does anyone know how to execute a FTP command through sql server 7? I am creation a table and need to ftp the result set. I have it currently creation the table, turning it into a CSV txt file and placing it in a directory. I have to then manually ftp the txt file. I want to automate this process but I cant get the FTP command to execute throught the xp_cmdshell. It will work at the DOS prompt though so I know the syntax is correct. Any sugetsions would be appreciated. -Nathan
hi everybody My requirement is, I have to transfer database backup files from one server to another server to take tape backup. Generally in my backup folder there will be 4days backups. I want to schedule a job so that after database backed up, today’s backup file only copied to the other server. I wrote following code, upto xp_cmdshell every thing is working fine. But xp_cmdshell statement is giving error. I have to use variable value with sp_cmdshell. Please give me the solution for this.
declare @year1 as varchar(4),@month1 as varchar(2),@day1 varchar(2),@filename varchar(40) set @year1=ltrim(str(year(getdate()))) if month(getdate())<10 set @month1='0'+ltrim(str(month(getdate()))) else set @month1=ltrim(str(month(getdate()))) if day(getdate())-1 <10 set @day1='0'+ltrim(str(day(getdate())-1)) else set @day1=ltrim(str(day(getdate())-1))
set @filename='EMPTest_db_'+ @year1+@month1+@day1+'*.bak'
I am trying to run a Visual Basic Script using the xp_cmdshell stored procedure. When I try to run the file, the MS Script Debugger application is started.
I run the script like this: "xp_cmdshell 'D:ScriptFilesSpaceMail.vbs'"
I can run it from the DOS prompt successfully, but not from Query Analyzer. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to prevent the MS Script Debugger from running?
I am trying to run bcp with xp_cmdshell inside a trigger. Whenver I update table the server is hanging. It creates the file in specified location but of ZERO size and I cannot delete it unless I stop SQL server service.
The smae code runs from a stored procedure without any problem.
Can you pl tell me if there are any LIMITATIONS with xp_cmdshell and Trigger.
I beleive this is simple question but I have problem using this command
I was trying to delete contents of a temp folder thru TSQL. Correct me if wrong For example xp_cmdshell " del c:emp*.*" This is leading me to prompt 'Are you sure to delete Y/N'. How do I write a command to say Y. I want to schedule this every week. Is there any other way to do this task like using AT command ,etc.
I am trying to use xp_cmdshell --- xp_cmdshell 'dir abcc$'
--- where abc is host name and C$ is shared name
I get the following error message "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password." I execute the same command at the dos prompt , I get the directory listing
Hi Guys, i am trying to run an .exe file from queryanalyzer for my testing.I am using the following command exec master..xp_Cmdshell 'C:extEXEproject1.exe -SCHEETAH -Uvijay -Pbell' CHEETAH is my server name User :vijay pwd:bell the problem is its running forever in QueryAnalyzer,when i tried to run the same thing from dosprompt its executing fine. Please help me in this thanks for any help
SQL 7.0 I have given a non sa user permissions to run xp_cmdshell via his NT logon. When he runs it and does a "dir" of the server it works. When he trys to do a "dir" of his own machine it comes up with "Logon failure unknown user name or bad password". SQL Agent is running under a domain admin account. I have placed SQLAgentCmdExec in the servers local administrators group. I have de-selected the option from SQLAgent propertiesJob System which restricts non sa users executing CmdExec stuff. I did attempt to Reset Proxy Account and Reset Proxy Password. When I clicked on these it just gave me message that the account and password had successfully been reset without asking me for username, password or domain.
Hello, friends, This is probably not a question for DBA forum, but may be someone knows the answer. In the stored procedure I'm using xp_cmdshell command to copy file from one dir to another. How I can receive any indication what the process succeded? xp_cmdshell return 1 or 0 if the stored procedure was invoked, I would like to receive an indication that the file was copied.
I tried to use the external procddure - xp_cmdshell - to copy a file from a local drive to a network drive, but failed. Yet the attempt succeeded if I tried to copy a file from one place to another in local drive.
It seems that SQL Server 6.5/7.0 did not recognize any network drive. I greatly appreciate your help/assistance and/or any hint(s). Thanks a lot
I was able to run DTS using xp_cmdshell. In my dts I have 3 global variables which I would like to pass. Can I pass a variable values using xp_cmdshell? xp_cmdshell 'DTSRUN /S ServerName /U user/P pass /N "DTS_Name" '
I need to do FTP using a FTP script...here is the syntax that i am using
ftp -s:c: empftpcmd.txt > c: emplog.txt
when i run it thru the command line, log.txt file has the following ================================================== ftp> Connected to 9.999.99.999.
open 9.999.99.999 220-YYYY1 XXX FTP CS V1R2 at XXXXXX.XXXXXX.XXX.COM, 16:55:07 on 2004-06-15. 220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes. User (9.999.99.999:(none)): 331 Send password please.
230 USERNAME is logged on. Working directory is "USERNAME.". ftp> Invalid command.
ftp> ascii 200 Representation type is Ascii NonPrint ftp> get 'XXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT' c: empXXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT.txt 200 Port request OK. 125 Sending data set XXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT FIXrecfm 22 250 Transfer completed successfully. ftp: 1172544 bytes received in 3.31Seconds 353.82Kbytes/sec.
Where should i read up on using dos commands in conjunction with the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure.. I need to manipulate file names.... move copy take off ... parts of the filename and replace... them... etc... any good sites or topics... so that I can learn how to do this... thanks... jonathan
I've recently installed SQL Server 2005 and now trying to enable xp_cmdshell through SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration. However, I am getting the following error:
User does not have permission to perform this action. You do not have permission to run the RECONFIGURE statement.
When xp_cmdshell interacts with FTP it doesn't log the FTP return codes.
History: I found Nigel Rivett's T-SQL FTP scripts http://www.nigelrivett.net/ and concatenated them together with some modifications so I could have a process that actually errors when an FTP fails.
The process FTP's a file, disconnects, and then reconnects to do a dir and then select from the returned listing to see if the file name exists.
I wanted to review the initial log from the put and check for a valid FTP return code of 250 that says "Transfer completed successfully"
Log Snippets:
A normal FTP log shows: ftp> put foo 'mainframe.node.structure.foo' 200 Port request OK. 125 Storing data set MAINFRAME.NODE.STRUCTURE.FOO 250 Transfer completed successfully. ftp: 7972888 bytes sent in 99.63Seconds 80.03Kbytes/sec. ftp> quit 221 Quit command received. Goodbye.
xp_cmdshell log shows (with FTP debug on) shows: 7 put foo 'mainframe.node.structure.foo' 8 PORT 10,99,11,16,7,30 9 ---> STOR MAINFRAME.NODE.STRUCTURE.FOO 10 ---> quit 11 QUIT 12 (null)
As you can see, the return codes and some other messages are missing.
I've messed around with various options and can't seem to get any return codes in the log at all.
I need to kill some user session that i get from below query output
xp_cmdshell 'netstat -an | find /i "est"'
output: -
TCP 0.0.0.47:1099 0.0.0.39:139 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.104:2961 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.104:3012 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.39:2915 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.39:3106 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:2007 0.0.0.26:1487 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:2007 0.0.0.79:1139 ESTABLISHED
do we have any command to kill the connected session to my sql except kill spid.
ex: i want to kill the session of IP 0.0.0.79 from my sql server.
Hi .. I want to Write in files or read from files for example i have My_File.txt . i need a syntax and i want to call this syntax in my Store procedure and this syntax write forexample " Hello Word " in My_File.txt . and i want another syntax that read from My_File.txt forexample "Word" from My_File.txt . what are those syntaxes do that ??
Is there any way better than XP_CMDSHELL for writing in or reading from MyFile.txt ??
Why am I not able to use a table created via CTE with xp_cmdshell to dump it to a text file? cPRLDetails AS ( SELECT 1,2,3 FROM [dbo].[VmyVIew] vsp ) EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'bcp "Select * FROM cPRLDetails ORDER BY PartExt05" queryout "p: argetfile.txt" -c -T'
I get the following error Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Invalid object name 'cPRLDetails'.
In SQL Server 2005, once in a while, the xp_cmdshell gives the following error.
"An error occurred during the execution of xp_cmdshell. A call to 'CreateProcess' failed with error code: '5'. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 15121). The step failed.".
Does Looping has a limitation on the number of times it can call xp_cmdshell.
Hi!I have a batch file (.bat) that I need to execute inside my storedprocedure (SQL 2000).I am trying to call that batch file using xp_cmdshell command. I amprobably not using it the right way but I am trying to pass a path ofthe batch file into xp_cmdshell and it doesn't recognizes it as acommand.Can you anybody help me with the syntax?T.
Hi, Please could someone give me a pointer on how to resolve this no doubt basic problem I am having. I am new to creating DTS and the security is making go around in circles.
I am executing a DTS package using the xp_cmdshell in a stored procedure. This stored procedure is executed from a web application. So when the stored procedure is executed the connection to SQL Server database is not a WINDOWS account and is not an admin role but instead a database user set up with a public role. When I go to execute this stored procedure it fails with the error:
xp_cmdshell failed to execute because current security context is not sysadmin and proxy acount is not setup correctly. For more information, refer to Book Online, search for topic related to xp_sqlagent_proxy_account.
Is there a way to allow the database user calling the stored procedure to execute the DTS? I was thinking of adding a proxy account but am not too sure how to do this as it is not a Windows account. Does the window account have to exist etc? I was thinking of the inserting the lines below before exec the xp_cmdshell --Code to authenticate User to execute DTS SET @ServerUser = IsNull(@ServerUser, '') IF @ServerUser = 'SQLConnectionUser' BEGIN EXEC sp_xp_cmdshell_proxy_account @ServerUser, @ServerPWD END
I would be most grateful if anyone could help. Thanks Tracey
I am trying ti unzip a backup file throguh xp_cmdshell. I am getting this error. It works when I tried manually unzipped.
NULL C:WINDOWSsystem32>"C:Program Files (x86)WINZIPwzunzip.exe" -ybc -s0Ff$1tE WinZip(R) Command Line Support Add-On Version 2.0 (Build 7041) Copyright (c) WinZip International LLC 1991-2005 - All Rights Reserved NULL ERROR: missing name of Zip file Program is terminating! NULL
My batchfile: "C:Program Files (x86)WINZIPwzunzip.exe" -ybc -s0Ff$1tE E:OffsiteBackupsGLPArchival20080201.zip E:RestoreDatabaseVEENATest_unzipbackup
Hi, I have discovered a very strange problem in MS SQL Server 2005. When we reset the credentials of
"##xp_cmdshell_proxy_account##" through the command EXEC sp_xp_cmdshell_proxy_account 'SHIPPINGKobeR','sdfh%dkc93vcMt0' it works always but when you try doing it from Enterprise manager it doesn't worksIn fact in my siatuation the ##xp_cmdshell_proxy_account## was already running under an accound which had sysadmin privilages on sql server and also Administrative privilages on OS but when I tried running it through another user which was a non sysadmin, the xp_cmdshell failed with error code 1385. Here is the step I took1) In sql server server property I enabled the proxy settings under security tab.2) enabled xp_cmdshell for execution by using sp_configure and reconfigure. current value ots showing fot xp_cmdshell is 1 for all except min value.3) created one user called 'test' and assigned it sys schema for master database and dbo for other user databaes.4) I logged in to sql server with this account and try executing exec master..xp_cmdshell 'dir'5) this command failed with error code 1385.even user test was granted with the execute permission on xp_cmd_shell stored procedureI tired it by creating other proxies also but no luck. When I reset the sp_xp_cmdshell_proxy_account through command line it works in one shot.actually I have a situation where I can not reset the sp_xp_cmdshell_proxy_account from command line as it reveals the password in clear.can some one tell me if its a Bug in sql server 2005?
I've got some questions about xp_cmdshell and was hoping someone could explain some things to me. I've written a trigger for a table that uses 'xp_cmdshell' to launch a VB.Net application. The syntax is correct and it "seems" to work but in the way I intended. When the app launches there is no GUI present but when I check the task list I see that the exe has been launched. This intrigued me so I started playing with it in Query Analyzer. When I run the commandexec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'C:WINDOWSsystem32otepad.exe'I seen a process for notepad show up on my processes list started by 'system' as opposed to myself and notepad still doesn't open up for me to see. I also noticed that the query executes until I kill that particular process. I'm guessing cause it's waiting on the tranaction to complete. What I want to know though is why can't I see the program when I open like this? Is it because 'system' is the user behind it or is there some extra parameter to throw in the xp_cmdshell?
