What are the differences between osql, isql, and sqlcmd?

Question

I am interested in using some kind of a command-line utility for SQL Server similar to Oracle\'s SQL*Plus. SQL Server seems to have several options: osql, isql, and sqlcmd. Howe

Answer 1

I'm not sure what the scope of your question is, but I believe :

isql used DB-Library to communicate to the server and is no longer included after SQL2000

osql used ODBC to communicate to the server and will no longer included after SQL2005

sqlcmd used OLE DB to communicate to the server and is currently the recommended command line tool.