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Asked: 2026-05-15T03:49:05+00:00

So I want to copy just the data from a Prod database (SQL 2005)

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So I want to copy just the data from a Prod database (SQL 2005) down to my local machine (SQL 2005 & SQL 2008 Management Studio installed).

The problem is I’m running into foreign key constraints that are causing the task/scripts to fail. I can get by these errors if I import certain tables first, but is there an easier way to do this all at once? I’m not a DBA so I don’t have access to the database back up.

I’ve tried the SQL Import/Export data Wizard and Publishing Wizard, but it also gets the PK error.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I would drop all Foreign Key contraints, the re-apply after you have copied all the data across.

    e.g. 

    -- Drop Constraint

 IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.foreign_keys WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].   [FK_ForeignKeyName]') AND parent_object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[Table]'))
 ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Table] DROP CONSTRAINT [FK_ForeignKeyName]


-- Add it back again
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Table]  WITH CHECK ADD  CONSTRAINT [FK_ForeignKeyName] FOREIGN KEY([FeildName])
REFERENCES [dbo].[OtherTable] ([OtherField])
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