Microsoft KB Archive/264192

= FIX: Bulk Load Operation on Nchar Field Pads Incorrectly =

Article ID: 264192

Article Last Modified on 3/14/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q264192



BUG #: 57488 (SQLBUG_70)



SYMPTOMS
When you bulk load data on a column that is declared as NCHAR the field is padded with null characters (ASCII value 0) instead of spaces (ASCII value 32).



WORKAROUND
Set ANSI_PADDING to OFF before you create the destination table for the bulk load operation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

274799 INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbcodesnippet KB264192

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