BCP (Bulk Copy Program)

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Skipping Columns (& other tricks) Using BCP Format Files (SQL Spackle)

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BULK INSERT and BCP are powerful, high performance tools for importing text files. SQL Server MVP Jeff Moden gives us several nifty tips in this introduction to BULK INSERT and BCP Format Files including "Skipping Columns" and the sequestration of bad rows while still loading all the good data.

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2024-11-22 (first published: )

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