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Hi GUYS

My name is Jackson. I have been strugling to get the BULK INSERT statement import data from a text file to the database. Have a look at this piece of coding:

DECLARE @SQL VARCHAR(1000)

set @SQL =
'BULK INSERT dbo.#temp
FROM ''C:\Documents and Settings\mmeles tj\Desktop\Deka ny.txt''
WITH (FIELDTERMINATO R = '','', ROWTERMINATOR
= ''\n'')'

EXEC (@SQL)

select id Site_Number ,fld2 Site_Name from #temp


The thing is I get the following error message:

Server: Msg 4861, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Could not bulk insert because file 'C:\Documents and Settings\mmeles tj\Desktop\Deka ny.txt' could not be opened. Operating system error code 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
Feb 2 '07 #1
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iburyak
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My guess is it doesn't like spaces in your statement [Documents and Settings].

I don't think you would be able to select from #temp because bulk insert is a separate process and #temp is available within one process only.
Feb 2 '07 #2
HarryPotter79
9 New Member
Are you running this on your server? if not then the c:\ will refer to the local disk on the server not your PC.

Try using a network share that you can see from both the server and local pc.

Harry
Feb 25 '08 #3

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