SQL Server Agent Job - Exists then Drop?

Question

Is there a similar way in SQL to achieve the following, but with sql server agent jobs instead?

here's how I do it for stored procedures..

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[storedproc]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure') = 1)
    drop procedure [dbo].[storedproc]
    GO
    CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[storedproc] ...

Answer 1

You can create a Run Script Task and run it as a job...

Answer 2

Try something like this:

DECLARE @jobId binary(16)

SELECT @jobId = job_id FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs WHERE (name = N'Name of Your Job')
IF (@jobId IS NOT NULL)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_delete_job @job_id

DECLARE @ReturnCode int
EXEC @ReturnCode =  msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_name=N'Name of Your Job'

Best to read the docs on all the parameters required for 'sp_add_job' and 'sp_delete_job'

Answer 3

If you generate the SQL script for a job (tested with enterprise manager), it automatically builds the check for existance and drop statements for you. Example below: -

DECLARE @JobID BINARY(16)
DECLARE @ReturnCode INT
SELECT @ReturnCode = 0
-- Delete the job with the same name (if it exists)
SELECT @JobID = job_id
FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs
WHERE (name = N'My test job')
IF (@JobID IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
-- Check if the job is a multi-server job
IF (EXISTS (SELECT *
FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobservers
WHERE (job_id = @JobID) AND (server_id <> 0)))
BEGIN
-- There is, so abort the script
RAISERROR (N'Unable to import job ''My test job'' since there is already a multi-server job with this name.', 16, 1) END
ELSE
-- Delete the [local] job
EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_job @job_name = N'My test job'
SELECT @JobID = NULL
END