How To Send Query Results To A Flat File?
Jul 26, 2001SQL Server is new to me.
I am using SQL Server 7.0 Query analyzer. I need to send my query results to a flat file. My select statement is 'SELECT * from table_a'.
Can someone help?
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Code Snippet
'Requires the Trial or Release version of Visual Studio .NET 2005 Professional (or greater).
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data.SqlTypes
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Server
Imports System.Xml
Partial Public Class outputxml
<Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlProcedure()> _
Public Shared Sub outputxml(ByVal XmlData As SqlXml, ByVal Filename As SqlString)
'Create the variables to hold the values that are supplied by the parameters
'input by the stored procedure
Dim xmlDoc As New XmlDocument()
Dim output As SqlPipe = SqlContext.Pipe()
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'path provided by the stored procedure. The values are provided by the
'input parameters of the stored procedure
xmlDoc.LoadXml(XmlData.Value)
xmlDoc.Save(Filename.Value)
Catch ex As Exception
'If an error occurs catch the message and pipe it back to SQL
output.Send(ex.Message.ToString)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
T-SQL CODE BEGINS HERE
/*Alter the database to set trustworthy on in order
to allow the ability to set the assembly to external
access*/
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks SET trustworthy ON
--Import the assembly into SQL
CREATE ASSEMBLY outputxml
from 'C:outputxml.dll'
WITH PERMISSION_SET = EXTERNAL_ACCESS
-- Create the proc from the imported dll
CREATE PROCEDURE output
@xmldata XML,
@filename nvarchar(1024)
AS
EXTERNAL NAME outputxml.[outputxml.outputxml]
.outputxml
-- Test managed stored procedure
DECLARE @output xml
SET @output = (SELECT ProductID, Name, ListPrice
FROM Production.Product Product
FOR XML AUTO, ROOT('Catalog'), TYPE)
EXEC dbo.outputxml @output, 'c:Output.xml'
GO
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My questions are below the sample files.
Code Snippet
Record Length 400
Positions Length FieldName
Record Type 01
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "01")
3,12 L=10 Site Name
13,19 L=7 Account Number
20,29 L=10 Sub Account
30,35 L=6 Balance
36,37 L=1 Active
37,41 L=5 Filler
Record Type 02
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "02")
3,4 L=2 State
5,30 L=26 Address
31,41 L=11 Filler
Record Type 03
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "03")
3,6 L=4 Coder
7,20 L=14 Locator ID
21,22 L=2 Age
23,41 L=19 Filler
Record Type 04
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "04")
3,9 L=7 Process
10,19 L=10 Client
20,26 L=6 DOB
26,41 L=16 Filler
Record Type 05
1,2 L=2 Record Type (Always "05")
3,16 L=14 Guarantor
17,22 L=6 Guar Account
23,23 L=1 Active Guar
**There can be multiple 05 records, one for each Guarantor on the account**
and the single line flat file...
Code Snippet
01Site1 12345 0000098765 Y 02NY1155 12th Street 03ELL 0522071678 29 04TestingSmith,Paul071678 05Smith, Jane 445978N 05Smith, Julie 445989N 05Smith, Jenny 445915N 01Site2 12346 0000098766 N 02MN615 Woodland Ct 04InfoJones,Chris 012001 01Site3 12347 0000098767 Y 02IN89 Jade Street 03OWB 6429051282 25 04Screen New,Katie 879500
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