nco_sql is the command line utility provided with Netcool Omnibus to interact with the Object Server. In addition to the interactive use, this utility is often used in scripts to automate actions, etc. however it can be cumbersome to use in scripts. The alternatives such as using freetds and perl can be difficult to setup as they often require going thru install, compile, etc.
rapidnco is an (apache licensed) open source tool that mimics the functionality of nco_sql utility. Put it another way, rapidnco is a rather simple wrapper to use the built-in groovy SQL capabilities from the command line.
It is very easy to install (just unzip), does not require Netcool client to be installed, has no dependencies other than Java Runtime. Hope you find it useful.
