SQL Compare - 8.0
Learning SQL Compare - 8.0
Getting started with the SQL Compare command line
The command line interface provides access to the functionality of SQL Compare. For example, using the command line interface you can:
- automate the comparison and synchronization of database schema
- perform scheduled comparisons and synchronizations
- synchronize multiple databases
You invoke the command line either from a script, such as a batch script or VBScript, or by using the facilities provided by compiled languages such as VB, C++ and C#.
Prerequisites
To use the SQL Compare command line interface, you must have:
- A SQL Compare Professional Edition, or SQL Toolbelt license
- If you do not have a license, you can use the command line for 14 days.
- .NET framework version 2.0 or later
This is required to run the command line interface, but it is not required when you develop applications and scripts that use the command line interface.
- MDAC 2.8 or later
Displaying help from the command line interface
To display full help on all of the switches that are available for the command line, at the command prompt enter:
sqlcompare /help /verbose
See also |
Was this article helpful?
Search support
Forums
Visit the SQL Compare forum.
Getting started
Using SQL Compare
Setting up the comparison
Reviewing the comparison results
Synchronizing data sources
Working with other data sources
The command line interface
Getting started with the SQL Compare command line
Command line basics
Integrating the command line with applications
Using the SQL Compare command line
Command line syntax
Working with SQL Changeset
Acknowledgements
Using SQL CompareSetting up the comparisonReviewing the comparison resultsSynchronizing data sourcesWorking with other data sourcesThe command line interfaceGetting started with the SQL Compare command lineCommand line basicsIntegrating the command line with applicationsUsing the SQL Compare command lineCommand line syntaxWorking with SQL ChangesetAcknowledgements
SQL Compare
- Logging and log files
- Stored Procedures and Functions created with wrong name
- Synchronization scripts may be in incorrect version of SQL syntax
- Extended properties not permitted error (version 5.2)
- CLR Procedures' permissions are not recreated (version 5)
- Support for 'returns NULL on NULL Input' in CLR functions (version 5)
- Project files (scp files) suddenly appear on desktop (version 5)
- Stored procedures using full-text queries fail to synchronize
- When does the synchronization process rebuild tables?
- Unable to begin a distributed transaction error synchronizing databases
- User or role already exists in the current database error
- Clarification on the "Ignore Triggers" option in the SQL Compare command-line version
- Common table expressions returned by User Defined Functions may fail
- Can't compare encrypted text in SQL Server 2005, 2008
- Exception when connecting to SQL Server (Version 6)
- SQL comparison and synchronization automation capabilities
- Error logging in SQL Compare 6.2
- Using Team Foundation Server source control system
- Creating a SQL 2000 compatible database from a SQL 2005 database using SQL Compare
- Support for numbered stored procedures
- SQL Compare 7 Object-level restore
- Index was outside the bounds of the array error when registering databases X64
- HTML reports are generated for identical comparisons
- Comparison may seem slower than necessary
- DEFAULT_SCHEMA clause cannot be used with a Windows group
- SQL Compare may drop and create CLR assemblies
- SDK activation prompt may appear when starting a new SQL Compare project
- Column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails
- This SQL Server has been optimized for x concurrent queries.
- SQL Compare comparison differences
- Using SQL Server Management Studio Express as a query editor
- How to force SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare to use an Encrypted Connection
- Invalid SQL when synchronizing an index to a scripts folder when data compression is specified
- Tips
- Changes to distribution of command line
- Common error messages
- Copying the structure of a database
- Permissions required to use SQL Compare
- Rollback on script failure or cancellation
- Errors in scripts folders
- Logging and log files
all SQL products
- Compatibility of Red Gate tools in 64-bit environments
- Application has encountered an error and needs to close
- Error message after installing SQL Toolbelt - The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( nview_info ) cannot be found.
- Changing the temporary directory used by the installer
- Toolbelt Installer "hanging" while "scanning volumes"
- Login failing with "trusted SQL Server connection" error when using RunAs
all products
- Some Red Gate products identified as containing a trojan by Anti-Virus software
- Activation may fail with Unknown Error -1
- Product uses web help although a CHM file is available locally
- Argument exception resulting from missing environment variable
- Check for updates may fail when used through proxies
- 'Unidentified Publisher' error when repairing or uninstalling
- Licensing activates product as standard edition
- Moving Red Gate software products to another machine
- Red Gate tools log locations
- The application UI opening slowly when there is no internet access
SQL Compare
- Activating your products
- Activating your products
- Getting help offline
- Release notes - version 9.5 EAP
- Introducing SQL Compare 8: FAQs for SQL Compare 7 users
- Release notes - version 10.xx
- SQL Compare release notes - version 9.xx
all SQL products
all products
- Red Gate product acknowledgements
- Activating your products
- Activating your products
- Red Gate bundle history
- Check for updates
- Troubleshooting Check for Updates errors
- Current versions
- Deactivating your products
- Installing Red Gate products from the .msi file
- Requesting additional activations
- Serial numbers for bundles
- Reactivating using a different serial number
- Extending your trial
- Finding your serial numbers
- Moving a serial number from one computer to another
- No response received for manual activation
- Licensing and activation resources
- Licensing and activation resources
- Troubleshooting licensing and activation errors
- Licensing and activation FAQs
- Red Gate tools log file locations
- Download old versions of products
- Download product prerequisites & utilities
- Support & upgrades
- Upgrading your software
- Upgrading FAQs
