BCP error - missing data

[danceli]

After loading the BCP files that are created during the trigger/
reporting events I've noticed that the data in the table is missing
records. I've also noticed that the missing records (records in the
table but not in the BCP out files) seem to occur in contiguous
blocks. Since the complete set of records exists in the table, I
assume this points to an issue in the way the TableUpdate script/
Triggers interact with the system. But i tried to take out the bcp
procedure, do test on trigger, then no data missing, So, I think the
problem is still on bcp part. Could you help me with that?

CREATE TABLE [EventUpdate] (
[id] [int] NOT NULL ,
[eventid] [int] NOT NULL ,
[sequenceid] [int] NOT NULL ,
[UpdatePass] [int] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
create trigger trgEventUpdate on EventLog For Insert,Update as
insert into EventUpdate (id,eventid,sequenceid) select ins.id,
ins.eventid,ins.sequenceid from inserted ins

bcp script:

bcp "select a.* from w..eventlog a, w..eventupdate b where
a.eventid=b.eventid and a.sequenceid=b.sequenceid and b.eventid<>-1
and b.sequenceid<>-1 and b.updatepass=1" queryout 30sec-%TFN_NOW%.wrk -
U <userwithaccess-P <password-S doserver -f EventLog.fmt

Thanks in advance for your reply!

[Erland Sommarskog]

(da*****@gmail.com) writes:

After loading the BCP files that are created during the trigger/
reporting events I've noticed that the data in the table is missing
records. I've also noticed that the missing records (records in the
table but not in the BCP out files) seem to occur in contiguous
blocks. Since the complete set of records exists in the table, I
assume this points to an issue in the way the TableUpdate script/
Triggers interact with the system. But i tried to take out the bcp
procedure, do test on trigger, then no data missing, So, I think the
problem is still on bcp part. Could you help me with that?

Please, could you take that again, and more slowly this time? Keep in
mind that people reading this newsgroup does not know about your system.

You are missing data but where? You appear to extract data with BCP, do
you load it anywhere else?

One thing I can note:

create trigger trgEventUpdate on EventLog For Insert,Update as
insert into EventUpdate (id,eventid,sequenceid) select ins.id,
ins.eventid,ins.sequenceid from inserted ins

bcp "select a.* from w..eventlog a, w..eventupdate b where
a.eventid=b.eventid and a.sequenceid=b.sequenceid and b.eventid<>-1
and b.sequenceid<>-1 and b.updatepass=1" queryout 30sec-%TFN_NOW%.wrk -
U <userwithaccess-P <password-S doserver -f EventLog.fmt

The BCP query has a condition on the column UpdatePass which is not
set in the trigger. So from what you have posted, I would not expect
anything at all to go in the BCP file.
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[danceli]

1.

You are missing data but where? You appear to extract data withBCP, do
you load it anywhere else?

On table Eventlog, there are missing data.
2.

create trigger trgEventUpdate on EventLog For Insert,Update as
insert into EventUpdate (id,eventid,sequenceid) select ins.id,
ins.eventid,ins.sequenceid from inserted ins

bcp"select a.* from w..eventlog a, w..eventupdate b where
a.eventid=b.eventid and a.sequenceid=b.sequenceid and b.eventid<>-1
and b.sequenceid<>-1 and b.updatepass=1" queryout 30sec-%TFN_NOW%.wrk -
U <userwithaccess-P <password-S doserver -f EventLog.fmt

TheBCPquery has a condition on the column UpdatePass which is not
set in the trigger. So from what you have posted, I would not expect
anything at all to go in theBCPfile.

sorry, i didn't clearly explain it. i did set the UpdataPass:

CREATE TABLE [EventLogUpdate] (
[id] [int] NOT NULL ,
[eventid] [int] NOT NULL ,
[sequenceid] [int] NOT NULL ,
[UpdatePass] [int] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
create trigger trgEventUpdate on EventLog For Insert,Update as
insert into EventLogUpdate (id,eventid,sequenceid) select ins.id,
ins.eventid,ins.sequenceid from inserted ins
GO

[Erland Sommarskog]

(da*****@gmail.com) writes:

On table Eventlog, there are missing data.

But it was the EventLog table you had the trigger on? If data is
missing in EventLog what has the trigger or the BCP stuff to do with it?

sorry, i didn't clearly explain it. i did set the UpdataPass:

CREATE TABLE [EventLogUpdate] (
[id] [int] NOT NULL ,
[eventid] [int] NOT NULL ,
[sequenceid] [int] NOT NULL ,
[UpdatePass] [int] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
create trigger trgEventUpdate on EventLog For Insert,Update as
insert into EventLogUpdate (id,eventid,sequenceid) select ins.id,
ins.eventid,ins.sequenceid from inserted ins
GO

I still can't see any update of UpdatePass?

It's your call. If you don't want to explain what you are doing, that
is alright. But unfortunately it is difficult to answer your questions
in this case.

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