From: mads001@xxxxxhotmail.com   
      
   Den 16-08-2014 21:42, Erland Sommarskog skrev:   
   > Mads Aggerholm (mads001@xxxxxhotmail.com) writes:   
   >> That's beyound my influence. It's for some customer, who will not upgrade.   
   >   
   > Idiots!   
   >   
   >>>> On the internet i forund this:   
   >>>> sqlcmd -S xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -i C:\SQLFOLDER\database.sql -o   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Unfortunately, it does not work.   
   >>   
   >> First, it says: "Sqlcmd: '-o': Missing argument. Enter '-?' for help."   
   >   
   > Yes, -o takes an argument. This option redirects the output to a file.   
   >   
   >> Then I type '-?', and get the message: "'-?' is not regoqnized as an   
   >> internal or external command, operable program or batch file."   
   >   
   > You are supposed to type   
   >   
   >     sqlcmd -?   
   >   
   > You can also find information about the command options to SQLCMD in Books   
   > Online.   
   >   
   >> Well, I ommit the '-o' and tries without it:   
   >>   
   >> If waits for some seconds, then says:   
   >> "HResult 0x2, Level 16, State 1 Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a   
   >> connection to SQL Server [2].   
   >   
   > So you did not specify the name of the instance correctly. This is no   
   > different from how you do it in SSMS. It has nothing to do with the size   
   > of your scripts.   
   >   
      
   Thanks a lot, I forgot the login and password. Damn!   
   Now I've come to the next step, facing other difficulties, but at least   
   I'm in.   
   I think I can take it from here.   
   Thanks again.   
      
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