SQL Query Output to file

Why not modifying the path of the sqlcmd to point to the final destination? The only thing you need to care for is that the scheduled task runs as an user, no system account, so network access is available. Paths may not contain mapped drive letters, only UNC.

I thought of that as well, but I would like to get away from using Windows Task Scheduler and Batch files altogether. I may end up doing that in the end if I cannot find a way to accomplish this within SSMS

Thank you Qlemo!!
Would you happen to have an example of how I would do this using PowerShell?

A minimalistic template in PowerShell, assuming your SQL file only contains a single SQL:

$svr='SqlServer'
$db = 'Database'
$cmd = Get-Content J:\Folder1\Query1.sql

$constr = "server=$svr;database=$db;Integrated Security=sspi"
(New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter($cmd, $constr)).Fill($set) | out-null
$set.Tables[0] |
  convertTo-CSV -noType -delimiter '|' |
  % { $_.Replace('"','') } |
  Out-File -Encoding ASCII "J:\Folder1\Output\Results_$(get-date -format 'yyyy_MM_dd').txt"

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Note that I've changed the date format to something you can sort for.
Instead of reading the SQL from a file, you could also code it directly:

$cmd = @"
select a, b, c
from tbl
where x = y
"

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Thanks for all your help, but I am having a problem getting this to work in PowerShell. When I created a SQL Server Agent Job it say Syntax Error Line 10. If I run it directly in PoweShell I get the following message about Ambiguous overloads:

PS C:\Users\Me> $svr='myserver'
PS C:\Users\Me> $db = 'mydb'
PS C:\Users\Me> $cmd = Get-Content J:\Folder1\Query1.sql
PS C:\Users\Me>
PS C:\Users\Me> $constr = "server=$svr;database=$db;Integrated Security=sspi"
PS C:\Users\Me> (New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter($cmd, $constr)).Fill($set) | out-null
Multiple ambiguous overloads found for "Fill" and the argument count: "1".
At line:1 char:70
+ (New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter($cmd, $constr)).Fill <<<< ($set) | out-null
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodCountCouldNotFindBest

PS C:\Users\Me> $set.Tables[0] |
>>   convertTo-CSV -noType -delimiter '|' |
>>   % { $_.Replace('"','') } |
>>   Out-File -Encoding ASCII "J:\Folder1\Output\Results_$(get-date -format 'yyyy_MM_dd').txt"

Forgot to initialize $set pre filling it.

$svr='SqlServer'
$db = 'Database'
$cmd = Get-Content J:\Folder1\Query1.sql

$constr = "server=$svr;database=$db;Integrated Security=sspi"
$set = New-Object Data.DataTable
(New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter($cmd, $constr)).Fill($set) | out-null
$set.Tables[0] |
  convertTo-CSV -noType -delimiter '|' |
  % { $_.Replace('"','') } |
  Out-File -Encoding ASCII "J:\Folder1\Output\Results_$(get-date -format 'yyyy_MM_dd').txt"

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What the error in Sql Agent shall tell us, I don't know.

New Error... is this referencing something within the SQL Query file?

Exception calling "Fill" with "1" argument(s): "Incorrect syntax near 'SELECT'."
At line:1 char:70

Your SQL is not correct, Try with a simple SQL first.

I am almost there.... getting a Syntax error on the last Line

Out-File -Encoding ASCII "J:\Fairwarning\Test\CHSLI_EPIC_$(get-date -format 'yyyy_MM_dd').txt"

Try that line alone. It should prompt for input. And check that the path exists, including subfolders.

I have run this a number of different ways... the issue lies somewhere within this part of the script;

$constr = "server=$svr;database=$db;Integrated Security=sspi"
$set = New-Object Data.DataTable
(New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter($cmd, $constr)).Fill($set) | out-null
$set.Tables[0] |
  convertTo-CSV -noType -delimiter '|' |
  % { $_.Replace('"','') } |

Does this work?

$svr='SqlServer'
$db = 'Database'
$cmd = Get-Content J:\Folder1\Query1.sql

$constr = "server=$svr;database=$db;Integrated Security=sspi"
$set = New-Object Data.DataTable
(New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter($cmd, $constr)).Fill($set) | out-null
$set |
  convertTo-CSV -noType -delimiter '|' |
  % { $_.Replace('"','') } |
  Out-File -Encoding ASCII "J:\Folder1\Output\Results_$(get-date -format 'yyyy_MM_dd').txt"

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