.fmt

Hi,
How is it possible to create a .fmt file with the following informations if
they are required?
server1
database1
table1
Thanksbcp pubs..authors2 in
c:\new_auth.dat -fc:\authors.fmt -Sservername -Usa -Ppassword
Read Using Format File article in the bol"farshad"
<farshad@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> How is it possible to create a .fmt file with the following informations
> if
> they are required?
> server1
> database1
> table1
> Thanks|||Hi,
Does this mean I have to have a .dat file? How do I create it?
P.S. I run the bcp to insert using bulk insert.
Thanks
"Uri Dimant" wrote:

> bcp pubs..authors2 in
> c:\new_auth.dat -fc:\authors.fmt -Sservername -Usa -Ppassword
> Read Using Format File article in the bol"farshad"
> <farshad@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A9363EE5-807D-4BCB-9C2D-BC7ABCEDFB10@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||Hi
On SQL 2000 BCP has a format option that will create a format for you, see
Books online for more.
John
"farshad" <farshad@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Does this mean I have to have a .dat file? How do I create it?
> P.S. I run the bcp to insert using bulk insert.
> Thanks
> "Uri Dimant" wrote:
>|||I would have if I could find it in books online.
Thanks
"John Bell" wrote:

> Hi
> On SQL 2000 BCP has a format option that will create a format for you, see
> Books online for more.
> John
> "farshad" <farshad@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>|||Hi
Try the online copy:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...
1et.asp
John
farshad wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> I would have if I could find it in books online.
> Thanks
> "John Bell" wrote:
>|||farshad wrote:
> I would have if I could find it in books online.
> Thanks
>
What is it you can't find? Try to look for bcp in Books On Line. That
will give you a number of "hits" - and also about bcp.fmt.
Regards
Steen