Clarify sqlcmd EOF troubleshooting and prefer bundled client in quickstart docs - #48
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[WIP] Fix EOF message error in sqlcmd
Clarify sqlcmd EOF troubleshooting and prefer bundled client in quickstart docs
Jun 30, 2026
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Users were hitting immediate
EOFerrors when runningsqlcmdagainst a newly started container from Windows PowerShell. The docs did not clearly separate startup timing issues from host-shell quoting issues, and the quickest path still pointed at hostsqlcmd.Quickstart path
sqlcmdfirst.-b -l 2to the initial query examples so early startup failures fail fast instead of looking ambiguous.Host
sqlcmdguidancesqlcmdas a secondary option after the bundled client succeeds.EOFin this scenario:-Pargument while pasting, especially smart quotes or a leading space in the passwordTroubleshooting coverage
EOF from host sqlcmdsection to the container troubleshooting reference.docker exec ... sqlcmdfirst, then retry the host client with the same short timeout.