>I'm using this line to run an EXE. Sometimes the EXE is successful, and sometimes it's not. Is there a way to get whatever was displayed in the command window after it runs? I need to take a different action afterward depending on whether it was successful or not.
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>EXEC MASTER.dbo.xp_cmdshell @Merge_Script, no_output
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EXEC @result = xp_cmdshell @Merge_Script, no_output
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