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Script "Create Table" script from Linked Server

  • January 28, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    #288071

    I would like to script a table from my linked server so I can create it on my local DB. There is no option for this and wondered if anyone might have a suggestion?

    Thanks

  • January 28, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    #1581798

    you can get a pretty good copy of the table , which would not have the any foreign key constraints, by doing something with the INTO statement:

    SELECT *

    INTO MyNewTable

    FROM MyLinkedServer.DatabaseName.dbo.TargetTable

    WHERE 1 = 0

    --no data transferred, but the table gets built.

    another alternative, assuming it's a SQL server as the Linked Server is to simply connect with SSMS object explorer; then you can just drill down into the server/database/Tables, right click and script, instead of trying to do it via the linked server itself.

    Lowell

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