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edpel
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 Posted - 2002-09-25 : 12:00:11
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| Is it possible to access a command line inside of a stored procedure to run other programs or access files?Thanks,Eddie |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2002-09-25 : 12:03:14
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| look at master..xp_cmdshell==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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robvolk
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Posted - 2002-09-25 : 12:04:33
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You can do this using the xp_cmdshell procedure, it allows you to run command-line programs. Note that you CANNOT use it to run programs like MS Word or Excel, or any program that has a user interface or requires any user interaction.Books Online has more details on xp_cmdshell. Edited by - robvolk on 09/25/2002 12:04:59 |
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running programs via command line