SQL Server Management Studio not scripting all objects
- by Ian Boyd
i've been attempting to script a database using SQL Server 2005 Management Studio. i cannot get it to script some objects. It scripts others, but skips some.
i can provide detailed screen shots
the options being selected
including all tables
the folder where the script files will go
the folder being empty before scripting
the scripting process saying Sucess when scripting a table
the destination folder no longer empty, with a hundred or so script files
the script of some tables not being in the folder.
And earlier SSMS would not script some views.
Is this a known thing that the the Generate Scripts task does not generate scripts?
Update
Known issue on Microsoft Connect, but Microsoft couldn't repro the steps, so they closed closed the ticket.
Fails on SQL Server 2005, also fails on SQL Server 2008.
Update Two
Some basic questions:
1.What version of SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.194 (Intel X86)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3042.00 (Intel X86)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - 10.0.2531.0 (Intel X86)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Studio: 9.00.4035.00
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio: 10.0.1600.22
2.What O/S are you running on?
Windows Server 2000
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
3.How are you logging in to SQL server?
sa/password
Trusted authentication
4.Have you verified your account has full access to all objects?
Yes, i have access to all objects.
5.Can you use the objects that fail to script? (eg: select top(10) * from nonScriptingTable)
Yes, all objects work fine.
SQL Server Enterprise Manager can script the objects fine.
Update Three
They fail no matter what version of SQL Server you script against. It wasn't a problem in Enterprise Manager:
Client Tools SQL Server 2000 SQL Server 2005 SQL Server 2008
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2000 Yes n/a n/a
2005 No No No
2008 No No No
Update Four
No errors found in the database using:
DBCC CHECKDB
go
DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS
go
DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP
go
DBCC CHECKIDENT
go
DBCC CHECKCATALOG
go
EXECUTE sp_msforeachtable 'DBCC CHECKTABLE (''?'')'
Honk if you hate SSMS.
