From 1b855dfa42decc44f20cb585a4d531996a0459b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Ejlskov Jensen <eej@delegate.dk>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:02:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Show how to extract an existing database

---
 README.md | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71223889..492634cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ If you are using Visual Studio, to make files excluded from the package appear i
 
 Wildcards are supported for all nodes (`Content`, `None`, etc.). For example, `<None Include="Directory\**" />`.
 
+
+## Use an existing database
+
+If you want to initialize your project with objects from an existing database, you can do so with the following command:
+
+```
+sqlpackage /a:Extract /p:ExtractTarget=Flat /scs:"data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;initial catalog=Chinook;Trusted_Connection=true;encrypt=False" /tf:.\Tables
+```
+
+> Note: The /tf parameter is currently required, and must refer to an non-existing folder.
+
 ## Item templates
 To create database objects you can use the following item templates:
 

From b0b1093bc51bcbb68678f563f327eea7c85196af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Ejlskov Jensen <eej@delegate.dk>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:40:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] add link to docs

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 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 492634cd..c9246305 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ sqlpackage /a:Extract /p:ExtractTarget=Flat /scs:"data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;initi
 
 > Note: The /tf parameter is currently required, and must refer to an non-existing folder.
 
+You can read more about the `sqlpackage /a:Extract` command syntax [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/tools/sqlpackage/sqlpackage-extract).
+
 ## Item templates
 To create database objects you can use the following item templates:
 

From 917adb10e63bd362f8d0663dfe1b0332257da846 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Ejlskov Jensen <eej@delegate.dk>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:43:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Respond to feedback

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 README.md | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9246305..500a6180 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,13 +84,19 @@ Wildcards are supported for all nodes (`Content`, `None`, etc.). For example, `<
 
 ## Use an existing database
 
-If you want to initialize your project with objects from an existing database, you can do so with the following command:
+If you want to initialize your project with scripted objects from an existing database, you can do so with the following command:
+
+```
+sqlpackage /Action:Extract /Properties:ExtractTarget=Flat /SourceConnectionString:"<connection_string>" /TargetFile:<target_new_folder>
+```
+
+For example:
 
 ```
 sqlpackage /a:Extract /p:ExtractTarget=Flat /scs:"data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;initial catalog=Chinook;Trusted_Connection=true;encrypt=False" /tf:.\Tables
 ```
 
-> Note: The /tf parameter is currently required, and must refer to an non-existing folder.
+> Note: The /tf parameter is currently required, and must refer to a non-existing folder.
 
 You can read more about the `sqlpackage /a:Extract` command syntax [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/tools/sqlpackage/sqlpackage-extract).