Getting started with the SQL Data Compare command line
Published 13 December 2022
The command line interface provides access to the functionality of SQL Data Compare. For example, using the command line interface you can:
- automate the comparison and deployment of database schema
- perform scheduled comparisons and deployments
- deploy multiple databases
You invoke the command line either from a script, such as a batch script or VBScript, or by using the facilities provided by compiled languages such as VB, C++ and C#.
Licensing requirements
To use the command line within an automated change delivery process, a Flyway Enterprise, Redgate Deploy or SQL Toolbelt license is required. This is not a licensed use case when purchased standalone, or through SQL Toolbelt Essentials.
Prerequisites
To use the SQL Data Compare command line interface, you must have:
- .NET framework version 2.0 or later.
This is required to run the command line interface, but it is not required when you develop applications and scripts that use the command line interface. - MDAC 2.8 or later.