I am using vs 2005 and sqlserver 2005 to manage a large database. I need to create a series of text files based on the value of one of the columns. Is there an sql command that will pipe the output directly to a file?
Thanks,
Mike
I have the following code below where I need to have all of the query results output into a .csv file to use in a VBA macro. The issue I am running into is that the data is not deliminating correctly and my rows are being shifted incorrectly. Any better way of out putting the results into a .csv file with a common delimiter.
-- Declare the variables
DECLARE @CMD VARCHAR(4000),
@DelCMD VARCHAR(4000),
@HEADERCMD VARCHAR(4000),
@Combine VARCHAR(4000),
@Path VARCHAR(4000),
@COLUMNS VARCHAR(4000)
[Code] ...
Output from query (please post in a text editor. The line starting with (only ) should be on line 1 after 20 pks and is shifted to a new line.):
557898^1^9885E25^80082^9.0 CM GLASS FIBER PADS 20PKS
(only 12 pks in stock that will ship today)
^12.00000000^.00000000^18.32000000^219.84000000000^28.30000000
^339.60000000000^9.98000000^35.2650176678445^DR9146322^0^
[Code] ....
I have come across manual queries being run daily and the results saved to a txt file on the network.
I basically want to set run these up a stored procedure and set up as a scheduled task to run daily.
Does anyone know if you can automatically save the results of a query/stored procedure to a text file on a network??
Many Thanks..
I have been given a request at work that requires us to run the SQL scripts that are held in a report configuration table and output the results as .csv or.xls files in a desired folder with a file name that is also specified within the report config table.
An example of the table is as per script below with column A being the desired file name to be created and Column B contains the script that will be executed.
Ideally I require a script that i can drop into a Stored Proc that will run down each row in the table and export and create each rows results as a separate file in a desired folder.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----SAMPLE TABLE SCRIPT -----------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/****** Object: Table [dbo].[Test_Table_PS] Script Date: 21/09/2015 09:14:57 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Test_Table_PS](
[File_Name] [nvarchar](100) NULL,
[Code] ....
If I use msdb..sp_send_dbmail or save query results as text (using sqlcmd) and include the column headers I get the dashed separator line.
e.g.
custID, name
------, ------
1,bob
2,jamesI would like this
custID, name
1, bob
2 ,james
I found this method [URL] ....
::
sqlcmd -E -S (local) -d myDB -W -w 1024 -s "," -i "SELECT * FROM tblCust" | findstr /V /C:- /B > C: emp.csv
Can the same result be achieved sending as attachment with dbmail?
EXEC msdb..sp_send_dbmail @attach_query_result_as_file = 1I don't want to have to add column names as part of the query
Change the query to return column headers in resultset
SELECT 'CustID' as f1, 'name' as f2
UNION ALL
SELECT CAST(CustID as Varchar(10)), name FROM tblCustand set
msdb..sp_send_dbmail @query_result_header = 0
What would be the correct synatx if I wanted to output the results of a stored to a file
instead of printing?
I have a stored procedure that outputs an XML result. As it is right now, I will periodically go into SQL Server Mngmnt Studio and run the procedure, then save the XML output to an XML file that my website uses. The procedure takes too long run (it is recursive through the entire data set) to have the website call the procedure on its own, and wait for the results.
My question is this: Can I create a trigger that will run this stored procedure and save the results to a file? Is that possible? The trigger would call the procedure any time a specific table is updated (which will be a rare occurrence), then save the file to the path provided so the website users could always have the most up-to-date information without having long wait times caused by long waits for the procedure to run.
Any advice on how best to accomplish this will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I have a dynamic database that will be periodically queried to selectthe data from a blob field. This blob data field is text of a variablelength. The data will be selected using an id field and a date range.There will be multiple blob fields returned that I would like to outputinto a txt file in a local folder.I have the blob fields showing up as text in the field and not areferring link. Can someone point me to an output to text solution?Thanks
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View 4 Replies View RelatedHello folks!
I have written a query that I need to save results of. Is there some statement that I can place at the top of my query (like we can do in Oracle through spool command) to specify the directoryfilename to save query results to? Eventually I need to schedule this to run daily via a DTS package.
Please let me know if you've come across this before?
Thanks so much!
-Parul
I'm seeing some change in behavior for a query in SQL Server 2005 (compared to behavior in SQL Server 2000). The query is as follows:
------------
create table #projects (projectid int) insert into #projects select projectid from tblprojects where istemplate = 0 and projecttemplateid = 365
Select distinct tblProjects.ProjectID
from tblProjects WITH (NOLOCK)
inner join #projects on #projects.projectid = tblprojects.projectid
Inner join tblMilestones WITH (NOLOCK) ON tblProjects.ProjectID = tblMilestones.ProjectID
and tblProjects.projectID in (
select projectid
from tblMilestones
where (parent = 683691 AND PrimaryDate between '4/15/2006' and '4/22/2006' )
and enabled = 1 )
------------
This is dynamic SQL generated by the application when a user requests a report with variable parameters. It works fine in SQL Server 2000. It outputs 47 records which is correct.
In SQL Server 2005, for some reason, the DISTINCT keyword is behaving as a TOP operator and outputs just 1 record. (Results of Showplan Text at the end of this post).
If I modify the query even the slightest bit by:
1) Changing "where (parent = 683691 AND PrimaryDate between '4/15/2006' and '4/22/2006' )
and enabled = 1 )"
To " where (parent = 683691 AND PrimaryDate between '4/15/2006' and '4/22/2006' ) )
and enabled = 1 "
2) Changing " Select distinct tblProjects.ProjectID"
To " Select distinct tblProjects.ProjectID+''"
3) Removing the Distinct keyword, storing into a Temp table, then performing a distinct on the temp table
4) Adding: OPTION (FORCE ORDER)
5) OR completely fixing the query (remove redundant loops, etc)
...it works fine (outputs 47 records). It also works if I created new tables (eg. tMilestones instead of tblMilestones) and inserted about 10 records into each and ran the query referencing these new tables.
I reindexed the tables, updated stats, updated usage, ran DBCC FREEPROCCACHE, changed MaxDOP settings...nothing makes the query behave the way it does in SQL Server 2000 without modifying the query/adding the query hint.
Have you come across this? Any ideas on what might be causing the "TOP" operation. (Somewhat resembles the bug mentioned in this article: http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback_910392.aspx - but this was apparently fixed POST-SQL Server 2000 SP4 - so has it not made it into SQL Server 2005 yet?).
I will appreciate any new insights you might have on this issue.
Thanks much,
Smitha
P.S. Results of Showplan Text:
StmtText
------------------------------
SET STATISTICS PROFILE ON
(1 row(s) affected)
StmtText
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Select distinct tblProjects.ProjectID from tblProjects WITH (NOLOCK)
inner join #projects on #projects.projectid = tblprojects.projectid
Inner join tblMilestones WITH (NOLOCK) ON tblProjects.ProjectID = tblMilestones.ProjectID
and tblProjects.projectID in (
select tblMilestones.projectid from tblMilestones
where (parent = 683691 AND tblMilestones.PrimaryDate between '4/15/2006' and '4/22/2006' )
and tblMilestones.enabled = 1 )
(1 row(s) affected)
StmtText
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--Stream Aggregate(DEFINE:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblProjects].[ProjectID]=ANY([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblProjects].[ProjectID])))
|--Nested Loops(Inner Join, OUTER REFERENCES:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]))
|--Nested Loops(Inner Join, OUTER REFERENCES:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]))
| |--Filter(WHERE:(CONVERT_IMPLICIT(tinyint,[ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[Enabled],0)=(1)))
| | |--Nested Loops(Inner Join, OUTER REFERENCES:([Uniq1014], [ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]) OPTIMIZED)
| | |--Merge Join(Inner Join, MERGE:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID], [Uniq1014])=([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID], [Uniq1014]), RESIDUAL:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID] = [ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID] AND [Uniq1014] = [Uniq1014]))
| | | |--Sort(ORDER BY:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID] ASC, [Uniq1014] ASC))
| | | | |--Index Seek(OBJECT:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[byPrimaryDate]), SEEK:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[PrimaryDate] >= '2006-04-15 00:00:00.000' AND [ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[PrimaryDate] <= '2006-04-22 00:00:00.000') ORDERED FORWARD)
| | | |--Index Seek(OBJECT:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[byParentID]), SEEK:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[Parent]=(683691)) ORDERED FORWARD)
| | |--Clustered Index Seek(OBJECT:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[projectid]), SEEK:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]=[ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID] AND [Uniq1014]=[Uniq1014]) LOOKUP ORDERED FORWARD)
| |--Index Seek(OBJECT:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblProjects].[PK_tblProjects_1]), SEEK:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblProjects].[ProjectID]=[ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]) ORDERED FORWARD)
|--Top(TOP EXPRESSION:((1)))
|--Nested Loops(Inner Join)
|--Table Scan(OBJECT:([tempdb].[dbo].[#projects]), WHERE:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]=[tempdb].[dbo].[#projects].[projectid]))
|--Clustered Index Seek(OBJECT:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[projectid]), SEEK:([ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]=[ExpesiteProductionCopy].[dbo].[tblMilestones].[ProjectID]) ORDERED FORWARD)
(15 row(s) affected)
StmtText
-----------------------------
SET STATISTICS PROFILE OFF
(1 row(s) affected)
I can create 1 view of a database then use that views results to query
but i want do this with a stored procedure
pass some data to it, so it selects some data
query the results it created and output this data.
ie
pass 2 values to the procedure
(
@FirstValue int,
@secondValue int output
)
select from a database with the firstpassed value
Select *
From TableName
Where ID = @FirstValue
Then
using the results from the above select
Select *
From theResultsOfAbove
Where ID = @SecondValue
any ideas would be fabo !
I have a query something like this:
select "bcp EISAT_08_18.."+name +" OUT C:"+ name+".TXT -c -t -SCJACOBI"
from sysobjects
where type = 'U'
ORDER BY NAME
When I run the above query I want to output the result of the query to a file.
Can someone help me on that?
Hi all,
When I run a query in the sql query analyzer I need to write the output of that query in to another file. In Oracle its spool. Can someone help me on this please. Thank you!!!
Hi,
In a stored procedure how do I output the result of a query to a text file?
Regards,
Bharathram G
I have an sp that runs a query in xp_cmdshell/BCP combo that puts the output into an XML file (using for xml auto hint on the end of the query).
I personally feel that I should now (under SQL 2K5) be able to do this within a query, not going any where near xp_cmdshell or bcp, and then use SSIS in the final step to ftp it up to the clients site.
It builds a command string in the sp, then runs that command string via xp_cmdshell.
I guess what I'm asking is, is it possible to run a query within an SP with the output going to an XML file on the server automatically? AND that file to be a well formed XML file?
Any suggestions?
HI
Im running a query using isql from the command line and outputting the results
to a file. Ideally I'd like to have the file in csv format so that it can be used by a client to import the results into their system.
I can run a query and output the results to a file but get i dont get the csv format I require. I can separate the columns using /s parameter but I also additional space within the column fields.
I know it is possible to create the csv format using the SQL query tool and ISQL_w but I was wondering if there was some parameter that I can call that will format the output like the format options in ISQL_w allows me to do.
Thanks in advance
Is there a way in SQL Server 2000 to output your query results to a file (example comma-delimited) in the SQL CODE ITSELF? I know you can check the option under Tools->Options->Results but I want to have it do it in the SQL code. Thanks Eric
View 1 Replies View RelatedHi,
I want to export/output result of a query to a CSV file using SQL Server 2005. How can i do it ? I just want to do it all using SQL Server 2005 query window without having to use some 3rd Party control or software. Is it possible and how? Is there some SP which can convert the result to a CSV File ?
Thanking you...
HI,
I have a small problem with SQL server 7.0 where I have to write the output of a query directly to a file without the user going to the menu and clicking on save. Scenario is:
A file is having a query the results of which has to be outputted to a file like in oracle where we have spooling function. Is there any functionality that mimic the oracle functionality where by I can get the output directly to a file?
thanks for your help in advance.
thanks,
Sravan.
Hi All
I am using cursor in my SP, according to my condition I might be getting around 600 records all this records to send to text file, I have tried few option some how I am able to create file and I am geeting only the last record in my output file, I want to know how can I append records into output file(text file), If some one can give me some suggestion that will be great.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Ram
how to output txt file in query by simple way ? This query have error.
Select * from invoice
into 'c:abc.txt'
Hi,How would I go about writing the results of an SQL query to a textfile?I cannot find any info in the Online help files.For example, I would like the results of:SELECT * FROM TableATo be written to the file result.txtAlex
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have 4 different queries in one SSMS New query window that are returning expected results in 4 resultsets. However I want to output these results to a single .js file one after the other in the order of queries. Is that possible?
View 7 Replies View RelatedHi,
I'm using SQL Server 7.0.
I have a query (select * from table1) and I'd like to have the results of this query sent to a text file instead of the results windows when I run it from Query Analyzer.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Darrin Wilkinson
Hi,
In 6.5 you could run a query and then make a flat file with whatever format
you wanted.
I cannot find that option in 7.0. Can someone please tell me where it is????
Thanks,
Dianne Watson
I want to write a small program (maybe just a stored procedure) that will save the results and column names of a simple query to CSV file. This will then be copied onto disk and distributed to user who'll use Excel or a similar package to open the CSV file.
Any suggestions as to the best way to achieve this? I was considering using a view and then BCP but I have problems then when trying to open the CSV file in excel (or other spreadsheet package). Doesn't like the datatypes and so on.
Is there a simple way to do this? And is it possible to save the results in such a way that Excel will choose the right datatypes for the columns. (not convert varchar's like '000122' to numbers.)
How can I export my query results to PDF file?
View 3 Replies View Relatedi jave the following query
select *,substring(stafflog,15,11) as test into #t1 from dbo.Customers
where stafflog like '%armagh%'
go
select left(stafflog,4) as Staff,count(left(stafflog,4)) as Total from #t1
where cast(left(test,charindex(' ', test))as smalldatetime) = cast(convert(varchar(8),getdate()-1,1) as datetime)
group by left(stafflog,4)
go
select Title,Address1,Address2,Town,County,Postcode,TelephoneDay,TelephoneWork,TelephoneEvening,
MobileTelephoneNo,Contact,Mail,Telephone,Terms,StaffLog
from #t1
where cast(left(test,charindex(' ', test))as smalldatetime) = cast(convert(varchar(8),getdate()-1,1) as datetime)
go
drop table #t1
go
i need this query to be scheduled to run at a certain time every day and the results to be put in a text file.
is there an easy way to do this or what should i be looking at doing to get it to work
After running a query (from the Query Builder) in SQL Server 2008 sometimes I can right-click on the results pane and "Save results as CSV file", other times it's not an option. After running a query for 24 hours (several million record results) I can't seem to do anything with the results. I have my settings:
Options | Query results | SQL Server | Default Destination for Results
set to "Results to File" and a path entered, but it doesn't work. Is there wording I can add to the end of my SQL statement such as "TO FILE xxx.csv" or something?
is there a way to print query results from mgt studio into a file with headings and formatting? When I "save as a" file, export file, spreadsheet, the results dont have headings and semi decent formatting.
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i want to store the output of an sql query as a text file.this is for my project i am doing in java.can u help me how to do this..it is very urgent
thanking u
Hi,
Does any one know how to send output of a query to a text file from query analyzer?
Thanks.