Hi,
I need to run a batch file in xp_cmdshell. The problem is that the batch will start a program that does not get back to c: prompt, and until it does xp_cmdshell does not return control. Is there anyway I can start that problem and get the control back to do other things? I tried using START /SEPARATE command in DOS, but it does not help.
Thanks,
Dmitriy
I need the file created by my BCP QUERYOUT command I'm executing from XP_CmdShell in Transact-SQL to have a specific OWNER. I've tried using the sp_xp_cmdshell_proxy_account to setup the correct owner. The owner is always SERVERNAMEAdministrators.
thanks,
jim
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Does anybody know of a way to rollback SQL Server 2005
databases back to SQL Server 2000? Is there a way of doing it without
resorting to Copy Database Wizard? I love to find a way of attaching a SS 2005 database
to a SS 2000 instance without any issues.
I recently upgraded to SS 2005 and I am very unhappy with the SS 2005 and I
want to rollback to SS 2000, which was a lot more stable. I am having
several major issues that are affecting my whole company's day-to-day
operations and the managers are not happy. Some of the issues include
night time batch running very sluggish for no apparent reason. This is a
biggest problem because it only occurs once or so a week and causes a disturbance
with the daily activities when the night time processing isn€™t completed on
time. The rest of the time, the batch processing runs great, even a little better then on SS 2000. I
don't believe it is a matter of my application needing to be retuned because if
that was the case, then why isn't it running sluggish every night? Also,
it's never the same day that the sluggish behavior occurs. If it was occurring
on the same night, then I would have something to investigate within our
application, but it doesn't. Another issue that I am having involves a
night time job that restores a copy of the production database to the Data
Warehouse server to be used for updating the data warehouse. Again, most
of the time it runs great (~2 1/2 hours), but once or twice a week, it goes
stupid and takes 6 1/2 hours for no apparent reason. Again, it is not happening
the same day either, which could give me something to invesigate. On SS 2000, this same job ran flawlessly. Never I did I run into situation that the
database restoration took that long to run. Even another issue involves a SQL Server Agent Job that was put into suspended
state. What's a suspended state and how can I get it out of suspended
state? I can find no information about suspended state in BOL. I
did a Google and nothing came up. If this suspended state was put
in for security reasons, great, but then tell me how I can remove the suspended
state. I am also not happy with the
fact that I can't get accurate information about the queries that are actively
running at that particular moment. In SS 2000, when I noticed high CPU
usage on the server, I would run the sp_who2 active stored proc and it would
show me all the active thread and how much CPU it was consuming. I would
then find the running threads with the highest CPU numbers and investigate the
query and see if we could improve it. Now in SS 2005, I get in the same
situation and run the sp_who2 stored proc, and there is no smoking gun.
All of the active threads are showing very little CPU usage, which I am very
suspect of. What the heck happen to sp_who2? I looked at some of
the other ways of looking at running processes (i.e... sys.sysprocesses) and
they don't appear to be giving the information that I need.
I am very unhappy and I just want to roll back to SS 2000 and wait a couple of
years before I upgrade to SS 2005.
Dave Brown
Hello,
I am trying to create a directory containing the date and then copy all the files in the current directory to it.
If I run the T-SQL script found below within Query Analyser it works fine (directory is created and files are copied in to it).
But if I run it as SQL task within DTS, only the directory is created. The files are not copied in to it!?!
I thought it maybe a permissions problem, but the SQL Server/Agent account is a local administrator and has sysadmin role with SQL Server.
I would be grateful of any assistance in this problem.
Thanks in advance,
Chris.
SQL:
declare @directoryname varchar(200)
declare @doscmd varchar(255)
select @directoryname = 'e:Audit_table_archive' + rtrim(cast(day(getdate())as char)) + rtrim(cast(month(getdate())as char)) + rtrim(cast(year(getdate())as char))
select @doscmd = 'mkdir ' + @directoryname
exec master..xp_cmdshell @doscmd
select @doscmd = 'copy e:Audit_table_archive*.* e:Audit_table_archive' + rtrim(cast(day(getdate())as char)) + rtrim(cast(month(getdate())as char)) + rtrim(cast(year(getdate())as char)) + '*.*'
exec master..xp_cmdshell @doscmd
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'
xp_cmdshell @a
thanks
Keerthi
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?
Chris
Hi,
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.
Thanks
sekhar
Hi!!!
Can someone help me?
How can I get the result of following execution in some stored procedure, and work with it:
exec xp_cmdshell 'dir c:'
Thanx in advance
Laert
Hi,
while using XP_cmdshell for renaming a file , can I concatenate the current date to the file?
Ramam
Hi,
What is best way to compare two files and get the most recent one using xp_cmdshell?
Thanks
TT
Hi,
I am trying to execute this command.
use master
exec xp_cmdshell..'dir estserverest_dataInventory_Files*.txt /b'
I am getting the following error..
output
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
I am logged on as 'sa' for that server.
Any suggestion on how to resolve this?
Thanks in advance.
Hai ,
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.
Thank you in advance
Surya
Hi !
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
Any suggestions??
Thanks.
KMM
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.
How to create directory and file using xp_cmdshell..?
Thanks,
Harish
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
Hi there!
Is it possible to supply variable for the xp_cmdshell parameter?
here's an example:
declare @@okay char(20)
select @@okay = "dir c:mssqlinn"
exec master..xp_cmdshell @@okay
but this doesn't work. is there any workaround on this? instead
of writing a new extended sp to cater for this.
thanks in advance.
dion
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" '
Hi,
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.
ftp> quit
221 Quit command received. Goodbye.
=================================================
but when i run it from inside a query...using
declare @cmd varchar(1000)
select @cmd = 'ftp -s:c: empftpcmd.txt > c: emplog.txt'
exec master..xp_cmdshell @cmd
the log.txt file has
=================================================
User (3.172.28.153:(none)): open 3.172.28.153
Invalid command.
ascii
get XXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT' c: empXXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT.txt
quit
=================================================
why is this differnece? what can i do so that i get full details in the log file.
please help.
thanks
rohit
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
Hi All,
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.
I am logged in as "sa".
How can I make it work?
Thanks.