Comments on: SQL SERVER – sqlcmd vs osql – Basic Comparison

By: aaaa

aaaa — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:28:20 +0000

how to automate test-database (sql server 2008) backup via command prompt?

By: aaaa

aaaa — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:32:04 +0000

how to aumate database(test) sql server 2008 backup via command prompt??

By: BASAVA

BASAVA — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:00:29 +0000

can we schedule a job from commad prompt while usong osql command.

please tell me if any idea.

Regards,
BASAVA

By: Ron Warshawsky

Ron Warshawsky — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:14:11 +0000

There is a free tool “SQLS*Plus” which is an SQL*Plus for SQL Server. Works with SQL Server 2000/2005 and 2008

Very flexible with data formatting (set lines size, pagesize, etc), variables (&, &&), etc – light years better than isql, osql
or sqlcmd

I found it at http://www.memfix.com

By: Purnima

Purnima — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:59:21 +0000

HI !

After I installed MS SQL server management studio express (version 2005) I can’t execute sqlcmd.exe in command prompt.

I should be able to access sqlc,d.exe in folder C:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/90/Tools/Binn/ and then add it to PATH variable, but the file sqlcmd.exe is not located there.

Moreover I installed MS SQL server mgmt studio express on my desktop and I want to connect from my desktop.

Could you please help me on that? Is it the operating system that is not supported I use MS Windows XP Home edition with Service Pack 2 ?

Thanks in advance for your help

Purnima

By: mpv

mpv — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:59:06 +0000

I am using a batch file written by someone else. It uses osql with a -n parameter, but I don’t see a comparable parameter in sqlcmd. Do I need this? If so, what does it do for me?

The help text says “Removes numbering and the prompt symbol (>) from input lines.” Can you explain what this actually means?

Thanks… mpv

By: Luis

Luis — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:50:43 +0000

Hello Pinal,
I Have a large file with calls to a Stored Procedure(about 3.5GB). sqlcmd sometimes says scripting error I think its a timeout error but not sure, in the other hand osql execute it without any problem, but its taking too much time to get done.

Is there a way or good practices to do it faster?

By: Faisal Iqbal

Faisal Iqbal — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:09:24 +0000

Pinal,

Can we use sqlcmd on a system where SQL Server is not installed. I have to execute script file from my machine to my database server.

–Faisal Iqbal

By: pramod

pramod — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:21:15 +0000

please elaborate the topic to cover much detail……..

By: Edward Manning

Edward Manning — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:38:54 +0000

Thanks Pinal,

Was trying to write a bat file to give to the DBAs to execute on our production boxes and the information given here was exactly what I needed.

Cheers
Ed

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:49:16 +0000

I have SQL Server 2005 Management Studio on one of my PCs, but on a client’s computer who will not allow me to install SQl Server on it or any app that requires Admin priviledges, I need to submit TSQL commands to alter SQL 2005 Database tables remotely. Will SQLCMD or another utility allow me to do that?

By: pinaldave

pinaldave — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:15:04 +0000

@steve,

SQLCMD does not work with SQL Server 2000.

OSQL works with SQL Server 2000.

Kind Regards,
Pinal

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:38:34 +0000

If your targets are a mixed envirionment of 2005 and 2000, will sqlcmd work on the 2000 environment servers? This is an important function that you do not mention.

By: Ana

Ana — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:32:25 +0000

Hi! I not sure if I understood this article. I made the !!dir example with osql and every happens in the same way than sqlcmd.

Then… what’s the difference??

Thanks

By: Jerry Hung

Jerry Hung — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:12:09 +0000

One can set variable in SQLCMD mode too, if running T-SQL script in SQLCMD mode

:SETVAR ServerName “Server”
:SETVAR ManagementDatabase “MDW”
GO
:CONNECT $(ServerName)
GO

………….usual T-SQL code………….

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