.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
news:A9363EE5-807D-4BCB-9C2D-BC7ABCEDFB10@.microsoft.com...
> 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,
> > How is it possible to create a .fmt file with the following informations
> > if
> > they are required?
> > server1
> > database1
> > table1
> >
> > Thanks
>
>|||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
news:31F50883-0BF3-49B9-BB17-A45EB192F489@.microsoft.com...
> 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,
>> > How is it possible to create a .fmt file with the following
>> > informations
>> > if
>> > they are required?
>> > server1
>> > database1
>> > table1
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>|||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
> news:31F50883-0BF3-49B9-BB17-A45EB192F489@.microsoft.com...
> > 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,
> >> > How is it possible to create a .fmt file with the following
> >> > informations
> >> > if
> >> > they are required?
> >> > server1
> >> > database1
> >> > table1
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||Hi
Try the online copy:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/coprompt/cp_bcp_61et.asp
John
farshad 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
> > news:31F50883-0BF3-49B9-BB17-A45EB192F489@.microsoft.com...
> > > 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,
> > >> > How is it possible to create a .fmt file with the following
> > >> > informations
> > >> > if
> > >> > they are required?
> > >> > server1
> > >> > database1
> > >> > table1
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >|||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