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irfanshirur
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21 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-12 : 08:14:11

hi

I am trying to export the query result to a text file.

So using this query to export , its giving som error.

Query :

INSERT OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0','Text;Database=C:\SQL.txt',SINGLE_CLOB)
--query goes here
select top 5 * from schtasks

We need to create text file or it will create by default ?

Error :
OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" for linked server "(null)" returned message "'C:\SQL.txt' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.".
Msg 7303, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" for linked server "(null)".

Please can any one help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks
Regards
Mohammed Irfan

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-12 : 08:15:57

Note that the file shoule be in Server's directory

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

irfanshirur
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21 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-12 : 08:18:06

Thanks for the reply.

i am using my local SQL, and also created the file.

madhivanan
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Posted - 2009-11-12 : 08:50:30

Try this

INSERT OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0','text;HDR=YES;FMT=FixedLength;Database=c:\', SQL#txt)
select top 5 * from schtasks

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

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