However, trying to export it in this format may be a headache for some people that are not familiar with the SQL Server Managemente Studio. In this article, we'll explain briefly how to export the structure and data from a database stored in SQL Server into a. SQL Server Management Studio provides the ability to generate scripts for creating databases, tables, stored procedures, functions, views and inserting data.
To proceed, Open SSMS and access the database engine with the default Windows authentication or from the connection that you want to access :.
Connect to the server and explore the databases in the object explorer. This will open the Generate and Publish Scrips dialog. This option is very useful if you are writing code and you need to integrate this task to the code. In region Namespaces add System. IO and Data. IO is used to write information to a file in this scenario a txt file and Data. The second line is to specify the connection information SQL Server name, database name and Authentication method :.
The try structure is used to handle exceptions. The line with "while reader. Read " is used to read row by row the results of the SQL Query.
This is used to handle errors. Show will show the error and Dts. TaskResult will show a failure red color if it fails. This code is used when an exception error is generate by the package. If the presentation is important, Reporting Services is the best option.
Press Preview and in the Save icon, select CSV comma delimited to save the file with the csv extension:. It is a very fast option. Use it if you have millions of rows and you need to use the command line or if it is easy to call the command line from your program or script.
The following example uses bcp to export the query results to a file named bcp. There are many other ways to export results. However, these options will inspire you to use other ones. SSMS destination to file option - This is the easiest option. Used if you do not need to automate anything and you just one a txt report immediately. PowerShell - Use it when you are automating tasks with PowerShell or when you are using tools to call PowerShell scripts.
From the Code page drop-down box, select the code page for non-Unicode text:. In this step, a common error that may appear when exporting a SQL Server data to a Flat file is this:. Inputs[Flat File Destination Input]. Columns[Name] is and is required to be Columns[LastName] is and is required to be One of the solutions is to change the code page of the destination file in the Code page drop-down box from e. Under the Format drop-down box, one of the three options can be chosen for the formatting of the columns that will be exported in the destination file:.
Delimited : when this option is selected, the column delimiter which delimits the columns in the destination file can be specified. Note : The column separator can be set on the Column delimiter drop- down box:.
Fixed width: When this option is selected, the columns in the destination file will have a fixed width. Ragged right: Every column in the destination file will have fixed width except for the last column. The delimiter for the last column can be set in the Row delimiter drop-down box:. The next option on the Choose a Destination page of the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard is the Text qualifier text box where can be specified the text qualifier for the data in the destination file:.
Note : This option is only available when the Delimited option in the Format drop-down box is selected, otherwise it will be disabled:.
When this option is checked, then the names of the columns for the chosen table will be exported to the destination file:. Otherwise, when this option is unchecked then the names of the columns for the chosen table will be omitted from the destination file:. When the all options are set in the Choose a Destination, click the Next button to proceed.
For the purpose of the article, the first option will be used. The next page is Configure Flat File Destination :. On this page, options for formatting the destination flat file can be set. The first option on this page is the Source table or view drop-down box.
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