how to pass sql commands using a text file

• eduinfo

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  January 5, 2002 at 12:06 pm

  #101061

  Hi is there any way by which i can run the queeires ina text file programmatically

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  January 7, 2002 at 7:13 am

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  Not sure about your specifics on using a text file, but one option, you could create your statements and call them through the ISQL utility. There are a few more options, but I would need to know what exactly you are trying to do. -JG

  
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• Brian Knight

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  January 7, 2002 at 7:20 am

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  You can use the OSQL command with the -i (case sensitive) command. If you want to do it in T-SQL, then use xp_cmdshell followed by the osql command.

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• eduinfo

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  January 7, 2002 at 9:09 am

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  Hi thanks for your help

  i do not want to use isql

  i want to do his using a programming language

  can this be done

  is there some sql command like

  run filename.sql

  thanks

  Sanket

• Brian Knight

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  January 7, 2002 at 10:23 am

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  None that I'm aware of. You'd have to use the SP_OA* stored procedures if you want to do this programatically.

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• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  January 7, 2002 at 10:39 am

  #421826

  You can build a file using T-SQL and then run that via ISQL.

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