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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.