1DATACOPY(FreeTDS)          FreeTDS Reference Manual          DATACOPY(FreeTDS)
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NAME

4     datacopy — move table data between two servers
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SYNOPSIS

7     datacopy [-vdE] {-t | -a | -c owner} [-b batchsize] [-p packetsize]
8              [-S server/username/password/database/table_or_view]
9              [-D server/username/password/database/table] [-T textsize]
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DESCRIPTION

12     datacopy is a utility distributed with FreeTDS.  datacopy will move table
13     data from one server to another without the need for intermediate files.
14     datacopy is much faster and more efficient than is freebcp out/in.
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16     datacopy makes use of the db-lib bcp API built into FreeTDS. This API is
17     also available to application developers.
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19     datacopy can be used to migrate data between Sybase ASE and SQL Server or
20     vice versa.
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OPTIONS

23     -t      Truncate target table before loading data.
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25     -a      Append data to target table.
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27     -c owner
28             Create the target table with the same schema as the source table.
29             datacopy will submit a ‘CREATE TABLE’ command on the target
30             server using the specified owner in the command, e.g.  ‘CREATE
31             TABLE owner.table (...).’
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33     -b batchsize
34             The number of rows per batch of data copied.  Each batch of data
35             is effectively 'committed' to the database. The default is 1000.
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37     -p packetsize
38             The number of bytes, per network packet, sent to and from the
39             servers. Increased packet size can enhance performance.
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41     -T textsize
42             Specify size of TEXT/IMAGE column from network.
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44     -v      Produce verbose output, including diagnostic timings.
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46     -d      Produce freetds TDSDUMP output. (Serious debug only!)
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48     -S server/username/password/database/table_or_view
49             The connection information for the source server and the loca‐
50             tion/name of the table (or view) to be copied.  If not specified,
51             datacopy prompts the user for the information.
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53     -D server/username/password/database/table
54             The connection information for the destination server and the
55             location/name of the target table.  If not specified, datacopy
56             prompts the user for the information.
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58     -E      Keep identity values.
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SEE ALSO

61     freebcp(1), defncopy(1), bsqldb(1), tsql(1), FreeTDS User Guide.
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HISTORY

64     datacopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.64.
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AUTHORS

67      The datacopy utility was written by Bill Thompson
68     <thompbil@exchange.uk.ml.com>.
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