Is it possible to execute a text file from SQL query?

Question

I have a number of generated .sql files that I want to run in succession. I\'d like to run them from a SQL statement in a query (i.e. Query Analyzer/Server Management Studi

Answer 1

For Windows Authentication, if you are running as another user: Open Command Prompt as your Windows user (Right click on it, Open File Location, Shift + Right Click, Run as a different user)

 sqlcmd -S localhost\SQLEXPRESS -d DatabaseName-i "c:\temp\script.sql"

Or if you are using Sql Server user:

sqlcmd -S localhost\SQLEXPRESS -d DatabaseName-i "c:\temp\script.sql" -U UserName -P Password

Replace localhost\SQLEXPRESS with you server name if not local server.