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    sqlcmd utility

    Has anyone used this utility for sql server? I have no been able to get it to run. Attached image.

    I am trying to test why mssql can't find a file I am trying to import. My code is run from an xbasic scrip and points to mssql on another server. The csv file I am importing is on the AA box, but mssql says it can't find it. If I run that exact code in SSMS on the mssql box it works fine. So I want to test outside of Alpha to see if that helps isolate the problem.

    Bill.
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    Re: sqlcmd utility

    The SQL server user will need access to the filesystem on your AA system. When you are interactively logged into the SQL system and using SSMS, you are probably using different credentials with greater access. Most people open SSMS and have it login with their Windows credentials and with SA access and this is well beyond what the user in your connection string would be able to do with a remote connection.

    Lenny Forziati
    Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
    Alpha Software Corporation

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      #3
      Re: sqlcmd utility

      Lenny,

      Is it possible for that SQL Server user to get needed rights? This is the code I need to run from AA.
      Code:
      BULK INSERT Client
      FROM 'F:\Data\Parking_civil\sqlcsv_client.csv'
      WITH
      (  FORMATFILE = 'F:\Data\Parking_civil\sql_Client_Mod.fmt'
      )
      The F drive is mapped on both servers, so I can run identical code in both places.

      One odd wrinkle. I tried using a UNC path. That worked when running from one folder on the AA server. However, there are seven folders from which this needs to run, and UNC did not solve the problem on any of the other folders? And UNC would be a very cumbersome solution for me.

      Bill.

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        Re: sqlcmd utility

        One more thought on his. It would be possible for Alpha to write the csv files to the sql box, but that would be a drag from a coding standpoint.

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