How to copy a database with all the objects and relationship but with no data

Question

Hello Experts
I am here for your advise as usual, I  want to create a copy of my current database from an existing one on SQL Server 2008r2 Standard Edition, here is what I need, I want all the objects including any relationship between the objects and I do
not need any data. I have some idea for using the general script in SSMS, but I still need you expertise advise please, thank you kindly for your help.
Regards

Answer 1

One option is to run BACKUP/RESTORE, once you have restored you run:
SELECT 'ALTER TABLE ' + quotename(s.name) + '.' + quotename(o.name) +
       ' DISABLE TRIGGER ALL '
FROM   sys.schemas s
JOIN   sys.objects o ON o.schema_id = s.schema_id
WHERE  o.type = 'U'
  AND  EXISTS (SELECT *
               FROM   sys.triggers tr
               WHERE  tr.parent_id = o.object_id)
Copy result and paste into a query window do to run. Next:
SELECT 'DELETE ' + quotename(s.name) + '.' + quotename(o.name)
FROM   sys.schemas s
JOIN   sys.objects o ON o.schema_id = s.schema_id
WHERE  o.type = 'U'
Run this result until you don't get any more errors.
Run the first query again, but change DISABLE to ENABLE.
This is more long-winding than scripting, particularly if you have lots of data. But you know that you will not make any changes whatsoever to the schema.
The scripting in SSMS generally does it right, I believe, but some items are not scripted by default. If you run BACKUP/RESTORE, you know that you get a faithful copy.
Of course, the best way is to keep your code under version control and take the version control system as your ultimate truth.
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, [email protected]