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copy using xp_cmdshell

luckysql.kinda

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January 19, 2010 at 9:57 pm

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Can anyone tell why command 1 is working while command 2 is not working?
1. exec xp_cmdshell 'copy C:\Test.xml c:\test.xls'
2. exec xp_cmdshell 'copy C:\[Documents and Settings]\Lucky\[My Documents]\CKM\Test.xml c:\test.xls'
-Lk
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004166 More actions · Answer 1

exec xp_cmdshell 'copy "C:\Documents and Settings\Lucky\My Documents\CKM\Test.xml" "c:\test.xls"'

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dhlotter SSC Veteran Points: 278 More actions · Answer 2

depending in which OS this is running on as well, you will need to use the file path in this format:

exec xp_cmdshell 'copy C:\Docume~1\Lucky\MyDocu~1\CKM\Test.xml c:\test.xls'

that might do the trick 🙂

Mr J Hall of Fame Points: 3595 More actions · Answer 3

I find that running batch files through xp_cmdshell is a much better way to perform dos operations, also you might want to look into forfiles.

Remember
Without Change something sleeps inside of us that seldom awakens, the sleeper must awaken!!

luckysql.kinda SSCertifiable Points: 7816 More actions · Answer 4

luckysql.kinda

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January 20, 2010 at 2:35 am

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Thanks one and all.

lk

bala7malai2013 SSC Enthusiast Points: 105 More actions · Answer 5

Try this query...,before set configures of xp_cmdshell

declare @aaa varchar(40)

set @aaa=(select @@servername)

declare @bbb nvarchar(500)

set @bbb='select name from sys.databases'

exec(@bbb)

declare @BCP nVarchar(500)

set @BCP ='bcp "'+@bbb+'" queryout "D:\output.txt" -c -t, -T -S '+@aaa+''

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @BCP

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004166 More actions · Answer 6

Mr J (1/20/2010)
I find that running batch files through xp_cmdshell is a much better way to perform dos operations, also you might want to look into forfiles.

Kindred spirit here on both of those. FORFILES was a fairly "recent" and welcome addition to the command line.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 7

Jeff Moden (6/16/2016)
Mr J (1/20/2010)
I find that running batch files through xp_cmdshell is a much better way to perform dos operations, also you might want to look into forfiles.
Kindred spirit here on both of those. FORFILES was a fairly "recent" and welcome addition to the command line.

That was recent. I've just always used "for /f" command to loop through files.

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