How to run multiple SQL scripts, in SSMS, against SQL Azure? - azure-sql-database

Question

I would like to execute multiple SQL (*.sql) TSQL script files, in SSMS, against a SQL Azure DB. I happen to be using SSMS 2008 R2
The code, I tried to execute in a SSMS query window, linked to the relevant DB instance, as picked up from a previous SO question, was :
/*
execute a list of .sql files against the server and DB specified
*/
SET NOCOUNT ON
SET XACT_ABORT ON
BEGIN TRAN
DECLARE #DBServerName VARCHAR(100) = 'DBServerName '
DECLARE #DBName VARCHAR(100) = 'DBName'
DECLARE #FilePath VARCHAR(200) = 'c:\temp\scripts'
/*
create a holder for all filenames to be executed
*/
DECLARE #FileList TABLE (Files NVARCHAR(MAX))
INSERT INTO #FileList VALUES ('script1.Sql')
INSERT INTO #FileList VALUES ('script2.Sql')
INSERT INTO #FileList VALUES ('script3.Sql')
WHILE (SELECT COUNT(Files) FROM #FileList) > 0
BEGIN
/*
execute each file one at a time
*/
DECLARE #FileName NVARCHAR(MAX) = (SELECT TOP(1) Files FROM #FileList)
DECLARE #command VARCHAR(500) = 'sqlcmd -S ' + #DBServerName + ' -d ' + #DBName + ' -i "' + #FilePath + #Filename +'"'
EXEC xp_cmdshell #command
PRINT 'EXECUTED: ' + #FileName
DELETE FROM #FileList WHERE Files = #FileName
END
COMMIT TRAN
Unfortunately SQL Azure does not support "xp_cmdshell".
How can I execute multiple SQL scripts for an Azure SQL instance?
Thanks in advance.
P.S I am aware of how one can open a file in SSMS

Answer 1

When using SSMS the script is send to the server and then executed there. As I mentioned in the comment in SQL Database the server does not have access to files on the machines they are hosted on nor can you actually upload them to these machines. So you approach does not work. Opening files that you have locally on your machine is also not possible.
To execute a set of scripts from your local machine against a SQL Database you have to translate your SQL script for example into a PowerShell script:
Get-ChildItem "c:\temp\scripts" -Filter script*.sql | `
Foreach-Object{
Write-Host 'Executing' $_.FullName
sqlcmd -U <username>#<server> -P <Password> -S <server>.database.windows.net -d <DatabaseName> -i $_.FullName
}