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Snapshot – from database snapshot – more about how to create a database snapshot can be found in the Using ApexSQL’s Snapshot Utility article.Script folder – from several SQL scripts stored in one folder.In the Input source tab are listed four input source options from which the executable installer can be built: Note: Clicking on any of the listed options in the Output type tab, will automatically bring up the next tab, the Input source tab. The panel that is shown, the first step in the build process, is the Output type panel, where the Executable installer option should be clicked: Here, it will be explained a step-by-step process of building an executable installer from a SQL script that will, when executed, create a SQL database.Īfter ApexSQL Build is opened, click the Build button, from the Home ribbon, to start the process of creating the executable database installer: Creating SQL databases this way will not require any additional application like SQL Server Management Studio or Visual Studio. To prevent all these possible issues, with ApexSQL Build, the database executable installer can be created on which execution, the exact copy of a database will be created directly on a chosen SQL Server.
Also, there is no way to exclude the human factor in database creation, so it can happen that instead of creating the exact copy of a database, the different database is created. Depending on the database size, those types of files can be large and hard to transfer from developer to developer. To create a copy of one database in multiple environments can be achieved in several ways (backup and restore a database, executing a database script, etc.). Database developers are often choosing to have a copy of a development database on its local SQL Server instance. This article explains how to build an executable installer for creating a SQL database.Ĭreating or editing a SQL database can be done in more than one way.