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Bulk Copy Error - Please help

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Niki
Yak Posting Veteran

51 Posts

Posted - 2013-01-09 : 12:45:07

IF EXISTS(SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'TblTempCPA')
DROP TABLE TblTempCPA
GO

CREATE TABLE TblTempCPA
(

StudentNo Varchar(10) NOT NULL,
StudentName Varchar(100),
ExitReason Varchar(10),
CompletionSts Varchar(10),
CONSTRAINT pk_TblTempCPA PRIMARY KEY (StudentNo)
);

GO

bcp dbo.TblTempCPA in 'C:\Current_CPA_CTE.xlsx' -T

The error I am getting is -
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 4
Incorrect syntax near '.'.

My excel sheet may have duplicate Studentno though. Is that the problem or BCP syntax?

Niki

sunitabeck
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5155 Posts

Posted - 2013-01-09 : 12:57:43

BCP is a command line utility. You need to run it from a command window. If you want to run it from a query window in SSMS, you should use xp_cmdshell.

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-01-09 : 22:43:01

see

http://www.sqlteam.com/article/exporting-data-programatically-with-bcp-and-xp_cmdshell

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