The txt file is not being created from the SQL table.

  • Hi, I am getting the following error when running the following script. I am trying to copy the table 'MAMI.EngravingsForVendor' into a flat file 'C:\JohnTest\EngravedProducts.txt' and I am getting an error.

    I am including the script, the error, and the content of variable "@sql" which I copied during debugging.

    -- SCRIPT THAT IS NOT WORKING...

    DECLARE@TableNVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE@filenameVARCHAR(MAX)

    SET@table= 'MAMI.EngravingsForVendor'

    SET@filename= 'C:\JohnTest\EngravedProducts.txt'

    IF OBJECT_ID(@table) IS NOT NULL

    BEGIN

    DECLARE

    @sql NVARCHAR(MAX),

    @cols NVARCHAR(MAX) = N'';

    SELECT @cols += ',' + name

    FROM sys.columns

    WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(@table)

    ORDER BY column_id;

    SELECT @cols = STUFF(@cols, 1, 1, '');

    SET @sql = N'EXEC master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "SELECT '''''

    + REPLACE(@cols, ',', ''''',''''') + ''''' UNION ALL SELECT '

    + 'RTRIM(' + REPLACE(@cols, ',', '),RTRIM(') + ') FROM '

    + DB_NAME() + '.' + @table + '" queryout "' + @filename + '" -c -T''';

    EXEC sp_executesql @sql;

    END

    ELSE

    BEGIN

    SELECT 'The table '+@table+' does not exist in the database';

    END

    -- THE ERROR THAT IS BEING PRODUCED...

    SQLState = S1000, NativeError = 0

    Error = [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0]Unable to open BCP host data-file

    NULL

    -- THE CONTENT OF VARIABLE @sql.

    EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT ''VendorID'',''VendorEMailAddress'',''DocumentNumber'',''ProductCode'',''Quantity'',''VendorProductCode'',''Description'',''EngravedText'',''EngravedText2'',''ShippingAddressLine1'',''ShippingAddressLine2'',''ShippingAddressLine3'',''ShippingAddressLine4'',''ShippingAddressLine5'',''ShippingAddressLine6'',''ShippingAddressLine7'',''Country'',''ShipToTelephoneNumber'',''ShipToEMailAddress'',''Status'' UNION ALL SELECT RTRIM(VendorID),RTRIM(VendorEMailAddress),RTRIM(DocumentNumber),RTRIM(ProductCode),RTRIM(Quantity),RTRIM(VendorProductCode),RTRIM(Description),RTRIM(EngravedText),RTRIM(EngravedText2),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine1),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine2),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine3),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine4),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine5),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine6),RTRIM(ShippingAddressLine7),RTRIM(Country),RTRIM(ShipToTelephoneNumber),RTRIM(ShipToEMailAddress),RTRIM(Status) FROM DS_DEV.MAMI.EngravingsForVendor" queryout "C:\JohnTest\EngravedProducts.txt" -c -T'

  • Hello,

    The problem is that your query is using double quotation marks inside the SELECT statement, which breaks BCP.

    I would change your SELECT statement that lists the columns to

    SELECT @cols = coalesce(@cols, '')+name + '], ['

    FROM sys.columns

    WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(@table)

    ORDER BY column_id;

    -- removes the last two chars ,[

    set @cols = LEFT(@cols,len(@cols)-3)

    -- adds the first missing [

    Set @cols = '['+@cols

    Why Coalesce? See

    http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1521/the-many-uses-of-coalesce-in-sql-server/

    Now, if we changed how you get your list of columns... @COLS.

    you need to change your BCP too to

    SET @sql = N'EXEC master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "SELECT '+@cols+ ' FROM '

    + DB_NAME() + '.' + @table + '" queryout "' + @filename + '" -c -T''';

    Let me know how it goes

  • Thank you for your response. I replaced my method with yours, and I have the same error.

    Here is my resulting script...

    USE DS_DEV

    GO

    DECLARE@TableNVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE@filenameVARCHAR(MAX)

    SET@table= 'MAMI.EngravingsForVendor'

    SET@filename= '\\OMSBVLSTO\Programming\EngravedProducts.txt'

    IF OBJECT_ID(@table) IS NOT NULL

    BEGIN

    DECLARE

    @sql NVARCHAR(MAX),

    @cols NVARCHAR(MAX) = N'';

    --SELECT @cols += ',' + name

    -- FROM sys.columns

    -- WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(@table)

    -- ORDER BY column_id;

    SELECT @cols = coalesce(@cols, '')+name + '], ['

    FROM sys.columns

    WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID(@table)

    ORDER BY column_id;

    -- removes the last two chars ,[

    set @cols = LEFT(@cols,len(@cols)-3)

    -- adds the first missing [

    Set @cols = '['+@cols

    --SELECT @cols = STUFF(@cols, 1, 1, '');

    --SET @sql = N'EXEC master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "SELECT '''''

    -- + REPLACE(@cols, ',', ''''',''''') + ''''' UNION ALL SELECT '

    -- + 'RTRIM(' + REPLACE(@cols, ',', '),RTRIM(') + ') FROM '

    -- + DB_NAME() + '.' + @table + '" queryout "' + @filename + '" -c -T''';

    SET @sql = N'EXEC master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "SELECT '+@cols+ ' FROM '

    + DB_NAME() + '.' + @table + '" queryout "' + @filename + '" -c -T''';

    EXEC sp_executesql @sql;

    END

    ELSE

    BEGIN

    SELECT 'The table '+@table+' does not exist in the database';

    END

    Thanks!

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