[dba-SQLServer] Appending Data with AutoNumber in SQL Server

Jeff jeff.developer at gmail.com
Thu Jun 5 13:26:28 CDT 2014


Biggest issue is that some of the tables have been changed on the test database and I don't want to have to recreate all the changes if I don't have to.

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> On Jun 5, 2014, at 11:39 AM, Francisco Tapia <fhtapia at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> is there any reason you don't simply just restore the backup form the live
> database as a "test" database to your target server? Depending on how your
> front end app works, (ie, you have an app uid ) then you'll need to migrate
> the user to the test server too.
> 
> if your test and live databases live on the same server then you can skip
> the migration of users.
> 
> -Francisco <http://twitter.com/seecoolguy>
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Jeff B <jeff.developer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am going to post this in the Access group as well, as a separate email.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am trying to use MS Access queries to append data from a table in one SQL
>> database into a table in a second SQL database.  The first contains live
>> data that needs to be moved to a test database.  I have deleted all of the
>> data from the tables in the second database, and have reset the auto number
>> (or identity in SQL) back to 0.  However, when I try and use an Access
>> append query, it fails and tells me there are key violations.  I thought
>> that be deleting all data and reseeding the identity, I would avoid these
>> problems.  Anyone know what I need to do in order to make this work?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jeff Barrows
>> 
>> MCP, MCAD, MCSD
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Racine, WI
>> 
>> jeff.developer at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
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