convert database table into XML schema file

Question

I am using SQL Server 2005. Is there any command or GUI tool (e.g. any menu/function from SQL Server management studio) to convert database table into XML schema file (.xsd)?

Answer 1

You can write to file like this:

bcp.exe "select top 0 * from (select 1 as iCol) as t for xml auto, xmlschema" queryout outfile.xsd -T -c

I'm Using the TOP 0 to exclude the xml of the actual query data since you only want the schema. The -c causes it to be plain character data in the output, use -w instead if you want utf-16 (unicode) output.

EDIT - and if you want to change the xml structure, look at PATH with FOR XML.