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Interview Question :: How do you copy a dts job between sql 2000 servers


I think if you register both of the servers on Enterprise Manager, you can right-click on them, then click "All Tasks" - there's functions for copying tables so there might be some for copying DTS jobs.
Or, maybe, you can right click on the DTS job (like when you right click on a stored proc to "Generate Script"), and you can generate the script to reproduce it.
Answers to "How do you copy a dts job between sql 2000 servers"
RE: How do you copy a dts job between sql 2000 servers?

In Enterprise Manager...



Open the DTS package and click Package > Save As...

Change Location to Structured Storage File

Then you can save the DTS as a *.dts flat file



On the destination server right click on Data Tranformartion Services and select Open Package. Navigate to your file and you're done!



This is also the way to backup/restore DTS without having to backup/restore the whole MSDB database.
 
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RE: How do you copy a dts job between sql 2000 servers?

Save DTS package as file on the disk, then copy this file on the target SQL Server and load this DTS package on the target machine.



What on earth are you doing SQL Server stuff at half past midnight on a Friday night?
 
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