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khaberst
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Posted - 2008-04-03 : 13:15:34
Hey guys I am trying to do a SELECT statement that will allow me to export a table to a .txt file? how can I do this.

ex.

Select * from XXXXXX (what do I need to but XXXXXX table into a txt file)

Thank you.

sodeep
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7174 Posts

Posted - 2008-04-03 : 13:16:42
Use export/Import wizard.
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khaberst
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2008-04-03 : 13:20:33
quote:
Originally posted by sodeep

Use export/Import wizard.


I am using a custom interface that doesn't have that option. I can only use code.
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madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2008-04-04 : 02:11:14
Read about bcp in sql server help file

Madhivanan

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rmiao
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7266 Posts

Posted - 2008-04-05 : 23:48:11
And you can call bcp with xp_cmdshell in your code.
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