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  • June 12, 2009 at 4:20 pm

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    carissa.chris (6/12/2009)

    I have a batch file that runs all the sql scripts in a specified folder. The output is written to output.txt. However, each time a sql script is executed, the output.txt file is overwritten. Is there a way to append to the output.txt file?

    Here is my batch file:

    for %%a in ("E:\Source\APP_30\SQL\Structure\*.sql") do SQLCMD -S ServerName -d DatabaseName -E -i %%a -o "E:\output.txt"

    for %%a in ("E:\Source\APP_30\SQL\SP\*.sql") do SQLCMD -S ServerName -d DatabaseName -E -i %%a -o "E:\output.txt"

    for %%a in ("E:\Source\APP_30\SQL\Triggers\*.sql") do SQLCMD -S ServerName -d DatabaseName -E -i %%a -o "E:\output.txt"

    Well, BOL clearly states that the output file will be overwritten.

    I suggest you make the output filename dynamic:

    for %%a in ("E:\Source\APP_30\SQL\Structure\*.sql") do SQLCMD -S ServerName -d DatabaseName -E -i %%a -o "E:\%%aoutput.txt"

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