sql server comparison tool is a windows program for analyzing, comparing and documenting sql server databases. it's an ideal tool for database administrators and developers. with sql server comparison tool you can take full control of your databases. analysis and comparisons can be performed even on databases belonging to different servers. sql server comparison tool is very useful for verifying the integrity of a disaster recovery database. please note that sql server comparison tool is very safe, 'read-only' program. using it will never affect any data stored in your databases. sct is a tool designed to perform analysis and comparisons; it is not designed to change any structure or data. sql server comparison tool (sct) is a windows program for analyzing, comparing and documenting sql server databases. it's an ideal tool for database administrators and developers. with sql server comparison tool you can take full control of your databases: * analyze, compare and document structure of tables, procedures, functions, views, triggers and relationships. * compare data stored in tables. * export data differences reports to html file or excel (csv) file. * perform bulk comparisons and selective comparison. * ignore selected columns during comparisons. * fine tune data comparisons by specifying comparison method (record-by-record or primary key/index comparison). * save ("record") comparison sessions so that they can be re-played later without need of re-entering the parameters. * automate comparisons by using command line parameter. * compare selected parts of object (table, procedure, etc) definitions sct works with sql server 2005, 2000 and 7.0 and it works between these versions.