Execute stored procedure from batch file

Question

How would you execute a stored procedure in SQL Server (using windows authentication) from a batch file?

Answer 1

With SQL Server 2005 and above you can use sqlcmd.exe. More info about how to use it:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms170572.aspx

http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=109770

Answer 2

You can use sqlcmd.exe See: MSDN usages

Answer 3

If you are using Sql Server 2005+, you can use sqlcmd utility.

Example:

sqlcmd -Q "exec storedProcName" -S YourServer -d YourDatabase -o C:\yourOutput.txt