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asarak
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 Posted - 2006-02-20 : 02:07:38
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Good morning,I have a problem with exporting a table using BCP command,First the BCP itself works fine and exports data from the table that i want to the files that i want, but the problem is with the collation, in the query analyser the data in the table looks fine (i have to say that the DataBase is in GREEK_CI_AS Collation). In other words.....the data in the table :51270 STRAPTECH Á.Å. - COMMERCIAL VALUE ÏÌÁÄÉÊÁ ÓÕÌÂÏËÁ 151271 ÂÏÕÄÏÕÑÇÓ ÊÙÍÓÔÁÓ Á.Å. - ÁÊÔÉÍÏËÏÃÉÊÏÓ ÅËÅÃ×ÏÓ 0andthe exported file :51270 STRAPTECH ?.?. - COMMERCIAL VALUE ??????? S?????? 151271 ????????S ?O?S??S ?.?. - ????????G???S ???G??S 0As you can see any Greek Character isnt ok.I also gave you the BCP command.... the follwing query....********************************************************DECLARE @EXPDATE VARCHAR(8)DECLARE @DAY VARCHAR(2)DECLARE @MONTH VARCHAR(2)DECLARE @YEAR VARCHAR(4)SELECT @DAY=DAY(GETDATE())SELECT @MONTH=MONTH(GETDATE())SELECT @YEAR=YEAR(GETDATE())SET @EXPDATE= @DAY+@MONTH+@YEARDECLARE @DATE VARCHAR(10)SET @DATE=CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),@EXPDATE)DECLARE @BCPCMD VARCHAR(500)DECLARE @BCP1 VARCHAR(100)SET @BCP1 = 'BCP "SELECT * FROM 'DECLARE @DBNAME VARCHAR(50)SET @DBNAME='server.database.DBO.'DECLARE @BCP2 VARCHAR(100)SET @BCP2 = ' QUERYOUT 'DECLARE @TABLE_4 VARCHAR(30)SET @TABLE_4='TBLKATAGRAFI_TAMIA"'DECLARE @OUTFILE_4 VARCHAR(30)SET @OUTFILE_4='C:\KATAGRAFI_TAMIA_'------DECLARE @BCP3 VARCHAR(4)SET @BCP3='.TXT'DECLARE @BCP4 VARCHAR(100)SET @BCP4 = ' -c -C -Sserver -Ulogin -Ppassword'-- SELECT count(*) FROM TBLKATAGRAFI_TAMIA WITH (NOLOCK)IF @@ROWCOUNT>0BEGIN SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF SET @BCPCMD=@BCP1+@DBNAME+@TABLE_4+@BCP2+@OUTFILE_4+@DATE+@BCP3+@BCP4 SELECT @BCPCMD EXEC MASTER..XP_CMDSHELL @BCPCMD DELETE FROM TBLKATAGRAFI_TAMIA SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ONEND********************************************************Some help please....  Regards ASARAK |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
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Posted - 2006-02-20 : 04:07:47
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| 1. Try specifying format file in your bcp command ? It allows you to specify the column collation2. By any chance you did not use a collation friendly editor to view your bcp output file ?----------------------------------'KH'Time is always against us |
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asarak
Starting Member
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Posted - 2006-02-20 : 05:19:35
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| I just give DECLARE @BCP4 VARCHAR(100)SET @BCP4 = ' -c -C1253 -Sserver -Ulogin -Ppassword'which is the correct codepage / collation number for the Greek languageand also the database collation is also the same but no effect... i am trying to read it from dos (type filename.txt)i also try to open it with notepad...... |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-20 : 05:45:04
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Normally I create the format file this way.at command prompt bcp "your query here" queryout output.txt -Sserver -Ulogin -Ppassword when it prompt, just press enter all the way. At the end, it will save the format file to filename bcp.fmt rename and edit the file to your requirement. You can specify column delimiter, row delimiter etc. Your table collation will be automatically specified in the format file.Then you can run your bcp again with the option -f for format filebcp "your query here" queryout output.txt -fbcp.fmt -Sserver -Ulogin -Ppassword You can refer to BooksOnline for details on BCP and the format file format.----------------------------------'KH'Time is always against us |
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asarak
Starting Member
36 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-20 : 06:18:38
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| what kind of data must contain this format file?? |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-20 : 06:35:45
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| the format file will be generated in the first bcp step. Refer to Books OnLine on details on Format File----------------------------------'KH'Time is always against us |
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asarak
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Posted - 2006-02-27 : 02:03:48
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| Finally i could try also the format in the bcp file. but no effect if any has any other idea... please assist....regerds and many thanks to all....ASARAK |
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