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Using SQLCMD, How to Specify Column Length for Output?

  • May 21, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    #147084

    hi experts,

    This is 2005.

    This code generates a report - works fine.

    But I want to reduce the column width so each line will be on 1 line when the report is printed.

    When I try SELECT CAST(ServerName varchar(15)) as Server,

    I get error "Incorrect syntax near 'varchar'."

    How can I trim the column width on the output?

    Thanks, John

    SET @sqlcmd = 'sqlcmd -Q '

    SET @cmd = '"SELECT CAST(ServerName varchar(15)) as Server, LoginName as FailedLogin, ClientName as ComputerName, LoginDate from DBA.dbo.AuditDatabaseLogins WHERE AuditType = ''Login Failed'' AND LoginDate between ''' + convert(varchar(10), @PriorMonthStart, 112) + ''' and ''' + convert(varchar(10), @PriorMonthEnd, 112) + ''' " -o C:\AuditReports\TestSqlCmd35.txt'

    SET @sqlcmd = @sqlcmd + @cmd;

    Print @sqlcmd;

    EXEC xp_cmdshell @sqlcmd,no_output;

  • May 22, 2010 at 11:39 am

    #1171244

    SELECT CAST(ServerName [font="Arial Black"]AS[/font] varchar(15)) as Server,

    --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)

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