FreeTDS(February 28, 2008)                          FreeTDS(February 28, 2008)



NAME
       datacopy - move table data between two servers

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

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/database 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.

       -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 will prompt 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
              will prompt the user for the information.

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).



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