I've previous posted a message with error building the expression of the dtexec.exe string. But now, the problem is other, and I've decided to create other threat.
Here is what I'm doing: I've a SP that receives every parameter so I can build my dtexec.exe statement to be executed by a variable with something like this exec @rc = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @CMD
Till now I have no problem executing it, not from a variable, but just with the statement itself, like this: exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'C:PROGRA~2MICROS~290DTSBINNDTEXEC.EXE /SQ PACKAGE /SET "Package.Variables[PERIOD].Value";20070101'.
But now, I have this SP that builds the string into a variable and then I just want to execute it throught the variable like this: exec @rc = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @CMD.
When I make a SELECT @CMD just before the exec @rc = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @CMD, so it prints the builded string, copy it and pasted to exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'copied string' it works fine. But the step of exec @rc = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @CMD returns the error: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
Why is this, if I copy the generated string and execute it by the other way it works fine, but executing the generated string throught the variable it gives me that error?
I tried to create a CSV file using Bulk Copy Program (BCP) and Stored Procedures: BCP executed from T-SQL using xp_cmdshell. I have the following sql code executed in my SQL Server Management Studio Express and error message:
I copied this set of code from a tutorial article that says "@@servername". My Sql Server is SQLEXPRESS, so I put @@.SQLEXPRESS or @@SQLEXPRESS in the code of scBCPcLabResults.sql. I do not know why I got an error {Must declare the scalar variable "@@"} or {Must declare the scalar variable "@@SQLEXPRESS"}!!!??? Please help and advise me how to solve this problem.
I'm working on an SSIS package that uses a vb.net script to grab some XML from a webservice (I'd explain why I'm not using a web service task here, but I'd just get angry), and I wish to then assign the XML string to a package variable which then gets sent along to a DataFlow Task that contains an XML Source that points at said variable. when I copy the XML string into the variable value in the script, if do a quickwatch on the variable (as in Dts.Variable("MyXML").value) it looks as though the new value has been copied to the variable, but when I step out of that task and look at the package explorer the variable is its original value.
I think the problem is that the dataflow XML source has a lock on the variable and so the script task isn't affecting it. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of problem, or know a workaround?
I have a SQL Task that updates running totals on a record inserted using a Data Flow Task. The package runs without error, but the actual row does not calculate the running totals. I suspect that the inserted record is not committed until the package completes and the SQL Task is seeing the previous record as the current. Here is the code in the SQL Task:
DECLARE @DV INT; SET @DV = (SELECT MAX(DateValue) FROM tblTG); DECLARE @PV INT; SET @PV = @DV - 1;
I've not been successful in passing a SSIS global variable to a declared parameter, but is it possible to do this:
DECLARE @DV INT; SET @DV = ?; DECLARE @PV INT; SET @PV = @DV - 1;
I have almost 50 references to these parameters in the query so a substitution would be helpful.
I'm new to SSIS, but have been programming in SQL and ASP.Net for several years. In Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition I've created an SSIS that imports data from a flat file into the database. The original process worked, but did not check the creation date of the import file. I've been asked to add logic that will check that date and verify that it's more recent than a value stored in the database before the import process executes.
Here are the task steps.
[Execute SQL Task] - Run a stored procedure that checks to see if the import is running. If so, stop execution. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
[Execute SQL Task] - Log an entry to a table indicating that the import has started.
[Script Task] - Get the create date for the current flat file via the reference provided in the file connection manager. Assign that date to a global value (FileCreateDate) and pass it to the next step. This works.
[Execute SQL Task] - Compare this file date with the last file create date in the database. This is where the process breaks. This step depends on 2 variables defined at a global level. The first is FileCreateDate, which gets set in step 3. The second is a global variable named IsNewFile. That variable needs to be set in this step based on what the stored procedure this step calls finds out on the database. Precedence constraints direct behavior to the next proper node according to the TRUE/FALSE setting of IsNewFile.
If IsNewFile is FALSE, direct the process to a step that enters a log entry to a table and conclude execution of the SSIS.
If IsNewFile is TRUE, proceed with the import. There are 5 other subsequent steps that follow this decision, but since those work they are not relevant to this post. Here is the stored procedure that Step 4 is calling. You can see that I experimented with using and not using the OUTPUT option. I really don't care if it returns the value as an OUTPUT or as a field in a recordset. All I care about is getting that value back from the stored procedure so this node in the decision tree can point the flow in the correct direction.
The SSIS package passes the FileCreateDate parameter to this procedure, which then compares that parameter with the date saved in tbl_ImportFileCreateDate.
If the date is newer (or if there is no date), it updates the field in that table and returns a TRUE IsNewFile bit value in a recordset.
Otherwise it returns a FALSE value in the IsNewFile column.
SELECT @CreateDateInTable = FileCreateDate FROM tbl_ImportFileCreateDate WHERE ProcessName = @ProcessName
IF EXISTS (SELECT ProcessName FROM tbl_ImportFileCreateDate WHERE ProcessName = @ProcessName)
BEGIN
-- The process exists in tbl_ImportFileCreateDate. Compare the create dates.
IF (@FileCreateDate > @CreateDateInTable)
BEGIN
-- This is a newer file date. Update the table and set @IsNewFile to TRUE.
UPDATE tbl_ImportFileCreateDate
SET FileCreateDate = @FileCreateDate
WHERE ProcessName = @ProcessName
SET @IsNewFile = 1
END
ELSE
BEGIN
-- The file date is the same or older.
SET @IsNewFile = 0
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN
-- This is a new process for tbl_ImportFileCreateDate. Add a record to that table and set @IsNewFile to TRUE.
INSERT INTO tbl_ImportFileCreateDate (ProcessName, FileCreateDate)
VALUES (@ProcessName, @FileCreateDate)
SET @IsNewFile = 1
END
SELECT @IsNewFile
The relevant Global Variables in the package are defined as follows: Name : Scope : Date Type : Value FileCreateDate : (Package Name) : DateType : 1/1/2000 IsNewFile : (Package Name) : Boolean : False
Setting the properties in the "Execute SQL Task Editor" has been the difficult part of this. Here are the settings.
General Name = Compare Last File Create Date Description = Compares the create date of the current file with a value in tbl_ImportFileCreateDate. TimeOut = 0 CodePage = 1252 ResultSet = None ConnectionType = OLE DB Connection = MyServerDataBase SQLSourceType = Direct input IsQueryStoredProcedure = False BypassPrepare = True
I tried several SQL statements, suspecting it's a syntax issue. All of these failed, but with different error messages. These are the 2 most recent attempts based on posts I was able to locate. SQLStatement = exec ? = dbo.p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output SQLStatement = exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output
Parameter Mapping Variable Name = User::FileCreateDate, Direction = Input, DataType = DATE, Parameter Name = 0, Parameter Size = -1 Variable Name = User::IsNewFile, Direction = Output, DataType = BYTE, Parameter Name = 1, Parameter Size = -1
Result Set is empty. Expressions is empty.
When I run this in debug mode with this SQL statement ... exec ? = dbo.p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output ... the following error message appears.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" starting. Information: 0x4004300A at Import data from flat file to tbl_GLImport, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Error: 0xC002F210 at Compare Last File Create Date, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "exec ? = dbo.p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output" failed with the following error: "No value given for one or more required parameters.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
Task failed: Compare Last File Create Date
Warning: 0x80019002 at GLImport: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" finished: Failure.
When the above is run tbl_ImportFileCreateDate does not get updated, so it's failing at some point when calling the procedure.
When I run this in debug mode with this SQL statement ... exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output ... the tbl_ImportFileCreateDate table gets updated. So I know that data piece is working, but then it fails with the following message.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" starting. Information: 0x4004300A at Import data from flat file to tbl_GLImport, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Error: 0xC001F009 at GLImport: The type of the value being assigned to variable "User::IsNewFile" differs from the current variable type. Variables may not change type during execution. Variable types are strict, except for variables of type Object.
Error: 0xC002F210 at Compare Last File Create Date, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "exec p_CheckImportFileCreateDate 'GL Account Import', ?, ? output" failed with the following error: "The type of the value being assigned to variable "User::IsNewFile" differs from the current variable type. Variables may not change type during execution. Variable types are strict, except for variables of type Object. ". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly. Task failed: Compare Last File Create Date
Warning: 0x80019002 at GLImport: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (3) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
SSIS package "MyPackage.dtsx" finished: Failure.
The IsNewFile global variable is scoped at the package level and has a Boolean data type, and the Output parameter in the stored procedure is defined as a Bit. So what gives?
The "Possible Failure Reasons" message is so generic that it's been useless to me. And I've been unable to find any examples online that explain how to do what I'm attempting. This would seem to be a very common task. My suspicion is that one or more of the settings in that Execute SQL Task node is bad. Or that there is some cryptic, undocumented reason that this is failing.
I am in the middle of taking course 2073B €“ Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database. I noticed that in Module9: Implementing User-Defined Functions exercise 2, page 25; step 2 is not returning the correct answer.
Select employeeid,name,title,mgremployeeid from dbo.fn_findreports(2)
It returns manager id for both 2 and 5 and I think it should just return the results only for manager id 2. The query results for step 1 is correct but not for step 2.
Somewhere in the code I think it should compare the inemployeeid with the previous inemployeeid, and then add a counter. If the two inemployeeid are not the same then reset the counter. Then maybe add an if statement or a case statement. Can you help with the logic? Thanks!
Here is the code of the function in the book:
/* ** fn_FindReports.sql ** ** This multi-statement table-valued user-defined ** function takes an EmplyeeID number as its parameter ** and provides information about all employees who ** report to that person. */ USE ClassNorthwind GO /* ** As a multi-statement table-valued user-defined ** function it starts with the function name, ** input parameter definition and defines the output ** table. */ CREATE FUNCTION fn_FindReports (@InEmployeeID char(5)) RETURNS @reports TABLE (EmployeeID char(5) PRIMARY KEY, Name nvarchar(40) NOT NULL, Title nvarchar(30), MgrEmployeeID int, processed tinyint default 0) -- Returns a result set that lists all the employees who -- report to a given employee directly or indirectly AS BEGIN DECLARE @RowsAdded int -- Initialize @reports with direct reports of the given employee INSERT @reports SELECT EmployeeID, Name = FirstName + ' ' + LastName, Title, ReportsTo, 0 FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE ReportsTo = @InEmployeeID SET @RowsAdded = @@rowcount -- While new employees were added in the previous iteration WHILE @RowsAdded > 0 BEGIN -- Mark all employee records whose direct reports are going to be -- found in this iteration UPDATE @reports SET processed = 1 WHERE processed = 0
-- Insert employees who report to employees marked 1 INSERT @reports SELECT e.EmployeeID, Name = FirstName + ' ' + LastName , e.Title, e.ReportsTo, 0 FROM employees e, @reports r WHERE e.ReportsTo = r.EmployeeID AND r.processed = 1 SET @RowsAdded = @@rowcount -- Mark all employee records whose direct reports have been -- found in this iteration UPDATE @reports SET processed = 2 WHERE processed = 1 END RETURN -- Provides the value of @reports as the result END GO
does anyone know how to execute a FTP command through sql server 7? I am creation a table and need to ftp the result set. I have it currently creation the table, turning it into a CSV txt file and placing it in a directory. I have to then manually ftp the txt file. I want to automate this process but I cant get the FTP command to execute throught the xp_cmdshell. It will work at the DOS prompt though so I know the syntax is correct. Any sugetsions would be appreciated. -Nathan
hi everybody My requirement is, I have to transfer database backup files from one server to another server to take tape backup. Generally in my backup folder there will be 4days backups. I want to schedule a job so that after database backed up, today’s backup file only copied to the other server. I wrote following code, upto xp_cmdshell every thing is working fine. But xp_cmdshell statement is giving error. I have to use variable value with sp_cmdshell. Please give me the solution for this.
declare @year1 as varchar(4),@month1 as varchar(2),@day1 varchar(2),@filename varchar(40) set @year1=ltrim(str(year(getdate()))) if month(getdate())<10 set @month1='0'+ltrim(str(month(getdate()))) else set @month1=ltrim(str(month(getdate()))) if day(getdate())-1 <10 set @day1='0'+ltrim(str(day(getdate())-1)) else set @day1=ltrim(str(day(getdate())-1))
set @filename='EMPTest_db_'+ @year1+@month1+@day1+'*.bak'
I am trying to run a Visual Basic Script using the xp_cmdshell stored procedure. When I try to run the file, the MS Script Debugger application is started.
I run the script like this: "xp_cmdshell 'D:ScriptFilesSpaceMail.vbs'"
I can run it from the DOS prompt successfully, but not from Query Analyzer. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to prevent the MS Script Debugger from running?
I am trying to run bcp with xp_cmdshell inside a trigger. Whenver I update table the server is hanging. It creates the file in specified location but of ZERO size and I cannot delete it unless I stop SQL server service.
The smae code runs from a stored procedure without any problem.
Can you pl tell me if there are any LIMITATIONS with xp_cmdshell and Trigger.
I beleive this is simple question but I have problem using this command
I was trying to delete contents of a temp folder thru TSQL. Correct me if wrong For example xp_cmdshell " del c:emp*.*" This is leading me to prompt 'Are you sure to delete Y/N'. How do I write a command to say Y. I want to schedule this every week. Is there any other way to do this task like using AT command ,etc.
I am trying to use xp_cmdshell --- xp_cmdshell 'dir abcc$'
--- where abc is host name and C$ is shared name
I get the following error message "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password." I execute the same command at the dos prompt , I get the directory listing
Hi Guys, i am trying to run an .exe file from queryanalyzer for my testing.I am using the following command exec master..xp_Cmdshell 'C:extEXEproject1.exe -SCHEETAH -Uvijay -Pbell' CHEETAH is my server name User :vijay pwd:bell the problem is its running forever in QueryAnalyzer,when i tried to run the same thing from dosprompt its executing fine. Please help me in this thanks for any help
SQL 7.0 I have given a non sa user permissions to run xp_cmdshell via his NT logon. When he runs it and does a "dir" of the server it works. When he trys to do a "dir" of his own machine it comes up with "Logon failure unknown user name or bad password". SQL Agent is running under a domain admin account. I have placed SQLAgentCmdExec in the servers local administrators group. I have de-selected the option from SQLAgent propertiesJob System which restricts non sa users executing CmdExec stuff. I did attempt to Reset Proxy Account and Reset Proxy Password. When I clicked on these it just gave me message that the account and password had successfully been reset without asking me for username, password or domain.
Hello, friends, This is probably not a question for DBA forum, but may be someone knows the answer. In the stored procedure I'm using xp_cmdshell command to copy file from one dir to another. How I can receive any indication what the process succeded? xp_cmdshell return 1 or 0 if the stored procedure was invoked, I would like to receive an indication that the file was copied.
I tried to use the external procddure - xp_cmdshell - to copy a file from a local drive to a network drive, but failed. Yet the attempt succeeded if I tried to copy a file from one place to another in local drive.
It seems that SQL Server 6.5/7.0 did not recognize any network drive. I greatly appreciate your help/assistance and/or any hint(s). Thanks a lot
I was able to run DTS using xp_cmdshell. In my dts I have 3 global variables which I would like to pass. Can I pass a variable values using xp_cmdshell? xp_cmdshell 'DTSRUN /S ServerName /U user/P pass /N "DTS_Name" '
I need to do FTP using a FTP script...here is the syntax that i am using
ftp -s:c: empftpcmd.txt > c: emplog.txt
when i run it thru the command line, log.txt file has the following ================================================== ftp> Connected to 9.999.99.999.
open 9.999.99.999 220-YYYY1 XXX FTP CS V1R2 at XXXXXX.XXXXXX.XXX.COM, 16:55:07 on 2004-06-15. 220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes. User (9.999.99.999:(none)): 331 Send password please.
230 USERNAME is logged on. Working directory is "USERNAME.". ftp> Invalid command.
ftp> ascii 200 Representation type is Ascii NonPrint ftp> get 'XXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT' c: empXXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT.txt 200 Port request OK. 125 Sending data set XXX.YYY.ZZZ.ACCOUNT FIXrecfm 22 250 Transfer completed successfully. ftp: 1172544 bytes received in 3.31Seconds 353.82Kbytes/sec.
Where should i read up on using dos commands in conjunction with the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure.. I need to manipulate file names.... move copy take off ... parts of the filename and replace... them... etc... any good sites or topics... so that I can learn how to do this... thanks... jonathan
I've recently installed SQL Server 2005 and now trying to enable xp_cmdshell through SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration. However, I am getting the following error:
User does not have permission to perform this action. You do not have permission to run the RECONFIGURE statement.
When xp_cmdshell interacts with FTP it doesn't log the FTP return codes.
History: I found Nigel Rivett's T-SQL FTP scripts http://www.nigelrivett.net/ and concatenated them together with some modifications so I could have a process that actually errors when an FTP fails.
The process FTP's a file, disconnects, and then reconnects to do a dir and then select from the returned listing to see if the file name exists.
I wanted to review the initial log from the put and check for a valid FTP return code of 250 that says "Transfer completed successfully"
Log Snippets:
A normal FTP log shows: ftp> put foo 'mainframe.node.structure.foo' 200 Port request OK. 125 Storing data set MAINFRAME.NODE.STRUCTURE.FOO 250 Transfer completed successfully. ftp: 7972888 bytes sent in 99.63Seconds 80.03Kbytes/sec. ftp> quit 221 Quit command received. Goodbye.
xp_cmdshell log shows (with FTP debug on) shows: 7 put foo 'mainframe.node.structure.foo' 8 PORT 10,99,11,16,7,30 9 ---> STOR MAINFRAME.NODE.STRUCTURE.FOO 10 ---> quit 11 QUIT 12 (null)
As you can see, the return codes and some other messages are missing.
I've messed around with various options and can't seem to get any return codes in the log at all.
I need to kill some user session that i get from below query output
xp_cmdshell 'netstat -an | find /i "est"'
output: -
TCP 0.0.0.47:1099 0.0.0.39:139 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.104:2961 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.104:3012 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.39:2915 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:1433 0.0.0.39:3106 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:2007 0.0.0.26:1487 ESTABLISHED TCP 0.0.0.47:2007 0.0.0.79:1139 ESTABLISHED
do we have any command to kill the connected session to my sql except kill spid.
ex: i want to kill the session of IP 0.0.0.79 from my sql server.
Hi .. I want to Write in files or read from files for example i have My_File.txt . i need a syntax and i want to call this syntax in my Store procedure and this syntax write forexample " Hello Word " in My_File.txt . and i want another syntax that read from My_File.txt forexample "Word" from My_File.txt . what are those syntaxes do that ??
Is there any way better than XP_CMDSHELL for writing in or reading from MyFile.txt ??
