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rkjayaraj
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 Posted - 2008-06-19 : 10:05:17
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| I have a SQL Server table with nvarchar type column which has not null constraint. I am inserting empty string ("") from Java to the table column. When I export this table into .csv file using bcp tool, empty string gets written as NUL character. Is there any way I can bcp out empty string as empty string itself instead of NUL to the file? |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-06-19 : 10:11:19
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I have encountered this before.An empty string is BCP'ed out as NULL, and a string with one space ' ' is BCP'ed out as an empty string.I think we will have to look at your code to decide what is wrong.
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-06-19 : 10:21:20
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Originally posted by rkjayaraj
I have a SQL Server table with nvarchar type column which has not null constraint. I am inserting empty string ("") from Java to the table column. When I export this table into .csv file using bcp tool, empty string gets written as NUL character. Is there any way I can bcp out empty string as empty string itself instead of NUL to the file?
Probably you could try specifying a format file for bcp and try http://doc.ddart.net/mssql/sql70/impt_bcp_16.htmhttp://www.nigelrivett.net/SQLTsql/BCP_quoted_CSV_Format_file.html |
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rkjayaraj
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Posted - 2008-06-20 : 03:01:05
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| Thanks for your help.The bcp command I used to export table into csv file isbcp "SELECT skillID,profileID,skillName,active,dateInactive from db_cra..Skill" queryout C:\Skill.csv -w -S 10.76.253.70\CRSSQL -t"," -TIn the table skillName column can have empty string value. Corresponding to the empty string csv file contain 'NUL' stored in it. I do not want 'NUL'. I need empty string in the resulting file. Is there any way it can be done? |
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bcp out empty string into csv files