BCP command to import data from txt file (Pipe as Field terminator)into SQL Table.

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BCP command to import data from txt file (Pipe as Field terminator)into SQL Table.

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August 6, 2011 at 2:44 am

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Hi all
I am facing hard time in configuring the BCP command to to import data from txt file (Pipe as Field terminator)into SQL Table.
As the TAB is the default field terminator for BCP. And My source file is | (Pipe delimited file)
I tried this
BCP Work.dbo.Customer IN "\\MyMechine\Shared\Cust.txt" -T -S "SQLSERVER" -t|
Am I missing some thing here.
Please help me.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004312 More actions · Answer 1

anand_vanam (8/6/2011)
Hi all
I am facing hard time in configuring the BCP command to to import data from txt file (Pipe as Field terminator)into SQL Table.
As the TAB is the default field terminator for BCP. And My source file is | (Pipe delimited file)
I tried this
BCP Work.dbo.Customer IN "\\MyMechine\Shared\Cust.txt" -T -S "SQLSERVER" -t|
Am I missing some thing here.
Please help me.

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anand_vanam SSCrazy Points: 2376 More actions · Answer 2

SQLState = S1000, NativeError = 0

Error = [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0]Unexpected EOF encountered in

BCP data-file

0 rows copied.

I got this Error.

I even added the "format file".

I have 3 columns in the Table. No Identtity Column. and No PK's

CREATE TABLE dbo.Cust

(Sno INT,

Name Varchar(20),

Location Varchar(30)

)

And the .txt file has 3 columns... with Pipe delimited.

Ex:

1|Cust1|Newyook

2|John|Washington

100|Alan|Seattle

Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323518 More actions · Answer 3

my bcp OUt exampel shows the delimiter between dbl quotes, and not the sole char after the -t.

try that...

also check your row terminator; if it's not CrLf, you might need to change /add the -r command for the row terminator:

-r"\r"

EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT * FROM ##PIPE_REPORT " queryout C:\Data\Objects.txt -t"|" -c -T '

Lowell

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anand_vanam

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August 8, 2011 at 9:33 pm

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Thanks that helped alot.