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

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

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