How to terminate sqlcmd immediately after execution completed?

Question

I create a process in C# to execute sqlcmd /S <servername> /d <dbname> /E /i to run sql script that create tables, views, stored procedures.

The problem is the process does not terminate after the execution is completed. I want to know how can I terminate sqlcmd immediately after the operation is completed.

Is there any input argument to sqlcmd that I can specify to terminate the process right away or can I do it directly in C#?

Update

This is the C# code that I use to execute the process.

foreach (var file in files) {     ////var begin = DateTime.Now;     ////context.TrackBuildWarning(string.Format("Start exec sql file at {0}.", DateTime.Now));      Process process = new Process();     process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;     process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;     process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;     process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;     process.StartInfo.FileName = "sqlcmd.exe";     process.StartInfo.Arguments = string.Format("-S {0} -d {1} -i \"{2}\" -U {3} -P {4}", sqlServerName, databaseName, file, sqlUserName, sqlPassword);     process.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @"C:\";     process.Start();     process.WaitForExit(); // if I comment out this code it will execute much faster      ////context.TrackBuildWarning(string.Format("Finished exec sql file at {0} total time {1} milliseconds.", DateTime.Now, DateTime.Now.Subtract(begin).TotalMilliseconds)); } 

As you can see, I have comment that if I remove (or comment) out process.WaitForExit() it will execute A LOT faster.

Answer 1

Just use -Q (uppercase).

This command selects 'asd' and quits immediately: sqlcmd -S (local) -Q "select('asd')"