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clir
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 Posted - 2005-06-02 : 18:36:47
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| Hi,i want to import a csv file into my sql server7 table.This csv file contains date columns with values '00-Jan-00'. SQL Server does not seem to like this format: it provokes an error.The process of importing the csv file is an automatic task.Is there a mean to work around? I was maybe thinking of a trigger on insert if column is '00-jan-00' replace value by <NULL>. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2005-06-02 : 18:42:18
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| Import the data into a staging table where the column that will contain this invalid date is varchar. Then use T-SQL to move your data to the real table, you can do a convert or replace it with null in that step.Tara |
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Importing date 00-Jan-00