osql output to txt file on local station

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osql output to txt file on local station

Serge Josse

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September 15, 2006 at 8:20 am

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When i'm running an osql command to output to a txt file, the file is writen to the server itself. Is there a way to direct it to a workstation iso the sql server?
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004339 More actions · Answer 1

Yep... write to a UNC instead of a file/path...

\\machinename\path

The server must have write privs, as well.

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Serge Josse SSC-Addicted Points: 436 More actions · Answer 2

Is there a way to simulate the "query analyzer" result options where you can choose to have the result send to a file. This way i d'ont need to tamper with sercurity and access rights.

I'm doing my devlopment from a workstation as well and "query analizer" saves the result file to my workstation. I would like to do the same from a tsql command.

Any solution?

Thanks

Serge

Sergiy SSC Guru Points: 110208 More actions · Answer 3

On which machine do you run your osql command?

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Serge Josse SSC-Addicted Points: 436 More actions · Answer 4

On may local workstation.

this command :

DECLARE @cmd VARCHAR(255)

SET @cmd = 'osql -E /Q "SELECT GETDATE()" /o \\AS-B-CLI-000\c:\temp\test2.csv'

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd

will generate error:

output

Cannot open output file - \\AS-B-CLI-000\c:\temp\test2.csv

No such file or directory

being "AS-b-CLI-000" my worksation. Reason for error is propably access rights as you mentioned before.

When a leave the workstationpath out of the command the file is writen on the sql server.

I hope this makes thing clearer.

Serge

Sergiy SSC Guru Points: 110208 More actions · Answer 5

So, you run the command on server. In server environment. With all its sequrity rights.

And what you expect?

What you are trying to do is calling your local town phone number being in another town ot even in another country.

Want to call you town - dial long distance access code, that means set rights to access your local folder from server.

Don't wanna mess with codes - go to your town and make your call, that means run osql command from your local machine. But because you need to retrieve data from server you need to have rights to access SQL server from your local machine.

And where did you see such kind of file reference: \\AS-B-CLI-000\c:\temp\test2.csv ?

I'm afraid it not gonna work in any way in any environment.

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 6

\\AS-B-CLI-000\c:\temp\test2.csv is an invalid UNC name

you need to replace the c: with a share name

eg \\AS-B-CLI-000\mysharename\temp\test2.csv

but SQL will require the neccessary rights to the share

You could use c$, which is a hidden share but is restricted to Administrators

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