Changing file names using xp_cmdshell

My goal is to run a script like the one below but for every time I run it I get a new year. For instance if I run it this year I'll get 2004.txt for my file name and next year I'll get 2005.txt for my file name. Is this possible? If so any suggestions.
declare @.firstyr int,
@.var sysname,
@.cmd sysname
select @.firstyr = YEAR ( getdate() )
SET @.var = 'c:\temp\' + convert (varchar(4), @.firstyr)
select @.var
SET @.cmd = @.var + '.txt'
select @.cmd
exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'osql -Sserver -Usa -Ppass -o @.cmd -Q" set nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName, OrderDate from Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on O.CustomerId = C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"' , no_outpu
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You can do that with dynamic sql, something like this:
declare @.firstyr int,
@.var varchar(1000),
@.cmd varchar(1000),
@.dcmd varchar(1000)
select @.firstyr = YEAR ( getdate() )
SET @.var = 'c:\temp\' + convert (varchar(4), @.firstyr)
select @.var
SET @.cmd = @.var + '.txt'
select @.cmd
--set @.dcmd = 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''osql -Sserver -Usa -Ppass -o '
+ rtrim(@.cmd) + ' -Q" set nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName,
OrderDate from Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on
O.CustomerId = C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"'' , no_output'
set @.dcmd = 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''osql -S. -E -o ' + rtrim(@.cmd) +
' -Q" set nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName, OrderDate from
Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on O.CustomerId =
C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"'' , no_output'
print @.dcmd
exec (@.dcmd)
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"D" <D@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My goal is to run a script like the one below but for every time I run it
I get a new year. For instance if I run it this year I'll get 2004.txt for
my file name and next year I'll get 2005.txt for my file name. Is this
possible? If so any suggestions.
> declare @.firstyr int,
> @.var sysname,
> @.cmd sysname
> select @.firstyr = YEAR ( getdate() )
> SET @.var = 'c:\temp\' + convert (varchar(4), @.firstyr)
> select @.var
> SET @.cmd = @.var + '.txt'
> select @.cmd
> exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'osql -Sserver -Usa -Ppass -o @.cmd -Q" set
nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName, OrderDate from
Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on O.CustomerId =
C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"' , no_output
>
>
|||That worked. Thanks for your help. Final example below>>>
declare @.firstyr int,
@.var varchar(1000),
@.cmd varchar(1000),
@.dcmd varchar(1000)
select @.firstyr = YEAR ( getdate() )
SET @.var = 'c:\temp\' + convert (varchar(4), @.firstyr)
select @.var
SET @.cmd = @.var + '.txt'
select @.cmd
set @.dcmd = 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''osql -Sserver -E -o ' + rtrim(@.cmd) + ' -Q" set nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName, OrderDate from Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on O.CustomerId = C.CustomerId order by OrderDa
te desc"'' , no_output'
print @.dcmd
exec (@.dcmd)
"Gregory A. Larsen" wrote:

> You can do that with dynamic sql, something like this:
> declare @.firstyr int,
> @.var varchar(1000),
> @.cmd varchar(1000),
> @.dcmd varchar(1000)
> select @.firstyr = YEAR ( getdate() )
> SET @.var = 'c:\temp\' + convert (varchar(4), @.firstyr)
> select @.var
> SET @.cmd = @.var + '.txt'
> select @.cmd
> --set @.dcmd = 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''osql -Sserver -Usa -Ppass -o '
> + rtrim(@.cmd) + ' -Q" set nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName,
> OrderDate from Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on
> O.CustomerId = C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"'' , no_output'
> set @.dcmd = 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''osql -S. -E -o ' + rtrim(@.cmd) +
> ' -Q" set nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName, OrderDate from
> Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on O.CustomerId =
> C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"'' , no_output'
> print @.dcmd
> exec (@.dcmd)
> --
> ----
> ----
> --
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> "D" <D@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7C149D3-BA9D-4CC0-A669-EA0C3EAA0633@.microsoft.com...
> I get a new year. For instance if I run it this year I'll get 2004.txt for
> my file name and next year I'll get 2005.txt for my file name. Is this
> possible? If so any suggestions.
> nocount on;select top 20 OrderId, CompanyName, OrderDate from
> Northwind.dbo.Orders O join Northwind.dbo.Customers C on O.CustomerId =
> C.CustomerId order by OrderDate desc"' , no_output
>
>

Changing field length changes AllowNulls=True

(If this is in the wrong newsgroup, let me know and I'll move it.)
Using SQLDMO from a VB app to modify an existing field in a SQL 2000
database.
All the fields in my database have AllowNulls = False.
After changing a field size in the manner below, I look at the table in
Enterprise Manager and Allow Nulls is now True! This is fully repeatable.
Here's the code:
Dim oTable As sqldmo.Table
Dim oColumn As New sqldmo.Column
'skip the Set statements..
oTable.BeginAlter
oColumn.Length = pSize
oTable.DoAlter
I do not believe the version of SQLDMO matters as this happens on older as
well as newer versions.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jerry
I have not used DMO objects much, but in scripting when altering a field
size, if you don't specify not null in the alter it defaults to null. So in
your DMO could maybe set the field to not null before updating it.
Thanks!
Mohit K. Gupta
B.Sc. CS, Minor Japanese
MCTS: SQL Server 2005
"Jerry J" wrote:

> (If this is in the wrong newsgroup, let me know and I'll move it.)
> Using SQLDMO from a VB app to modify an existing field in a SQL 2000
> database.
> All the fields in my database have AllowNulls = False.
> After changing a field size in the manner below, I look at the table in
> Enterprise Manager and Allow Nulls is now True! This is fully repeatable.
> Here's the code:
> Dim oTable As sqldmo.Table
> Dim oColumn As New sqldmo.Column
> 'skip the Set statements..
> oTable.BeginAlter
> oColumn.Length = pSize
> oTable.DoAlter
> I do not believe the version of SQLDMO matters as this happens on older as
> well as newer versions.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Jerry
>
>