Bcp format file unicode

Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. June 2, at am How about making it clear exactly what you want to see? Some sample data and expected output would probably make this a lot easier Hi,, This is the command which I am using Thankyou again! Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 6 of 6 total. Department table. The format file uses native data types.

The contents of the generated format file are presented after the command. The following example creates an XML format file, Department. The format file uses character data formats and a non-default field terminator ,. Department table, use the following command:. Department table that uses default terminators, use the following command:. The following example format file for a table with 5 columns includes the collation. Therefore, if you generate a format file, you must manually delete the collation info from the generated format file before you start importing data back into SQL Server.

The following is an example of the format file without the collation info. The format option always requires the -f option, and to create an XML format file, you must also specify the -x option, such as:. To distinguish an XML format file, we recommend that you use. This section contains the following examples that show how to use bcp commands to create an XML format file:. The SQL Server metadata is used to accommodate translations required to store the data in the table.

Using the format file I can import the following data without the BOM. The same data can be imported and exported using a text file approach. When using the text file approach the entire file must be the same format.