script file from stored procedure

Hi
Can anybody tell me how I call a sql script file(or any file for that
matter) from within a stored procedure? e.g. file on c:\filename.sql
I want the procedure to retrieve the file and also to run it.
Thanks in advanceThe simplest way to do this is using xp_cmdshell to call ISQL or OSQL.
There is no direct TSQL command that allows you to run a script stored in a
file.
Brian Moran
Principal Mentor
Solid Quality Learning
SQL Server MVP
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"jonjo" <jonjo@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Can anybody tell me how I call a sql script file(or any file for that
> matter) from within a stored procedure? e.g. file on c:\filename.sql
> I want the procedure to retrieve the file and also to run it.
> Thanks in advance|||You can use xp_cmdshell and oSql to do this.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"jonjo" <jonjo@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Can anybody tell me how I call a sql script file(or any file for that
> matter) from within a stored procedure? e.g. file on c:\filename.sql
> I want the procedure to retrieve the file and also to run it.
> Thanks in advance