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Click here to copy the following block CREATE TABLE #file ( line varchar(255) null ); INSERT #file EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'type c:\boot.ini'; SELECT * FROM #file; -- Data from the text file: /* line                                                                                                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Boot Loader] timeout=10 Default=C:\ NULL [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect C:\="Microsoft Windows 98" C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Recovery Console" /cmdcons NULL */ SELECT count(*) AS NumLines FROM #file; /* NumLines   -----------      9 */

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