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peera
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Posted - 2003-11-03 : 15:11:58
Hi,
can i use this xp_cmdshell command to copy .BAK files using ip address, if yes a example would be of much help, becoz one of my boxes in dmz.
thx
peer

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2003-11-03 : 15:32:46
Can you run COPY command to do the work in a cmd window? If yes, then you can use xp_cmdshell. If no, then your firewall is preventing it.

EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'COPY F:\MSSQL\BACKUP\*.BAK \\SomeServer\SomePath\'

Tara
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