NAME
  defncopy - extract procedures and views from a Microsoft server. 

SYNOPSIS
  defncopy [-U username] [-P password] [-S server] [-D database]
         [-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-v]
        [owner.]object_name [[owner.]object_name...]

DESCRIPTION 
  defncopy is a utility program distributed with FreeTDS. It replaces
  a similar program of the same name distributed by Sybase.

  defncopy reads the text of a stored procedure or view, and writes a script
  suitable for recreating the procedure or view. 

  defncopy makes use of the db-lib API provided by FreeTDS. This 
  API is of course also available to application developers.

OBJECTS
  owner         is optional if you or the database owner is the owner 
                of the procedure/view being copied.

  object_name    is the name of the procedure/view you wish to extract. 

OPTIONS
  -U username   database server login name.

  -P password   database server password.

  -S server	database server to which to connect.

  -D database	database to use. Optional if the procedure/view being extracted is in your 
                default database. 

  -i input_file  a script to apply to the database. Not currently implemented. 

  -o output_file  a file to hold the script, defaults to standard output.

  -v  Turn on verbose mode, for more information about the db-lib interaction.

NOTES
  defncopy is a filter; it reads from standard input, writes to standard output, 
  and writes errors to standard error. The -i and -o options override 
  these, of course.

EXIT STATUS
  defncopy exits 0 on success, and >0 if the server cannot process the query.

  defncopy will report any errors returned by the server, but will continue
  processing. 

HISTORY
  defncopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0\.63.

AUTHORS
  The defncopy utility was written by James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>

BUGS
  Works only with Microsoft servers and ancient Sybase servers. 

  Many options are defined by Sybase that this version does not implement. Feel
  free to correct this situation. 

  Sybase's version also extracts (and applies) table DDL. In theory, defncopy
  could apply/produce DDL for any system object, but at present only procedures
  and views are supported. 
