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How to compare two databases programatically
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From
29/08/2005 06:02:24
 
 
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29/08/2005 05:42:36
Raoshan Kumar
Softinfo Systems Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi, India
General information
Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Client/server
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 7 SP1
OS:
Windows 2000
Network:
Windows 2000 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01044711
Message ID:
01044715
Views:
13
>I've developed an VFP7 application using MS-SQL-Server database.. This software has more than 200 installations. Now there is a very tedious taks to give an update of the software to all clients because it needs some structure changes in the database.
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>So, is there any provision to automate the task of structure comparision from within the application itself. keeping in mind, I have the complete SQL script of the basic data. Is there any provision to create an SQL script of the differences and the like..



You could write a setup pogram using ALINES() and ALTER TABLE to insect and modify table structures on site. Or you could do yourself a favor and use Stonefield Database Dictionary (SDT) that does it for you plus many other things.


Alex Feldstein, MCP, Microsoft MVP
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