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10/01/2010

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The Transfer object is a tool object that provides programmatic control over copying of schemas and data to other instances of SQL Server.

The Transfer type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Transfer()	Initializes a new instance of the Transfer class.
	Transfer(Database)	Initializes a new instance of the Transfer class that uses the specified database as the source of the transfer operation.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	EnumObjects()	Returns an enumerated list of Uniform Resource Name (URN) values that represent the objects included in the transfer operation.
	EnumScriptTransfer()	Creates a Transact-SQL command batch script used to transfer database objects or database objects and data to another database instance.
	Equals(Object)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetTransferProvider()	Returns the data transfer provider interface.
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	ProcessDependencyChain(Server, DependencyChainCollection, Boolean, Boolean)	Returns a URN array with options.
	ScriptTransfer()	Creates a Transact-SQL command batch script that creates database objects that are transferred by the transfer operation.
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)
	TransferData()	Transfers data as specified by the Transfer object.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CopyAllDatabaseTriggers	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server database triggers are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllDefaults	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server defaults are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllFullTextCatalogs	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server Full-Text catalogs are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllFullTextStopLists	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server full-text stop lists are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllLogins	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server logins are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllObjects	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server objects are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllPartitionFunctions	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server partition functions are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllPartitionSchemes	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server partition schemes are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllPlanGuides	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server plan guides are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllRoles	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server roles are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllRules	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server rules are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllSchemas	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server schemas are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllSqlAssemblies	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server assemblies are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllStoredProcedures	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server stored procedures are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllSynonyms	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server synonyms are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllTables	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server tables are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllUserDefinedAggregates	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server user-defined aggregates are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllUserDefinedDataTypes	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server user-defined data types are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllUserDefinedFunctions	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server user-defined functions are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllUserDefinedTableTypes	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server user-defined table types are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllUserDefinedTypes	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server user-defined types are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllUsers	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server database users are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllViews	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server views are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyAllXmlSchemaCollections	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the SQL Server XML schema collections are copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopyData	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether all the data is copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CopySchema	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the schema is copied from the source database to the target database in the transfer operation.
	CreateTargetDatabase	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the target database is created in the transfer operation.
	Database	Gets or sets the database from which schema or data is to be transferred to the target location.
	DatabaseFileMappings	Gets or sets properties that are associated with flat file destination based on a DatabaseFileMappingsDictionary object.
	DestinationDatabase	Gets or sets the database that is the destination of the transfer operation.
	DestinationLogin	Gets or sets the logon for the instance of SQL Server to which the destination database belongs.
	DestinationLoginSecure	Gets or sets the Boolean property that specifies whether the instance of SQL Server that contains the destination database is enabled for Windows Authentication or not.
	DestinationPassword	Gets or sets the logon password for the instance of SQL Server to which the destination database belongs.
	DestinationServer	Gets or sets the instance of SQL Server that owns the database that is the destination of the transfer operation.
	DestinationTranslateChar	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the transfer operation translates the code page for characters on the destination database.
	DropDestinationObjectsFirst	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether to drop the objects in the destination database before the transfer operation.
	ObjectList	Gets or sets the objects copied from the source to destination in the transfer operation.
	Options	Gets or sets the options for the transfer operation.
	PrefetchObjects	Gets or sets the Boolean property that specifies whether to prefetch the objects before the transfer operation.
	PreserveDbo	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies are retained through the transfer process.
	PreserveLogins	Gets or sets the Boolean property that specifies whether to preserve logins in the transfer operation.
	SourceTranslateChar	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the transfer operation translates the code page for characters on the source database.
	TargetDatabaseFilePath	Gets or sets the path to where the database files will be copied.
	TargetLogFilePath	Gets or sets the path to where the database files will be copied.
	TemporaryPackageDirectory	Gets or sets the file location for storage of temporary packages created during the transfer operation.
	UseDestinationTransaction	Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether to use the destination transaction.

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Events

	Name	Description
	DataTransferEvent	Reports that data has been transferred.
	DiscoveryProgress	Marks the progress of the discovery process.
	ScriptingError	Reports that an error occurred during the scripting process.
	ScriptingProgress	Marks the progress of the scripting process.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	ITransferMetadataProvider.GetOptions()
	ITransferMetadataProvider.SaveMetadata()

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