Microsoft KB Archive/259304

= FIX: DTS Fails to Import Last Row If There is No Last Row Terminator =

Article ID: 259304

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259304



BUG #:353608 (SHILOH_BUGS)

BUG #:57819 (SQLBUG_70)



SYMPTOMS
A Data Transformation Services (DTS) transfer fails to import the last row in an input file to a SQL Server table under the following conditions:
 * You use SQL Server 7.00 Service Pack 1 (SP1) (version 7.00.699) or later, or SQL Server 2000.
 * You use {CR}{LF} as a row terminator.
 * The last column of the last row does not have any data.
 * A {CR}{LF} does not exist after the last row.

However, if a {CR}{LF} ends the last row of data, the import proceeds properly. This is a behavior change between the retail product, SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, modify the text data source file so that {CR}{LF} is the last character.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB259304

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