Try it on your database and comment upon the product. We can recommend you a reliable SQL comparison tool that offer 3 time’s faster comparison and synchronization of table data in your SQL Server databases. It's dbForge Data Compare for SQL Server and dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server Main advantages:
2 The main differences between database and file system storage are: A database is a software application used to insert, update, and delete data, while a file system is software used to add, update, and delete files.
Allows you to take snapshots of a live database, work offline with that version and apply changes/test/debug procedures also. Schema comparison tool just what I required, all the .sql files exist locally - it generates them as part of a 'project', so much faster than the old 'Generate scripts' tool in SQL Server Management Studio.
A simple Google search turned up the following tools: MySQL Workbench, available in Community (OSS) and Commercial variants. Nob Hill database compare, available for free for MySQL. A listing of other SQL comparison tools.
Is it possible to compare two databases with identical structure? Let say that I have two databases DB1 and DB2 and I want to check if there is a difference in data between them.
This is like asking are there cases where a bicycle is a better choice than a car. Sure there are. Bicycles are normally for recreation, cars are for serious transportation. Access vs. SQL Server is the same.
28 Up until today, I was able to use the Schema Compare feature in Visual Studio 2012 to update a database from a database project. But now, for one project I can do the compare, but the update button is greyed out. I am able to use other projects to update other database, but from this project I can't update any databases.
0 The answer really depends upon the operating system and the database system.Industrial-strength operating systems have support for multiple file structures and record level locking. A database system can make use of the facilities provide by the operating system for locking and indices.
8 Firebird embedded is our #1 choice because with no code changes, a single user Delphi app with embedded database can be migrated to a multi-user server based deployment without sacrificing any of the high end features (such as stored procedures, triggers, views, etc.). And its a TRUE free database and doesn't GPL your code in the process.
