Run all SQL files in a directory

I have a number of .sql files which I have to run in order to apply changes made by other developers on an SQL Server 2005 database. The files are named according to the following pattern:

0001 - abc.sql
0002 - abcef.sql
0003 - abc.sql
...

Is there a way to run all of them in one go?

Create a .BAT file with the following command:

for %%G in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S servername /d databaseName -E -i"%%G"
pause

If you need to provide username and passsword

for %%G in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S servername /d databaseName -U username -P 
password -i"%%G"

Note that the "-E" is not needed when user/password is provided

Place this .BAT file in the directory from which you want the .SQL files to be executed, double click the .BAT file and you are done!

Use FOR. From the command prompt:

c:\>for %f in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S <servername> /d <dbname> /E /i "%f"

1. In the SQL Management Studio open a new query and type all files as below

    :r c:\Scripts\script1.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script2.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script3.sql
   

2. Go to Query menu on SQL Management Studio and make sure SQLCMD Mode is enabled

3. Click on SQLCMD Mode; files will be selected in grey as below

    :r c:\Scripts\script1.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script2.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script3.sql
   

4. Now execute

Make sure you have SQLCMD enabled by clicking on the Query > SQLCMD mode option in the management studio.

1. Suppose you have four .sql files (script1.sql,script2.sql,script3.sql,script4.sql) in a folder c:\scripts.

2. Create a main script file (Main.sql) with the following:

    :r c:\Scripts\script1.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script2.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script3.sql
    :r c:\Scripts\script4.sql
   

Save the Main.sql in c:\scripts itself.

3. Create a batch file named ExecuteScripts.bat with the following:

    SQLCMD -E -d<YourDatabaseName> -ic:\Scripts\Main.sql
    PAUSE
   

Remember to replace <YourDatabaseName> with the database you want to execute your scripts. For example, if the database is "Employee", the command would be the following:

	SQLCMD -E -dEmployee -ic:\Scripts\Main.sql
	PAUSE

4. Execute the batch file by double clicking the same.

The easiest way I found included the following steps (the only requirement is it to be in Win7+):

• open the folder in Explorer
• select all script files
• press Shift
• right click the selection and select "Copy as path"
• go to SQL Server Management Studio
• create a new query
• Query Menu, "SQLCMD mode"
• paste the list, then Ctrl+H, replace '"C:' (or whatever the drive letter) with ':r "C:' (i.e. prefix the lines with ':r ')
• run the query

It sounds long, but in reality is very fast.. (it sounds long as I described even the smallest steps)

General Query

save the below lines in notepad with name batch.bat and place inside the folder where all your script file are there

 for %%G in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S servername /d databasename  -i"%%G"
    pause

EXAMPLE

for %%G in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S NFGDDD23432 /d EMPLYEEDB -i"%%G" pause

sometime if login failed for you please use the below code with username and password

for %%G in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S SERVERNAME /d DBNAME -U USERNAME -P PASSWORD -i"%%G"
pause

for %%G in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S NE8148server /d EMPLYEEDB -U Scott -P tiger -i"%%G" pause

After you create the bat file inside the folder in which your Script files are there just click on the bat file your scripts will get executed

You could use ApexSQL Propagate. It is a free tool which executes multiple scripts on multiple databases. You can select as many scripts as you need and execute them against one or multiple databases (even multiple servers). You can create scripts list and save it, then just select that list each time you want to execute those same scripts in the created order (multiple script lists can be added also):

When scripts and databases are selected, they will be shown in the main window and all you have to do is to click the “Execute” button and all scripts will be executed on selected databases in the given order:

I wrote an open source utility in C# that allows you to drag and drop many SQL files and start running them against a database.

The utility has the following features:

• Drag And Drop script files
• Run a directory of script files
• Sql Script out put messages during execution
• Script passed or failed that are colored green and red (yellow for running)
• Stop on error option
• Open script on error option
• Run report with time taken for each script
• Total duration time
• Test DB connection
• Asynchronus
• .Net 4 & tested with SQL 2008
• Single exe file
• Kill connection at anytime

What I know you can use the osql or sqlcmd commands to execute multiple sql files. The drawback is that you will have to create a script for both the commands.

Using SQLCMD to Execute Multiple SQL Server Scripts

OSQL (This is for sql server 2000)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa213087(v=SQL.80).aspx

@echo off
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 6.0 CE

for %%a in (D:\abc\*.sql) do (
echo %%a
mysql --host=ip --port=3306 --user=uid--password=ped < %%a
)

Step1: above lines copy into note pad save it as bat.

step2: In d drive abc folder in all Sql files in queries executed in sql server.

step3: Give your ip, user id and password.

I know this question is more focused on SQL Server. I had the same question, but for PostgreSQL. The solution is very close for what I needed, so I thought I would share what I got for anyone that needs it:

for %f in (*.sql) do psql -U [username] -d [database name] --command="\i %f";

I ran this from the folder containing all of my sql scripts.

To avoid being prompted for a password, I had to add

*:*:*:[user]:[password]

to my pgpass.conf file that lives in

%APPDATA%\Roaming\postgresql\ 

folder on windows. I had to create the file myself.

You can create a single script that calls all the others.

Put the following into a batch file:

@echo off
echo.>"%~dp0all.sql"
for %%i in ("%~dp0"*.sql) do echo @"%%~fi" >> "%~dp0all.sql"

When you run that batch file it will create a new script named all.sql in the same directory where the batch file is located. It will look for all files with the extension .sql in the same directory where the batch file is located.

You can then run all scripts by using sqlplus user/pwd @all.sql (or extend the batch file to call sqlplus after creating the all.sql script)

For executing every SQLfile on the same directory use the following command:

ls | awk '{print "@"$0}' > all.sql

This command will create a single SQL file with the names of every SQL file in the directory appended by "@".

After the all.sql is created simply execute all.sql with SQLPlus, this will execute every sql file in the all.sql.

If you can use Interactive SQL:

1 - Create a .BAT file with this code:

@ECHO OFF ECHO
for %%G in (*.sql) do dbisql -c "uid=dba;pwd=XXXXXXXX;ServerName=INSERT-DB-NAME-HERE" %%G
pause

2 - Change the pwd and ServerName.

3 - Put the .BAT file in the folder that contains .SQL files and run it.