Delete all data in SQL Server database

Question

How I can delete all records from all tables of my database? Can I do it with one SQL command or I need for one SQL command per one table?

Answer 1

Below a script that I used to remove all data from an SQL Server database

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/* Use database */ 
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use somedatabase;

GO

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/* Script to delete an repopulate the base [init database] */
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/* Procedure delete all constraints */ 
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IF EXISTS (SELECT name  
           FROM  sysobjects 
           WHERE name = 'sp_DeleteAllConstraints' AND type = 'P')
    DROP PROCEDURE dbo.sp_DeleteAllConstraints
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE sp_DeleteAllConstraints
AS
    EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL'
    EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? DISABLE TRIGGER ALL'
GO

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/* Procedure delete all data from the database */ 
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IF EXISTS (SELECT name  
           FROM  sysobjects 
           WHERE name = 'sp_DeleteAllData' AND type = 'P')
    DROP PROCEDURE dbo.sp_DeleteAllData
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE sp_DeleteAllData
AS
    EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'DELETE FROM ?'
GO

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/* Procedure enable all constraints */ 
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IF EXISTS (SELECT name  
           FROM  sysobjects 
           WHERE name = 'sp_EnableAllConstraints' AND type = 'P')
    DROP PROCEDURE dbo.sp_EnableAllConstraints
GO
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