Importing A Null Delimited File
Jul 15, 2004I have a text file that is delimited by nulls. Any idea on the best way to get this into a SQL Server table?
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Importing A Tab Delimited File
Jul 5, 2007hi all,
While importing a tab delimited file..
it seems ssis interprets the incoming col as 50 chars in length even
though it is far smaller.
any ideas how this could be??
any help would be appreciated.
Importing A Comma Delimited File
Apr 12, 2006Hello...
I have a problem... When I insert data from a comma delimited
file using this mehod a flat file connection sorting, merge join and
inserting into the database I get "" around all the data!! The
quotes end up around the column names and everything! I had to go
in and manually remove the quotes in the text file to get some of my
data conversions to work. I know there is a better way. How
do I get SSIS to load the data without the quotes? This is an
example of the data in the file:
"1007","1","A","","Congratulations - No Health Violations Found","11/02/2005","1007"
When I remove the quotes I do not have any problems. How do I
do this without modifying the underlying data? Any ideas would be
greatly appreciated!!
Thank you for your help!
SD
Importing Tab-delimited File Into SQL Server 2005
Apr 20, 2006I use SQL server 2005...I have a tab delimited file which I want to import into my SQL server database.My sql server table setup is:CountryID int (autogenerated, identity specification)CountryName nvarchar(40)CountryAbbreviation nvarchar(3)In my tab delimted file I have two columns:CountryName and CountryAbbreviation How can I best solve this?
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Feb 17, 2008
How do I do this?
I cannot find any facility like there is a Access for getting external data.
Issues Importing A Text File (tab Delimited) To A SQL Table
Dec 7, 2005I have a text file I am trying to import to a table. This text file is in a tab delimited format. I am using DTS to import the data to a new table I made. The fields are varchar and are set to allow nulls & allow 8,000 characters per field.
The error I am getting is that the data exceeds the allowed amount (or something like that) in col4.
Now I have checked everything in column 4 and nothing exceeds 5,000 spaces/characters combined. I have checked the entire sheet (in excel) for that fact, and there is not one single column/row/cell that exceeds 5,000 spaces/characters combined.
What the heck could be causing SQL to tell me I am trying to import too much data in one column when there is nothing that even comes close to 8,000 characters & spaces combined?
SQL Server 2008 :: Getting Error In BCP When Importing Comma Delimited Data File
Sep 3, 2015I am struggling on using bcp to import data. Here is my steps:
1. I created a Test database on my localhost
2. In the Test database, I created a Test table, the query is here for your convenience:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Test](
[id] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[network_group_name] [varchar](128) NULL,
[IP] [varchar](15) NULL,
[OS] [varchar](128) NULL,
[Code] ....
I then create the format file used in bcp:
bcp Test.dbo.Test format nul -c -t, -f C:RXieSQLTest.fmt –T
Here is the format file:
9.0
8
1 SQLCHAR 0 12 "," 1 id ""
2 SQLCHAR 0 128 "," 2 network_group_name SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
3 SQLCHAR 0 15 "," 3 IP SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
[Code] ...
The data file is called 20150902FullTest.rpt and the first couple lines (first line is the header and followed by two rows) are posted here:
network_group_name,IP,OS,App_Name,vuln_name,host_score,recordswritten
Domestic,10.216.56.88,Windows XP SP3,Adobe / Macromedia Flash Player,APSB14-17: Adobe Flash Player CVE-2014-0537 Vulnerability,4350,2015-09-01 09:55:07.720
Domestic,10.216.56.88,Windows XP SP3,Adobe / Macromedia Flash Player,APSB14-17: Adobe Flash Player CVE-2014-0539 Vulnerability,4350,2015-09-01 09:55:07.720
With the format file and the data file, I use the following bcp command:
bcp Test.dbo.Test in C:RxieSQL20150902FullTest.rpt -f C:RxieSQLTest.fmt -T
I got the following error messages:
Starting copy...
SQLState = 22005, NativeError = 0
Error = [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]Invalid character value for cast specification
SQLState = 22005, NativeError = 0
Error = [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]Invalid character value for cast specification
[Code] ...
I do want to mention here is the rpt file contains three BOM characters EF BB BF at the beginning of the file.
Problem Importing Csv Delimited Text File Into A Sql Server 2005 Table
Apr 25, 2006I am using the Bulk Insert command and trying to import a CSV delimited text file into a table and I am having problems with the quote field delimiters ", " The command below works but it takes in all the "" quotes as well and the field delimiter comma , works only if the commas are the separators only. If I have a comma within a address field for example then the data gets imported into the wrong fields. What can I use to identify that the text qualifier is ". I don't see where I can use the bulk insert command to determine this. Is there another command that I can use or am I using this command incorrectly. I thank you in advance for any response or suggestion you may have.
BULK INSERT AdventureWorks.dbo.MbAddress
FROM 'a:mbAddress.txt'
WITH (
DATAFILETYPE = 'char',
FIELDTERMINATOR=',',
ROWTERMINATOR='',
CODEPAGE = '1252',
KEEPIDENTITY,
KEEPNULLS,
FIRSTROW=2)
Here is a sample ascii file I am importing as well you can see that 6330 has a extra comma in the address line.
"AddressAutoID","Memkey","Type","BadAddress","Address1","Address2","Address3","City","State","Zip","Foreign","CarrierRoute","Dpbc","County","CountyNo","ErrorCode","ChangeDate","UserID"
6317,26517,1,0,"1403 W. Kline Ave","","","MILWAUKEE","WI","53221","","",0.00,"MILWAUKEE",79,"",1/25/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6318,26225,1,0,"501 Dunford Dr","","","BURLINGTON","WI","53105","","",0.00,"RACINE",101,"",1/25/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6319,20101,1,0,"2115 Cappaert Rd #35","","","MANITOWOC","WI","54220","","",0.00,"MANITOWOC",71,"",1/25/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6320,23597,1,0,"728 Woodland Park Dr","","","DELAFIELD","WI","53018","","",0.00,"WAUKESHA",133,"",1/25/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6321,23392,1,0,"7700 S. 51st St","","","FRANKLIN","WI","53132","","",0.00,"MILWAUKEE",79,"",1/25/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6322,26537,1,0,"W188 S6473 GOLD DRIVE","","","MUSKEGO","WI","53150","","",0.00,"WAUKESHA",133,"",1/26/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6323,25953,1,0,"3509 N. Downer Ave","","","MILWAUKEE","WI","53211","","",0.00,"MILWAUKEE",79,"",1/26/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6324,19866,1,0,"10080 E. Mountain View Lake Rd. #145","","","SCOTTSDALE","AZ","85258","","",0.00,"MARICOPA",13,"",1/27/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6325,25893,1,0,"W129 N6889 Northfield Dr. Apt 114","","","MENOMONEE FALLS","WI","53051-0517","","",0.00,"WAUKESHA",133,"",1/27/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6326,26569,1,0,"8402 64th Street","","","KENOSHA","WI","53142-7577","","",0.00,"KENOSHA",59,"",1/27/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6327,24446,4,0,"83 Sweetbriar Br","","","LONGWOOD","FL","32750","","",0.00,"SEMINOLE",117,"",1/30/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6328,19547,1,0,"4359 MERCHANT AVENUE","","","SPRING HILL","FL","34608","","",0.00,"HERNANDO",53,"",2/8/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6329,26524,1,0,"264 Lakeridge Drive","","","OCONOMOWOC","WI","53066","","",0.00,"WAUKESHA",133,"",2/10/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6330,23967,1,0,"3423 HICKORY ST","100 Tangerine Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78521-4368","Texas Phone Number: 956-546-4279","SHEBOYGAN","WI","53081","","",0.00,"SHEBOYGAN",117,"",2/15/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6331,25318,1,0,"3960 S. Prairie Hill Lane Unit 107","","","Greenfield","WI","53228","","",0.00,"MILWAUKEE",79,"",2/20/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6332,24446,1,0,"83 Sweetbriar BR","","","LONGWOOD","FL","32750","","",0.00,"SEMINOLE",117,"",2/21/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
6333,26135,1,0,"P.O. Box 8 127 Main Street","","","CASCO","WI","54205","","",0.00,"KEWAUNEE",61,"",2/21/2006 0:00:00,"admin"
Importing Null Values Getting Symbols
Dec 11, 2007I am importing csv files into sql 2000 using odbcbcp and am getting the '' symbols when there are null values. Has anyone ever seen this? Or know how I can prevent this from happening? I am required to use odbcbcp to import this data.
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Nov 27, 2006I'm using SQL Server Express and am trying to import a CVS file. The CVS file contains a string field (named DAS) that represents a Date. This field can be null.
I've tried using the DTS Wizard to import this CVS file and convert the DAS field to a Date, which works great until it hits a record with a NULL DAS field. It then throws a convertion error.
Still using the DTS Wizard, I've changed the DataType of the DAS field in the Source file to [DT_DATE], it works fine but all the null dates are converted to 12/30/1899.
Is there a way (DTS Wizard or something else) that will allow me to import these CVS files with null Date fields and keep them as null in SQL Server table.
Thanks for any help,
Jon
Tab-delimited Header File
Feb 19, 2008used bcp utility to send data to output file in tab-delimited format (-t ), but headerfile is separate entity in this query.
when I set FILEheader = firstname,lastname...what must I use to change the comma to tab in the header string. I have tried various ways , {t}, [-t], and others. what am I missing?
Character Delimited BCP File
Feb 6, 2008Is there a faster way to create my pipe delimited BCP file, besides from creating a format file? Actually, my problem is that I am having issue with the file. It looks perfect, like:
Code Snippet
Marie|32|brown|single
Gay|33|black|married
But when I load it to DataStage it puts the entire row as one column. I already specified the | as the delimiter in DataStage. I think the issue is from the column collation. If my data is as simple as my example above, what column collation should i use for the format file? Currentyl, i have something like:
Code Snippet8.0
4
1 SYBCHAR 0 4 "|" 1 emp_id ""
2 SYBCHAR 0 4 "|" 2 emp_cand_id ""
3 SYBCHAR 0 4 "|" 3 emp_statusid ""
4 SYBCHAR 0 4 "
" 4 emp_type SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
I generated this through prompts given by BCP for each column. Then I changed the 2nd column values all to SYBCHAR and 0 prefix length..
Parsing A Tab Delimited File
Dec 5, 2007I have a tab delimited file with 122 columns. Can any one let me know if there is a better way of parsing/extracting few columns (say about 15) from the file and loading it into a table using SSIS.
Importing NULL Into Table SQL Server 2005
Apr 29, 2007I've tried to import a text file into a table using the Import/export wizard.
My problem starts with some columns that should have NULL values (i.e. zero-length string) but the wizard doesn't recognize that it's NULL.
How do I solve the problem?
Thanks,
Mich
Delimited Txt File Into SQL Server Table
May 16, 2007
Hi
I am new to VB, and am looking to write some code to import a delimited (by a ~) .txt file into a SQL server table. It doesn't need to append, just to totally overwrtie the table. Is this possible? I have been looking at the Bulk Insert, but this doesn't seem to be quite right. Can anyone help?
Cheers,
S
Comma Delimited Text File
May 18, 2004Hi I'm pretty new to using Microsoft Visual C# .NET and I want to upload a comma delimited text file from my local machine into a table in an sql server database through a web app. How would I go about programming this and what controls do I need? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I created the database in Visual Web Developer Express but also have Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio Express.
I can't figure out how to export the database into a comma delimited file using any of these tools.
This should be simple like it is in Access but that doesn't seem to be the case. This is holding up deploying my Web Application.
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Thanks
Reading Tab Delimited Text File
Mar 28, 2008Is there anyway Sql Server reads a "Tab Delimited Text File" and Compare each record with the Column in a table..
my question is..
I've a Country_Code table which has 3 letter Country Code and the Actual Country names are listed in a Tab Delimited Text File "Country Data" with Country Code and Country Name, how do i read each record and compare to get the Actual Country Name for Display.
any ideas/suggestions.
thanks
COMMA Delimited TEXT FILE
Jul 20, 2005Hi,On SQLServer 2000, I have a table with a following structure:MYTABLEcol1 char,col2 date,col3 numberMy Objective:------------Externally (from a command line), to select all columns and write theoutput into a file delimited by a comma.My method:---------1. Probably will use OSQL or BCP to do this.2. Use the following syntax:select RTRIM(col1) +','+ RTRIM(col2) +','+ RTRIM(col3)from MYTABLE;My 3 Problems:-------------1) If there is a NULL column, the result of concatenating any value withNULL, is NULL. How can I work around this? I still want to record thiscolumn as null. Something like say from the example above, if col2 isnull, would result to: APPLE,,52) The time format when querying the database is: 2003-06-24 15:10:20.However, on the file, the data becomes: 24 JUN 2003 3:10PM. How can Ipreserve the YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format? Notice that I also lost theSS.3) Which utility is better? BCP or OSQL?For OSQL, it has a "-s" flag which gives me the option of putting acolumn separator. But the result is:"APPLE ,14 JUN 2003 , 5"I don't need the extra space.While for BCP, there is no column separator flag.You will notice from my inquiry above that my background in SQLServer isnot very good.Thanks in Advance!!RegardsRicky*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
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May 29, 2008
I'm trying, through the SQL 2005 Mgt Studio, to export a simple table in a delimited format. I'm selecting a double quote as the text qualifier. My expectations were that only text type fields would be exported with the double quotes an numerical fields would not have any quotes around them. SQL 2000 does this just fine, but 2005 is exporting all my text type and numeric fields with double quotes. Is this a change to SQL 2005 or am I doing something wrong.
Thanks for the help,
Tim
Export As Tab Delimited Text File
Dec 5, 2007
Hi,
I am trying to export as a tab delimited text file. For that I have changed my config file as :
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<OverrideNames>
<Name Language="en-US">TXT (Tab Delimited Text File)</Name>
</OverrideNames>
<Configuration>
<DeviceInfo>
<FieldDelimiter>	</FieldDelimiter>
<Extension>TXT</Extension>
<Encoding>ASCII</Encoding>
<NoHeader>true</NoHeader>
</DeviceInfo>
</Configuration>
</Extension>
I got this code from another one of the MSDN forms. When I run the report and try to export using this format, it still gives me a csv file instead of tab delimited file.
Can someone please help me fix this code so I can get tab delimited text files.
Thanks a lot,
-Rohit
SQL XML :: Importing Data From XML Into Database And NULL Returning Results
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<classes type="array">
<class>
<class_id>3S</class_id>
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[code]....
Export SQL Server To A Comma Delimited File
Aug 1, 2007Hi,
I'm trying to deploy my Web site to GoDaddy. They told me I have to export the SQL Server Express database to a comma delimited file and then upload that file. The export procedure is simple in Access but I don't see any way to do it in SQL Server or from Visual Web Developer or Visual Studio.
Also, I can ask them, but I assume I have to export each table separately and also export the ASPNETDB as well.
Thanks for the help
How To Export Records From Sql Database To Tab-delimited File
Jul 7, 2005Hi,
I want to export data/records coming from the database and save it as a
.txt file but tab-delimited. The flow of my project is something this.
Web Form->SQL Database->Web Report->Tab-Delimited file.
I will explain more..What we want to do is an online application form.
We have a form and will save all the data to sql server database. We
also want to save all those information in a tab-delimited file. I
would like to save this first in the database(no problem in this part).
Then later on export this in tab-delimited file.
If you can give me a little bit tutorial of this i really
appreciated..Even 3 records can do as long i can see how to do
this..Ooops btw, i also want to name the .txt file as
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Export Data Into Text File Using ç Delimited
Sep 8, 2005Hi,
I need to export data from SQL server 2000 database into text file uisng ç Delimited. Because my destination database will be teradata. Could you let me know if you have any method for this.
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Can MSSQL Load A Tab Delimited Text File?
Jul 23, 2005Hi all...I would like to know if SQL SERVER can load a tab delimited text file.If yes, how?A search on the web did not return me the "load data" command as mysqlor other.Thank you all.
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Nov 17, 2007Hi everyone.
A delimited file is being sent to us from another company. The file is supposed to have 10 columns in each row. We are going to process the file using SSIS (2005)
Question - how do we handle the file if some of the rows are bad - are missing one or more columns?
If my package reads the file using a flat file source, when I run the package with a file where some of the rows have fewer than the expected 10 columns, my package abends on the flat file source task.
All we can think of doing is writing .net code to process the file as the first step of the package or even outside the package, to remove bad rows from the file before it hits SSIS.
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Thank you, Glen
Export SQL Data To Comma Delimited Csv File
Oct 19, 2007Hi,
I was wondering if anyone might be able to say how I could export data captured via a view into a comma delimited csv file.
So far I have tried using BCP to access my view and export to a CSV file, but the CSV file isn't comma delimited. I tried finding examples but couldn't see what I should do to have a comma delimited file. (I'm getting a bit tired now, so I might be missing something!)
I have created a bat file containing the following code:
bcp "TestDB..GA_FSM_DCSF_Extract" out "C:GA_FSM_DCSF_Extract.csv" -fexport.fmt -e "C:error.log" -c -T -S srckvzg2j -r
Any help / pointers would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Henrik
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Jan 18, 2007Hi,
Could you help me to write a script to import a CSV delimited text file into a sql server table.?
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carlos
2 Sql Tables To A Text File With Comma Delimited
Aug 10, 2006
hi ,
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Importing From Excel Into SQL Server 2005 Changing Values To NULL
Mar 9, 2007I can't figure this one out...
I have an Excel spreadsheet (Excel 2003 format) with a column of values. The column is formated to General (although I've tried it formated to text). The values are alphanumeric. However, there are a few values that are completely numeric.
Example:
_ITEMNUMBER_
1-528
K214-5
184PR
45678
As can be seen, the last value is completely numeric. I am importing into a table with one column that is formated as nvarchar(50).
I use dtswizard.exe and do a simple import into the table and the alphanumeric values import just fine but anytime a value is completely numeric it has a NULL value in the table instead of the value that should be there.
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Aug 28, 2001I want to join differnet tables and import the data into comma delimited text file. There will be lot of checks like if then else to manipulate data. I want to use stored procedure but don't know how to output to text file. Is there any utility which can be used in stored procedure. In future this will be run as an automated job.
Thanks in advance.