Are there any free tools to generate 'INSERT INTO' scripts in MS SQL Server? [closed]

Answer 1

In SQL Server Management Studio Express, right click on a table in the Object Explorer sidebar and select "Script Table As / INSERT To / New Query Editor Window".

Answer 2

you can also use this add-in for SSMS that provides this functionality: http://www.ssmstoolspack.com/

it also provide other useful features as well.

Answer 3

Not sure about the express edition but the normal edition of SMSS, you can right click on a tab and script the table as select, insert update to a new window, clipboard or file.

You could also look at MyGeneration or CodeSmith as code generators. I believe they are free and should have soem templates that given a DB will create a bunch of stored procs for you.

Answer 4

Theres a stored proc called "sp_generateinserts" you can google for it. It will take a table and convert it into insert statements.

Answer 5

You can generate the insert into statement from this stored procedure. http://raresql.com/2011/12/20/how-to-generate-insert-statements-from-table-data-using-sql-server/ But normally we are generating insert into statement like this :

    Insert into [table] (...) values (...)

But, In this procedure, you can generate insert into statement like this

    Insert into [table]
    select * from [table] Union ALL
    select * from [table]

So, you can view the data before insertion.

Imran

Answer 6

Not many people know this but you can use sub sonic (http://subsonicproject.com/) to script both the database structure and the data inside it.

The commands are pretty simple ( i use the command line ) eg.

sonic.exe scriptdata /server testserver /db testdb .

This will script all the data into insert statements for you :) , nice and clean.You and also hook this into visual studio if you want to make it easier and not use the command line.