I am running sqlcmode mode in ssms agains multiple servers:
:CONNECT SERVER1
script
GO
:CONNECT SERVER2
script
GO
:CONNECT SERVER3
script
GO
etc, however when server2 is not accessible it stops there and won't connect to server3, is there a way to ignore connection errors in SQLCMD mode?
:CONNECT related exceptions stop script execution.
As a possible workaround for SQLCMD mode:
!!sqlcmd -SServerA -Q"select 1"
!!sqlcmd -SServerB -Q"select 2"
!!sqlcmd -SServerC -Q"select 3"
Update: removed :on error ignore
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I use docker-compose.yml to load my SQL Server image inside a container.
After it's up and running, I create a command.sh shell and try to run it to create a database.
# command.sh
echo 'creating database from ->' $ModuleName
export query="'create database $ModuleName'"
echo $query
/opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P my_strong_password -Q $query
And it gives me this error:
Sqlcmd: 'database': Unknown Option. Enter '-?' for help.
Please note that I can't use -i switch to use an input .sql file, because I'm creating my queries programmatically in shell based on environment variables.
The output of sqlcmd -? shows how to use then -Q option. On windows this says [-Q "cmdline query" and exit].
But Windows and Linux differ (or are not consistent) in the use of single- or double quotes.
First option is to try: sqlcmd -Q "\"create database $ModuleName\""
Second option is:
Create a temporary file (i.e. /tmp/tmp.sql), and put the SQL statement in that script.
Use -i /tmp/tmp.sql to execute that script.
I was able to perform backup for my SQL Server Express using this command at the command prompt:
SQLCMD -E -S testing\SQLEXPRESS –Q "BACKUP DATABASE testing3 TO DISK='C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.bak'"
When I want to create a batch script using the command above in order to create a task scheduler to perform auto backup, it shows error as below:
Here is the batch code:
echo off
c: \
CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\170\Tools\Binn"
SQLCMD -E -S testing\SQLEXPRESS –Q "BACKUP DATABASE testing3 TO DISK='C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.bak';"
I didn't put exit at bottom of it because I want to verify whether the command successfully run or not.
ERROR:
Sqlcmd: 'ûQ "BACKUP DATABASE testing3 TO DISK='C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.bak' ': Unexpected argument. Enter '-?' for help.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
EDIT : I solve it by giving a semi column at the end and type it one by one instead of copy paste it
How to get rid of the USE statement when using SqlPackage command line method when the target DB is a Azure Database ?
When executing:
SqlPackage /a:script [...]
I always get :
GO
:setvar DatabaseName "databasename"
:setvar DefaultFilePrefix "databasename"
:setvar DefaultDataPath ""
:setvar DefaultLogPath ""
GO
:on error exit
GO
/*
Detect SQLCMD mode and disable script execution if SQLCMD mode is not supported.
To re-enable the script after enabling SQLCMD mode, execute the following:
SET NOEXEC OFF;
*/
:setvar __IsSqlCmdEnabled "True"
GO
USE [$(DatabaseName)];
And when executing this script :
sqlcmd -S [...] $pathToUpdateScript
I am getting this error message :
USE statement is not supported to switch between databases. Use a new connection to connect to a different database.
So, How do I remove the USE statement from the script generated by SqlPackage /a:script ? Is there a way to use any command line parameter to support this action ?
I am trying to connect to a remote database using sqlcmd. I have tried something like this
sqlcmd -U <ComputerName>\Administrator -P adminpassword -S *.*.*.* -d mydatabase
But this is causing an error:
Failed to Login failed for user '\Administrator'
If I log onto the server where my database and run the command, it won't let me log in, either. But if I go into my SQL Server database and create a SQL Server user and run the same command with those details, I can log in.
But what I want to do is log in via the Administrator user from a different machine. Does anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
With Windows credentials you should use -E:
sqlcmd -E -S *.*.*.* -d mydatabase
I am using the following command in my MSBuild file to drop a database
sqlcmd -E -S <ServerName> -Q "DROP DATABASE <DBName>"
But sometimes I get the error
Cannot drop database because it is currently in use.
What command should I use so that the DB is dropped even if it is in use?
You can set your database to SINGLE_USER to drop all existing connections.
sqlcmd -E -S <ServerName> -Q "ALTER DATABASE <DBName> SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE"
sqlcmd -E -S <ServerName> -Q "DROP DATABASE <DBName>"
This is preferred to looping over each of the connections and dropping them one by one, because some applications will immediately reconnect.
To kill all connections to your database. See Kill All Active Connections To A Database
Now issue your DROP DATABASE command after the above procedure.
Please use something like this:
sqlcmd -S servername\instance -Q"use master;DROP DATABASE yourdatabase"
Try this:
sqlcmd -S .\MAPS -Q "RESTORE DATABASE Awards FROM DISK = 'C:\Awards_Project
\Awards_FULL.bak' WITH REPLACE, MOVE 'Awards' to 'C:\Awards_Project\Awards.mdf',
MOVE 'Awards_log' to 'C:\Awards_Project\Awards.ldf'"
You could alternatively restart the sql service and then perform the drop e.g. in a myfile.bat
#echo off
REM Requires administrative rights to restart service
REM open powershell and execute command in administrative mode
powershell -Command "Start-Process 'cmd' -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList '/c net stop MSSQLSERVER && net start MSSQLSERVER && exit'"
echo Please wait ~10 seconds for sql service to restart.
Timeout /t 10 /nobreak
echo Dropping database.
sqlcmd -S localhost -Q "drop database [database Name]"
You cannot drop a database that is in use. Check link for ref