Hi,

I'm having the exact same problem. Here's my post on it over in MSDN forums [/url]

I found some postings elsewhere that suggested the problem is the BCP QUERYOUT is adding the file length to the beginning of the contents--those are the extra characters [/url]

Apparently the solution is to specify a format file during your output that stops the utility from adding the file length data. I'm going to play with that in the next day or two and will post back if I find something.

Good luck,

Bill