slqcmd query to restore database from disk do not work in ant exec task

Question

I am trying whole evening in this sunday to make this one:

<exec executable="osql.exe" dir="${basedir}" failonerror="true">
  <arg value="-U<user>" />
  <arg value="-P<password>" />
  <arg value="-S<server>" />
  <arg value="-QRESTORE DATABASE <database> FROM DISK='<absolute_path_to_database_backup>.bak'" />
  <arg value="-b" />
</exec>

As suspected, the

<arg line=""/> 

also do not work. :(

into the same call, only using sqlcmd utility. Unforutinetly all I can get is the error message from ants executed sqlcmd that there is "Unexepcted attribute. Consult help -?".

 [exec] Sqlcmd: '-Q"RESTORE DATABASE <database> FROM DISK='<absolute_path_to_database_backup>.bak'"': Unexpected argument. Enter '-?' for help.

BUILD FAILED C:\SVN\Ver_trunk\Upgrade\build.xml:72: exec returned: 1

Actual names are replaced with <> brackes.

My PC software configuration:

java version "1.7.0_02"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_02-b13)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 22.0-b10, mixed mode)

Apache Ant(TM) version 1.8.3 compiled on February 26 2012

Any help highly appreciated to make the correct syntax for this sqlcmd ... :)

Answer 1

Okay, here is the summary of the things I had to do to make it work ( at least from Jenkins :( ):

• use <arg line="" /> syntax, not <arg value="" />
• escape path by additional /
• re-configure my workstation by suggestions here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/3a2af602-75fe-4f9c-a795-733a228e7f30/