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Video: OSQL - What It Is and How to Use It

  • ·Skill level: 200 (Beginner - Intermediate)
  • ·Run Time: 11:21
  • ·Instructor: Scott Whigham

Description:

OSQL is to the DOS Prompt what Query Analyzer is to Windows; i.e., OSQL is your query writing tool for working in DOS. You can interactively write code and run SQL queries, updates and the like if you want but you can also tell it to execute a script file using the "-i" switch. This video, recorded by SQL guru Scott Whigham, shows you how to use OSQL in your organization to run batch files (.bat files that run SQL scripts) and more.

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Scott Whigham

Scott Whigham is the founder of LearnItFirst.com, one of the web's most extensive video training libraries focusing on technical training. Scott is also an experienced consultant, trainer, and author with more than a decade of hands-on experience working with SQL Server databases, writing and debugging applications using Visual Studio, and performance tuning. Scott designed the architecture (websites, class libraries, and database) for the LearnItFirst.com websites and, most re... (Scott's full bio can be found here)


NOTE: This video is part of our SQL Server 2000 Database Administration course.
This video is from Chapter 3: Administration: Tools, Utilities and Common Tasks

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