Problem with bcp

Hi all,
I'm using bcp from the command line to backup and
restore the data in a table.
To backup, I run a command like this:
bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest out C:\test.txt -n
-S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
and this works fine. However, when I try to restore
the data that I have backed up by doing this
bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest in C:\test.txt -n
-S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
I get the following error:
SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 170
Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1: Incorrect
syntax near 'varchar'.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem might
be?
TIA,
--
Akin
aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot ukuse the -n switch so you get a native dump.
Then, you'll have no trouble restoring as long as the schema is the same.
Otherwise, you've got to use format files.
(BTW, as a side not, BCP is not a backup utility).
James Hokes
"Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
news:brvo15$85hhs$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
> I'm using bcp from the command line to backup and
> restore the data in a table.
> To backup, I run a command like this:
> bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest out C:\test.txt -n
> -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> and this works fine. However, when I try to restore
> the data that I have backed up by doing this
> bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest in C:\test.txt -n
> -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> I get the following error:
> SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 170
> Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1: Incorrect
> syntax near 'varchar'.
> Does anyone have any idea what the problem might
> be?
> TIA,
>
> --
> Akin
> aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk
>
>|||Hello James,
Thanks for your reply.
If you see the command line I typed out, you will see that I
*am* using the -n switch, but the error still occurs.
Any other ideas?
"James Hokes" <no_spam@.thank_you.com> wrote in message
news:e1c#MhoxDHA.1908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> use the -n switch so you get a native dump.
> Then, you'll have no trouble restoring as long as the schema is the same.
> Otherwise, you've got to use format files.
> (BTW, as a side not, BCP is not a backup utility).
> James Hokes
>
> "Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
> news:brvo15$85hhs$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm using bcp from the command line to backup and
> > restore the data in a table.
> >
> > To backup, I run a command like this:
> >
> > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest out C:\test.txt -n
> > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> >
> > and this works fine. However, when I try to restore
> > the data that I have backed up by doing this
> >
> > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest in C:\test.txt -n
> > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> >
> > I get the following error:
> >
> > SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 170
> > Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1: Incorrect
> > syntax near 'varchar'.
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea what the problem might
> > be?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> >
> > --
> > Akin
> >
> > aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk
> >
> >
> >
>|||Doh!
Thanks for not flaming - chalk one up to 'reading too fast, eh?'
Now I'm well and fully stumped.
James Hokes
"Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
news:bs04of$887l2$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hello James,
> Thanks for your reply.
> If you see the command line I typed out, you will see that I
> *am* using the -n switch, but the error still occurs.
> Any other ideas?
>
> "James Hokes" <no_spam@.thank_you.com> wrote in message
> news:e1c#MhoxDHA.1908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > use the -n switch so you get a native dump.
> > Then, you'll have no trouble restoring as long as the schema is the
same.
> > Otherwise, you've got to use format files.
> >
> > (BTW, as a side not, BCP is not a backup utility).
> >
> > James Hokes
> >
> >
> > "Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
> > news:brvo15$85hhs$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm using bcp from the command line to backup and
> > > restore the data in a table.
> > >
> > > To backup, I run a command like this:
> > >
> > > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest out C:\test.txt -n
> > > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> > >
> > > and this works fine. However, when I try to restore
> > > the data that I have backed up by doing this
> > >
> > > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest in C:\test.txt -n
> > > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> > >
> > > I get the following error:
> > >
> > > SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 170
> > > Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1:
Incorrect
> > > syntax near 'varchar'.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any idea what the problem might
> > > be?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Akin
> > >
> > > aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>|||OK James, I figured it out. The problem was that I had
some fields in the table which had spaces between their
names, like '[First Name]' and I wasn't using the quoted
identifier switch (-q). I thought I only needed to use
this when the name of the *table* or *database* whose
data I wanted to import had a space, but this seems to
apply to fields to.
Cheers,
Akin
"James Hokes" <no_spam@.thank_you.com> wrote in message
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> Doh!
> Thanks for not flaming - chalk one up to 'reading too fast, eh?'
> Now I'm well and fully stumped.
> James Hokes
> "Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
> news:bs04of$887l2$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hello James,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply.
> >
> > If you see the command line I typed out, you will see that I
> > *am* using the -n switch, but the error still occurs.
> >
> > Any other ideas?
> >
> >
> > "James Hokes" <no_spam@.thank_you.com> wrote in message
> > news:e1c#MhoxDHA.1908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > use the -n switch so you get a native dump.
> > > Then, you'll have no trouble restoring as long as the schema is the
> same.
> > > Otherwise, you've got to use format files.
> > >
> > > (BTW, as a side not, BCP is not a backup utility).
> > >
> > > James Hokes
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
> > > news:brvo15$85hhs$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm using bcp from the command line to backup and
> > > > restore the data in a table.
> > > >
> > > > To backup, I run a command like this:
> > > >
> > > > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest out C:\test.txt -n
> > > > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> > > >
> > > > and this works fine. However, when I try to restore
> > > > the data that I have backed up by doing this
> > > >
> > > > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest in C:\test.txt -n
> > > > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> > > >
> > > > I get the following error:
> > > >
> > > > SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 170
> > > > Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1:
> Incorrect
> > > > syntax near 'varchar'.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have any idea what the problem might
> > > > be?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Akin
> > > >
> > > > aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>|||Sky Fly,
Hey, way to go! That was one that I had not thought of, but now,thanks to
you, I'll keep it in my bag of tricks.
James Hokes
"Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
news:bs14nd$8dlel$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> OK James, I figured it out. The problem was that I had
> some fields in the table which had spaces between their
> names, like '[First Name]' and I wasn't using the quoted
> identifier switch (-q). I thought I only needed to use
> this when the name of the *table* or *database* whose
> data I wanted to import had a space, but this seems to
> apply to fields to.
> Cheers,
> Akin
> "James Hokes" <no_spam@.thank_you.com> wrote in message
> news:eCTz#drxDHA.1272@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Doh!
> >
> > Thanks for not flaming - chalk one up to 'reading too fast, eh?'
> >
> > Now I'm well and fully stumped.
> >
> > James Hokes
> >
> > "Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
> > news:bs04of$887l2$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > Hello James,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your reply.
> > >
> > > If you see the command line I typed out, you will see that I
> > > *am* using the -n switch, but the error still occurs.
> > >
> > > Any other ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > > "James Hokes" <no_spam@.thank_you.com> wrote in message
> > > news:e1c#MhoxDHA.1908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > use the -n switch so you get a native dump.
> > > > Then, you'll have no trouble restoring as long as the schema is the
> > same.
> > > > Otherwise, you've got to use format files.
> > > >
> > > > (BTW, as a side not, BCP is not a backup utility).
> > > >
> > > > James Hokes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Sky Fly" <nobody@.blackhole.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:brvo15$85hhs$1@.ID-18325.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm using bcp from the command line to backup and
> > > > > restore the data in a table.
> > > > >
> > > > > To backup, I run a command like this:
> > > > >
> > > > > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest out C:\test.txt -n
> > > > > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> > > > >
> > > > > and this works fine. However, when I try to restore
> > > > > the data that I have backed up by doing this
> > > > >
> > > > > bcp TestDatabase.dbo.tblTest in C:\test.txt -n
> > > > > -S TestServer -U sa -P pwd
> > > > >
> > > > > I get the following error:
> > > > >
> > > > > SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 170
> > > > > Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1:
> > Incorrect
> > > > > syntax near 'varchar'.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone have any idea what the problem might
> > > > > be?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Akin
> > > > >
> > > > > aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk
> > > > >
> > > > >
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