Is there a SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE equivalent in SQL Server Management Studio?

Question

MySQL had a nifty command SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE that could write the result set into a file (CSV format or some other optional format).

I am currently using SQL Server Management Studio to query an MS-SQL backend server. I have multiple SQL queries and would like to write the output result set into a file. Is there any way I could store the results from a query directly into a file?

Answer 1

In SSMS, "Query" menu item... "Results to"... "Results to File"

Shortcut = CTRL+shift+F

You can set it globally too

"Tools"... "Options"... "Query Results"... "SQL Server".. "Default destination" drop down

Edit: after comment

In SSMS, "Query" menu item... "SQLCMD" mode

This allows you to run "command line" like actions.

A quick test in my SSMS 2008

:OUT c:foo.txt
SELECT * FROM sys.objects

Edit, Sep 2012

:OUT c:foo.txt
SET NOCOUNT ON;SELECT * FROM sys.objects