BCP Format File Issues

Hi, All,
I'm having problems with BCP and a format file that I created. The current version of BCP is 8.00.382 and the format file looks like this:
8.0
2
1SQL VARCHAR018"||" 1PRONUM
2SQL VARCHAR030"||"2DESCR
When I run BCP it gives me the following error:
Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Attempt to read unknown version of BCP format file
I then tried modifying the version to 8.00.382 and it then gives me the following error:
Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Incorrect host-column number found in BCP format-file
I'm assuming that this is because it doesn't like the 8.00.338 but I really am not sure. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Neil Guyette
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nguyette@.gemssensors.com wrote:

>Hi, All,
>I'm having problems with BCP and a format file that I created. The current version of BCP is 8.00.382 and the format file looks like this:
>8.0
>2
>1SQL VARCHAR018"||" 1PRONUM
>2SQL VARCHAR030"||"2DESCR
>
The problem is not with the 8.0 version number. Your file should
probably look more like this:
8.0
2
1SQLCHAR018"||" 1PRONUM""
2SQLCHAR030"\r\n"2DESCR"Arabic_CI_AS"
1. If your host file is a text file, use SQLCHAR (no spaces in that) as
the type.
2. Add a collation column for each column (use "" if you don't want to
specify one)
3. || for the column 2 terminator might be correct, but if your data
file has usual line breaks that you don't want to import, you need to
specify that.
The "Using Format Files" topic in Books Online describes the basic
format file layout, and for many good samples, go to
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=...ie+format+file
Steve Kass
Drew University

>When I run BCP it gives me the following error:
>Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Attempt to read unknown version of BCP format file
>I then tried modifying the version to 8.00.382 and it then gives me the following error:
>Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Incorrect host-column number found in BCP format-file
>I'm assuming that this is because it doesn't like the 8.00.338 but I really am not sure. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
>Cheers,
>Neil Guyette
>
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>