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DATACOPY(FreeTDS)     FreeTDS (freetds reference manual)     DATACOPY(FreeTDS)


NAME

     datacopy - move table data between two servers


SYNOPSIS

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


DESCRIPTION

     datacopy is a utility distributed with FreeTDS.  datacopy will move table
     data from one server to another without the need for intermediate files.
     datacopy is much faster and more efficient than is freebcp out/in.

     datacopy makes use of the db-lib bcp API built into FreeTDS. This API is
     also available to application developers.

     datacopy can be used to migrate data between Sybase ASE and SQL Server or
     vice versa.


OPTIONS

     -t      Truncate target table before loading data.

     -a      Append data to target table.

     -c owner
             Create the target table with the same schema as the source table.
             datacopy will submit a `CREATE TABLE' command on the target
             server using the specified owner in the command, e.g.  `CREATE
             TABLE owner.table (...).'

     -b batchsize
             The number of rows per batch of data copied.  Each batch of data
             is effectively 'committed' to the database. The default is 1000.

     -p packetsize
             The number of bytes, per network packet, sent to and from the
             servers. Increased packet size can enhance performance.

     -T textsize
             Specify size of TEXT/IMAGE column from network.

     -v      Produce verbose output, including diagnostic timings.

     -d      Produce freetds TDSDUMP output. (Serious debug only!)

     -S server/username/password/database/table_or_view
             The connection information for the source server and the
             location/name of the table (or view) to be copied.  If not
             specified, datacopy prompts the user for the information.

     -D server/username/password/database/table
             The connection information for the destination server and the
             location/name of the target table.  If not specified, datacopy
             prompts the user for the information.

     -E      Keep identity values.


SEE ALSO

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


HISTORY

     datacopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.64.


AUTHORS

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

FreeTDS dev.0.99.479            March 25, 2015            FreeTDS dev.0.99.479

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