DoCmd.TransferSQLDatabase Method (Access)

Transfers the entire specified Microsoft SQL Server database to another SQL Server database.

Syntax

expression .TransferSQLDatabase(Server, Database, UseTrustedConnection, Login, Password, TransferCopyData)

expression A variable that represents a DoCmd object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Server

Required

Variant

The name of the SQL Server to which the database will be transferred.

Database

Required

Variant

The name of the new database on the specified server.

UseTrustedConnection

Optional

Variant

True if the current connection is using a login with system administrator privileges. If this argument is not True, you must specify a login and password in the Login and Password arguments.

Login

Optional

Variant

The name of a login on the destination server with system administrator privileges. If UseTrustedConnection is True, this argument is ignored.

Password

Optional

Variant

The password for the login specified in Login. If UseTrustedConnection is True, this argument is ignored.

TransferCopyData

Optional

Variant

True if all data in the database is transferred to the destination database. If this argument is not True, only the database schema will be transferred.

Remarks

The following conditions must be met or else an error occurs:

  • The current and destination servers are SQL Server version 7.0 or later.

  • The user has system administrator login rights on the destination server.

  • The destination database doesn't already exist on the destination server.

Example

This example transfers the current SQL Server database to a new SQL Server database called Inventory on the server MainOffice. (It is assumed that the user has system administrator privileges on MainOffice.) The data is copied along with the database schema.

DoCmd.TransferCompleteSQLDatabase _ 
 Server:="MainOffice", _ 
 Database:="Inventory", _ 
 UseTrustedConnection:=True, _ 
 TransferCopyData:=False 

See Also

Concepts

DoCmd Object

DoCmd Object Members