Script out Jobs in SQL Server

Do you want to script out the jobs available in SQL Server Agent ? There a many ways to skin the cat.

  • The probably easiest one is to us the built in functionality of SSMS. Simply select all the jobs (doing a STRG+A on the Object Explorer list) and choose Script.

ScriptSQLServerJobs

  • Script jobs separately (this can get tedious with having hundreds of Jobs :-))

ScriptSQLServerJobs_Simple

  • Use a simple SMO Application which can connect to the JobServer, query for jobs and write them down in a separate file. In addition it will create a calling .sql-Script file and a batch command which is parameterized to execute it against a new server. For geeks sake, I wrote this small Consoleapplication and attached it to this thread for your reference and further use.

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If you have feedback on that or things that could be better, feel free to write me a feedback.

-Jens

JobScripter.zip