Author: Nisarg Upadhyay

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How to Generate Scripts of Database Objects in SQL Server

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The Generate Scripts feature in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) allows you to create T-SQL scripts of various database objects, including tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers. This feature is useful when you are creating a backup of your database objects, transferring objects to another database, or simply generating scripts for documentation purposes.

SQL Server management studio creates a script of the individual objects of a database and all database objects of the database. First, we will see how to create the script for a single object. I have restored the stackoverflow2010 database on my computer. We will generate CREATE TABLE script for the dbo.posts table.

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Different Ways To Rename Database Objects

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This article explains different methods to rename database objects. We can rename database objects by using any of the following methods:

  • Rename database objects using SSMS.
  • Rename database objects using the sp_rename stored procedure.

To understand the concept with more clarity, I have explained the methods with simple examples. For demonstration, I have created a database named SchoolManagement. I have created a database schema using ChatGPT. There is an interesting article written on ChatGPT and how we can use it. You can read it here. The script to create the database and tables are following:

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Different Ways to Search Database Objects

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This article explains different methods to find the database objects in a SQL Database. We can use any of the following methods to search a database object.

  • Find database objects using system catalog views.
  • Find the database object using the filter option of SQL Server management studio.
  • Find database objects using dbForge SQL Search.

Search Database Objects Using System Catalog Views

You can view the list of the database objects from the SQL Server system catalog views. The system catalog views are used to show the information of the database engine. The catalog views can be used to display the meta-data of the SQL Server database. The catalog views inherit the information from the SQL Server metadata tables. For example, sys.tables view inherits the data from sys.objects catalog view.

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An Overview of SQL Server Joins

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In this article, we are going to learn about SQL Joins. Also, we will learn the SQL IntelliSence feature and how it is useful. Moreover, I will explain how Devart SQL Complete works and how it is useful to developers who write SQL queries.

The SQL Joins populate the data from different tables by joining them using the common column. There are four types of joins.