XP_CMdShell Command

  • Hi ,

    I want to use the following command to open my internet explorer..

    from sql server ,for which i have used the following command.

    xp_cmdshell 'start iexplore http://www.google.co.in'

    when i run this from sql server is displaying NULL.

    from command prompt i am getting the explorer..open with mentioned web page...

    please help me to achive this task..

    i am not concern about any security and performance issue..

    please provide me a solution as soon as possible,realy this is urgent for me,,

    Thanks in Advance..

  • xp_cmdshell doesn't work for those kinds of things. It's designed to run/process non-interactive commands from the OS. It's not going to spawn windows, open up documents for you to modify, etc... That's not part of what it's permitted to do.

    you're going to need something external to do that.

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    Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?

  • Of course - the SQLCMD utility MIGHT do what you want....

    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162773.aspx

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    Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?

  • Hi,I'm a new one here.

    I need the command the same to you.Did solve it?

    there is no response,I've been pullzed for a long time.

    Can anyone help me?

    Thanks very much.

  • I'm sure that there is an easy way of doing what you are trying to do, but I haven't a clue as to what it is. Why not explaiin what the problem is rather than your attempt at a solution. Starting up IE in the server room isn't going to help anyone. It is easy, for example to get Google data into a database- there are a variety of ways of doing it. (CURL.EXE, operated via xp_CMDShell is a wonderful tool)

    Best wishes,
    Phil Factor

  • "You can execute operating system commands with SQLCMD Mode. Take care not to execute statements that prompt for a response. It is not possible to interact with the connection to respond to the request, and the query will continue to execute until canceled. For more information, see Editing SQLCMD Scripts with Query Editor."

    SQL Server 2005 Books Online (September 2007)

    SQL Server Management Studio Transact SQL Query

    John Esraelo

    Cheers,
    John Esraelo

  • Perhaps, you can use a job in SQL Server Agent.

    If you use XP System, another solution is a programmable task.

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