The xp_dirtree on SQL Server is a built-in extended stored procedure. At Bobcares, with our SQL Server Support, we can handle your issues.

The XP_Dirtree on SQL Server

A built-in feature in SQL Server is the xp_dirtree. We can use it to get the directory listing from the file system. This will return the details about the files and directories in the given directory path as a table.

Taking a directory path as input, the xp_dirtree process recursively searches the directory and all of its subdirectories in order to gather data about files and directories. The following columns make up the result set that it returns:

subdirectory: The name of the subdirectory or NULL for files.

depth: The depth level of the subdirectory or file within the directory hierarchy.

file: The name of the file or NULL for directories.

For example:

The directory path we wish to search is ‘C:\Path\To\Directory’ in this example. We can also include files in the result set by specifying this with the second parameter, 1. The third parameter, 1 shows the subdirectories that will be in the result set.

We can import files into a database, create reports using file metadata, or examine the file system structure using the result set that xp_dirtree returns. We can also use this result set in conjunction with other SQL Server statements.

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Conclusion

Using xp_dirtree may have security ramifications. It will be run by users who have the sysadmin fixed server role by default. To avoid unwanted access, it is vital to use xp_dirtree and other extended stored procedures carefully and to make sure that the necessary security measures are in place.