SQLCMD passing in double quote to scripting variable - sql-server

Question

I am trying to pass in double quote to a scripting variable in SQLCMD. Is there a way to do this?
sqlcmd -S %serverName% -E -d MSDB -i MyScript.sql -m 1 -v Parameter="\""MyValueInDoubleQuote\"""
And my sql script is as follow:
--This Parameter variable below is commented out since we will get it from the batch file through sqlcmd
--:SETVAR Parameter "\""MyValueInDoubleQuote\"""
INSERT INTO [MyTable]
([AccountTypeID]
,[Description])
VALUES
(1
,$(Parameter))
GO

Answer 1

If you have your sql script set up in this fashion:
DECLARE #myValue VARCHAR(30)
SET #myValue = $(MyParameter)
SELECT #myValue
Then you can get a value surrounded by double quotes into #myValue by just enclosing your parameter in single quotes:
sqlcmd -S MyDb -i myscript.sql -v MyParameter='"123"'
This works because -v is going to replace the $(MyParameter) string with the text '"123"'. The resulting script will look like this before it is executed:
DECLARE #myValue VARCHAR(30)
SET #myValue = '"123"'
SELECT #myValue
Hope that helps.
EDIT
This sample is working for me (tested on SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2K3). It inserts a record into the table variable #MyTable, and the value in the Description field is enclosed in double quotes:
MyScript.sql (no need for setvar):
DECLARE #MyTable AS TABLE([AccountTypeID] INT, [Description] VARCHAR(50))
INSERT INTO #MyTable ([AccountTypeID] ,[Description])
VALUES(1, $(Parameter))
SELECT * FROM #MyTable
SQLCMD:
sqlcmd -S %serverName% -E -d MSDB -i MyScript.sql -m 1 -v Parameter='"MyValue"'
If you run that script, you should get the following output, which I think is what you're looking for:
(1 rows affected)
AccountTypeID Description
------------- --------------------------------------------------
1 "MyValue"

Answer 2

Based on your example, you don't need to include the quotes in the variable, as they can be in the sql command, like so:
sqlcmd -S %serverName% -E -d MSDB -i MyScript.sql -m 1 -v Parameter="MyValueNoQuotes"
and
INSERT INTO [MyTable]
([AccountTypeID]
,[Description])
VALUES
(1
,"$(Parameter)")
(Though I am more accustomed to use single quotes, as in ,'$(Parameter)'