I'm writing maintenance plans for SQLServer2008 Express (no SQLAgent and usefulness whatsoever). To check database integrity, perform automated maintenance etc I need to use the SQLCMD utility with an administrative user name and password.

Obviously I'm not going to hard code such things in the script itself but I will have to record them somewhere. What are my options? I've thought of:

Etc...etc... I'm pushing these scripts to over 700 servers as part of our company's supply chain upgrade. Yes they went for free SQLServer versions ( doh! ). The systems have to operate by themselves in cases of comms drop outs which we experience quite a bit.

Any ideas regarding securing passwords with perl much appreciated.

In reply to Using Admin Passwords in Script by OzVegan

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