Using Different Techniques for SQL Server Automation

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Using Different Techniques for SQL Server Automation

Haidong Ji

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July 6, 2004 at 1:56 pm

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nlitchfield Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 513 More actions · Answer 1

Small comment.

I really don't like On Error Resume next in any code - I know vbscripts error handling is poor in the extreme, but I'd write any errors to a text file and then (probably separately) mail an administrator the contents of the text file if there were any. That way you get notified if your maintenance is failing.

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Antares686 SSC Guru Points: 125444 More actions · Answer 2

You would still need On Error Resume Next to accomplish. I prefer to wrap in functions each bit so I have the effectiveness of a GOTO by being able to jump out of points return the error and have error logic (works in VBScript just takes a bit of work covering sometimes). Just make sure you only use it in conditions you specifically want to trap and handle and make sure you GOTO 0 at you earliest convience. You don't want your code getting out of hand because of the RESUME NEXT condition, I have seen that happen so many times.

philcart SSC-Forever Points: 47794 More actions · Answer 3

As one who has been bitten by "On Error Resum Next" I now eliminate it wherever it's encountered. The following snippet is much better for VBScript error handling

On Error Resume Next

[perform a statement]

[capture error variables to local variables]

On Error Goto 0

[Check local variable for error]

etc...

Also, you don't need to use VBScript to delete the files, including those in subdirectories. I use a combination of xp_dirtree, xp_getfiledetails and xp_cmdshell to list and delete files.

xp_dirtree [path], [depth], [include files]

xp_getfiledetails [file spec]

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janiezhao Valued Member Points: 57 More actions · Answer 4

I was trying to copy backups from one server to another by:

Exec usp_CopyFiles '\\ServerA\FolderName','\\ServerB\FolderName'

I got the following result:

output

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Invalid drive specification

0 File(s) copied

NULL

Can anybody tell me why?

Thanks in advance!