Out of curiosity, does a stored procedures have the ability to delete a file from the OS?
If not I will have to make a windows Batch file that deletes the file and then runs the stored procedure using OSQL.
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Out of curiosity, does a stored procedures have the ability to delete a file from the OS?
If not I will have to make a windows Batch file that deletes the file and then runs the stored procedure using OSQL.
Technically, with the correct permissions, you could execute xp_cmdshell to issue commands to the OS (or call a batch file, whatever), but it’s probably not a good idea. If you do use that method, be very strict about permissions.
Edited for clarity.