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SQL script http://solutioncenter.apexsql.com/create-a-database-script-from-a-backup-without-restoring-it
| | Direct execution against database (synchronization | | Proprietary schema snapshot http://blog.apexsql.com/apexsql-diff-exporting-sql-data-sources
| | Database installer package (e.g. Executable installer, C# solution http://knowledgebase.apexsql.com/all-about-apexsql-database-installer-packages
| | Source control project or label (synchronization http://knowledgebase.apexsql.com/configure-apexsql-diff-to-work-with-source-control-data-sources
| | **Integration** SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS http://solutioncenter.apexsql.com/how-to-compare-sql-databases-in-ssms
| | **Reports and exports**

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