HI,
I'm trying to insert records to a table using bcp command. The
problem is the input file to the bcp is a text file that looks like
this:
Text file data:
1234 abc def ghi jkl mno
Expected result:
column1 1234
column2 abc def ghi jkl mno
column3 null
column4 N
My table has four columns (column1, column2, column3, column4). I
would like 1234 to go to column1, 'abc def ghi jkl mno' go to column2,
column3 is blank and column4 is always 'N' as shown above. I setup the
column4 to be defaulted to 'N'. However, I'm getting an error
regarding string truncation because, I think, SQL server is trying to
insert the 'abc def ghi jkl mno' into different columns. So the
question is what can I do to tell the bcp utility that 'abc def ghi
jkl mno' belongs to column2?
Appreciated any help.
Thanks,
Teresa
5  4715 
Teresa,
Try delimiting your data with a , (comma) or (pipe) |. I use the pipe
because then if there is a comma in the data it won't hose your bulk insert.
Then you can use the WITH FIELDTERMINATOR = "|" in your Bulk Insert. It
should map correctly once it is delimited.
Here is an example from the Transact SQL online:
BULK INSERT Northwind.dbo.[Order Details]
FROM 'f:\orders\line item.tbl'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = '|',
)
Hope this helps!
Barry
"TThai" <tp****@pepco.c om> wrote in message
news:7f******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... HI,
I'm trying to insert records to a table using bcp command. The
problem is the input file to the bcp is a text file that looks like
this:
Text file data:
1234 abc def ghi jkl mno
Expected result:
column1 1234
column2 abc def ghi jkl mno
column3 null
column4 N
My table has four columns (column1, column2, column3, column4). I
would like 1234 to go to column1, 'abc def ghi jkl mno' go to column2,
column3 is blank and column4 is always 'N' as shown above. I setup the
column4 to be defaulted to 'N'. However, I'm getting an error
regarding string truncation because, I think, SQL server is trying to
insert the 'abc def ghi jkl mno' into different columns. So the
question is what can I do to tell the bcp utility that 'abc def ghi
jkl mno' belongs to column2?
Appreciated any help.
Thanks,
Teresa
"Barry Young" <yo******@insig htbb.com> wrote in message news:<gY_dd.226 559$wV.94703@at tbi_s54>... Teresa,
Try delimiting your data with a , (comma) or (pipe) |. I use the pipe
because then if there is a comma in the data it won't hose your bulk insert.
Then you can use the WITH FIELDTERMINATOR = "|" in your Bulk Insert. It
should map correctly once it is delimited.
Here is an example from the Transact SQL online:
BULK INSERT Northwind.dbo.[Order Details]
FROM 'f:\orders\line item.tbl'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = '|',
)
Hope this helps!
Barry
"TThai" <tp****@pepco.c om> wrote in message
news:7f******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... HI,
I'm trying to insert records to a table using bcp command. The
problem is the input file to the bcp is a text file that looks like
this:
Text file data:
1234 abc def ghi jkl mno
Expected result:
column1 1234
column2 abc def ghi jkl mno
column3 null
column4 N
My table has four columns (column1, column2, column3, column4). I
would like 1234 to go to column1, 'abc def ghi jkl mno' go to column2,
column3 is blank and column4 is always 'N' as shown above. I setup the
column4 to be defaulted to 'N'. However, I'm getting an error
regarding string truncation because, I think, SQL server is trying to
insert the 'abc def ghi jkl mno' into different columns. So the
question is what can I do to tell the bcp utility that 'abc def ghi
jkl mno' belongs to column2?
Appreciated any help.
Thanks,
Teresa
Hi Barry,
Appreciated your response. I'll try it and keep you posted. Have a good day.
Thanks,
Teresa
"Barry Young" <yo******@insig htbb.com> wrote in message news:<gY_dd.226 559$wV.94703@at tbi_s54>... Teresa,
Try delimiting your data with a , (comma) or (pipe) |. I use the pipe
because then if there is a comma in the data it won't hose your bulk insert.
Then you can use the WITH FIELDTERMINATOR = "|" in your Bulk Insert. It
should map correctly once it is delimited.
Here is an example from the Transact SQL online:
BULK INSERT Northwind.dbo.[Order Details]
FROM 'f:\orders\line item.tbl'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = '|',
)
Hope this helps!
Hi Barry,
I just tried and am getting an error 'Server: Msg 4860, Level 16,
State 1, Line 1
Could not bulk insert. File 'C:\transaction s.txt' does not exist.' Is
there any preliminary setup that I have to do to recognize the file?
Here is what I executed in SQL analyzer.
BULK INSERT xxx_TEST.DBO.TR ANSACTION_CORRE CTION
FROM 'C:\transaction s.txt'
with
(FIELDTERMINATO R = '|')
Thanks,
Teresa
Barry
"TThai" <tp****@pepco.c om> wrote in message
news:7f******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... HI,
I'm trying to insert records to a table using bcp command. The
problem is the input file to the bcp is a text file that looks like
this:
Text file data:
1234 abc def ghi jkl mno
Expected result:
column1 1234
column2 abc def ghi jkl mno
column3 null
column4 N
My table has four columns (column1, column2, column3, column4). I
would like 1234 to go to column1, 'abc def ghi jkl mno' go to column2,
column3 is blank and column4 is always 'N' as shown above. I setup the
column4 to be defaulted to 'N'. However, I'm getting an error
regarding string truncation because, I think, SQL server is trying to
insert the 'abc def ghi jkl mno' into different columns. So the
question is what can I do to tell the bcp utility that 'abc def ghi
jkl mno' belongs to column2?
Appreciated any help.
Thanks,
Teresa
TThai (tp****@pepco.c om) writes: Hi Barry,
I just tried and am getting an error 'Server: Msg 4860, Level 16,
State 1, Line 1
Could not bulk insert. File 'C:\transaction s.txt' does not exist.' Is
there any preliminary setup that I have to do to recognize the file?
Here is what I executed in SQL analyzer.
BULK INSERT xxx_TEST.DBO.TR ANSACTION_CORRE CTION
FROM 'C:\transaction s.txt'
with
(FIELDTERMINATO R = '|')
BULK INSERT operates on the server, so it is looking a C:\ at your server.
If your file is on a client machine, you are better off with BCP. You
can specify field terminator with the -t options. Since | is a meta-
character for the command shell, you need to quote it:
bcp db..tbl in yourfile.txt -c -t "|" -S ....
--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, es****@sommarsk og.se
Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinf...2000/books.asp
Erland Sommarskog <es****@sommars kog.se> wrote in message news:<Xn******* *************** @127.0.0.1>... TThai (tp****@pepco.c om) writes: Hi Barry,
I just tried and am getting an error 'Server: Msg 4860, Level 16,
State 1, Line 1
Could not bulk insert. File 'C:\transaction s.txt' does not exist.' Is
there any preliminary setup that I have to do to recognize the file?
Here is what I executed in SQL analyzer.
BULK INSERT xxx_TEST.DBO.TR ANSACTION_CORRE CTION
FROM 'C:\transaction s.txt'
with
(FIELDTERMINATO R = '|')
BULK INSERT operates on the server, so it is looking a C:\ at your server.
If your file is on a client machine, you are better off with BCP. You
can specify field terminator with the -t options. Since | is a meta-
character for the command shell, you need to quote it:
bcp db..tbl in yourfile.txt -c -t "|" -S ....
Thank you very much. It worked!
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