>Hi,
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>I am doing some testing on my test SQL DB. The test changes two tables. Therefore, I prefer not to make a complete DB backup but just two tables. Here is how I plan to do the backup and restore:
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>select * into mytable1_backp from mytable1
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>Then, delete or rename the table mytable1 and rename the mytable1_backup into mytable1
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>Will the above make the "mytable1" exactly the same as before the change?
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>TIA
This morning I tested the approach above. And I don't see any problems. The table "mytable1" seems to be exactly the same as the original one. Even the Identity column which was in the original table (e.g. mytable1) stays as Identity after I renamed it from the backup version.
I will continue checking and testing this approach. But it seems to be very easy.
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