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Drop all tables in a SQL Server database (Azure Friendly!)
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-- original source: http://edspencer.me.uk/2013/02/25/drop-all-tables-in-a-sql-server-database-azure-friendly/ | |
-- drop all constraint | |
while(exists(select 1 from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS where CONSTRAINT_TYPE='FOREIGN KEY')) | |
begin | |
declare @sql1 nvarchar(2000) | |
SELECT TOP 1 @sql1=('ALTER TABLE ' + TABLE_SCHEMA + '.[' + TABLE_NAME | |
+ '] DROP CONSTRAINT [' + CONSTRAINT_NAME + ']') | |
FROM information_schema.table_constraints | |
WHERE CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'FOREIGN KEY' | |
exec (@sql1) | |
PRINT @sql1 | |
end | |
GO | |
-- drop all table | |
while(exists(select 1 from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES where TABLE_NAME != '__MigrationHistory')) | |
begin | |
declare @sql2 nvarchar(2000) | |
SELECT TOP 1 @sql2=('DROP TABLE ' + TABLE_SCHEMA + '.[' + TABLE_NAME | |
+ ']') | |
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES | |
WHERE TABLE_NAME != '__MigrationHistory' | |
exec (@sql2) | |
PRINT @sql2 | |
end |
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The schema must be inside square brackets as well. In my case the schema name "Identity" could not be deleted without it.