dbcc checkdb to output file

I've a job set up to run every sunday night, to check the consistency of our
databases.
Unfortunately, when writing a script to check the contents of this file, it
seems that the
file is in unicode.
Does anybody know which unicode format is used for the output file, it looks
like ucs2
but perl seems to recognise it as utf-8.
Any ideas?I don't know, perhaps someone else does, but another option can be to use OSQL through a CmdExec job
instead. I have a feeling that OSQL outputs ANSI...
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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Stressed" <k@.c.co.uk> wrote in message news:eEhEQW9lDHA.644@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I've a job set up to run every sunday night, to check the consistency of our
> databases.
> Unfortunately, when writing a script to check the contents of this file, it
> seems that the
> file is in unicode.
> Does anybody know which unicode format is used for the output file, it looks
> like ucs2
> but perl seems to recognise it as utf-8.
> Any ideas?
>|||Stressed,
use osql to do this, This is command line utitlity therefore if you want to run it from T-SQL use
xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure.
see following example
--osql
osql /S<server> /Usa /P /dmaster /Q"dbcc checkdb" >> c:\testthis.txt
--using xp_cmdshell
exec master..xp_cmdshell 'osql /S<server> /Usa /P /dmaster /Q"dbcc checkdb" >> c:\testthis1.txt'
--
- Vishal|||or you can use -o parameter of osql as well.
Ex;
osql /S<server> /Usa /P /dmaster /Q" dbcc checkdb" -o c:\testthis2.txt
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- Vishal|||After looking into it, it appears to be UCS2 little endian.
In case anybody else falls into the same problems.
"Stressed" <k@.c.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eEhEQW9lDHA.644@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I've a job set up to run every sunday night, to check the consistency of
our
> databases.
> Unfortunately, when writing a script to check the contents of this file,
it
> seems that the
> file is in unicode.
> Does anybody know which unicode format is used for the output file, it
looks
> like ucs2
> but perl seems to recognise it as utf-8.
> Any ideas?
>|||sorry, ucs2 big endian. i lied.
"Stressed" <k@.c.co.uk> wrote in message
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> After looking into it, it appears to be UCS2 little endian.
> In case anybody else falls into the same problems.
>
> "Stressed" <k@.c.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:eEhEQW9lDHA.644@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I've a job set up to run every sunday night, to check the consistency of
> our
> > databases.
> >
> > Unfortunately, when writing a script to check the contents of this file,
> it
> > seems that the
> > file is in unicode.
> >
> > Does anybody know which unicode format is used for the output file, it
> looks
> > like ucs2
> > but perl seems to recognise it as utf-8.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>