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Execute queries from SQL files

To execute queries from a SQL file, use below query.

MySQL:

There are 2 options:
  1. If you are in MySQL command line, execute below query.
    source 'SQLfilePath';
  2. If you are in command line/shell, execute below query.
    mysql -u userName -p password database < 'SQLfilePath'

MSSQL:

Use T-SQL, execute below query.
sqlcmd -S databaseName -i "SQLfilePath" -o "outputFilePath"
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