How to import data into development database from productions data

Would it be easer to backup and restore production database on the
development server under different name?
"Sunny" wrote:

> I have two different setup, one for development and other for production.
> Two different SQL server 2000 installed on two different Windows 2000
> server. I want to import all data of selected tables from production server
> to development server. Databases name on both seerver are different. Before
> I import, I want to remove all information from selected tables from
> development database. Can anyone suggest me TSQL code?
> Thanks.
>
>
Or you can do something like this, with is not the best solution:
DECLARE @.name SYSNAME
DECLARE rs CURSOR
READ_ONLY
FOR SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
OPEN rs
FETCH NEXT FROM rs INTO @.name
WHILE (@.@.fetch_status <> -1)
BEGIN
IF (@.@.fetch_status <> -2)
BEGIN
-- find your tables you need
IF @.name = 'Table1'
BEGIN
PRINT @.name
DELETE
FROM OPENQUERY([ServerName], 'SELECT * FROM
DevelopDatabase.dbo.Table1')
INSERT INTO OPENQUERY([ServerName], 'SELECT * FROM
DevelopDatabase.dbo.Table1')
SELECT * FROM TABLE1
END
END
FETCH NEXT FROM rs INTO @.name
END
CLOSE rs
DEALLOCATE rs
GO
But before that you have to add linked server and linked server login
"Sunny" wrote:

> I have two different setup, one for development and other for production.
> Two different SQL server 2000 installed on two different Windows 2000
> server. I want to import all data of selected tables from production server
> to development server. Databases name on both seerver are different. Before
> I import, I want to remove all information from selected tables from
> development database. Can anyone suggest me TSQL code?
> Thanks.
>
>