Is there any way to have a Windows batch file directly input SQL statements without calling a script? I want the batch file to login to SQL and then enter in the statements directly.
EDIT: I'm using Oracle v10g
For a single command you can use this trick:
echo select * from dual; | sqlplus user/pw#db
To run something on SQL server 2005/2008, you could use sqlcmd command line utility. sqlcmd -h prints the list of switches.
Short answer: No. Batch files by themselves can't do this.
Long answer: You may be able to come close, depending on which kind of database server you're using, and what the capabilities the commandline client provides.
What kind of database server are you using? Oracle, mySql, Sybase, Microsoft, Terradata, ???
For example, with a Sybase database, you can use the isql commandline client to run from a batch file:
isql -S server -D database -U user -P password -i script
You could use sqlcmd (for sql server) or System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand from powershell.
The odbc command of the outwit tool suite allows you to run select statements on any database for which an appropriate ODBC data source has been defined.
You can use http://tekkies.co.uk/go/runsqloledb
e.g.
RunSQLOLEDB "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=(local);..." "SELECT GetDate()"
or
RunSQLOLEDB #ConnectionString.txt #Query.sql
Here is a rough example script for MSSQL which may be able to be modified for Oracle:
#ECHO off
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
:: batch file for sql query
SET STARTDATE=20101010
SET ENDDATE=20111109
SET AGENCYNAME=Agency
SET DBNAME=AccidentDB
SET SQLSTRING=SELECT Acc.INC_ID,^
Veh.MAKE, Veh.MODEL, Veh.LIC_NUM^
FROM Acc,^
lnk_Acc_Veh, Veh^
WHERE (INC_NUM LIKE '20115000%')^
AND lnk_Acc_Veh.link_id=Veh.key^
AND lnk_Acc_Veh.link_id=Acc.key^
AND Acc.date ^> '%STARTDATE%' OR Acc.date ^< '%ENDDATE%';
CLS
#ECHO.
#ECHO.
#ECHO DBNAME is %DBNAME%
#ECHO.
#ECHO SQLSTRING is "!SQLSTRING!"
#ECHO.
#ECHO ------------------------------------------------------
#sqlcmd.exe -b -S localhost -E -d !DBNAME! -Q "!SQLSTRING!" -W
#ECHO.
#ECHO Report is done. Hit any key to close this window....
#pause>nul
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I have a 123MB sql file which I need to execute in my local PC. But I am getting
Cannot execute script: Insufficient memory to continue the execution of the program
How to solve this issue?
use the command-line tool SQLCMD which is much leaner on memory. It is as simple as:
SQLCMD -d <database-name> -i filename.sql
You need valid credentials to access your SQL Server instance or even to access a database
Taken from here.
It might help you! Please see below steps.
sqlcmd -S server-name -d database-name -i script.sql
Open cmd.exe as Administrator.
Create Documents directory.
Put your SQL Script file(script.sql) in the documents folder.
Type query with sqlcmd, server-name, database-name and script-file-name as like above highlighted query or below command line screen.
For Windows Authentication use this sql cmd
SQLCMD -S TestSQLServer\SQLEXPRESS -d AdventureWorks2018 -i "d:\document\sql document\script.sql"
Note: If there is any space in the sql file path then use " (Quotation marks) "
For SQL Server Authentication use this sql cmd
SQLCMD -S TestSQLServer\SQLEXPRESS -U sa -P sasa -d AdventureWorks2018 -i "d:\document\sql document\script.sql"
-S TestSQLServer\SQLEXPRESS: Here specify SQL Server Name
-U sa: Username (in case of SQL Server Authentication)
-P sasa: Password (in case of SQL Server Authentication)
-d AdventureWorks2018: Database Name come here
-i "d:\document\sql document\script.sql": File Path of SQLFile
You can also simply increase the Minimum memory per query value in server properties. To edit this setting, right click on server name and select Properties > Memory tab.
I encountered this error trying to execute a 30MB SQL script in SSMS 2012. After increasing the value from 1024MB to 2048MB I was able to run the script.
(This is the same answer I provided here)
My database was larger than 500mb, I then used the following
C:\Windows>sqlcmd -S SERVERNAME -U USERNAME -P PASSWORD -d DATABASE -i C:\FILE.sql
It loaded everything including SP's
*NB: Run the cmd as Administrator
If I understand your problem correctly, you are trying to restore (transact sql) xyz.sql - database + schema. You can try this command which worked for me:
SQLCMD -U sa -i xyz.sql
Try this step,
1)Open PowerShell
2)Write this command:
sqlcmd -S PCNAME\SQLEXPRESS -U user -P password -d databanse_name -i C:\script.sql
3)Press Return
:-)
Below script works perfectly:
sqlcmd -s Server_name -d Database_name -E -i c:\Temp\Recovery_script.sql -x
Symptoms:
When executing a recovery script with sqlcmd utility, the ‘Sqlcmd: Error: Syntax error at line XYZ near command ‘X’ in file ‘file_name.sql’.’ error is encountered.
Cause:
This is a sqlcmd utility limitation. If the SQL script contains dollar sign ($) in any form, the utility is unable to properly execute the script, since it is substituting all variables automatically by default.
Resolution:
In order to execute script that has a dollar ($) sign in any form, it is necessary to add “-x” parameter to the command line.
e.g.
Original:
sqlcmd -s Server_name -d Database_name -E -i c:\Temp\Recovery_script.sql
Fixed:
sqlcmd -s Server_name -d Database_name -E -i c:\Temp\Recovery_script.sql -x
Sometimes, due to the heavy size of the script and data, we encounter this type of error. Server needs sufficient memory to execute and give the result. We can simply increase the memory size, per query.
You just need to go to the sql server properties > Memory tab (left side)> Now set the maximum memory limit you want to add.
Also, there is an option at the top, "Results to text", which consume less memory as compare to option "Results to grid", we can also go for Result to Text for less memory execution.
sqlcmd -S mamxxxxxmu\sqlserverr -U sa -P x1123 -d QLDB -i D:\qldbscript.sql
Open command prompt in run as administrator
enter above command
"mamxxxxxmu" is computer name
"sqlserverr" is server name
"sa" is username of server
"x1123" is password of server
"QLDB" is database name
"D:\qldbscript.sql" is sql script file to execute in database
If you need to connect to LocalDB during development, you can use:
sqlcmd -S "(localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB" -d dbname -i file.sql
As in most answers given here use the command-line tool. In my case the script already has database creation code. If your script contains CREATE DATABASE command, for example
USE [master]
GO
CREATE DATABASE [your-database-name]
Then do not use the -d your-database-name, instead use the following command.
For Windows Authentication use the command
sqlcmd -S ServerName\InstanceName -i "script.sql" -x
For SQL Server Authentication use the command
sqlcmd -S ServerName\InstanceName -U usename -P password -i "script.sql" -x
I want to run a series of SQL statements against a SQL Server 2005 database from the command line.
When I launch 1st statement
osql -E -S <Server_Name>\<Instance_Name> -d <Server_Name>
it is going to prompt window 1> from there after I am unable to proceed further through script.
How to give input to 1> prompt I mean giving next SQL statement
BACKUP DATABASE TO DISK = 'c:\test.bak' WITH INIT,SKIP
and finally exit to that prompt
I tried with && but I guess that is for only commandline commands.
You ae looking for the -Q switch on the sqlcmd tool (don't use osql on sqlserver 2005 or higher) (type sqlcmd /? to see all options) or lookit up on msdn
sqlcmd -E -S <Server_Name>\<Instance_Name> -d <Server_Name> -Q "BACKUP DATABASE TO DISK = 'c:\test.bak' WITH INIT,SKIP"
Alternatively you can create a sqlscript file where you put all the sql statements in you want to execute. Assuming you name your file myscript.sql the osql command would go like this:
sqlcmd -E -S <Server_Name>\<Instance_Name> -d <Server_Name> -i myscript.sql
Perhaps you may want to try a small trick that emerged from other question in this forum (that was deleted unfortunately).
You may insert the input for a command directly in the lines below the command and then execute the file NOT as Batch file, but as input por cmd.exe (this is similar to a here document in Linux). For example:
script.TXT:
#echo off
osql -E -S <Server_Name>\<Instance_Name> -d <Server_Name>
BACKUP DATABASE TO DISK = 'c:\test.bak' WITH INIT,SKIP
exit
Execute previous "script" this way:
cmd < script.TXT
If you perform this test, please report the result...
Antonio
I need to alter a database using a batch file, for a simple example, drop a table. I´m using local SQL Express (SQL Server 2008 R2) with user sa and its password.
How would the bat file be?
How can I specify in the script the password and that I use in SQL Express?
Take a look at the sqlcmd utility. It allows you to execute SQL from the command line.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162773.aspx
It's all in there in the documentation, but the syntax should look something like this:
sqlcmd -U myLogin -P myPassword -S MyServerName -d MyDatabaseName
-Q "DROP TABLE MyTable"
You can do like this
sqlcmd -S <server Name> -U sa -P sapassword -i inputquery_file_name -o outputfile_name
From your command prompt run sqlcmd /? to get all the options you can use with sqlcmd utility
If you use Integrated Security, you might want to know that you simply need to use -E like this:
sqlcmd -S Serverinstance -E -i import_file.sql
Feedback Guys, first create database example live; before execute sql file below.
sqlcmd -U SA -P yourPassword -S YourHost -d live -i live.sql
Firstly create an empty database in SQL server, then run this command.
sqlcmd -s ServerName -d CreatedDatabaseName -i ScriptFileName.sql
ScriptFileName should be with a complete path like "D:\Folder Name\ScriptFileName.sql".
You can also use -u and -p if you have userName and password in your sql server.
First set the path of MYSQL in Environment variable-> System variables-> Click on Path-> Add -> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin"
Open cmd-> navigate to the folder which has the sql script-> type as below ->
mysql --user=root -p < employees.sql -> Enter the password which was set during MYSQL setup-> hit enter
Done.
CMD Screenshot after it worked form me
I'm looking to be able to run a single query on a remote server in a scripted task.
For example, intuitively, I would imagine it would go something like:
mysql -uroot -p -hslavedb.mydomain.com mydb_production "select * from users;"
mysql -u <user> -p -e 'select * from schema.table'
(Note the use of single quotes rather than double quotes, to avoid the shell expanding the * into filenames)
mysql -uroot -p -hslavedb.mydomain.com mydb_production -e "select * from users;"
From the usage printout:
-e, --execute=name
Execute command and quit. (Disables --force and history file)
here's how you can do it with a cool shell trick:
mysql -uroot -p -hslavedb.mydomain.com mydb_production <<< 'select * from users'
'<<<' instructs the shell to take whatever follows it as stdin, similar to piping from echo.
use the -t flag to enable table-format output
If it's a query you run often, you can store it in a file. Then any time you want to run it:
mysql < thefile
(with all the login and database flags of course)
echo "select * from users;" | mysql -uroot -p -hslavedb.mydomain.com mydb_production
As by the time of the question containerization wasn't that popular, this is how you pass a single query to a dockerized database cluster with Ansible, following #RC.'s answer:
ansible <host | group > -m shell -a "docker exec -it <container_name | container_id> mysql -u<your_user> -p<your_pass> <your_database> -e 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM my_table;'"
If not using Ansible, just login to the server and use docker exec -it ... part.
MySQL will issue a warning that passing credentials in plain text may be insecure, so be aware of your risks.
From the mysql man page:
You can execute SQL statements in a script file (batch file) like this:
shell> mysql db_name < script.sql > output.tab
Put the query in script.sql and run it.
I have some SQL scripts that I'm trying to automate. In the past I have used SQL*Plus, and called the sqlplus binary manually, from a bash script.
However, I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to connect to the DB, and call the script from inside of the bash script... so that I can insert date and make the queries run relative to a certain number of days in the past.
I'm slightly confused. You should be able to call sqlplus from within the bash script. This may be what you were doing with your first statement
Try Executing the following within your bash script:
#!/bin/bash
echo Start Executing SQL commands
sqlplus <user>/<password> #file-with-sql-1.sql
sqlplus <user>/<password> #file-with-sql-2.sql
If you want to be able to pass data into your scripts you can do it via SQLPlus by passing arguments into the script:
Contents of file-with-sql-1.sql
select * from users where username='&1';
Then change the bash script to call sqlplus passing in the value
#!/bin/bash
MY_USER=bob
sqlplus <user>/<password> #file-with-sql-1.sql $MY_USER
You can also use a "here document" to do the same thing:
VARIABLE=SOMEVALUE
sqlplus connectioninfo << HERE
start file1.sql
start file2.sql $VARIABLE
quit
HERE
Here is a simple way of running MySQL queries in the bash shell
mysql -u [database_username] -p [database_password] -D [database_name] -e "SELECT * FROM [table_name]"
Maybe you can pipe SQL query to sqlplus. It works for mysql:
echo "SELECT * FROM table" | mysql --user=username database
I've used the jdbcsql project on Sourceforge.
On *nix systems, this will create a csv stream of results to standard out:
java -Djava.security.egd=file///dev/urandom -jar jdbcsql.jar -d oracledb_SID -h $host -p 1521 -U some_username -m oracle -P "$PW" -f excel -s "," "$1"
Note that adding the -Djava.security.egd=file///dev/urandom increases performance greatly
Windows commands are similar: see http://jdbcsql.sourceforge.net/
If you do not want to install sqlplus on your server/machine then the following command-line tool can be your friend. It is a simple Java application, only Java 8 that you need in order to you can execute this tool.
The tool can be used to run any SQL from the Linux bash or Windows command line.
Example:
java -jar sql-runner-0.2.0-with-dependencies.jar \
-j jdbc:oracle:thin:#//oracle-db:1521/ORCLPDB1.localdomain \
-U "SYS as SYSDBA" \
-P Oradoc_db1 \
"select 1 from dual"
Documentation is here.
You can download the binary file from here.
As Bash doesn't have built in sql database connectivity... you will need to use some sort of third party tool.