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

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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