SQL Server tool: osql

osql is a console application, that is, it is started from cmd.exe, PowerShell, etc.

When started, osql reads SQL and T-SQL statements from stdin and sends them to an SQL Server instance for processing.

After processing, the result is then displayed on stdout.

osql uses ODBC to communicate with SQL Server.

The executable of osql (OSQL.EXE) is located under %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft SQL Server\nnn\Tools\Binn and/or %programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\nnn\Tools\Binn.

osql is deprecated in favor of sqlcmd