Moving database from SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2005

Question

I want to move my my database of a SQL Server 2008 to a SQL Server 2005 Express on another machine. Is this possible? How should I do this?

Answer 1

There is no "built-in" way to move a database from a newer SQL Server version to an older version.

The only way that I know if is to use SQL Server 2008's "Generate Script" wizard to script your whole database (tables and data) and execute these scripts on the SQL Server 2005 to insert the data there.

(Moving a database from a older SQL Server version to an newer version would be easier - just take a backup and restore, SQL Server automatically converts it to the new version)