1FreeTDS(February 24, 2006)                          FreeTDS(February 24, 2006)
2
3
4

NAME

6       datacopy - move table data between two servers
7

SYNOPSIS

9       datacopy { -t | -a | -c owner } [-b batchsize] [-p packetsize] [-v] [-d]
10       [-S server/username/password/database/table_or_view]
11       [-D server/username/password/database/table]
12

DESCRIPTION

14       datacopy is a utility distributed with FreeTDS.  datacopy will move ta‐
15       ble data from one server to another without the need  for  intermediate
16       files.  datacopy  is  much  faster  and  more efficient than is freebcp
17       out/in.
18
19       datacopy makes use of the db-lib bcp API built into FreeTDS.  This  API
20       is also available to application developers.
21
22       datacopy  can be used to migrate data between Sybase ASE and SQL Server
23       or vice versa.
24

OPTIONS

26       -t     Truncate target table before loading data.
27
28       -a     Append data to target table.
29
30       -c owner
31              Create the target table with the same schema as the  source  ta‐
32              ble. datacopy will submit a 'create table' command on the target
33              server/database using the specified owner in the  command,  e.g.
34              CREATE TABLE owner.table (...).
35
36       -b batchsize
37              The number of rows per batch of data copied.  Each batch of data
38              is effectively 'committed' to the database. The default is 1000.
39
40       -p packetsize
41              The number of bytes, per network packet, sent to  and  from  the
42              servers. Increased packet size can enhance performance.
43
44       -v     Produce verbose output, including diagnostic timings.
45
46       -d     Produce freetds TDSDUMP output. (Serious debug only!)
47
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  speci‐
51              fied, datacopy will prompt the user for the information.
52
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              will prompt the user for the information.
57

SEE ALSO

59       freebcp(1), defncopy(1), bsqldb(1), tsql(1), FreeTDS User Guide.
60

HISTORY

62       datacopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.64.
63

AUTHORS

65       The   datacopy   utility   was   written   by   Bill  Thompson  (thomp‐
66       bil@exchange.uk.ml.com).
67
68
69
70FreeTDS Utilities                   0.64RC1         FreeTDS(February 24, 2006)
Impressum