Batching a cmd

Hi,
I'd like to do a daily backup of my db using windows programmed task and
running the following batch file:
sqlcmd -S server\db_Express -U username -P password
BACKUP DATABASE [dbSQL] TO DISK = N'D:\db05\dbSQL' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT,
NAME = N'dbSQL-Complite backup', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
GO
declare @.backupSetId as int
select @.backupSetId = position from msdb..backupset where
database_name=N'dbSQL' and backup_set_id=(select max(backup_set_id) from
msdb..backupset where database_name=N'dbSQL' )
if @.backupSetId is null begin raiserror(N'Error de comprobación. No se
encuentra la información de copia de seguridad para la base de datos
''dbSQL''.', 16, 1) end
RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM DISK = N'D:\db05\dbSQL' WITH FILE = @.backupSetId,
NOUNLOAD, NOREWIND
GO
exit
but the batch file hangs at exit and doesn't close the session.
What am I doing wrong?
TIA
Ana
SQL2005 Express> but the batch file hangs at exit and doesn't close the session.
This is because you have not specified the script source for the SQLCMD
utility so it is running in interactive mode. With a long script and/or
multiple batches, you can save the script to a file and specify the script
file path via the -i argument. For example:
sqlcmd -S server\db_Express -U username -P password -i
"C:\Scripts\MyBackupScript.sql"
See the Books online
(ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/sqlcmpt9/html/e1728707-5215-4c04-8320-e36f161b834a.htm)
for SQLCMD argument details.
--
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"Ana" <ananospam@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I'd like to do a daily backup of my db using windows programmed task and
> running the following batch file:
> sqlcmd -S server\db_Express -U username -P password
> BACKUP DATABASE [dbSQL] TO DISK = N'D:\db05\dbSQL' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT,
> NAME = N'dbSQL-Complite backup', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
> GO
> declare @.backupSetId as int
> select @.backupSetId = position from msdb..backupset where
> database_name=N'dbSQL' and backup_set_id=(select max(backup_set_id) from
> msdb..backupset where database_name=N'dbSQL' )
> if @.backupSetId is null begin raiserror(N'Error de comprobación. No se
> encuentra la información de copia de seguridad para la base de datos
> ''dbSQL''.', 16, 1) end
> RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM DISK = N'D:\db05\dbSQL' WITH FILE => @.backupSetId, NOUNLOAD, NOREWIND
> GO
> exit
> but the batch file hangs at exit and doesn't close the session.
> What am I doing wrong?
> TIA
> Ana
> SQL2005 Express