InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comTue, 21 May 2013 19:26:23 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic788006-146-1.aspxMicrosoft included tablediff in the product, however this isn't necessarily a trivial task. It takes some time and effort to get it working right.I work for Red Gate, but I'd suggest that if it's a big deal, Apex, Red Gate, any of the vendors are worth the investment to save yourself some time. Or let things slow down and have management realize that they aren't saving $$ by not investing in tools.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:51:25 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic788006-146-1.aspxThanks guysOpenDBiff will do for know till the managers decide we can purchase SQL Delta.OpenDBiff ain't the best I've seen but its free and at least I can see what objects needs to be moved/altered in the Production DB.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:42:34 GMTRoftyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic788006-146-1.aspxInexpensive, Red Gate's SQL Compare. Fantastic tool.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:28:16 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic788006-146-1.aspxI can point you to these free tools:[url]http://www.codeplex.com/OpenDBiff[/url][url]http://www.sqleffects.com/Articles/Product/sqlAccordInfo/aboutSqlAccordCommunityEd.html[/url][url]http://www.sqldbtools.com/[/url][url]http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp/archive/2007/08/10/60279.aspx[/url]but I have tried none of them.Good luck!Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:24:38 GMTspaghettidbahttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic788006-146-1.aspxRedgate do a similar tool, not sure about the price though, in comparison.this link might helphttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp/archive/2007/11/20/Free-SQL-Server-tools-that-might-make-your-life-a.aspxTue, 15 Sep 2009 03:23:40 GMTSilverfoxhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic788006-146-1.aspxHey all :-)I'm working in an SQLServer 2005 environment where we have a production and development database.Till recently we have been using a trail version of SQL Delta 4 to do Database Comparison between Production and Development databases. The company has decided not to purchase a license for SQL Delta till end of the year.So ... now I'm kinda stuck.It seems funny that Microsoft did not include a Database Comparison tool in SQLServer 2005.Does anybody know of a cheap(free if possible) yet efficient method of comparing databases.The basic comparison I mostly use is New and Changed Tables, Relationships, Stored Procedures, Views and Functions.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:15:58 GMTRofty