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NAME

6       bsqldb - batch SQL script processor using db-lib
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SYNOPSIS

9       bsqldb [-U username] [-P password] [-S server] [-D database]
10       [-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-e error_file]
11       [-t field_term] [-qv]
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DESCRIPTION

14       bsqldb is a utility program distributed with FreeTDS.
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16       bsqldb  is  a non-interactive equivalent of the "isql" utility programs
17       distributed by Sybase and Microsoft. Like them, bsqldb uses the command
18       "go" on a line by itself as a separator between batches. The last batch
19       need not be followed by "go".
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21       bsqldb makes use of the db-lib API provided by FreeTDS. This API is  of
22       course also available to application developers.
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OPTIONS

25       -U username
26              Database server login name.
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28       -P password
29              Database server password.
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31       -S server
32              Database server to which to connect.
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34       -D database
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37       -i input_file
38              Name of script file, containing SQL.
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41              Name of output file, holding result data.
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43       -e error_file
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46       -t field_term
47              Specifies  the  field  terminator. Default is two spaces ('  ').
48              Recognized escape sequences  are  tab  ('\t'),  carriage  return
49              ('\r'), newline ('\n'), and backslash ('\\').
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51       -q     Do not print column metadata, return status, or rowcount.
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53       -v     Verbose mode, for more information about the db-lib interaction.
54              This also reports the result set metadata, including and  return
55              code. All verbose data are written to standard error (or -e), so
56              as not to interfere with the data stream.
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NOTES

59       bsqldb is a filter; it reads from standard input,  writes  to  standard
60       output, and writes errors to standard error. The -i, -o, and -e options
61       override these, of course.
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63       The source code for bsqldb is intended as a model for db-lib users. db-
64       lib has a rich set of functions, and it can be hard sometimes to under‐
65       stand how to use them, particularly the first time. If you are using it
66       in this way and find something unclear, you are encouraged to email the
67       author your comments.
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EXIT STATUS

71       bsqldb exits 0 on success, and >0 if  the  server  cannot  process  the
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74       bsqldb will report any errors returned by the server, but will continue
75       processing. In a production environment, this behavior may be  insuffi‐
76       ciently  stringent.  To  make it extremely intolerant of errors, change
77       the message and error handlers to call exit(3).
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HISTORY

80       bsqldb first appeared in FreeTDS 0.63.
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AUTHORS

83       The bsqldb utility was written by James K.  Lowden  <jklowden@schemama‐
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BUGS

87       Microsoft servers as of SQL Server 7.0 SP 3 do not return output param‐
88       eters unless the RPC functions  are  used.  This  means  bsqldb  cannot
89       return output parameters for stored procedures with these servers.
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