How to get file date using xp_cmdshell?
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Hi,
I have a file in my C: directory, using SQL, I am trying to get the date of that file. I used below query to get the outpu.
exec master..xp_cmdshell 'dir C:\AH.aspx'
By using this query, I got the below output.
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 0831-E01D
NULL
Directory of C:\
NULL
09/11/2006 02:35 PM 2,477 AH.aspx
1 File(s) 2,477 bytes
0 Dir(s) 17,976,348,672 bytes free
NULL
I have transferred the output to a file and tried to get date. Instead of doing in this way, is there any other way that we can get date directly of that file?
Regards,
Mahesh
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Do you want to try this one:
CREATE TABLE #tmp (strData VARCHAR(1000))
INSERT INTO #tmp EXEC xp_cmdshell 'dir c:\myFile'
SELECT * FROM #tmp WHERE strData LIKE '%/%/%'
DROP TABLE #tmp
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You can get a lot more than just the date...
EXEC Master.dbo.xp_GetFileDetails 'C:\AH.aspx'
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
Thanks Jeff
. Got more details with this command.Regards,
Mahesh
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You're welcome...
I've verified that it's available in both SQL Server 2000 and 2005. Dunno if it will be available in 2008.
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
It is not available in SQL 2008. Does anyone have a code for this SP?
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Naomi N (11/3/2011)
It is not available in SQL 2008. Does anyone have a code for this SP?I do. This one (it's older and could use a couple of updates) uses sp_OA* procs and is a little bit slow as a result. I also have one that uses xp_CmdShell that's quite a bit faster and allows wildcards. Of course, that one won't do you much good unless you know how to lock down a system properly so that only stored procedures can run xp_CmdShell...
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.GetDirDetails/**************************************************************************************************
Purpose:
Replacement code for the sp_GetFileDetails proc that was available in SQL Server 2000
which is no longer available in SQL Server 2005 except this gets all the file details
for all the files in the directory provided.
Notes:
1. If the directory does not exist or there are no files in the directory, an empty
result set will be returned.
2. If the trailing backslash on the path is missing, it will be added automatically.
3. No error checking is done. Either a valid result set is returned or an empty
result set is returned (much like a function operates).
Usage:
EXEC dbo.GetDirDetails 'drive:path or UNC'
Example:
EXEC dbo.GetDirDetails 'C:\Temp'
... or ...
EXEC dbo.GetDirDetails 'C:\Temp\'
Revision History:
Rev 00 - 05/23/2008 - Jeff Moden
- Initial concept borrowed from Simple-Talk.com (Phil Factor) and
modified for multiple files.
Rev 01 - 05/25/2008 - Jeff Moden
- Formalize the code for use.
**************************************************************************************************/
--===== Declare the I/O parameters
@piFullPath VARCHAR(128)
AS
--===== Suppress the auto-display of rowcounts so as not to interfere with the returned
-- result set
SET NOCOUNT ON
--=================================================================================================
-- Local variables
--=================================================================================================
--===== These are processing control and reporting variables
DECLARE @Counter INT --General purpose counter
DECLARE @CurrentName VARCHAR(256) --Name of file currently being worked
DECLARE @DirTreeCount INT --Remembers number of rows for xp_DirTree
DECLARE @IsFile BIT --1 if Name is a file, 0 if not
--===== These are object "handle" variables
DECLARE @ObjFile INT --File object
DECLARE @ObjFileSystem INT --File System Object
--===== These variable names match the sp_OAGetProperty options
-- Made names match so they're less confusing
DECLARE @Attributes INT --Read only, Hidden, Archived, etc, as a bit map
DECLARE @DateCreated DATETIME --Date file was created
DECLARE @DateLastAccessed DATETIME --Date file was last read (accessed)
DECLARE @DateLastModified DATETIME --Date file was last written to
DECLARE @Name VARCHAR(128) --File Name and Extension
DECLARE @Path VARCHAR(128) --Full path including file name
DECLARE @ShortName VARCHAR(12) --8.3 file name
DECLARE @ShortPath VARCHAR(100) --8.3 full path including file name
DECLARE @Size INT --File size in bytes
DECLARE @Type VARCHAR(100) --Long Windows file type (eg.'Text Document',etc)
--=================================================================================================
-- Create temporary working tables
--=================================================================================================
--===== Create a place to store all file names derived from xp_DirTree
IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#DirTree','U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #DirTree
CREATE TABLE #DirTree
(
RowNum INT IDENTITY(1,1),
Name VARCHAR(256) PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
Depth BIT,
IsFile BIT
)
--===== Create a place to store the file details so we can return all the file details
-- as a single result set
IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#FileDetails','U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #FileDetails
CREATE TABLE #FileDetails
(
RowNum INT IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
Name VARCHAR(128), --File Name and Extension
Path VARCHAR(128), --Full path including file name
ShortName VARCHAR(12), --8.3 file name
ShortPath VARCHAR(100), --8.3 full path including file name
DateCreated DATETIME, --Date file was created
DateLastAccessed DATETIME, --Date file was last read
DateLastModified DATETIME, --Date file was last written to
Attributes INT, --Read only, Compressed, Archived
ArchiveBit AS CASE WHEN Attributes& 32=32 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END,
CompressedBit AS CASE WHEN Attributes&2048=2048 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END,
ReadOnlyBit AS CASE WHEN Attributes& 1=1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END,
Size INT, --File size in bytes
Type VARCHAR(100) --Long Windows file type (eg.'Text Document',etc)
)
--=================================================================================================
-- Make sure the full path name provided ends with a backslash
--=================================================================================================
SELECT @piFullPath = @piFullPath+'\'
WHERE RIGHT(@piFullPath,1)<>'\'
--=================================================================================================
-- Get all the file names for the directory (includes directory names as IsFile = 0)
--=================================================================================================
--===== Get the file names for the desired path
-- Note that xp_DirTree is available in SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008.
INSERT INTO #DirTree (Name, Depth, IsFile)
EXEC Master.dbo.xp_DirTree @piFullPath,1,1 -- Current diretory only, list file names
-- Remember the row count
SET @DirTreeCount = @@ROWCOUNT
--===== Update the file names with the path for ease of processing later on
UPDATE #DirTree
SET Name = @piFullPath + Name
--=================================================================================================
-- Get the properties for each file. This is one of the few places that a WHILE
-- loop is required in T-SQL because sp_OA is as dumb as a fart-sack full of broken antlers.
--=================================================================================================
--===== Create a file system object and remember the "handle"
EXEC dbo.sp_OACreate 'Scripting.FileSystemObject', @ObjFileSystem OUT
--===== Step through the file names and get the properties for each file.
SET @Counter = 1
WHILE @Counter <= @DirTreeCount
BEGIN
--===== Get the current name and see if it's a file
SELECT @CurrentName = Name,
@IsFile = IsFile
FROM #DirTree
WHERE RowNum = @Counter
--===== If it's a file, get the details for it
IF @IsFile = 1 AND @CurrentName LIKE '%%'
BEGIN
--===== Create an object for the path/file and remember the "handle"
EXEC dbo.sp_OAMethod @ObjFileSystem,'GetFile', @ObjFile OUT, @CurrentName
--===== Get the all the required attributes for the file itself
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'Path', @Path OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'ShortPath', @ShortPath OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'Name', @Name OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'ShortName', @ShortName OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'DateCreated', @DateCreated OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'DateLastAccessed', @DateLastAccessed OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'DateLastModified', @DateLastModified OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'Attributes', @Attributes OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'Size', @Size OUT
EXEC dbo.sp_OAGetProperty @ObjFile, 'Type', @Type OUT
--===== Insert the file details into the return table
INSERT INTO #FileDetails
(Path, ShortPath, Name, ShortName, DateCreated,
DateLastAccessed, DateLastModified, Attributes, Size, Type)
SELECT @Path,@ShortPath,@Name,@ShortName,@DateCreated,
@DateLastAccessed,@DateLastModified,@Attributes,@Size,@Type
END
--===== Increment the loop counter to get the next file or quit
SELECT @Counter = @Counter + 1
END
--===== House keeping, destroy and drop the file objects to keep memory leaks from happening
EXEC sp_OADestroy @ObjFileSystem
EXEC sp_OADestroy @ObjFile
--===== Return the details for all the files as a single result set.
-- This is one of the few places in T-SQL where SELECT * is ok.
-- If you don't think so, go look at some of the MS stored procedures. ;-)
SELECT * FROM #FileDetails
GO
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
in 2008 and above, i think the expectation is to start switching over to CLR;
here's the CLR equivilent of xp_GetFileDetails:
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data.SqlTypes
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Server
Imports System.IO
Namespace Enterprise.SqlServer.Server
Public Partial Class GetFileDetails
<Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.SqlProcedure()> _
Public Shared Sub csp_getfiledetails(ByVal filePath As String)
Try
Dim fileProperties As New FileInfo(filePath)
Dim colAlternateName As New SqlMetaData("Alternate Name", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 4000)
Dim colSize As New SqlMetaData("Size", SqlDbType.BigInt)
Dim colCreationDate As New SqlMetaData("Creation Date", SqlDbType.NChar, 8)
Dim colCreationTime As New SqlMetaData("Creation Time", SqlDbType.NChar, 6)
Dim colLastWrittenDate As New SqlMetaData("Last Written Date", SqlDbType.NChar, 8)
Dim colLastWrittenTime As New SqlMetaData("Last Written Time", SqlDbType.NChar, 6)
Dim colLastAccessedDate As New SqlMetaData("Last Accessed Date", SqlDbType.NChar, 8)
Dim colLastAccessedTime As New SqlMetaData("Last Accessed Time", SqlDbType.NChar, 6)
Dim colAttributes As New SqlMetaData("Attributes", SqlDbType.Int)
Dim record As New SqlDataRecord(New SqlMetaData() {colAlternateName, colSize, colCreationDate, colCreationTime, colLastWrittenDate, colLastWrittenTime, _
colLastAccessedDate, colLastAccessedTime, colAttributes})
record.SetInt64(1, fileProperties.Length)
record.SetString(2, fileProperties.CreationTime.ToString("yyyyMMdd"))
record.SetString(3, fileProperties.CreationTime.ToString("HHmmss"))
record.SetString(4, fileProperties.LastWriteTime.ToString("yyyyMMdd"))
record.SetString(5, fileProperties.LastWriteTime.ToString("HHmmss"))
record.SetString(6, fileProperties.LastAccessTime.ToString("yyyyMMdd"))
record.SetString(7, fileProperties.LastAccessTime.ToString("HHmmss"))
Dim splitter As Char() = {","c}
Dim attributes As String() = fileProperties.Attributes.ToString().Split(splitter)
Dim attributesInt__1 As Integer = 0
For Each attributesString As String In attributes
Dim fileAttributes As FileAttributes = DirectCast([Enum].Parse(GetType(FileAttributes), attributesString), FileAttributes)
attributesint += CInt(fileAttributes)
Next
record.SetInt32(8, attributesInt__1)
record.SetInt32(8, CInt(fileProperties.Attributes))
SqlContext.Pipe.Send(record)
Catch myexception As Exception
Throw (myexception)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Lowell
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Thank you both!
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Jeff,
That looks like ever so much fun.
I can't wait to try it.
We're trying to manage updates to third party reporting software and need to deal with variable update times.
Just wait for a newer file and away we go.
Thanks
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Thanks but if you can use CLR, the solution that Lowell posted is better.
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
I don't know if its too late to answer or not . here is the way to get date .
CREATE TABLE #mytable ( Line VARCHAR(512))
SET @PathName = '\\uncpath\foldername\flodername\foldername\' --if you have unc path else use c:\ etc.
SET @CMD = 'DIR ' + @PathName + ' /TC'
INSERT INTO #mytable
EXEC MASTER..xp_cmdshell @CMD
DELETE FROM #mytable
WHERE Line NOT LIKE '[0-9][0-9]/[0-9][0-9]/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] %'
OR Line LIKE '%<DIR>%'
OR Line is null
SELECT TOP 1 FILENAME ,Createdate into ##Onlydate_formytab FROM
(SELECT TOP 1000 REVERSE( LEFT(REVERSE(Line),CHARINDEX(' ',REVERSE(line))-1 ) ) AS FILENAME ,
---1 need to change if you have space in source filename like 'my excel name 20130202.xlsx'
right(LEFT(Line,10),4)+LEFT(left(Line,10),2)+SUBSTRING(LEFT(line,10),4,2)
as Createdate FROM #mytable ORDER BY REVERSE( LEFT(REVERSE(Line),CHARINDEX(' ',REVERSE(line))-1 ) ) DESC)s
plz mark as answer if this answer your question
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Thank you! Much more straightforward than other solutions seen, i.e., you just delete the lines that don't match the date mask. Nice!
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HI Jeff,
Is this possible to club the details of all the folders/files if one mentions any location/path???
This one is only working against files and a v nice one as it says what kind of filetype they are. But kind of consolidation would be great.
Thanks.
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Hi Lowell
To run your script, do I need to use vb.net alone or any other way available?
Thanks.
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