Bulk insert format file date

A possible. In the format file, the The 5 is the number of fields in each line of the textg file. The 1,2,3,4,5 are each field in the file. The 0,0,0,0,0 are "prefix lengths" which is a tricky topic but for inserting text file data can all be 0. The 3,12,20,20,12 are maximum number of characters in each field. Bedcause the text file is delimited these values could all be 0 too. Those are meant for fast bulk operations. Date parsing or any kind of parsing isn't fast.

In this case you may be able to use a format file as shown in Use a Format File to Bulk Import Data and specify a collation for the date fields that matches the date format. If that doesn't work, you'll have to import the file into a staging table and parse the date fields. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Siyual Siyual Sebastian Postiglione Sebastian Postiglione 1.

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I searched about this problem, try to change datetime to smalldate, try to change length to 23 or It does not work. So I try to import another table without date, I use numeric column and char columns, but I faced with the same problem with numeric column:.

Operating system error code null. Can anyone help me with my problem or give me at least one working example with bulk insert and format file. Thanks to all. This is not precisely what you asked for, but I've tested it and should get you where you need to go. You can probably set up a scheduled task or something more sophisticated down the road.

First you need to create the format file. I have put different data types in the example to show how they should be used. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. This topic illustrates the use of a format file in bulk-import operations.

A format file maps the fields of the data file to the columns of the table. The script below creates a test database and a table named myFirstImport.