Easiest way to copy an entire SQL server Database from a server to local SQL Express

Question

I need to copy an entire database from a SQL Server 2005 on my server over to my local SQL Express in order to run my application for a presentation. What is the fastest/ea

Answer 1

Save your database as a sql script

EMS SQL Manager (for example) allows you to backup your database as a script in a .sql file. It is then possible to run this file against any other SQL server. Just update the first line of the script (CREATE DATABASE ....).

You can even fully parameter the script in order to include data from complete or filtered tables.