAR(100)
,TableOwner VARCHAR(100)
,TableName VARCHAR(100)
,FieldName VARCHAR(100)
,ColumnPosition INT
,ColumnDefaultValue VARCHAR(100)
,ColumnDefaultName VARCHAR(100)
,IsNullable BIT
,DataType VARCHAR(100)
,MaxLength varchar(10)
,NumericPrecision INT
,NumericScale INT
,DomainName VARCHAR(100)
,FieldListingName VARCHAR(110)
,FieldDefinition CHAR(1)
,IdentityColumn BIT
,IdentitySeed INT
,IdentityIncrement INT
,IsCharColumn BIT
,IsComputed varchar(255))
DECLARE @HoldingArea TABLE(FldID SMALLINT IDENTITY(1,1)
,Flds VARCHAR(4000)
,FldValue CHAR(1) DEFAULT(0))
DECLARE @PKObjectID TABLE(ObjectID INT)
DECLARE @Uniques TABLE(ObjectID INT)
DECLARE @HoldingAreaValues TABLE(FldID SMALLINT IDENTITY(1,1)
,Flds VARCHAR(4000)
,FldValue CHAR(1) DEFAULT(0))
DECLARE @Definition TABLE(DefinitionID SMALLINT IDENTITY(1,1)
,FieldValue VARCHAR(200))
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT distinct DB_NAME()
,TABLE_SCHEMA
,TABLE_NAME
,''[''+COLUMN_NAME+'']'' as COLUMN_NAME
,CAST(ORDINAL_POSITION AS INT)
,COLUMN_DEFAULT
,dobj.name AS ColumnDefaultName
,CASE WHEN c.IS_NULLABLE = ''YES'' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
,DATA_TYPE
,case CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH when -1 then ''max'' else CAST(CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS varchar) end--CAST(CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS INT)
,CAST(NUMERIC_PRECISION AS INT)
,CAST(NUMERIC_SCALE AS INT)
,DOMAIN_NAME
,COLUMN_NAME + '',''
,'''' AS FieldDefinition
,CASE WHEN ic.object_id IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END AS IdentityColumn
,CAST(ISNULL(ic.seed_value,0) AS INT) AS IdentitySeed
,CAST(ISNULL(ic.increment_value,0) AS INT) AS IdentityIncrement
,CASE WHEN st.collation_name IS NOT NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS IsCharColumn
,cc.definition
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c
JOIN sys.columns sc ON c.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(sc.object_id) AND c.COLUMN_NAME = sc.Name
LEFT JOIN sys.identity_columns ic ON c.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(ic.object_id) AND c.COLUMN_NAME = ic.Name
JOIN sys.types st ON COALESCE(c.DOMAIN_NAME,c.DATA_TYPE) = st.name
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.objects dobj ON dobj.object_id = sc.default_object_id AND dobj.type = ''D''
left join sys.computed_columns cc on c.TABLE_NAME=OBJECT_NAME(cc.object_id) and sc.column_id=cc.column_id
WHERE c.TABLE_NAME = @TableName and c.TABLE_SCHEMA=@schema
ORDER BY c.TABLE_NAME, c.ORDINAL_POSITION
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @ShowFields( DatabaseName
,TableOwner
,TableName
,FieldName
,ColumnPosition
,ColumnDefaultValue
,ColumnDefaultName
,IsNullable
,DataType
,MaxLength
,NumericPrecision
,NumericScale
,DomainName
,FieldListingName
,FieldDefinition
,IdentityColumn
,IdentitySeed
,IdentityIncrement
,IsCharColumn
,IsComputed)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)',
@TableName=@TableName,@schema=@schema
/*
SELECT @DBName--DB_NAME()
,TABLE_SCHEMA
,TABLE_NAME
,COLUMN_NAME
,CAST(ORDINAL_POSITION AS INT)
,COLUMN_DEFAULT
,dobj.name AS ColumnDefaultName
,CASE WHEN c.IS_NULLABLE = 'YES' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
,DATA_TYPE
,CAST(CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS INT)
,CAST(NUMERIC_PRECISION AS INT)
,CAST(NUMERIC_SCALE AS INT)
,DOMAIN_NAME
,COLUMN_NAME + ','
,'' AS FieldDefinition
,CASE WHEN ic.object_id IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END AS IdentityColumn
,CAST(ISNULL(ic.seed_value,0) AS INT) AS IdentitySeed
,CAST(ISNULL(ic.increment_value,0) AS INT) AS IdentityIncrement
,CASE WHEN st.collation_name IS NOT NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS IsCharColumn
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c
JOIN sys.columns sc ON c.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(sc.object_id) AND c.COLUMN_NAME = sc.Name
LEFT JOIN sys.identity_columns ic ON c.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(ic.object_id) AND c.COLUMN_NAME = ic.Name
JOIN sys.types st ON COALESCE(c.DOMAIN_NAME,c.DATA_TYPE) = st.name
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.objects dobj ON dobj.object_id = sc.default_object_id AND dobj.type = 'D'
WHERE c.TABLE_NAME = @TableName
ORDER BY c.TABLE_NAME, c.ORDINAL_POSITION
*/
SELECT TOP 1 @TableSchema = TableOwner FROM @ShowFields
INSERT INTO @HoldingArea (Flds) VALUES('(')
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)VALUES('CREATE TABLE ' + CASE WHEN @NewTableName IS NOT NULL THEN @DBName + '.' + @NewTableSchema + '.' + @NewTableName ELSE @DBName + '.' + @TableSchema + '.' + @TableName END)
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)VALUES('(')
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)
SELECT CHAR(10) + FieldName + ' ' +
--CASE WHEN DomainName IS NOT NULL AND @UseSystemDataTypes = 0 THEN DomainName + CASE WHEN IsNullable = 1 THEN ' NULL ' ELSE ' NOT NULL ' END ELSE UPPER(DataType) +CASE WHEN IsCharColumn = 1 THEN '(' + CAST(MaxLength AS VARCHAR(10)) + ')' ELSE '' END +CASE WHEN IdentityColumn = 1 THEN ' IDENTITY(' + CAST(IdentitySeed AS VARCHAR(5))+ ',' + CAST(IdentityIncrement AS VARCHAR(5)) + ')' ELSE '' END +CASE WHEN IsNullable = 1 THEN ' NULL ' ELSE ' NOT NULL ' END +CASE WHEN ColumnDefaultName IS NOT NULL AND @IncludeConstraints = 1 THEN 'CONSTRAINT [' + ColumnDefaultName + '] DEFAULT' + UPPER(ColumnDefaultValue) ELSE '' END END + CASE WHEN FieldID = (SELECT MAX(FieldID) FROM @ShowFields) THEN '' ELSE ',' END
CASE WHEN DomainName IS NOT NULL AND @UseSystemDataTypes = 0 THEN DomainName +
CASe WHEN IsNullable = 1 THEN ' NULL '
ELSE ' NOT NULL '
END
ELSE
case when IsComputed is null then
UPPER(DataType) +
CASE WHEN IsCharColumn = 1 THEN '(' + CAST(MaxLength AS VARCHAR(10)) + ')'
ELSE
CASE WHEN DataType = 'numeric' THEN '(' + CAST(NumericPrecision AS VARCHAR(10))+','+ CAST(NumericScale AS VARCHAR(10)) + ')'
ELSE
CASE WHEN DataType = 'decimal' THEN '(' + CAST(NumericPrecision AS VARCHAR(10))+','+ CAST(NumericScale AS VARCHAR(10)) + ')'
ELSE ''
end
end
END +
CASE WHEN IdentityColumn = 1 THEN ' IDENTITY(' + CAST(IdentitySeed AS VARCHAR(5))+ ',' + CAST(IdentityIncrement AS VARCHAR(5)) + ')'
ELSE ''
END +
CASE WHEN IsNullable = 1 THEN ' NULL '
ELSE ' NOT NULL '
END +
CASE WHEN ColumnDefaultName IS NOT NULL AND @IncludeConstraints = 1 THEN 'CONSTRAINT [' + replace(ColumnDefaultName,@TableName,@NewTableName) + '] DEFAULT' + UPPER(ColumnDefaultValue)
ELSE ''
END
else
' as '+IsComputed+' '
end
END +
CASE WHEN FieldID = (SELECT MAX(FieldID) FROM @ShowFields) THEN ''
ELSE ','
END
FROM @ShowFields
IF @IncludeConstraints = 1
BEGIN
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT distinct '',CONSTRAINT ['' + replace(name,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] FOREIGN KEY ('' + ParentColumns + '') REFERENCES ['' + ReferencedObject + '']('' + ReferencedColumns + '')''
FROM ( SELECT ReferencedObject = OBJECT_NAME(fk.referenced_object_id), ParentObject = OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id),fk.name
, REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT cp.name + '',''
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fkc
JOIN sys.columns cp ON fkc.parent_object_id = cp.object_id AND fkc.parent_column_id = cp.column_id
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) ParentColumns,
REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT cr.name + '',''
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fkc
JOIN sys.columns cr ON fkc.referenced_object_id = cr.object_id AND fkc.referenced_column_id = cr.column_id
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) ReferencedColumns
FROM sys.foreign_keys fk
inner join sys.schemas s on fk.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema) a
WHERE ParentObject = @TableName
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)',
@TableName=@TableName,@NewTableName=@NewTableName,@schema=@schema
/*
SELECT ',CONSTRAINT [' + name + '] FOREIGN KEY (' + ParentColumns + ') REFERENCES [' + ReferencedObject + '](' + ReferencedColumns + ')'
FROM ( SELECT ReferencedObject = OBJECT_NAME(fk.referenced_object_id), ParentObject = OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id),fk.name
, REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT cp.name + ','
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fkc
JOIN sys.columns cp ON fkc.parent_object_id = cp.object_id AND fkc.parent_column_id = cp.column_id
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id FOR XML PATH('') )), 2, 8000)) ParentColumns,
REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT cr.name + ','
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fkc
JOIN sys.columns cr ON fkc.referenced_object_id = cr.object_id AND fkc.referenced_column_id = cr.column_id
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id FOR XML PATH('') )), 2, 8000)) ReferencedColumns
FROM sys.foreign_keys fk ) a
WHERE ParentObject = @TableName
*/
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT distinct '',CONSTRAINT ['' + replace(c.name,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] CHECK '' + definition
FROM sys.check_constraints c join sys.schemas s on c.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)',
@TableName=@TableName,@NewTableName=@NewTableName,@schema=@schema
/*
SELECT ',CONSTRAINT [' + name + '] CHECK ' + definition FROM sys.check_constraints
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName
*/
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT DISTINCT PKObject = cco.object_id
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON cco.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
join sys.schemas s on cco.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName AND i.type = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @PKObjectID(ObjectID)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)',
@TableName=@TableName,@schema=@schema
/*
SELECT DISTINCT PKObject = cco.object_id
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON cco.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName AND i.type = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1
*/
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT DISTINCT PKObject = cco.object_id
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON cco.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
join sys.schemas s on cco.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName AND i.type = 2 AND is_primary_key = 0 AND is_unique_constraint = 1
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @Uniques(ObjectID)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)',
@TableName=@TableName,@schema=@schema
/*
SELECT DISTINCT PKObject = cco.object_id
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON cco.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName AND i.type = 2 AND is_primary_key = 0 AND is_unique_constraint = 1
*/
SET @ClusteredPK = CASE WHEN @@ROWCOUNT > 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
declare @t TestTableType
insert @t select * from @PKObjectID
declare @u TestTableType
insert @u select * from @Uniques
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT distinct '',CONSTRAINT '' + replace(cco.name,@TableName,@NewTableName) + CASE type WHEN ''PK'' THEN '' PRIMARY KEY '' + CASE WHEN pk.ObjectID IS NULL THEN '' NONCLUSTERED '' ELSE '' CLUSTERED '' END WHEN ''UQ'' THEN '' UNIQUE '' END + CASE WHEN u.ObjectID IS NOT NULL THEN '' NONCLUSTERED '' ELSE '''' END
+ ''(''+REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT c.name + + CASE WHEN cc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN '' DESC'' ELSE '' ASC'' END + '',''
FROM sys.key_constraints ccok
LEFT JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON ccok.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
LEFT JOIN sys.columns c ON cc.object_id = c.object_id AND cc.column_id = c.column_id
LEFT JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE i.object_id = ccok.parent_object_id AND ccok.object_id = cco.object_id
order by key_ordinal FOR XML PATH(''''))), 2, 8000)) + '')''
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
inner join sys.schemas s on cco.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
LEFT JOIN @U u ON cco.object_id = u.objectID
LEFT JOIN @t pk ON cco.object_id = pk.ObjectID
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(cco.parent_object_id) = @TableName
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50),@t TestTableType readonly,@u TestTableType readonly',
@TableName=@TableName,@NewTableName=@NewTableName,@schema=@schema,@t=@t,@u=@u
/*
SELECT ',CONSTRAINT ' + name + CASE type WHEN 'PK' THEN ' PRIMARY KEY ' + CASE WHEN pk.ObjectID IS NULL THEN ' NONCLUSTERED ' ELSE ' CLUSTERED ' END WHEN 'UQ' THEN ' UNIQUE ' END + CASE WHEN u.ObjectID IS NOT NULL THEN ' NONCLUSTERED ' ELSE '' END
+ '(' +REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT c.name + + CASE WHEN cc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN ' DESC' ELSE ' ASC' END + ','
FROM sys.key_constraints ccok
LEFT JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON ccok.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
LEFT JOIN sys.columns c ON cc.object_id = c.object_id AND cc.column_id = c.column_id
LEFT JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE i.object_id = ccok.parent_object_id AND ccok.object_id = cco.object_id FOR XML PATH(''))), 2, 8000)) + ')'
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
LEFT JOIN @PKObjectID pk ON cco.object_id = pk.ObjectID
LEFT JOIN @Uniques u ON cco.object_id = u.objectID
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(cco.parent_object_id) = @TableName
*/
END
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue) VALUES(')')
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
select '' on '' + d.name + ''([''+c.name+''])''
from sys.tables t join sys.indexes i on(i.object_id = t.object_id and i.index_id < 2)
join sys.index_columns ic on(ic.partition_ordinal > 0 and ic.index_id = i.index_id and ic.object_id = t.object_id)
join sys.columns c on(c.object_id = ic.object_id and c.column_id = ic.column_id)
join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
join sys.data_spaces d on i.data_space_id=d.data_space_id
where t.name=@TableName and s.name=@schema
order by key_ordinal
'
print 'x'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)',
@TableName=@TableName,@schema=@schema
IF @IncludeIndexes = 1
BEGIN
set @sql=
'
use '+@DBName+'
SELECT distinct '' CREATE '' + i.type_desc + '' INDEX ['' + replace(i.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] ON '+@DBName+'.'+@NewTableSchema+'.'+@NewTableName+' (''
+ REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + CASE WHEN sc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN '' DESC'' ELSE '' ASC'' END + '',''
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE t.name=@TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
and is_included_column=0
ORDER BY key_ordinal ASC FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) + '')''+
ISNULL( '' include (''+REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + '',''
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE t.name=@TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
and is_included_column=1
ORDER BY key_ordinal ASC FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000))+'')'' ,'''')+''''
FROM sys.indexes i join sys.tables t on i.object_id=t.object_id
join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
AND CASE WHEN @ClusteredPK = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1 AND i.type = 1 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END = 1 AND is_unique_constraint = 0 AND is_primary_key = 0
where t.name=@TableName and s.name=@schema
'
print @sql
INSERT INTO @Definition(FieldValue)
exec sp_executesql @sql,
N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50), @ClusteredPK bit',
@TableName=@TableName,@NewTableName=@NewTableName,@schema=@schema,@ClusteredPK=@ClusteredPK
END
/*
SELECT 'CREATE ' + type_desc + ' INDEX [' + [name] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + '] ON [' + OBJECT_NAME(object_id) + '] (' + REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + CASE WHEN sc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN ' DESC' ELSE ' ASC' END + ','
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(sc.object_id) = @TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
ORDER BY index_column_id ASC FOR XML PATH('') )), 2, 8000)) + ')'
FROM sys.indexes i
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(object_id) = @TableName
AND CASE WHEN @ClusteredPK = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1 AND type = 1 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END = 1 AND is_unique_constraint = 0 AND is_primary_key = 0
*/
INSERT INTO @MainDefinition(FieldValue)
SELECT FieldValue FROM @Definition
ORDER BY DefinitionID ASC
----------------------------------
declare @q varchar(max)
set @q=(select replace((SELECT FieldValue FROM @MainDefinition FOR XML PATH('')),'</FieldValue>',''))
set @script=(select REPLACE(@q,'<FieldValue>',''))
--drop type TestTableType
END try
-- ##############################################################################################################################################################################
BEGIN CATCH
BEGIN
-- INIZIO Procedura in errore =========================================================================================================================================================
PRINT '***********************************************************************************************************************************************************'
PRINT 'ErrorNumber : ' + CAST(ERROR_NUMBER() AS NVARCHAR(MAX))
PRINT 'ErrorSeverity : ' + CAST(ERROR_SEVERITY() AS NVARCHAR(MAX))
PRINT 'ErrorState : ' + CAST(ERROR_STATE() AS NVARCHAR(MAX))
PRINT 'ErrorLine : ' + CAST(ERROR_LINE() AS NVARCHAR(MAX))
PRINT 'ErrorMessage : ' + CAST(ERROR_MESSAGE() AS NVARCHAR(MAX))
PRINT '***********************************************************************************************************************************************************'
-- FINE Procedura in errore =========================================================================================================================================================
END
set @script=''
return -1
END CATCH
-- ##############################################################################################################################################################################
to exec it:
declare @s varchar(max)
exec [util_ScriptTable] 'db','schema_source','table_source',1,1,'schema_dest','tab_dest',0,@s output
select @s
This might be using a jackhammer to put a nail in a wall, but given the broadness of the question I think it is a valid option to mention.
If you're using SQL Server 2012 SP4+, 2014 SP2+ or 2016 SP1+, you can leverage DBCC CLONEDATABASE to create a schema-only copy of your database sans data. This is ideal for generating comprehensive schema copies of multiple tables and may alleviate the need to "automate" the process of looping through a series of tables, but be warned that all of the table copies will be created inside of a new read-only database.
These tables will include foreign keys, primary keys, indexes, and constraints. They will also include statistics and query store data (unless you specify NO_STATISTICS and NO_QUERYSTORE).
The syntax is
DBCC CLONEDATABASE (source_database_name, target_database_name)[WITH [NO_STATISTICS][,NO_QUERYSTORE]]
There are also a couple other caveats to be aware of, which Brent Ozar has a great post on, but it all really boils down to how and why you want to create copies of tables as to whether or not any of the subtleties are deal breakers.
You can use the "Generate script" command in SQL Server Management Studio to get a script that can create your table, including indexes, triggers, foreign keys, etc.
In SSMS
You can then edit to include just what you need in your destination database.
Here is a version based on the one by E.Mantovanelli in this thread. This corrects an issue where a unique index did not include the key word UNIQUE in the resulting script. It also adds parameters so a table can be created without non-Clustered indexes or you can only script the non-clustered indexes. I use this to Create a stage table, load it add the non-Clustered indexes then do a table switch, which allow the load to run faster and the indexes are not fragmented.
SET ANSI_NULLS ON;
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON;
GO
--*************************************************************************************************'
-- La procedura crea lo script di una tabella
-- Tabella : xxxxx
-- Creata da : E.Mantovanelli
-- Data creazione : 28-06-2012
-- Data modifica: 28-06-2012
--*************************************************************************************************'
/*
-- ID----|-----Data-----|-- User --------- | ---- Note
20-11-2013 E.Mantovanelli distinzione schema delle tabelle
estrazione da db selezionato
aggiunta estrazione partizione
*/
--*************************************************************************************************'
-- Creates a copy of a table with optionally all indexes and constraints depending on parameters
-- Updated by : Brent Willis
-- Date Updated : 09-11-2019
-- Changes: Added the ability to create a table with clustered index and constraints only or to
-- CREATE just the non-clustered indexes. This is helpful so a table can be created,
-- loaded then non-clusted indexes added so it can them be swapped into a partitioned
-- table with freshly created indexes to lower fragmentation.
--
-- Also fixed an issue when a unique index was defined the index resulting table was not unique.
--*************************************************************************************************'
ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.util_ScriptTable
@DBName sysname
, @schema sysname
, @TableName sysname
, @includeTable Bit = 1
, @IncludeConstraints Bit = 1
, @IncludeClusteredIndex Bit = 1
, @IncludeIndexes Bit = 1
, @NewTableSchema sysname
, @NewTableName sysname = NULL
, @UseSystemDataTypes Bit = 0
, @script Varchar(MAX) OUTPUT
AS
BEGIN TRY
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.types WHERE name = 'TestTableType')
CREATE TYPE TestTableType AS TABLE (ObjectID Int); --drop type TestTableType
DECLARE @sql NVarchar(MAX);
DECLARE @MainDefinition Table (FieldValue Varchar(200));
--DECLARE @DBName SYSNAME
DECLARE @ClusteredPK Bit;
DECLARE @TableSchema NVarchar(255);
--SET @DBName = DB_NAME(DB_ID())
SELECT @TableName = name FROM sys.sysobjects WHERE id = Object_Id(@TableName);
DECLARE @ShowFields Table (FieldID Int IDENTITY(1, 1)
, DatabaseName Varchar(100)
, TableOwner Varchar(100)
, TableName Varchar(100)
, FieldName Varchar(100)
, ColumnPosition Int
, ColumnDefaultValue Varchar(100)
, ColumnDefaultName Varchar(100)
, IsNullable Bit
, DataType Varchar(100)
, MaxLength Varchar(10)
, NumericPrecision Int
, NumericScale Int
, DomainName Varchar(100)
, FieldListingName Varchar(110)
, FieldDefinition Char(1)
, IdentityColumn Bit
, IdentitySeed Int
, IdentityIncrement Int
, IsCharColumn Bit
, IsComputed Varchar(255));
DECLARE @HoldingArea Table (FldID SmallInt IDENTITY(1, 1), Flds Varchar(4000), FldValue Char(1) DEFAULT (0));
DECLARE @PKObjectID Table (ObjectID Int);
DECLARE @Uniques Table (ObjectID Int);
DECLARE @Definition Table (DefinitionID SmallInt IDENTITY(1, 1), FieldValue Varchar(2000));
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName + N'
SELECT distinct DB_NAME()
,TABLE_SCHEMA
,TABLE_NAME
,''[''+COLUMN_NAME+'']'' as COLUMN_NAME
,CAST(ORDINAL_POSITION AS INT)
,COLUMN_DEFAULT
,dobj.name AS ColumnDefaultName
,CASE WHEN c.IS_NULLABLE = ''YES'' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
,DATA_TYPE
,case CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH when -1 then ''max'' else CAST(CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS varchar) end--CAST(CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS INT)
,CAST(NUMERIC_PRECISION AS INT)
,CAST(NUMERIC_SCALE AS INT)
,DOMAIN_NAME
,COLUMN_NAME + '',''
,'''' AS FieldDefinition
,CASE WHEN ic.object_id IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END AS IdentityColumn
,CAST(ISNULL(ic.seed_value,0) AS INT) AS IdentitySeed
,CAST(ISNULL(ic.increment_value,0) AS INT) AS IdentityIncrement
,CASE WHEN st.collation_name IS NOT NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS IsCharColumn
,cc.definition
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c
JOIN sys.columns sc ON c.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(sc.object_id) AND c.COLUMN_NAME = sc.Name
LEFT JOIN sys.identity_columns ic ON c.TABLE_NAME = OBJECT_NAME(ic.object_id) AND c.COLUMN_NAME = ic.Name
JOIN sys.types st ON COALESCE(c.DOMAIN_NAME,c.DATA_TYPE) = st.name
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.objects dobj ON dobj.object_id = sc.default_object_id AND dobj.type = ''D''
left join sys.computed_columns cc on c.TABLE_NAME=OBJECT_NAME(cc.object_id) and sc.column_id=cc.column_id
WHERE c.TABLE_NAME = @TableName and c.TABLE_SCHEMA=@schema
ORDER BY c.TABLE_NAME, c.ORDINAL_POSITION
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @ShowFields (DatabaseName
, TableOwner
, TableName
, FieldName
, ColumnPosition
, ColumnDefaultValue
, ColumnDefaultName
, IsNullable
, DataType
, MaxLength
, NumericPrecision
, NumericScale
, DomainName
, FieldListingName
, FieldDefinition
, IdentityColumn
, IdentitySeed
, IdentityIncrement
, IsCharColumn
, IsComputed)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @schema = @schema;
SELECT TOP 1 @TableSchema = TableOwner FROM @ShowFields;
INSERT INTO @HoldingArea (Flds) VALUES ('(');
IF @includeTable = 1
BEGIN
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
VALUES
( 'CREATE TABLE ' + CASE
WHEN @NewTableName IS NOT NULL THEN
@DBName + '.' + @NewTableSchema + '.' + @NewTableName
ELSE
@DBName + '.' + @TableSchema + '.' + @TableName
END);
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue) VALUES ('(');
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
SELECT Char(10) + FieldName + ' '
+ CASE
WHEN DomainName IS NOT NULL AND @UseSystemDataTypes = 0 THEN
DomainName + CASE WHEN IsNullable = 1 THEN ' NULL ' ELSE ' NOT NULL ' END
ELSE
CASE
WHEN IsComputed IS NULL THEN
Upper(DataType)
+ CASE
WHEN IsCharColumn = 1 THEN
'(' + Cast(MaxLength AS Varchar(10)) + ')'
ELSE
CASE
WHEN DataType = 'numeric' THEN
'(' + Cast(NumericPrecision AS Varchar(10)) + ','
+ Cast(NumericScale AS Varchar(10)) + ')'
ELSE
CASE
WHEN DataType = 'decimal' THEN
'(' + Cast(NumericPrecision AS Varchar(10)) + ','
+ Cast(NumericScale AS Varchar(10)) + ')'
ELSE
''
END
END
END
+ CASE
WHEN IdentityColumn = 1 THEN
' IDENTITY(' + Cast(IdentitySeed AS Varchar(5)) + ','
+ Cast(IdentityIncrement AS Varchar(5)) + ')'
ELSE
''
END + CASE WHEN IsNullable = 1 THEN ' NULL ' ELSE ' NOT NULL ' END
+ CASE
WHEN ColumnDefaultName IS NOT NULL AND @IncludeConstraints = 1 THEN
'CONSTRAINT ['
+ Replace(ColumnDefaultName, @TableName, @NewTableName)
+ '] DEFAULT' + Upper(ColumnDefaultValue)
ELSE
''
END
ELSE
' as ' + IsComputed + ' '
END
END + CASE
WHEN FieldID = (SELECT Max(FieldID)FROM @ShowFields) THEN
''
ELSE
','
END
FROM @ShowFields;
--------------------------------------------------
IF @IncludeConstraints = 1
BEGIN
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName + N'
SELECT distinct '',CONSTRAINT ['' + replace(name,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] FOREIGN KEY ('' + ParentColumns + '') REFERENCES ['' + ReferencedObject + '']('' + ReferencedColumns + '')''
FROM ( SELECT ReferencedObject = OBJECT_NAME(fk.referenced_object_id), ParentObject = OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id),fk.name
, REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT cp.name + '',''
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fkc
JOIN sys.columns cp ON fkc.parent_object_id = cp.object_id AND fkc.parent_column_id = cp.column_id
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) ParentColumns,
REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT cr.name + '',''
FROM sys.foreign_key_columns fkc
JOIN sys.columns cr ON fkc.referenced_object_id = cr.object_id AND fkc.referenced_column_id = cr.column_id
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) ReferencedColumns
FROM sys.foreign_keys fk
inner join sys.schemas s on fk.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema) a
WHERE ParentObject = @TableName
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @NewTableName = @NewTableName
, @schema = @schema;
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName + N'
SELECT distinct '',CONSTRAINT ['' + replace(c.name,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] CHECK '' + definition
FROM sys.check_constraints c join sys.schemas s on c.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @NewTableName = @NewTableName
, @schema = @schema;
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName + N'
SELECT DISTINCT PKObject = cco.object_id
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON cco.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
join sys.schemas s on cco.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName AND i.type = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @PKObjectID (ObjectID)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @schema = @schema;
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName + N'
SELECT DISTINCT PKObject = cco.object_id
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON cco.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
join sys.schemas s on cco.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) = @TableName AND i.type = 2 AND is_primary_key = 0 AND is_unique_constraint = 1
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Uniques (ObjectID)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @schema = @schema;
SET @ClusteredPK = CASE WHEN @@ROWCOUNT > 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END;
DECLARE @t TestTableType;
INSERT @t SELECT * FROM @PKObjectID;
DECLARE @u TestTableType;
INSERT @u SELECT * FROM @Uniques;
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName + N'
SELECT distinct '',CONSTRAINT '' + replace(cco.name,@TableName,@NewTableName) + CASE type WHEN ''PK'' THEN '' PRIMARY KEY '' + CASE WHEN pk.ObjectID IS NULL THEN '' NONCLUSTERED '' ELSE '' CLUSTERED '' END WHEN ''UQ'' THEN '' UNIQUE '' END + CASE WHEN u.ObjectID IS NOT NULL THEN '' NONCLUSTERED '' ELSE '''' END
+ ''(''+REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT c.name + + CASE WHEN cc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN '' DESC'' ELSE '' ASC'' END + '',''
FROM sys.key_constraints ccok
LEFT JOIN sys.index_columns cc ON ccok.parent_object_id = cc.object_id AND cco.unique_index_id = cc.index_id
LEFT JOIN sys.columns c ON cc.object_id = c.object_id AND cc.column_id = c.column_id
LEFT JOIN sys.indexes i ON cc.object_id = i.object_id AND cc.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE i.object_id = ccok.parent_object_id AND ccok.object_id = cco.object_id
order by key_ordinal FOR XML PATH(''''))), 2, 8000)) + '')''
FROM sys.key_constraints cco
inner join sys.schemas s on cco.schema_id=s.schema_id and s.name=@schema
LEFT JOIN @U u ON cco.object_id = u.objectID
LEFT JOIN @t pk ON cco.object_id = pk.ObjectID
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(cco.parent_object_id) = @TableName
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50),@t TestTableType readonly,@u TestTableType readonly'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @NewTableName = @NewTableName
, @schema = @schema
, @t = @t
, @u = @u;
END;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue) VALUES (')');
END;
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName
+ N'
select '' on '' + d.name + ''([''+c.name+''])''
from sys.tables t join sys.indexes i on(i.object_id = t.object_id and i.index_id < 2)
join sys.index_columns ic on(ic.partition_ordinal > 0 and ic.index_id = i.index_id and ic.object_id = t.object_id)
join sys.columns c on(c.object_id = ic.object_id and c.column_id = ic.column_id)
join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
join sys.data_spaces d on i.data_space_id=d.data_space_id
where t.name=@TableName and s.name=@schema
order by key_ordinal
';
PRINT 'x';
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50)'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @schema = @schema;
IF @IncludeClusteredIndex = 1
BEGIN
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName
+ N'
SELECT distinct '' CREATE '' + CASE WHEN i.is_unique = 1 THEN ''UNIQUE '' ELSE '''' end + i.type_desc + '' INDEX ['' + replace(i.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] ON '
+ @DBName + N'.' + @NewTableSchema + N'.' + @NewTableName
+ N' (''
+ REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + CASE WHEN sc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN '' DESC'' ELSE '' ASC'' END + '',''
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE t.name=@TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
and is_included_column=0
ORDER BY key_ordinal ASC FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) + '')''+
ISNULL( '' include (''+REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + '',''
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE t.name=@TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
and is_included_column=1
ORDER BY key_ordinal ASC FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000))+'')'' ,'''')+''''
FROM sys.indexes i join sys.tables t on i.object_id=t.object_id
join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
AND CASE WHEN @ClusteredPK = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1 AND i.type = 1 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END = 1 AND is_unique_constraint = 0 AND is_primary_key = 0
where t.name=@TableName and s.name=@schema and i.type_desc = ''CLUSTERED''
' ;
--PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50), @ClusteredPK bit'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @NewTableName = @NewTableName
, @schema = @schema
, @ClusteredPK = @ClusteredPK;
END;
IF @IncludeIndexes = 1
BEGIN
SET @sql = N'
use ' + @DBName
+ N'
SELECT distinct '' CREATE '' + CASE WHEN i.is_unique = 1 THEN ''UNIQUE '' ELSE '''' end + i.type_desc + '' INDEX ['' + replace(i.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS,@TableName,@NewTableName) + ''] ON '
+ @DBName + N'.' + @NewTableSchema + N'.' + @NewTableName
+ N' (''
+ REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + CASE WHEN sc.is_descending_key = 1 THEN '' DESC'' ELSE '' ASC'' END + '',''
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE t.name=@TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
and is_included_column=0
ORDER BY key_ordinal ASC FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000)) + '')''+
ISNULL( '' include (''+REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(( SELECT name + '',''
FROM sys.index_columns sc
JOIN sys.columns c ON sc.object_id = c.object_id AND sc.column_id = c.column_id
WHERE t.name=@TableName AND sc.object_id = i.object_id AND sc.index_id = i.index_id
and is_included_column=1
ORDER BY key_ordinal ASC FOR XML PATH('''') )), 2, 8000))+'')'' ,'''')+''''
FROM sys.indexes i join sys.tables t on i.object_id=t.object_id
join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
AND CASE WHEN @ClusteredPK = 1 AND is_primary_key = 1 AND i.type = 1 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END = 1 AND is_unique_constraint = 0 AND is_primary_key = 0
where t.name=@TableName and s.name=@schema and i.type_desc <> ''CLUSTERED''
' ;
PRINT @sql;
INSERT INTO @Definition (FieldValue)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @sql
, N'@TableName varchar(50),@NewTableName varchar(50),@schema varchar(50), @ClusteredPK bit'
, @TableName = @TableName
, @NewTableName = @NewTableName
, @schema = @schema
, @ClusteredPK = @ClusteredPK;
END;
--SELECT * FROM @Definition;
INSERT INTO @MainDefinition (FieldValue)
SELECT FieldValue FROM @Definition ORDER BY DefinitionID ASC;
--SELECT * FROM @MainDefinition;
----------------------------------
DECLARE @q Varchar(MAX);
SET @q = (SELECT Replace((SELECT FieldValue FROM @MainDefinition FOR XML PATH('')), '</FieldValue>', ''));
SET @script = (SELECT Replace(@q, '<FieldValue>', ''));
END TRY
-- ##############################################################################################################################################################################
BEGIN CATCH
BEGIN
-- INIZIO Procedura in errore =========================================================================================================================================================
PRINT '***********************************************************************************************************************************************************';
PRINT 'ErrorNumber : ' + Cast(Error_Number() AS NVarchar(MAX));
PRINT 'ErrorSeverity : ' + Cast(Error_Severity() AS NVarchar(MAX));
PRINT 'ErrorState : ' + Cast(Error_State() AS NVarchar(MAX));
PRINT 'ErrorLine : ' + Cast(Error_Line() AS NVarchar(MAX));
PRINT 'ErrorMessage : ' + Cast(Error_Message() AS NVarchar(MAX));
PRINT '***********************************************************************************************************************************************************';
-- FINE Procedura in errore =========================================================================================================================================================
END;
SET @script = '';
RETURN -1;
END CATCH;
-- ##############################################################################################################################################################################
You could use this script to copy a table structure with foreign keys but without indexes. This script handles user defined types and computed columns gracefully.
--\
---) Author: Hans Michiels
---) Script to copy a sql server table structure with foreign keys but without indexes.
---) This script handles user defined types and computed columns gracefully.
--/
/*
(c) Copyright 2016 - hansmichiels.com
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
--\
---) VARIABLES DECLARATIONS
--/
DECLARE @CrLf NVARCHAR(2)
DECLARE @Indent NVARCHAR(2)
DECLARE @nsql NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE @SimulationMode CHAR(1)
DECLARE @SourceSchemaAndTable NVARCHAR(260)
DECLARE @TargetSchemaAndTable NVARCHAR(260)
DECLARE @FkNameSuffix NVARCHAR(128)
DECLARE @TableOptions NVARCHAR(500)
--\
---) CONFIGURATION: set the source and target schema/tablename here, and some other settings.
--/
SELECT
@SimulationMode = 'Y' -- Use Y if you only want the SQL statement in the output window without it being executed.
, @SourceSchemaAndTable = '[Production].[Product]'
, @TargetSchemaAndTable = '[stg].[Product]'
, @TableOptions = ' WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY] ) ON [PRIMARY]'
, @FkNameSuffix = '_' + REPLACE(CAST(NEWID() AS VARCHAR(40)), '-', '') -- A Guid is added to the foreign key name to make it unique.
, @CrLf = CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
, @Indent = SPACE(2)
-- For 'min' script use this (in case sql is near 4000 characters):
-- , @CrLf = ' '
-- , @Indent = ''
--\
---) BUILD SQL FOR CLONING TABLE
--/
SELECT @nsql
= ISNULL(@nsql, '')
+ CASE col_sequence WHEN 1 THEN
@CrLf + 'IF OBJECT_ID(N''' + @TargetSchemaAndTable + ''', ''U'') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE ' + @TargetSchemaAndTable + ';'
+ @CrLf + 'CREATE TABLE ' + @TargetSchemaAndTable + @CrLf + @Indent + '( ' ELSE @CrLf + @Indent + ', ' END
+ [definition]
FROM (
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY tb.object_id ORDER BY tb.object_id, col.column_id) AS col_sequence
, QUOTENAME(col.name) + ' '
+ COALESCE(
'AS ' + cmp.definition + CASE ISNULL(cmp.is_persisted, 0) WHEN 1 THEN ' PERSISTED ' ELSE '' END,
CASE
WHEN col.system_type_id != col.user_type_id THEN QUOTENAME(usr_tp.schema_name) + '.' + QUOTENAME(usr_tp.name)
ELSE
QUOTENAME(sys_tp.name) +
CASE
WHEN sys_tp.name IN ('char', 'varchar', 'binary', 'varbinary') THEN '(' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, CASE col.max_length WHEN -1 THEN 'max' ELSE CAST(col.max_length AS varchar(10)) END) + ')'
WHEN sys_tp.name IN ('nchar', 'nvarchar') THEN '(' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, CASE col.max_length WHEN -1 THEN 'max' ELSE CAST(col.max_length/2 AS varchar(10)) END) + ')'
WHEN sys_tp.name IN ('decimal', 'numeric') THEN '(' + CAST(col.precision AS VARCHAR) + ',' + CAST(col.scale AS VARCHAR) + ')'
WHEN sys_tp.name IN ('datetime2') THEN '(' + CAST(col.scale AS VARCHAR) + ')'
ELSE ''
END
END
)
+ CASE col.is_nullable
WHEN 0 THEN ' NOT'
ELSE ''
END + ' NULL' AS [definition]
FROM sys.tables tb
JOIN sys.schemas sch
ON sch.schema_id = tb.schema_id
JOIN sys.columns col
ON col.object_id = tb.object_id
JOIN sys.types sys_tp
ON col.system_type_id = sys_tp.system_type_id
AND col.system_type_id = sys_tp.user_type_id
LEFT JOIN
(
SELECT tp.*, sch.name AS [schema_name]
FROM sys.types tp
JOIN sys.schemas sch
ON tp.schema_id = sch.schema_id
) usr_tp
ON col.system_type_id = usr_tp.system_type_id
AND col.user_type_id = usr_tp.user_type_id
LEFT JOIN sys.computed_columns cmp
ON cmp.object_id = tb.object_id
AND cmp.column_id = col.column_id
WHERE tb.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@SourceSchemaAndTable, 'U')
) subqry
;
SELECT @nsql
= ISNULL(@nsql, '')
+ CASE col_sequence
WHEN 1 THEN @CrLf + ', PRIMARY KEY ' + CASE is_clustered_index WHEN 1 THEN 'CLUSTERED' ELSE 'NONCLUSTERED' END
+ @CrLf + @Indent + '( '
ELSE @CrLf + @Indent + ', '
END
+ QUOTENAME(pk_cols.column_name)
+ CASE is_descending_key
WHEN 1 THEN ' DESC'
ELSE ' ASC'
END
FROM (
SELECT TOP 2147483647 sch.name as schema_name, tb.name as table_name, col.name as column_name
, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY tb.object_id ORDER BY tb.object_id, col.column_id) AS col_sequence
, ic.is_descending_key
, CASE WHEN idx.index_id = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS [is_clustered_index]
FROM sys.tables tb
JOIN sys.schemas sch
ON sch.schema_id = tb.schema_id
JOIN sys.indexes idx
ON idx.is_primary_key = 1
AND idx.object_id = tb.object_id
JOIN sys.index_columns ic
ON is_included_column = 0
AND ic.object_id = tb.object_id
AND ic.index_id = idx.index_id
JOIN sys.columns col
ON col.column_id = ic.column_id
AND col.object_id = tb.object_id
WHERE tb.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@SourceSchemaAndTable, 'U')
ORDER BY col.column_id
) pk_cols
SELECT @nsql = @nsql + @CrLf + @indent + ') ' + @TableOptions
IF @SimulationMode = 'Y'
BEGIN
PRINT '-- Simulation mode: script is not executed.'
END
PRINT @nsql;
IF @SimulationMode != 'Y'
BEGIN
EXEC(@nsql);
END
--\
---) Copy foreign key constraints
---) A guid is added to the foreign key name to make it unique within the database.
--/
SET @nsql = N'';
SELECT @nsql += N'
ALTER TABLE '
+ @TargetSchemaAndTable
+ ' ADD CONSTRAINT [' + LEFT(fk.name + @FkNameSuffix, 128) + '] '
+ ' FOREIGN KEY (' + STUFF((SELECT ',' + QUOTENAME(col.name)
-- get all the columns in the constraint table
FROM sys.columns AS col
JOIN sys.foreign_key_columns AS fkc
ON fkc.parent_column_id = col.column_id
AND fkc.parent_object_id = col.[object_id]
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.[object_id]
ORDER BY fkc.constraint_column_id
FOR XML PATH(N''), TYPE).value(N'.[1]', N'nvarchar(max)'), 1, 1, N'')
+ ') REFERENCES ' + QUOTENAME(rs.name) + '.' + QUOTENAME(rtb.name)
+ '('
+ STUFF((SELECT ',' + QUOTENAME(col.name)
-- get all the referenced columns
FROM sys.columns AS col
JOIN sys.foreign_key_columns AS fkc
ON fkc.referenced_column_id = col.column_id
AND fkc.referenced_object_id = col.[object_id]
WHERE fkc.constraint_object_id = fk.object_id
ORDER BY fkc.constraint_column_id
FOR XML PATH(N''), TYPE).value(N'.[1]', N'nvarchar(max)'), 1, 1, N'') + ');'
FROM sys.foreign_keys AS fk
JOIN sys.tables AS rtb -- referenced table
ON fk.referenced_object_id = rtb.[object_id]
JOIN sys.schemas AS rs
ON rtb.[schema_id] = rs.[schema_id]
JOIN sys.tables AS ctb -- constraint table
ON fk.parent_object_id = ctb.[object_id]
WHERE rtb.is_ms_shipped = 0 AND ctb.is_ms_shipped = 0
AND ctb.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@SourceSchemaAndTable, 'U');
IF @SimulationMode = 'Y'
BEGIN
PRINT '-- Simulation mode: script is not executed.'
END
PRINT @nsql;
IF @SimulationMode != 'Y'
BEGIN
EXEC(@nsql);
END
If you are interested you can find it also on my blog: http://www.hansmichiels.com/2016/02/18/how-to-copy-a-database-table-structure-t-sql-scripting-series-s01e01/
Select *
into [new table name]
from [table to be copied name]
where 0=1
