auto save query result to a text file

Is there an easy way to automate the following steps
from SQL server:
1. run a sql-query script (like "select * from ..." )
2. save the query result to a .txt or .rpt file in a
designated folder.
-i know i can write some c++ application to do this
but is there an easy way (like some simple script to be
run as scheduled task)
to do it ?
THANKS!The osql utility will do this for you. It can take a query as an input
parameter, and send its output to a file which is also specified as a
parameter.
The osql command can be called from a command file (.bat) so it can be
automated fully.
See the full osql syntax in Books Online.
--
HTH
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Kalen Delaney
SQL Server MVP
www.SolidQualityLearning.com
"AMY" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there an easy way to automate the following steps
> from SQL server:
> 1. run a sql-query script (like "select * from ..." )
> 2. save the query result to a .txt or .rpt file in a
> designated folder.
> -i know i can write some c++ application to do this
> but is there an easy way (like some simple script to be
> run as scheduled task)
> to do it ?
> THANKS!
>|||thank you Kalen, it's big help !
-amy
>--Original Message--
>The osql utility will do this for you. It can take a
query as an input
>parameter, and send its output to a file which is also
specified as a
>parameter.
>The osql command can be called from a command file (.bat)
so it can be
>automated fully.
>See the full osql syntax in Books Online.
>--
>HTH
>--
>Kalen Delaney
>SQL Server MVP
>www.SolidQualityLearning.com
>
>"AMY" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:2bb7601c39331$37fc0650$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>> Is there an easy way to automate the following steps
>> from SQL server:
>> 1. run a sql-query script (like "select * from ..." )
>> 2. save the query result to a .txt or .rpt file in a
>> designated folder.
>> -i know i can write some c++ application to do this
>> but is there an easy way (like some simple script to be
>> run as scheduled task)
>> to do it ?
>> THANKS!
>>
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