Script Method (Table Object)

SQL-DMO

Syntax

object.Script( [ ScriptType ] [, ScriptFilePath ] [, NewName ] [, Script2Type ] )
as String

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

ScriptType

Optional. A long integer that overrides default scripting behavior as described in Settings.

ScriptFilePath

Optional. A string that specifies an operating system file as an additional target for the generated Transact-SQL script.

NewName

Optional. A string that specifies a new name for the referenced table.

Script2Type

Optional. A long integer that overrides default scripting behavior as described in Settings.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT Script(
SQLDMO_SCRIPT_TYPE ScriptType = SQLDMOScript_Default,
SQLDMO_LPCSTR ScriptFilePath = NULL,
SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewName = NULL,
SQLDMO_LPBSTR ScriptText = NULL,
SQLDMO_SCRIPT2_TYPE Script2Type = SQLDMOScript2_Default);

Note  SQL-DMO strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Settings

When setting the ScriptType argument specifying multiple behaviors, combine values using an OR logical operator. Use these values to set ScriptType.

Constant	Value	Description
SQLDMOScript_AppendToFile	256	Object Script method only. Append to indicated output file. By default, Script method overwrites existing file.
SQLDMOScript_Bindings	128	Generate sp_bindefault and sp_bindrule statements. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_ClusteredIndexes	8	Generate Transact-SQL defining clustered indexes. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_Default	4	SQLDMOScript_PrimaryObject.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_All	532676608	All values defined as SQLDMOScript_DRI_... combined using an OR logical operator.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_AllConstraints	520093696	SQLDMOScript_DRI_Checks, SQLDMOScript_DRI_Defaults, SQLDMOScript_DRI_ForeignKeys, SQLDMOScript_DRI_PrimaryKey, and SQLDMOScript_DRI_UniqueKeys combined using an OR logical operator.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_AllKeys	469762048	SQLDMOScript_DRI_ForeignKeys, SQLDMOScript_DRI_PrimaryKey, SQLDMOScript_DRI_UniqueKeys combined using an OR logical operator.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_Checks	16777216	Generated script creates column-specified CHECK constraints. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_Clustered	8388608	Generated script creates clustered indexes. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_Defaults	33554432	Generated script includes column-specified defaults. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_ForeignKeys	134217728	Generated script creates FOREIGN KEY constraints. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_NonClustered	4194304	Generated script creates nonclustered indexes. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_PrimaryKey	268435456	Generated script creates PRIMARY KEY constraints. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRI_UniqueKeys	67108864	Generated script creates candidate keys defined using a unique index. Directs scripting when declarative referential integrity establishes dependency relationships. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRIIndexes	65536	When SQLDMOScript_NoDRI is specified, script PRIMARY KEY constraints using a unique index to implement the declarative referential integrity. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_DRIWithNoCheck	536870912	When using SQLDMOScript_DRI_Checks, or SQLDMOScript_DRI_ForeignKeys, generated script includes the WITH NOCHECK clause optimizing constraint creation. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_Drops	1	Generate Transact-SQL to remove referenced component. Script tests for existence prior attempt to remove component.
SQLDMOScript_IncludeHeaders	131072	Generated script is prefixed with a header containing date and time of generation and other descriptive information.
SQLDMOScript_IncludeIfNotExists	4096	Transact-SQL creating a component is prefixed by a check for existence. When script is executed, component is created only when a copy of the named component does not exist.
SQLDMOScript_Indexes	73736	SQLDMOScript_ClusteredIndexes, SQLDMOScript_NonClusteredIndexes, and SQLDMOScript_DRIIndexes combined using an OR logical operator. Applies to both table and view objects.
SQLDMOScript_NoCommandTerm	32768	Individual Transact-SQL statements in the script are not delimited using the connection-specific command terminator. By default, individual Transact-SQL statements are delimited.
SQLDMOScript_NoDRI	512	Generated Transact-SQL statements do not include any clauses defining declarative referential integrity constraints. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table. Only use when script will execute on an instance of SQL SERVER version 4.21a.
SQLDMOScript_NoIdentity	1073741824	Generated Transact-SQL statements do not include definition of identity property, seed, and increment. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_NonClusteredIndexes	8192	Generate Transact-SQL defining nonclustered indexes. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_ObjectPermissions	2	Include Transact-SQL privilege defining statements when scripting database objects.
SQLDMOScript_OwnerQualify	262144	Object names in Transact-SQL generated to remove an object are qualified by the owner of the referenced object. Transact-SQL generated to create the referenced object qualify the object name using the current object owner.
SQLDMOScript_PrimaryObject	4	Generate Transact-SQL creating the referenced component.
SQLDMOScript_TimestampToBinary	524288	When scripting object creation for a table or user-defined data type, convert specification of timestamp data type to binary(8).
SQLDMOScript_ToFileOnly	64	Most SQL-DMO object scripting methods specify both a return value and an optional output file. When used, and an output file is specified, the method does not return the script to the caller, but only writes the script to the output file.
SQLDMOScript_Triggers	16	Generate Transact-SQL defining triggers. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_UDDTsToBaseType	1024	Convert specification of user-defined data types to the appropriate SQL Server base data type. Applies only when scripting references a SQL Server table.
SQLDMOScript_UseQuotedIdentifiers	-1	Use quote characters to delimit identifier parts when scripting object names.

When setting the Script2Type argument specifying multiple behaviors, combine values using an OR logical operator. Use these values to set Script2Type.

Constant	Value	Description
SQLDMOScript2_AnsiFile	2	Create output file as a multibyte character text file. Code page 1252 is used to determine character meaning.
SQLDMOScript2_AnsiPadding	1	Command batch includes Transact-SQL statements SET ANSI_PADDING ON and SET ANSI_PADDDING OFF statements before and after CREATE TABLE statements in the generated script.
SQLDMOScript2_Default	0	Default. No scripting options specified.
SQLDMOScript2_ExtendedProperty	4194304	Include extended property scripting as part of object scripting.
SQLDMOScript2_FullTextIndex	524288	Command batch includes statements defining Microsoft Search full-text indexing.
SQLDMOScript2_NoCollation	8388608	Do not script the collation clause if source is an instance of SQL Server later than version 7.0. The default is to generate collation.
SQLDMOScript2_NoFG	16	Command batch does not include 'ON <filegroup>' clause that directs filegroup use.
SQLDMOScript2_NoWhatIfIndexes	512	Command batch does not include CREATE STATISTICS statements.
SQLDMOScript2_UnicodeFile	4	Create output file as a Unicode character text file.

Returns

A Transact-SQL command batch as a string.

Remarks

The Script method generates a Transact-SQL command batch that defines an existing SQL Server table. The Table object supports command batch generation when using the object to define a new table. Use the GenerateSQL method when capturing new table definition. Use the Script method when capturing an image of an exiting table. When using the Script method as part of an application process re-creating a table, specify SQLDMOScript_Drops in the ScriptType argument to include a drop of the existing table in the command batch.

Note  SQL-DMO object scripting methods are fully compatible with an instance of SQL Server version 7.0. However, database compatibility level affects Transact-SQL command batch contents.

When scripting a database with a compatibility level of less than 7.0, or when scripting any of its objects, the resulting Transact-SQL command batch includes only keywords reserved by that level.

Transact-SQL command syntax is always compliant with an instance of SQL Server 7.0. Where provided, you can use optional scripting arguments, such as SQLDMOScript2_NoFG to remove some syntax of an instance of SQL Server version 7.0.