I have two queries saved on my SQL Server 2005 and I would like to have them running at certain intervals, e.g. every 24 hours. Is there a way to automate these queries and schedule them via SQL Server Management Studio?
You need to use the SQL Server Agent, installed as part of SQL Server. This is the background service that's responsible for running scheduled maintenance and backup tasks.
Expand the SQL Server Agent node in SQL Server Management Studio, you should see a tree node called "Jobs"
Right-clicking this will give you the option to add a new job. Jobs consist of a series of steps to be executed in order, and when you add a new step to your job, you can choose various types of step, including "Transact-SQL Script"
Create a new job, add a single T-SQL step, put the queries that you want to run into the step properties, and then use the "Schedule" option in the Job properties to create a recurring schedule that'll run the job every 24 hours (or whenever).
You can use the SQL Server Agent, which will allow the server to run the script/stored procedure.
You can also use the Windows Task Scheduler, either on the server or on any other server or workstation to schedule isqlw/sqlcmd to execute your script/stored procedure.
Create a job with a step in which you execute your queries; the job can be scheduled at your needs.
At a previous employer the operations department had a task sheduling application. They prefered to use the command line tools that come with sql server to execute jobs (stored procedures) on a scheduled basis. This way the "task scheduling application" could recieve an exit status (pass/fail, ok/error) and hold up dependent jobs.
I'm sorry I don't remember the name of the command line tool, but it was part of the sql server distro. I also do not remember the name of the task scheduling application. It was not the windows task scheduler. It was something enterprise level used to manage the nightly cycle.
Not sure of the scale of your project, but this is another way to go.
SKapsal's comment on a command line tool for executing SQL commands is a reference to osql (for SQL2000) or sqlcmd (for SQL2005+). You could save your script a file and run it from that command line using Windows Task Scheduler or something similar.
SQL Agent is still the preferred solution, however, as it provides GUI controls for job creation, scheduling, logging and viewing job execution history/results.
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Currently have 2 jobs that can't run in parallel. Is there a way I can defer the execution based on the status? So MAG_LOGICAR_D3_H should not run if MAG_LOGICAR_D3_M is currently running and vice versa using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio ?
On way to accomplish this is using a maintenance plan.
Add two: Execute SQL Server Agent Job Task.
Configure the jobs.
Link both jobs.
Force the execution of second job after Success or Completion of the first one.
I have a stored procedure that I want to have run every day. I have never used jobs or schedules so i'm not sure how to do this. I'm using sql server 2012 management studio.
It is pretty straight forward. Here is an overview for creating a job from MSDN.
Ultimately you just create the job and your step is to EXEC yourStoredProc.
You can then create a schedule for your job to run whenever (link at the bottom of above article).
If it's a simple stored procedure, try the sqlcmd
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162773%28v=sql.110%29.aspx
which you can schedule in the Windows Task Scheduler. Be careful in setting up the service account it will run as, it need permissions on the database.
If it's more complex, setting up a package in SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) gives a huge degree of power and flexibility.
I am using only VS2012 Ultimate Server Xplorer Pane to code and execute my job. I used to add a job scheduling to perform some task at specific time.
Now that I realize my executed command implemented is incorrect. I can delete this by making another new query on the database then recreate a new similar job but I don't want to do this.
I don't know how to fix the command text.
Get Management Studio, and stop trying to do this through Visual Studio.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43351
Download SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe (unless you are on x86 for some reason, in which case pick the other one). It's ~1GB, not sure why, sorry about that.
Starting with 2012 SP1, Management Studio Express is fully functional with no license requirement (this is the first time this has happened).
Connect to your server, expand SQL Server Agent > Jobs, and double-click your job. Nice enough UI that will let you edit steps, schedules, etc. without doing any of this hokey generate-an-entire-script-for-a-job stuff...
I am using Sql server 2005 and using C#/Asp.Net 4.0 for UI.
I want to trigger the sql job from an user action in a webpage. I need to keep checking job's status while its running. There are several old threads on this issue which gets the status of the jobs (How to monitor SQL Server Agent Job info in C#) but i need my program should be able to Run,Stop,Enable,Disable the jobs
I need the below functionality in my UI.
Check the status of a sql job
Run the specified job
Stop the job
Disable/Enable the job
You can use the following system stored procedures:
sp_start_job - start an Agent job
sp_stop_job - stop an Agent job
sp_update_job - enable/disable an Agent job
Update:
If you really want to use SMO instead, best place to check out is this MSDN reference. The Job class allows you to do all this.
I wanted a stored procedure to run at specified intervals everyday. Is there a way to do the same on SQL Server 2005?
I know we can create a batch file to run SP and schedule it with windows scheduled tasks but is there a way to do it from SQL Server itself?
There's a separate service called SQL Agent, which is created for this specific purpose: scheduling of tasks related to SQL Server.
This is a Windows Service that's initially disabled, so you'll have to enable that. Otherwise, it's all very straightforward: Management Studio has nice UI for managing Agent.
You can create jobs with sql server 2005
Use SQL Agent to schedule jobs.
See Creating Jobs