Export SQL File in SQL Server: Complete Guide

1 year ago
Isabella Edwards
2 minutes

To export a SQL file, you can use either SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or the SQLCMD command line tool.

The steps to export a SQL file using SSMS are as follows:

  1. Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the database from which you want to export the SQL file.
  2. Right-click on the database in the Object Explorer, then select Tasks -> Generate Scripts.
  3. In the generate script wizard, select the objects (tables, stored procedures, etc.) you want to export and configure the output options.
  4. In the final step, choose to generate the script file, and then click on complete.

The steps for exporting a SQL file using the SQLCMD command line tool are as follows:

  1. Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell window.
  2. Connect to the database using the following command:
sqlcmd -S <服务器名> -d <数据库名> -U <用户名> -P <密码>
  1. Export the SQL file using the following command:
sqlcmd -S <服务器名> -d <数据库名> -U <用户名> -P <密码> -i <输入文件> -o <输出文件>

One is the , which contains the SQL queries to be exported, and the other is the , which is the SQL file to be exported.

You can export the data and structure from the database as an SQL file using any method.

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