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SQL Compare GUI works, but command line gives problems
valdetero
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I recently purchased SQL compare 7.1 pro for the command line capabilities. We have been using the GUI version with no problems for some time now. I am trying to exclude items from the sync, however its not working.
I am using the .scp file created from the GUI. My syntax is:
SQLCompare.exe /pr:"file.scp" /v sync >> Log.txt.
I have tried the /exclude:Function and /exclude:user to exclude certain items and it still syncs them.
The only way that I could get it to exclude anything is if I went into the .scp file and changed the "DeselectItem" that I was excluding, to "SelectItem" and then do the exclude. This seems backwards because if someone opens the GUI to make a change, all of the checked/un-checked items will be backwards.
Thank you for your help.
I am using the .scp file created from the GUI. My syntax is:
SQLCompare.exe /pr:"file.scp" /v sync >> Log.txt.
I have tried the /exclude:Function and /exclude:user to exclude certain items and it still syncs them.
The only way that I could get it to exclude anything is if I went into the .scp file and changed the "DeselectItem" that I was excluding, to "SelectItem" and then do the exclude. This seems backwards because if someone opens the GUI to make a change, all of the checked/un-checked items will be backwards.
Thank you for your help.
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I suspect the problem is because your GUI project file is configured to 'include dependencies' and some other objects included in the project for synchronization are dependent on those excluded functions and users. This would mean that they will be sync'ed regardless of being unchecked.
If you are calling a project file from the command line you can remove the 'include dependencies' option by:
1. Open the GUI project
2. Run the Comparison
3. Select the 'Synchronization Wizard' button
4. Go to step 2. Dependencies
5. Uncheck 'include dependencies'
5. Cancel the Synchronization Wizard
6. Refresh the comparison.
7. Now when you run the command, the excluded objects should stay excluded.
I hope this is helpful.
Only the selected items get excluded from sync. But this seems backwards from how the GUI functions. In the GUI, only the selected items are synced. This means that we would have to invert all of the selections if we changed from command line to GUI.
Maybe I'm missing something but here is my configurations:
Commandline: sqlcompare.exe /pr:"file.scp" /v /exclude:User /exclude:StoredProcedure /exclude:Function /synch >> file.txt
In the GUI:
2 SPs with differences that are selected
3 Functions exist in destination that are not selected
1 User exist in destination that is selected
When I run the above command in commandline, only the 3 functions are synced.