In this article, you will see how to create a duplicate table with a new name using a script in SQL Server. Suppose you have a table with 40 fields and you want to create a table with the same structure but a new name. If you create a new empty table then it will take extra time to define all the fields again. So instead we create a script of the table and replace the table name with the new name from the table script which creates a new table with the same column names, data types, and nullable settings. So let's take a look at a practical example of how to create a script in SQL Server. The example is developed in SQL Server 2012 using the SQL Server Management Studio.
Creating the Table in SQL Server
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[UserDetail]
(
[User_Id] [int] NOT NULL,
[FirstName] [varchar](255) NULL,
[LastName] [varchar](255) NOT NULL,
[Address] [varchar](255) NULL
)
Now insert data into the table. The table will look as in the following:
![Table-in-SQL-Server.jpg]()
Creating Table Script in SQL Server Management Studio
Now Press F8 to open the Object Browser in SQL Server Management Studio and expand it.
Database -> Table then right-click then select Script Table as -> Create to -> New Query Editor Window.
![Create-table-Script-in-SQL-Server.jpg]()
USE [master]
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[UserDetail](
[User_Id] [int] NOT NULL,
[FirstName] [varchar](255) NULL,
[LastName] [varchar](255) NOT NULL,
[Address] [varchar](255) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING OFF
GO
The above script generates a script for the UserDetail table in a new query window.
Now change the name of the table in the script to whatever you want the new table to be named.
USE [master]
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[UserDetailRecreate] -- Changing the name of the above table
(
[User_Id] [int] NOT NULL,
[FirstName] [varchar](255) NULL,
[LastName] [varchar](255) NOT NULL,
[Address] [varchar](255) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING OFF
GO
Now Execute the script. Press F5
![change-table-name-from-Script-in-SQL-Server.jpg]()
Now refresh the Master database and expand it to see the new table in the Object Explorer.
![Object-Explorer-in-SQL-Server.jpg]()
Create a Duplicate Table with New Name from Existing table programmatically
SELECT *
INTO [UserDetailRecreate]
FROM [UserDetail]
WHERE 1 = 2
Here, 1=2 will prevent the data from being copyied from UserDetail to the UserDetailRecreate table.