Pass Environment Variable into SQL Script: SQL Server 2005, DOS Script

Pass Environment Variable into SQL Script

I am having some issues trying to pass an environment variable into a SQL Script, however, I the SET @ContactID = %ContactID% statement returns %C instead of 10.

I can get it to work, but I have to change the batch file to this:

SET ContactID=10
SQLCMD -S . -E -Q "DECLARE @contactid varchar(2) SET @contactid = '%Contact%' PRINT @contactID"

I also tried this, but it doesn't work:

SQLCMD -S . -E -Q "DECLARE @contactid varchar(2) SET @contactid = '%Contact%' :r test.sql"

However, I would like to keep it in the external SQL Script. Is there anyway to do this, maybe using POWERSHELL?

-- This is the batch File Code
 
SET ContactID=10
 
SQLCMD -S . -E -itest.sql
 
pause
 
-- This is the SQL File Code (test.sql)
 
DECLARE @ContactID VARCHAR(2)
SET @ContactID = '%ContactID%'
PRINT @ContactID

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There is no easy way to put the value you want into a textfile other than that you create the sql file everytime you start the Powershell script.
Another way you can do this is by creating a stored procedure in SQL Server that accepts a parameter. You can pass the contact value to the stored procedure that will execute your query. It may be a little overdone to create a stored procedure for something so small but it's possible.
If you don't want to use the stored procedure use your own query in the Powershell script.

You can use this script to get the evironment variable and execute the storedp procedure. Execute the sql script in SSMS or through the commandline using SQLCMD.

Put the Powershell script in a file and execute it. It will than execute your stored procedure.

###### SQL Script##########################################################
USE YourDatabase;
GO
IF OBJECT_ID ( 'YourDatabase.NameOfStoredProcedure', 'P' ) IS NOT NULL 
    DROP PROCEDURE YourDatabase.NameOfStoredProcedure;
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE YourDatabase.NameOfStoredProcedure
AS
    PRINT @ContactID
GO
##########################################################################
###### Powershell Script #################################################
$contactId = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Contact","User")
 
SQLCMD -S . -E -q "EXEC YourDatabase.NameOfStoredProcedure @ContactId = N$contectId"
##########################################################################

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###### Powershell Script ################################################# $contactId = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Contact","User") SQLCMD -S . -E -q "EXEC YourDatabase.NameOfStoredProcedure @ContactId = N$contactId" ##########################################################################

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