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Asked: 2026-05-25T23:04:51+00:00

I am trying to do something like this: DECLARE @MySchema VARCHAR(MAX) SELECT @MySchema =

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I am trying to do something like this:

DECLARE @MySchema VARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT  @MySchema = BulkColumn
FROM    OPENROWSET(BULK 'c:\\local\\path\\to\\MySchema.xsd', SINGLE_BLOB) AS x

where the local path is on my machine (or, later, on the build machine — either way, it’s on the machine where the command is actually running) without:

  1. copying MySchema.xsd to the server running SQL Server 2005,
  2. creating a file share on the local box,
  3. assuming that the local box will be running SQL Server, or
  4. using anything other than T-SQL to perform the task.

Is this possible? If so, how can it be done? If it matters, this is going to be part of an automated build/deployment procedure that will create an XML schema collection on the SQL Server instance.

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  1. Editorial Team

    No, it’s not possible.

    If you want to import something into SQL Server, it has to be on that SQL Server machine; or at least on a disk that’s accessible to the SQL Server machine via an UNC path over the network.

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