Microsoft KB Archive/837311

= FIX: You cannot import data from a text file that is greater than 32 MB by using the BCP utility =

Article ID: 837311

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the bcp command to import data from a text file to a table, the bulk copy program (BCP) may not import the data successfully.

This problem occurs when all the following conditions are true:
 * The text file is larger than 32 megabytes (MB).
 * The text file contains information in a language that uses the double-byte character set (DBCS) such as Japanese, Korean, or Chinese.
 * You run the BCP utility on a computer that has Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 installed.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date          Time     Version          Size   File name ---  19-Feb-2004  04:22  2000.85.1034.0     24,576  Odbcbcp.dll 19-Feb-2004 04:21  2000.85.1034.0    401,408  Sqlsrv32.dll The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

IA-64
  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name     Platform -  20-Feb-2004  06:30  2000.85.1034.0     49,152  Odbcbcp.dll   IA-64 20-Feb-2004 06:30  2000.85.1034.0    978,944  Sqlsrv32.dll  IA-64 Note For a list of all the hotfixes available for MDAC 2.8, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

839801 FIX: Hotfixes are available for MDAC 2.8



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use BULK INSERT Transact-SQL statement to copy the data from the text file to a table.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information about the BULK INSERT statement, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa225968(SQL.80).aspx

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbimport kbfix kbbug KB837311

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