Automate script execution

You can automate script execution from the command line.

Click Start.

1. Type cmd in the Search programs and files text box and press the ENTER button.

Note

To run the Command Line in Windows 8:

From the Desktop Mode

Move the mouse cursor to the exact lower left corner until the desktop shortcuts menu appears.

Right-click to see the shortcut menu and then click Run.

From the Charms Bar

Move your mouse to the upper right corner until the Charms Bar appears.

Select apps from the list and type run in the search box.

Click Run from the search results.

With Windows + R shortcut keys

In desktop mode, press the Windows + R keys, to show the Run command line.

2. Type a path to the schemacompare.com file located in the dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server installation folder on your PC, and then press the SPACE key.

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com

3. To execute the corresponding script, use the /execute command, and press the SPACE key.

"C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server/schemacompare.com" /execute /?

Note

The path to the executable file will differ depending on which tools suite you have installed Schema Compare with - Compare Bundle or SQL Tools. Make sure that you have specified a correct path. If you have installed Schema Compare as part of SQL Tools, change the path accordingly:
C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge SQL Tools Professional\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com

4. Specify connection details of the server where to execute the script.

"C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com" /execute
/connection:"Data Source=DBMSSQL\MSSQL2012;Integrated Security=False;User ID=yourusername" 

5. Specify the script file.

"C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com" /execute 
/connection:"Data Source=DBMSSQL\MSSQL2012;Integrated Security=False;User ID=yourusername" /inputfile:"script.sql"

6. Specify the password.

"C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com" /execute 
/connection:"Data Source=DBMSSQL\MSSQL2012;Integrated Security=False;User ID=yourusername" /inputfile:"script.sql" 
/Password:yourpassword

7. To hide the command line window, use the /quiet command. (Useful for batch files).

"C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com" /execute 
/connection:"Data Source=DBMSSQL\MSSQL2012;Integrated Security=False;User ID=yourusername" /inputfile:"script.sql" 
/Password:yourpassword /quiet

8. Press ENTER to run the process.

If you use the /argfile argument, all the following commands are specified inside an argfile:

/execute

/connection:"Data Source=DBMSSQL\MSSQL2012;Integrated Security=False;User ID=yourusername" 

/inputfile:"script.sql"

In this case, the command line string will be written as follows:

"C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server\schemacompare.com" /argfile:myarg.txt

Arguments used in the command line

Select corresponding command-line switches to perform the required operations:

Argument	Action and Usage
/connection	This switch is used to specify a connection string. Command usage looks like: `/connection:<connection_string>`
/database	This switch is used to specify a database to execute the script to. Databases specified in the script before will be ignored. It does not affect the objects specified with fully qualified names.
/inputfile	This switch is used to specify an SQL or ZIP file with the script to execute.
/password	This switch is used to specify a server password. It overrides the password specified in the connection string. Command line usage looks like: `/password:<pw>`
/encoding	This switch is used to specify the encoding which should be applied to open and execute the script. Command line usage looks like: `/encoding:<encoding>`

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