sql compare command line exit code 0, missing tables

tryggviFMEtryggviFME Posts: 5 New member
edited June 19, 2019 11:10AM in SQL Compare
I'm running the following command : sqlcompare.exe /project:[Project name] /filter:testfilter.scpf /AssertIdentical  and I'm trying to to get an non zero exit code.  i.e. 79.

The filter does include a table comparison while omitting users and roles. 
If I run the scpf file in sql compare I can clearly see that I'm missing a few tables, but otherwise the DB is identical to my source folder. 

Am I doing something wrong?  Some switch missing?

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  • tryggviFMEtryggviFME Posts: 5 New member
    edited June 21, 2019 10:10AM Answer ✓
    I just figured this out. My fault. I had unchecked the missing tables from the table list in the project file, so the program was working as expected. 

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  • Sergio RSergio R Posts: 610 Rose Gold 5
    edited June 20, 2019 12:45PM
    I have just tested this and it seems to be working correctly in my case, if you are missing a few tables then you should be getting error level 79

    (in the example below the source has an additional table)

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Red Gate\SQL Compare 13>sqlcompare.exe /s1:W2K16-1 /db1:140617_source /s2:W2K16-1 /db2:140617_target /assertidentical /v
    SQL Compare Command Line V13.7.13.10771
    ======================================================================================================================
    Copyright Copyright c Red Gate Software Ltd 2019

    Argument /server1 has value 'W2K16-1'
    Argument /database1 has value '140617_source'
    Argument /server2 has value 'W2K16-1'
    Argument /database2 has value '140617_target'
    Argument /assertidentical has value 'True'
    Argument /verbose has value 'True'

    Redgate Client capability version: 2
    SQL Compare: activated, edition professional, serial number:
    Comparing database W2K16-1.140617_source with database W2K16-1.140617_target...
    Registering data sources
    Creating mappings
    Comparing
    Applying Command Line Items
    Retrieving migration scripts
    Checking for identical databases

    Summary Information
    =======================================================================================================================
    DB1 = W2K16-1.140617_source
    DB2 = W2K16-1.140617_target

    Object type             Name                                                                                   DB1 DB2
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Table                   [dbo].[T2]                                                                             >>
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Details - comparing W2K16-1.140617_source with W2K16-1.140617_target
    =======================================================================================================================
    Table [dbo].[T2]
    >> CREATE TABLE [dbo].[T2]
    >> (
    >> [C1] [nchar] (10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
    >> )
    >> GO
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    C:\Program Files (x86)\Red Gate\SQL Compare 13>echo %errorlevel%
    79

    Sergio
    Product Support Engineer
    Redgate Software Ltd
    Please see our Help Center for detailed guides on how to use our tools
  • tryggviFMEtryggviFME Posts: 5 New member
    I'm using the switch /project and I'm getting exit code 0.

    Here is the output.
    C:\RedGateSQLCompareProjects\Dev>sqlcompare /project:XXXXX.scp /filter:testfilter.scpf /assertidentical /v
    SQL Compare Command Line V13.7.13.10771
    ==============================================================================================================================================================
    Copyright Copyright © Red Gate Software Ltd 2019

    Argument /project has value 'XXXXX.scp'
    Argument /filter has value 'testfilter.scpf'
    Argument /assertidentical has value 'True'
    Argument /verbose has value 'True'

    Redgate Client capability version: 2
    SQL Compare: activated, edition professional, serial number: 512-001-140195-498A
    Loading synchronization parameters from project file: XXXXX.scp
    OK
    Comparing database Scripts.XXXXX with database DEV-SQL2016.S_XXXXX...
    Registering data sources
    Creating mappings
    Comparing
    Summarizing Project Selections
    Retrieving migration scripts
    Checking for identical databases

    Summary Information
    ==============================================================================================================================================================
    DB1 = XXXXX
    DB2 = DEV-SQL2016.S_XXXXX

    Object type             Name                                                                                                                           DB1 DB2
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Details - comparing XXXXX with DEV-SQL2016.S_XXXXX
    ==============================================================================================================================================================
    C:\RedGateSQLCompareProjects\Dev>echo %errorlevel%
    0


    If I use /scripts1 with /s2 and db2 I get an error code 79 with a list of tables that need syncing or are missing.
    That works fine.
    The project switch is not returning the exit code I would have expected.

  • Sergio RSergio R Posts: 610 Rose Gold 5
    If you look at the output, in your case, SQL Compare is not detecting any differences (in my case there's an additional table in the source) so an exit code of 0 is correct.

    I have tested now with a scripts folder as the source, a project file and a filter file to replicate your scenario as closely as possible and in my case I still can't find any issues.

    I will contact you directly through our support system
    Sergio
    Product Support Engineer
    Redgate Software Ltd
    Please see our Help Center for detailed guides on how to use our tools
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