How To Use Transfer SQL Object To Copy An Entire Database Including Logins And Users

I have read the previous threads on the bugs with this task mainly: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1438968&SiteID=1 . These are great posts that helpmed me avoid wasting time. I haven't seen one yet that addresses copying an entire database including the sql server logins.


I would like to import the ENTIRE database from one (2005) server to another(2005) using the SSIS Transfer SQL Object task (not just sprocs,tables,views and functions). I have figured out how to pull the tables,views,sprocs and functions ... by using an execute sql task to drop these objects. But I cannot get this to work for users since the user dbo cannot be dropped and guest can only be disabled. I am creating a new database (this is the database where the sql objects will be copied to) via management studio to test this. There has to ba a way to get this working ... Microsoft must have published some sort of KB article on this task or a Script Task using SMO object calls. If need be I can drop the entire database on the target machine and have SSIS recreate it.

The only reason I'm willing to take a risk with SSIS rather than backup and restore is because of time constraints (I assume the SSIS task is faster) and backup storage administration.


declare @name varchar(200)
declare @object varchar(200)
DECLARE object_cursor CURSOR READ_ONLY FORWARD_ONLY FOR
select table_name,table_type from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
union
Select name,'SPROC' table_type from sys.procedures Where [type] = 'P' and is_ms_shipped = 0 and [name] not like 'sp[_]%diagram%'
union
select name,'FN' from sys.objects where type_desc like '%FUNCTION'
OPEN object_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM object_cursor INTO @name,@object
IF @@FETCH_STATUS <> 0
PRINT ' <<None>>'
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
if @object = 'BASE TABLE'
begin
exec ('drop table ' + @name)
end
else if @object = 'VIEW'
begin
exec ('drop view ' + @name)
end
else if @object = 'SPROC'
begin
exec ('drop procedure ' + @name)
end
else if @object = 'FN'
begin
exec ('drop function ' + @name)
end
FETCH NEXT FROM object_cursor INTO @name,@object
END
CLOSE object_cursor
DEALLOCATE object_cursor