copy_cdm_to {CDMConnector}

Copy a cdm object from one database to another

Description

It may be helpful to be able to easily copy a small test cdm from a local database to a remote for testing. copy_cdm_to takes a cdm object and a connection. It copies the cdm to the remote database connection. CDM tables can be prefixed in the new database allowing for multiple cdms in a single shared database schema.

Usage

copy_cdm_to(con, cdm, schema, overwrite = FALSE)

copyCdmTo(con, cdm, schema, overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

con

A DBI datbase connection created by DBI::dbConnect

cdm

A cdm reference object created by CDMConnector::cdmFromCon or CDMConnector::cdm_from_con

schema

schema name in the remote database where the user has write permission

overwrite

Should the cohort table be overwritten if it already exists? TRUE or FALSE (default)

Details

Value

A cdm reference object pointing to the newly created cdm in the remote database