Format Files - Bcp

Hi,
I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map to
Two Column Fields in the table.
For Example:
Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
Table Columns
1) tmp_pin
2) per_pin
Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
Regards
Govardhan MVThis type of functionality is best done with DTS.
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"Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
to
Two Column Fields in the table.
For Example:
Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
Table Columns
1) tmp_pin
2) per_pin
Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
Regards
Govardhan MV|||HI Tom,
But I want this on BCP not on DTS.
Regards
Govardhan MV
"Tom Moreau" wrote:
> This type of functionality is best done with DTS.
> --
> Tom
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> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
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> "Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93A5A369-32DA-4859-BAAF-06CB36301C38@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
> to
> Two Column Fields in the table.
> For Example:
> Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
> Table Columns
> 1) tmp_pin
> 2) per_pin
> Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
> is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
> Regards
> Govardhan MV
>|||What are the datatypes and what are the widths, i.e. how do you map the
5600055 to the two values?
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"Tom Moreau" <tom@.dont.spam.me.cips.ca> wrote in message
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This type of functionality is best done with DTS.
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"Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
to
Two Column Fields in the table.
For Example:
Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
Table Columns
1) tmp_pin
2) per_pin
Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
Regards
Govardhan MV|||Hi Tomm
Both the datatype and size are same.
Regards
Govardhan MV
"Tom Moreau" wrote:
> What are the datatypes and what are the widths, i.e. how do you map the
> 5600055 to the two values?
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
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> "Tom Moreau" <tom@.dont.spam.me.cips.ca> wrote in message
> news:OtOMKfQZFHA.3320@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> This type of functionality is best done with DTS.
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
> www.pinpub.com
> ..
> "Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93A5A369-32DA-4859-BAAF-06CB36301C38@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
> to
> Two Column Fields in the table.
> For Example:
> Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
> Table Columns
> 1) tmp_pin
> 2) per_pin
> Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
> is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
> Regards
> Govardhan MV
>|||Yes you can define a fixed length file with fixed length fields.
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"Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
> to
> Two Column Fields in the table.
> For Example:
> Data File: Pin Value - "5600055"
> Table Columns
> 1) tmp_pin
> 2) per_pin
> Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
> is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
> Regards
> Govardhan MV
>|||Hi Wayne Snyder,
How do we write the format file for this,
Can you please explane me in detail.
Data File contain
560030
Table abc
a1
b1
are teh columns
I want to load 560030 to a1, b1 using BCP . please Help me in writting
Format file for this.
Regards
Govardhan MV
"Wayne Snyder" wrote:
> Yes you can define a fixed length file with fixed length fields.
> --
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> Mariner, Charlotte, NC
> www.mariner-usa.com
> (Please respond only to the newsgroups.)
> I support the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) and it's
> community of SQL Server professionals.
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> "Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93A5A369-32DA-4859-BAAF-06CB36301C38@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
> > to
> > Two Column Fields in the table.
> >
> > For Example:
> > Data File: Pin Value - "5600055"
> > Table Columns
> > 1) tmp_pin
> > 2) per_pin
> >
> > Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
> > is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
> >
> > Regards
> > Govardhan MV
> >
>
>|||That's nice. What do you mean by "same" - int, char(5)... ? How about
giving us DDL and how you want the string 5600055 to be divided up?
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"Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi Tomm
Both the datatype and size are same.
Regards
Govardhan MV
"Tom Moreau" wrote:
> What are the datatypes and what are the widths, i.e. how do you map the
> 5600055 to the two values?
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
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> ..
> "Tom Moreau" <tom@.dont.spam.me.cips.ca> wrote in message
> news:OtOMKfQZFHA.3320@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> This type of functionality is best done with DTS.
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
> www.pinpub.com
> ..
> "Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93A5A369-32DA-4859-BAAF-06CB36301C38@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value to map
> to
> Two Column Fields in the table.
> For Example:
> Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
> Table Columns
> 1) tmp_pin
> 2) per_pin
> Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this flexibility
> is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
> Regards
> Govardhan MV
>|||Tom Moreau wrote:
> That's nice. What do you mean by "same" - int, char(5)... ? How
> about giving us DDL and how you want the string 5600055 to be divided
> up?
As I understand the question OP doesn't want to split the single string
but to put the same data into two columns. I wonder though what's the
benefit of two columns with exactly the same value...
Kind regards
robert
>> What are the datatypes and what are the widths, i.e. how do you map
>> the 5600055 to the two values?
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>> Tom
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>> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
>> SQL Server MVP
>> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
>> Toronto, ON Canada
>> www.pinpub.com
>> ..
>> "Tom Moreau" <tom@.dont.spam.me.cips.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OtOMKfQZFHA.3320@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> This type of functionality is best done with DTS.
>> --
>> Tom
>> ----
>> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
>> SQL Server MVP
>> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
>> Toronto, ON Canada
>> www.pinpub.com
>> ..
>> "Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:93A5A369-32DA-4859-BAAF-06CB36301C38@.microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value
>> to map to
>> Two Column Fields in the table.
>> For Example:
>> Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
>> Table Columns
>> 1) tmp_pin
>> 2) per_pin
>> Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this
>> flexibility is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
>> Regards
>> Govardhan MV|||If that's the original intent, I'd wonder myself. Let's get some real specs
and then we can figure it out.
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"Robert Klemme" <bob.news@.gmx.net> wrote in message
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Tom Moreau wrote:
> That's nice. What do you mean by "same" - int, char(5)... ? How
> about giving us DDL and how you want the string 5600055 to be divided
> up?
As I understand the question OP doesn't want to split the single string
but to put the same data into two columns. I wonder though what's the
benefit of two columns with exactly the same value...
Kind regards
robert
>> What are the datatypes and what are the widths, i.e. how do you map
>> the 5600055 to the two values?
>> --
>> Tom
>> ----
>> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
>> SQL Server MVP
>> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
>> Toronto, ON Canada
>> www.pinpub.com
>> ..
>> "Tom Moreau" <tom@.dont.spam.me.cips.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OtOMKfQZFHA.3320@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> This type of functionality is best done with DTS.
>> --
>> Tom
>> ----
>> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
>> SQL Server MVP
>> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
>> Toronto, ON Canada
>> www.pinpub.com
>> ..
>> "Govardhan MV" <GovardhanMV@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:93A5A369-32DA-4859-BAAF-06CB36301C38@.microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I want to write a BCP format file, which uses one data column Value
>> to map to
>> Two Column Fields in the table.
>> For Example:
>> Data File: Pin Value â' â'5600055â'
>> Table Columns
>> 1) tmp_pin
>> 2) per_pin
>> Is the above possible to specify in the format file? Does this
>> flexibility is provided by BCP Utility to load the data.
>> Regards
>> Govardhan MV