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NAME

       datacopy - move table data between two servers

SYNOPSIS

       datacopy { -t | -a | -c owner } [-b batchsize] [-p packetsize] [-v] [-d]
                [-S server/username/password/database/table_or_view]
                [-D server/username/password/database/table]

DESCRIPTION

       datacopy is a utility distributed with FreeTDS.  datacopy will move table data from one server to another
       without the need for intermediate files. datacopy is much faster  and  more  efficient  than  is  freebcp
       out/in.

       datacopy  makes  use  of the db-lib bcp API built into FreeTDS. This API is also available to application
       developers.

       datacopy can be used to migrate data between Sybase ASE and SQL Server or vice versa.

OPTIONS

       -t     Truncate target table before loading data.

       -a     Append data to target table.

       -c owner
              Create the target table with the same schema as the source table. datacopy will submit  a  'create
              table' command on the target server/database using the specified owner in

              the command, e.g. CREATE TABLE owner.table (...).

       -b batchsize
              The number of rows per batch of data copied.  Each batch of data is effectively 'committed' to the
              database. The default is 1000.

       -p packetsize
              The number of bytes, per network packet, sent to and from the servers. Increased packet  size  can
              enhance performance.

       -v     Produce verbose output, including diagnostic timings.

       -d     Produce freetds TDSDUMP output. (Serious debug only!)

       -S server/username/password/database/table_or_view
              The  connection  information for the source server and the location/name of the table (or view) to
              be copied.  If not specified, datacopy will prompt the user for the information.

       -D server/username/password/database/table
              The connection information for the destination server and the location/name of the  target  table.
              If not specified, datacopy will prompt the user for the information.

SEE ALSO

       freebcp(1), defncopy(1), bsqldb(1), tsql(1), FreeTDS User Guide.

HISTORY

       datacopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.64.

AUTHORS

       The datacopy utility was written by Bill Thompson (thompbil@exchange.uk.ml.com).