How to change the port when calling sqlcmd

Question

I have this command

sqlcmd.exe -E -i \"C:\\joe-db-scripts\\joe-db-tasks.Install.sql\"

and I need to add the specific non-standard port of 32001

Answer 1

That's it: How to Connect to the Database Engine using sqlcmd. Something like this:

sqlcmd -S ComputerA,1691

Answer 2

Following solution is working for me in SQL Server 2008 and above.

sqlcmd -S "hostname or IP,port number" -U SA -P password

Answer 3

According to this MSDN link, you'd use -S tcp:servername,32001.