Sqlcmd makes many SQL Server tasks, such as automating test runs and maintenance tasks, easier and quicker. The sqlcmd command-line utility is valuable to any database developer or DBA as the prime means of executing batches of SQL Statements to SQL servers, and saving results to file. Rob Sheldon gives you the basic facts about this great utility.

Get your SQL Server database under version control now! Version control is standard for applications, but databases haven’t caught up. So how can you bring database development up to speed? Why should you start? Find out…