osql.exe

[John A Grandy]

apparently the recommended method to use the OSQL utility is not by running
osql.exe ....

[Andrew J. Kelly]

John,

Is there a question that you want to ask rather than a statement?<g> If
your asking how do you use oSql then I would suggest taking a look in
BooksOnLine under oSql. There is a fair amount of info on this and if it
doesn't answer your "question" then please rephrase it with a little more
detail.

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Andrew J. Kelly
SQL Server MVP

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[Kalen Delaney]

If you just doubleclick on osql.exe in Explorer, it won't have all the right
parameters to connect, so it will just produce an error and exit.

Open a command window.
Type osql /U<login name> /S<server name>

or follow examples in the Books Online

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HTH
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Kalen Delaney
SQL Server MVP
www.SolidQualityLearning.com

"John A Grandy" <johna...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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[John A Grandy]

Oh, hi! How's it going? I'm reading your book. Only a couple chapters in
.... but very interesting stuff. Much better than most programming/systems
books out there .... reminds me of my theory texts in engineering school.

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[Kalen Delaney]

Thanks!
But, did this help you with your osql issues?

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Kalen Delaney
SQL Server MVP
www.SolidQualityLearning.com

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[psu...@eatel.net.nospam]

If the environment has the path you should be able to run
osql from any console window. But I tried installing the
old Win95 utility, Command Promp from Here, from Win95
Powertoys, I think, and it works (in W2k)! Now I can
rightclick on the data folder and get an instand command
console window in a non-pathed folder.

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