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ScriptingOptions.ScriptSchema Property

Gets or set the ScriptSchema property value.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property ScriptSchema As Boolean
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As ScriptingOptions
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.ScriptSchema

instance.ScriptSchema = value

public bool ScriptSchema { get; set; }

public:
property bool ScriptSchema {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

member ScriptSchema : bool with get, set

function get ScriptSchema () : boolean
function set ScriptSchema (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether the schema is scripted.
If True, the schema is scripted. Otherwise it is not.

Remarks

The table indicates the scripting behavior based on the combination of ScriptSchema, ScriptData, and ScriptDrops property values.

Property Values

Scripting Behavior

ScriptSchema = True

ScriptData = False

ScriptDrops = False

Only the schema will be scripted. This is the default.

ScriptSchema = True

ScriptData = True

ScriptDrops = False

Both the schema and the data will be scripted. The Drop statement for existing data will not be scripted because the script generated will first create the table and then insert the data. Data does not exist in the tables to begin with.

ScriptSchema = True

ScriptData = False

ScriptDrops = True

Only statements for objects to be dropped will be scripted.

ScriptSchema = True

ScriptData = True

ScriptDrops = True

The script will contain Drop statement for objects. Because data will be deleted when the objects are dropped, Delete statements will not be scripted.

ScriptSchema = False

ScriptData = False

ScriptDrops = any value

An error will be raised informing the user that at least one of ScriptSchema and ScriptData properties must be set to true.

ScriptSchema = False

ScriptData = True

ScriptDrops = False

Only the data will be scripted. Delete statements for removing existing data before inserting new data will not be scripted.

ScriptSchema = False

ScriptData = True

ScriptDrops = True

Only the script for dropping data will be generated. This behavior is consistent with how the schema is handled.