Is there a SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE equivalent in SQL Server Management Studio?
MySQL had a nifty command SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE that could write the result set into a file (CSV format or some other optional format).
I am currently using SQL Server Management Studio to query an MS-SQL backend server. I have multiple SQL queries and would like to write the output result set into a file. Is there any way I could store the results from a query directly into a file?
Solution 1:
In SSMS, "Query" menu item... "Results to"... "Results to File"
Shortcut = CTRL+shift+F
You can set it globally too
"Tools"... "Options"... "Query Results"... "SQL Server".. "Default destination" drop down
Edit: after comment
In SSMS, "Query" menu item... "SQLCMD" mode
This allows you to run "command line" like actions.
A quick test in my SSMS 2008
:OUT c:\foo.txt
SELECT * FROM sys.objects
Edit, Sep 2012
:OUT c:\foo.txt
SET NOCOUNT ON;SELECT * FROM sys.objects
Solution 2:
In SQL Management Studio you can:
Right click on the result set grid, select 'Save Result As...' and save in.
On a tool bar toggle 'Result to Text' button. This will prompt for file name on each query run.
If you need to automate it, use bcp tool.