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I have a SQL Server 2008 Database running on Express. I want to copy only the schema and data to an exact copy of this database. How can I do it and what are the steps involved?
My original database has a huge log file, so i do not want to copy that.
P.S: I do undersand that since this is a LIVE database, there could some amount of live data that will not be copied. I am OK with that.
You could use the “Generate Scripts” option to create a sql file with all of your schema and data. See this MS article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178078.aspx