--BCP to get headers--Version 1: global temp table--not i'm making sure my headcers are large enough for my data i insert later....--otherwise CITYNAME wouldbe varchar(8), and I need maybe 100SELECT identity(int,1,1) AS BCPORDERID, CONVERT(varchar(100),'CITYTBLKEY') AS CITYTBLKEY, CONVERT(varchar(100),'CITYNAME') AS CITYNAME, CONVERT(varchar(100),'COUNTYTBLKEY') AS COUNTYTBLKEY, CONVERT(varchar(100),'COUNTYNAME') AS COUNTYNAME, CONVERT(varchar(100),'COUNTYFIPS') AS COUNTYFIPS, CONVERT(varchar(100),'STATETBLKEY') AS STATETBLKEY, CONVERT(varchar(100),'STATECODE') AS STATECODE, CONVERT(varchar(100),'CITYDESCRIP') AS CITYDESCRIPINTO ##BCP_Results INSERT INTO ##BCP_Results(CITYTBLKEY,CITYNAME,COUNTYTBLKEY,COUNTYNAME,COUNTYFIPS,STATETBLKEY,STATECODE,CITYDESCRIP)SELECT CITYTBLKEY, CITYNAME, COUNTYTBLKEY, COUNTYNAME, COUNTYFIPS, STATETBLKEY, STATECODE, CITYDESCRIPFROM VW_CITYCOUNTYSTATEEXECUTE master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT CITYTBLKEY,CITYNAME,COUNTYTBLKEY,COUNTYNAME,COUNTYFIPS,STATETBLKEY,STATECODE,CITYDESCRIP FROM ##BCP_Results ORDER BY BCPORDERID" queryout MyFileName.txt -c -T'--drop table ##BCP_Results
--Version TWO:--export two files, then combine them together.EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT ''CITYTBLKEY'',''CITYNAME'',''COUNTYTBLKEY'',''COUNTYNAME'',''COUNTYFIPS'',''STATETBLKEY'',''STATECODE'',''CITYDESCRIP''" queryout MyFileNameT1.txt -c -T'EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT CITYTBLKEY,CITYNAME,COUNTYTBLKEY,COUNTYNAME,COUNTYFIPS,STATETBLKEY,STATECODE,CITYDESCRIP FROM VW_CITYCOUNTYSTATE" queryout MyFileNameT2.txt -c -T'set @sql ='copy c:\MyFileNameT.txt + c:\MyFileNameT2.txt c:\MyFileName.txt'EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @sql