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dirtydavey
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2008-05-15 : 05:35:25
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| Hi All,I am trying to use OSQL (somthing I am new too)I have the folllowing syntax, but it does not seam to work. Any ideas would be very gratfull.osql -Usa -Ppassword -SServername -Q"select @@version"Thanks in advanceDaveDave Dunckley says there is a law for the rich and a law for the poor and a law for Dirty Davey. |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-05-15 : 05:50:21
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| What error do you get?Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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dirtydavey
Yak Posting Veteran
80 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-15 : 05:55:14
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| It says The filename, directory name, or volume lable syntax is incorrectDave Dunckley says there is a law for the rich and a law for the poor and a law for Dirty Davey. |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
5581 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-15 : 05:58:36
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| make sure you are in SQL Server's tools\binn directory while executing the command.Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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dirtydavey
Yak Posting Veteran
80 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:05:55
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| Its funny if I use -E it works fine!I cant figure it out.Dave Dunckley says there is a law for the rich and a law for the poor and a law for Dirty Davey. |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
5581 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:08:23
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| Are you able to connect to SQL Server using same SQL Server authentication while connecting from SSMS?Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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dirtydavey
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:13:44
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| Yep no problems! Its very strangeDave Dunckley says there is a law for the rich and a law for the poor and a law for Dirty Davey. |
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dirtydavey
Yak Posting Veteran
80 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:51:43
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| Got it, I had a funny char in my password, and it was chciking it out. I put ""'s round the password and it works fine now.Thanks for your helpDaveDave Dunckley says there is a law for the rich and a law for the poor and a law for Dirty Davey. |
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