SQLCMD – SQLpowered.com https://sqlpowered.com SQL Server + BI Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:08:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sqlpowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FavIcon-e1594067873682-99x100.png SQLCMD – SQLpowered.com https://sqlpowered.com 32 32 SQLCMD – Basic commands https://sqlpowered.com/t-sql-commands/5269-2/ Mon, 27 Dec 2021 09:55:00 +0000 https://sqlpowered.com/?post_type=t-sql-commands&p=5269 Check if SQLCMD mode is enabled in SSMS:

:setvar __IsSqlCmdEnabled "True"
GO
IF N'$(__IsSqlCmdEnabled)' NOT LIKE N'True'
BEGIN
   PRINT N'SQLCMD mode must be enabled to successfully execute this script.';
   SET NOEXEC ON;
END
GO

Declare database name as variable and switch database context:

:SETVAR Database "MyDatabase"

USE [$(Database)]
GO

Execute/Include commands from SQL file:

:r "C:\SQLFiles\File1.sql"
GO

 

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