Using SQLCMD variables in SQL Server Unit Test Project

Question

Is it possible to use SQLCMD variables in my SQL Server Unit Test Project? In my test initialize script I'd like to set a database name variable, something like this:
:SETVAR MyDatabase "mydatabase"
SELECT * FROM [$(MyDatabase)].[mytable]
but I get syntax errors when I run the test. Any suggestions how I can get this to work.
Result Message: Initialization method
myTest.TestInitialize threw exception. System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException:
Incorrect syntax near ':'..

Answer 1

Hi Kevin,
What is the error?
This should work only thing i could see is no scheme specified.
SQL Server uses dbo as default schema.
In your case:
:SETVAR MyDatabase "mydatabase"
SELECT * FROM [$(MyDatabase)].dbo.[mytable]
Also check your instance collation if its Case sensitive then specify database and table name as exact case.
Example:
:SETVAR MyDatabase "[mydatabase]"
:setvar schemavar "[dbo]"
:setvar tablevar "[mytable]"
SELECT * FROM $(MyDatabase).$(schemavar).$(tablevar)