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datacopy(1)							 FreeTDS Utilities						       datacopy(1)

NAME

       datacopy - move table data between two servers

SYNOPSIS

       datacopy { -t | -a | -c owner } [-b batchsize] [-p packetsize] [-v] [-d]
		[-S server/username/password/database/table_or_view]
		[-D server/username/password/database/table]

DESCRIPTION

       datacopy is a utility distributed with FreeTDS.	datacopy will move table data from one server to another without the need for intermediate
       files. datacopy is much faster and more efficient than is freebcp out/in.

       datacopy makes use of the db-lib bcp API built into FreeTDS. This API is also available to application developers.

       datacopy can be used to migrate data between Sybase ASE and SQL Server or vice versa.

OPTIONS

       -t     Truncate target table before loading data.

       -a     Append data to target table.

       -c owner
	      Create the target table with the same schema as the source table. datacopy will submit  a  'create  table'  command  on  the  target
	      server/database using the specified owner in

	      the command, e.g. CREATE TABLE owner.table (...).

       -b batchsize
	      The number of rows per batch of data copied.  Each batch of data is effectively 'committed' to the database. The default is 1000.

       -p packetsize
	      The number of bytes, per network packet, sent to and from the servers. Increased packet size can enhance performance.

       -v     Produce verbose output, including diagnostic timings.

       -d     Produce freetds TDSDUMP output. (Serious debug only!)

       -S server/username/password/database/table_or_view
	      The connection information for the source server and the location/name of the table (or view) to be copied.  If not specified, data-
	      copy will prompt the user for the information.

       -D server/username/password/database/table
	      The connection information for the destination server and the location/name of the target table.	If not	specified,  datacopy  will
	      prompt the user for the information.

SEE ALSO

       freebcp(1), defncopy(1), bsqldb(1), tsql(1), FreeTDS User Guide.

HISTORY

       datacopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.64.

AUTHORS

       The datacopy utility was written by Bill Thompson (thompbil@exchange.uk.ml.com).

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tsql(1) 							 FreeTDS Utilities							   tsql(1)

NAME

       tsql - utility to test FreeTDS connections and queries

SYNOPSIS

       tsql  { -S servername [-I interface] | -H hostname -p port }
	     -U username [-P password] [-o options]

       tsql  -C

DESCRIPTION

       tsql is a diagnostic tool provided as part of FreeTDS. It uses the TDS protocol directly to connect to Sybase or Microsoft SQL Servers, and
       allows the user to issue queries that test the capabilities of FreeTDS.

       tsql is *not* a replacement for a complete isql, such as sqsh (www.sqsh.org).  It is designed to rely on the lowest level FreeTDS  library,
       tdslib, as a way to isolate potential bugs in the protocol implementation.

       tsql can be run in two ways, one which uses the freetds.conf and one which connects directly using the server's hostname and port.

       When  -S  is  used,  FreeTDS uses the freetds.conf (or equivalent) and environment variables in the normal way to determine the server's ip
       address and port. You can use -I to specify a filename, overriding FreeTDS's configuration file search algorithm.

       The -H and -p parameters are provided especially for troubleshooting new configurations	(or  servers).	Use  of  these	parameters  causes
       FreeTDS to ignore any freetds.conf and environment variables.

OPTIONS

       -S servername
	      the Database Server to which to connect.

       -I interface
	      a freetds.conf or interfaces file describing servername

       -H hostname
	      the DNS hostname of the server

       -p port
	      the port at which SQL Server is listening

       -U username
	      database login name. If username is not provided, a domain login is attempted for TDS 7+ connections.

       -P password
	      database password.

       -L list server "instances" (with -H)

       -C     prints some of the compile-time configuration parameters.

       -o options
	      apply the options specified to every command.

	      f      No footer	     [result count]

	      h      No header	     [titles]

	      t      Print time

	      v      Print version

	      q      Quiet

NOTES

       Typing "exit", "quit", or "bye" (or ^D) exits tsql.

       Typing "version" displays the TDS protocol version.

       Command batches may be separated with "go" or "GO". If "GO", the version string is reported before executing the batch.

       After prompting for the password, tsql will attempt to connect to the remote

       server.
	      tsql displays a counter indicating the number of seconds that

       it is attempting to connect.
	      Typically, tsql should immediately respond

       with a '1>' prompt.
	      If you see the counter (1, 2, 3, ...), most likely tsql is unable to connect to the indicated server.

       If you can connect with "tsql -S servername", your basic FreeTDS installation is working.

       If  you have suggestions for ways to make tsql more useful as a diagnostic tool, please recommend them to the FreeTDS mailing list for con-
       sideration.

HISTORY

       tsql first appeared in FreeTDS 0.60.

AUTHORS

       The tsql utility was written by Brian Bruns.

BUGS

       Several, to be sure, now that it's documented. :)

doc								 13 November 2011							   tsql(1)