NAME

       datacopy — move table data between two servers

SYNOPSIS

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

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 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.

       -T textsize
               Specify size of TEXT/IMAGE column from network.

       -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 prompts 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 prompts the user for the information.

       -E      Keep identity values.

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>.

FreeTDS 1.3.17                                   March 25, 2015                                DATACOPY(FreeTDS)