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Bill_C
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2008-08-07 : 08:23:01
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| Anyone know how i can scan directories on the server for file changes and then write the results to a table?Thanks |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-08-07 : 09:11:09
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Do a "DIR /S" in a command shell xp_cmdshell and output the result into a temporary table.
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Bill_C
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
299 Posts |
Posted - 2008-08-07 : 09:51:35
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| What about files in a directory on a different server?Can you give an example please?Thanks |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
30421 Posts |
Posted - 2008-08-07 : 10:24:46
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xp_cmdshell supports UNC paths.
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Scanning Directories and Copying file names etc