BULK INSERT not working

  • simflex-897410 (10/25/2010)


    Moreover, I have a fieldname called notes which has , (comma) and this is also throwing data off.

    For the delimiter issue, I typically try to use delimiters that either (1) are not commonly used (the pipe "|" character, for example), or (2) aren't typically found on a keyboard (which necessitates using something like ASCII character functions).

    Also, if your fields use quotes, maybe you can set your delimiters to include them (e.g. "\", \""). I'm using a bulk import config file where I have to account for that.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Chances are the comma is what's making the insert not work properly. You need to either regenerate your csv file with different delimiters, regenerated it with text qualifiers (so the comma doesn't confuse it), or manually go into the file and update your delimiters / text fields.

    Assuming you don't miss anything, the file should then upload just fine.

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  • In order to find out what exactly column and row don't get inserted, add an option Errorfile = 'C:\folder\file.txt'

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