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Deleting a file with a SQL command

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jamminjaymeyer

jamminjaymeyer

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May 23, 2001
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Is it possible to delete a file on the harddrive with a SQL command?
 
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exec xp_cmdshell 'DEL myfile.txt'

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Phil Hegedusich
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Boy howdy, my Liberal Studies degree really prepared me for this....
 
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