The
ScriptingOptions object provides programmatic options to the options that can be set for scripting operations.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
<DefaultMemberAttribute("Item")> _
Public NotInheritable Class ScriptingOptions
[DefaultMemberAttribute("Item")]
public sealed class ScriptingOptions
[DefaultMemberAttribute(L"Item")]
public ref class ScriptingOptions sealed
/** @attribute DefaultMemberAttribute("Item") */
public final class ScriptingOptions
DefaultMemberAttribute("Item")
public final class ScriptingOptions
Remarks
Warning Some scripting options cause the Transfer object to generate script that does not execute on the target server.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ScriptingOptions
Example
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Reference the AdventureWorks database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks")
'Define a Scripter object and set the required scripting options.
Dim scrp As Scripter
scrp = New Scripter(srv)
scrp.Options.ScriptDrops = False
scrp.Options.WithDependencies = True
'Iterate through the tables in database and script each one. Display the script.
'Note that the StringCollection type needs the System.Collections.Specialized namespace to be included.
Dim tb As Table
Dim smoObjects(1) As Urn
For Each tb In db.Tables
smoObjects = New Urn(0) {}
smoObjects(0) = tb.Urn
If tb.IsSystemObject = False Then
Dim sc As StringCollection
sc = scrp.Script(smoObjects)
Dim st As String
For Each st In sc
Console.WriteLine(st)
Next
End If
Next
Thread Safety
Any public static (
Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
See Also