SQL Azure - copy table between databases

Question

I am trying to run following SQL:

INSERT INTO Suppliers ( [SupplierID], [CompanyName]) 
Select  [SupplierID], [CompanyName] From [AlexDB]..Suppliers
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Answer 1

I would recommend SSMS SQL Server Import and Export feature. This feature supports multiple connection configurations and cross-server copy of selected tables. I have tried .NET Sql Server connector, which works very well for the Azure SQL databases.

Answer 2

Ok, i think i found answer - no way. have to move data to client, or do some other tricks. Here a link to article with explanations: Limitations of SQL Azure: only one DB per connection But any other ideas are welcome!

Answer 3

A few options (rather workarounds):

1. Generate script with data
2. Use data sync in Azure
3. Use MS Access (import and then export), with many exclusions (like no GUID in Access)
4. Use 3-rd party tools like Red Gate.

Unfortunately no easy and built-in way to do that so far.

Answer 4

I know this is old, but I had another manual solution for a one off run.

Using SQL Management Studio R2 SP1 to connect to azure, I right click the source database and select generate scripts.

during the wizard, after I have selected my tables I select that I want to output to a query window, then I click advanced. About half way down the properties window there is an option for "type of data to script". I select that and change it to "data only", then I finish the wizard.

All I do then is check the script, rearrange the inserts for constraints, and change the using at the top to run it against my target DB.

Then I right click on the target database and select new query, copy the script into it, and run it.

Done, Data migrated.

hope that helps someone

Answer 5

An old post, but another option is the Sql Azure Migration wizard

Answer 6

SQL-Azure does not support USE statement and effectively no cross-db queries. So the above query is bound to fail.

If you want to copy/backup the db to another sql azure db you can use the "Same-server" copying or "Cross-Server" copying in SQL-Azure. Refer this msdn article