Copy from one database table to another C#

Question

Using C# (vs2005) I need to copy a table from one database to another. Both database engines are SQL Server 2005. For the remote database, the source, I only have execute ac

Answer 1

I would first look at using SQL Server Intergration Services (SSIS, née Data Transfer Services (DTS)).

It is designed for moving/comparing/processing/transforming data between databases, and IIRC allows an arbitrary expression for the source. You would need it installed on your database (shouldn't be a problem, it is part of a default install).

Otherwise a code solution, given the data size (small), pull all the data from the remove system into an internal structure, and then look for rows which don't exist locally to insert.