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Lesson 2: Running Transact-SQL Script Files by Using sqlcmd

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After you use sqlcmd to connect to a named instance of Microsoft SQL Server, the next step is to create a Transact-SQL script file. A Transact-SQL script file is a text file that can contain a combination of Transact-SQL statements, sqlcmd commands, and scripting variables.

To create a simple Transact-SQL script file by using Notepad, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.

  2. Copy and paste the following Transact-SQL code into Notepad:

    USE AdventureWorks
GO
SELECT c.FirstName + ' ' + c.LastName AS 'Employee Name',
a.AddressLine1, a.AddressLine2 , a.City, a.PostalCode 
FROM Person.Contact AS c 
INNER JOIN HumanResources.Employee AS e 
ON c.ContactID = e.ContactID
INNER JOIN HumanResources.EmployeeAddress ea ON 
ea.EmployeeID = e.EmployeeID
INNER JOIN Person.Address AS a ON a.AddressID = ea.AddressID
GO

  3. Save the file as myScript.sql in the C drive.

To run the script file

  1. Open a command prompt window.

  2. In the Command Prompt window, type: sqlcmd -S myServer\instanceName -i C:\myScript.sql

  3. Press ENTER.

A list of Adventure Works employee names and addresses is written to the command prompt window.

To save this output to a text file

  1. Open a command prompt window.

  2. In the Command Prompt window, type: sqlcmd -S myServer\instanceName -i C:\myScript.sql -o C:\EmpAdds.txt

  3. Press ENTER.

No output is returned in the Command Prompt window. Instead, the output is sent to the EmpAdds.txt file. You can verify this output by opening the EmpAdds.txt file.

For more information, see sqlcmd Utility.

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