Manual Page - defncopy(1)
Manual Reference Pages - FreeTDS (February 24, 2006)
NAME
defncopy - extract procedures and views from a Microsoft server.
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
Objects
Options
Notes
Exit Status
History
Authors
Bugs
SYNOPSIS
defncopy [-U username] [-P password] [-S server] [-D database]
[-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-v]
[owner.]object_name [[owner.]object_name...]
DESCRIPTION
defncopy is a utility program distributed with FreeTDS. It replaces
a similar program of the same name distributed by Sybase.
defncopy reads the text of a stored procedure or view, and writes a script
suitable for recreating the procedure or view. For tables, it reads
the output of sp_help and constructs a CREATE TABLE statement, complete
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with CREATE INDEX, too.
It does not create primary keys (although it
could, patches welcome).
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defncopy makes use of the db-lib API provided by FreeTDS. This
API is of course also available to application developers.
OBJECTS
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owner
is optional if you or the database owner is the owner
of the procedure/view being copied.
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object_name
is the name of the system object you wish to extract.
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OPTIONS
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-U username
database server login name.
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-P password
database server password.
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-S server
database server to which to connect.
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-D database
database to use. Optional if the procedure/view being extracted is in your
default database.
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-i input_file
a script to apply to the database. Not currently implemented.
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-o output_file
a file to hold the script, defaults to standard output.
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-v
Show version information and copyright notice.
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NOTES
defncopy is a filter; it reads from standard input, writes to standard output,
and writes errors to standard error. The -i and -o options override
these, of course.
EXIT STATUS
defncopy exits 0 on success, and >0 if the server cannot process the query.
defncopy will report any errors returned by the server, but will continue
processing.
HISTORY
defncopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.63.
AUTHORS
The defncopy utility was written by James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>
BUGS
Works only with Microsoft servers and ancient Sybase servers.
Many options are defined by Sybase that this version does not implement. Feel
free to correct this situation.
In theory, defncopy could apply/produce DDL for any system object,
but at present only tables, procedures and views are supported,
and only for extraction.
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