How to run .sql file from a batch file?

Question

I am running sql server 2008 express and i need to schedule some stored procedures to run nightly...so i have built out these .sql files which i would want to run from .bat file...i need to know the command to execute these .sql files one by one and store their results i guess...can anyone help me out?

Answer 1

I answered this in this other question:

You should invoke the sqlcmd command-line tool from your batch file. Assuming your sql file is "backup.sql", the command line would be something like:

sqlcmd -E -S yoursqlinstance -i backup.sql

-E uses trusted connection, replace with -U and -P if you need to specify a SQL username and password. See also this article with examples.

Answer 2

See the sqlcmd utility:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165702.aspx

This allows you to run sql scripts from the command line

Answer 3

osql:

http://www.di-mgt.com.au/osqlUtility.htm

Answer 4

I don't use SQL Server, but a batch file is just a list of DOS commands. So whatever you use to execute SQL files from the commandline can be used in a batch file.

A quick google search turns up:

sqlcmd -i <inputfile> -o <outputfile>