NAME

       defncopy - extract procedures and views from a Microsoft server.

SYNOPSIS

       defncopy [-U username] [-P password] [-S server] [-D database]
              [-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-v]
             [owner.]object_name [[owner.]object_name...]

DESCRIPTION

       defncopy  is  a  utility program distributed with FreeTDS. It replaces a similar program of the same name
       distributed by Sybase.

       defncopy reads the text of a stored procedure or view, and writes a script suitable  for  recreating  the
       procedure  or  view.  For tables, it reads the output of sp_help and constructs a CREATE TABLE statement,
       complete with CREATE INDEX, too.

OBJECTS

       owner  is optional if you or the database owner is the owner of the procedure/view being copied.

       object_name
              is the name of the system object you wish to extract.

OPTIONS

       -U username
              database server login name.

       -P password
              database server password.

       -S server
              database server to which to connect.

       -D database
              database to use. Optional if the procedure/view being extracted is in your default database.

       -i input_file
              a script to apply to the database. Not currently implemented.

       -o output_file
              a file to hold the script, defaults to standard output.

       -v     Show version information and copyright notice.

NOTES

       defncopy is a filter; it reads from standard input, writes to  standard  output,  and  writes  errors  to
       standard error. The -i and -o options override these, of course.

       defncopy  makes  use  of  the  db-lib  API  provided  by FreeTDS. This API is of course also available to
       application developers.

EXIT STATUS

       defncopy exits 0 on success, and >0 if the server cannot process the query.

       defncopy will report any errors returned by the server, but will continue processing.

HISTORY

       defncopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.63.

AUTHORS

       The defncopy utility was written by James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>

BUGS

       Works only with Microsoft servers and ancient Sybase servers.

       Does not create primary keys.

       Many options are defined by Sybase that this version does  not  implement.  Feel  free  to  correct  this
       situation.

       In theory, defncopy could apply/produce DDL for any system object, but at present only tables, procedures
       and views are supported, and only for extraction.