I am importing an MS Access 2003 database to SQL Server 2008 through the SQL server import and export wizard. The database is imported successfully, but when I look at the tables on both sides, they are different. For example, some of the tables that are there in the access database are not present in SQL Server while some created in SQL Server are not present in the original database.
Some of the tables absent from the original database are highlighted
Why is this happening? How can I verify the import then?
Important edit: It is importing the queries instead of tables. The entries seen in the wizard are present as queries in the original database.
I am not a fan of the 2003 Upsize Wizard. I suggest you create a new SQL database and then import the tables and data using SSMS by right clicking the Database node and select Tasks then Import Data... Then make sure you have a Primary Key established for each table in SQL Server, then create ODBC linked tables in your front end mdb.
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I exported a MySQL DB, both structure and data, using PHPMyAdmin, with the option of exporting it as MSSQL compatible single file: mydb.sql
The resulting file is large (about 2GB).
I have a DB set up on a Microsoft SQL Server.
How do I import the mydb.sql file, into the Microsoft SQL Server? I installed the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, and was able to use it to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server, and connect to the DB, but I can't figure out how to use it to import mydb.sql, to create the table and data.
Any ideas?
Choose File->Open from SSMS menu.
Pick your SQL file.
Once the file is loaded be sure that you are in the context of your database.
Click Execute button.
How can I migrate mysql tables to an already existing sql database.I have tried using sql server migration assistant for mysql tool, but it migrates entire database to a new database in sql server.Is it possible to transfer mysql tables to existing sql database?
Please help
If you have MySQL workbench and you only need the table structures you can select the tables that you need then:
Right Click > Copy to clipboard > Create Statement
Then past these into your new database an excecute
you can create a linked server the target system; this way you can import the tables selecting the data into the new tables on sql server.
if you already have the DDL migrated then you can fill the tables otherwise you can create the tables while copying the data.
with little scripting you can have the SQL code needed to copy the data ready in minutes.
there are many SO posts about interacting with MySQL from SQL-Server:
Can't create linked server - sql server and mysql
SELECT * FROM Linked MySQL server
Do I have to use OpenQuery to query a MySQL Linked Server from SQL Server?
Have you tried the Import/Export Wizard from within SQL Server Management Studio - it's essentially SSIS (an ETL tool) behind the scenes. It allows you to select specific objects, do transforms and such. I'd expect you'd be able to use a standard ODBC driver.
MSSQLTips has an article that seems relevant:
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertutorial/2205/mysql-to-sql-server-data-migration/
I want to import/copy Microsoft Access Database in SQL Server. This what I have tried.
Created a database using SQL Server Management Studio.
Then right click on this new database and tasks -> import wizard.
on first screen selected the type as Access and selected the file .mdb
Then selected SQL Server as destination database.
and selected the tables which I want to copy.
I also checked the identity enable to true.
The problem is it copied all the table but the keys are not copied....
Can any one please help. I am using sql server 2008.
thanks.
I used to do an export (in SQL Server 2000) of an existing database to another new database, once in a while. It reduces the size of my DB as well.
But the same feature is NOT available in SQL Server 2008. I searched the Import and Export wizards in SQL Server 2008, but found only the other two options (Table/View export and Select (Query) option only), the other option 'Copy Objects and data between SQL Server databases' is not there ?
Is that moved anywhere else ?
Happiness Always
BKR Shivaprakkash
if i am not mistaken you can restore your existing database to new one just write new name in database name when you click on restore
I've performed a RESTORE DATABASE command to restore an SQL Server 2000 database on SQL Server 2008. The script ran and showed several messages showing the DB being upgraded. What I've noticed is that (seemingly) legacy database objects from SQL Server 2000 have been migrated to the SQL 2008 DB.
For example, there are stored procedures whose name starts with dbo.dt_ in both the Stored Procedure and System Stored Procedure folders when viewing the DB in Management Studio. There was also the table dbo.dtproperties listed under tables.
Is it safe to drop these objects? These objects aren't in a DB created in SQL 2008 itself, so I'm thinking yes. But I'd like to make sure :)
Those objects exist for database diagrams. If you don't have any database diagrams in your database that you care about, then it is fine to delete those objects.