suppress underline in output file

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suppress underline in output file

paul.salmon

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October 26, 2006 at 7:04 am

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Hello,
Is there a way in SQL 2000 to suppress the -------- type undeline when you output results of a query to a text file?
Is was expecting there to be an option like 'set nocount on' that would do this, but cannot find one.
Thanks
Paul Salmon

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CK Bhatia Say Hey Kid Points: 679 More actions · Answer 1

In Query Analyzer, Click on Tools-Options and on the Results Tab, Uncheck the Print Column Headers box.

I feel the need - the need for speed

CK Bhatia

paul.salmon SSC Enthusiast Points: 124 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks for your help.

That works ok for ad hoc reports, but I've just tried running query through EM as a job and still get the underline. This also appears to be the case when running with osql command line.

I have ended up using VB6 to do it anyway as that fits the purpose better!

Thanks

Paul Salmon

Vladan SSC-Insane Points: 22072 More actions · Answer 3

IMHO, text output has hideous formatting and is not good for permanent reports anyway. I prefer sp_makewebtask to create HTML file in the job, but you can do it in VB if that suits you better.

paul.salmon SSC Enthusiast Points: 124 More actions · Answer 4

The recipient of the files want comma or tab delimited format only, but thanks for the suggestion.

CK Bhatia Say Hey Kid Points: 679 More actions · Answer 5

You could use your query in a DTS and export the file without the column names. I believe its a checkbox called First Row has Column Names on one of the DTS Export Wizard screens.

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CK Bhatia

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004406 More actions · Answer 6

Or... Use OSQL with the -h-1 option. Don't forget to set the -s option to a tab... you can't do THAT from the command prompt... you will need to make a batch file to run the OSQL... which you should do anyway...

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