bcp syntax

When I run the following from the command line (referencing SQL 2K):
bcp [cms user messaging archive].dbo.archivepurge out D:\SQLData\TEST\
archive.bcp -n -eD:\SQLData\TEST\error.txt
I get the following message:
Copy direction must be either 'in', 'out' or 'format'.
usage: bcp {dbtable | query} {in | out | queryout | format} datafile
[-m maxerrors] [-f formatfile] [-e errfile]
[-F firstrow] [-L lastrow] [-b batchsize]
[-n native type] [-c character type] [-w wide character
type]
[-N keep non-text native] [-6 6x file format] [-q quoted
identifier]
[-C code page specifier] [-t field terminator] [-r row terminator]
[-i inputfile] [-o outfile] [-a packetsize]
[-S server name] [-U username] [-P password]
[-T trusted connection] [-v version] [-R regional enable]
[-k keep null values] [-E keep identity values]
[-h "load hints"]
Please help.
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Bcp uses parsename() to parse for object name. It seems to have problem
parsing back bracket.
Do this instead.
bcp "cms user messaging archive"."dbo"."archivepurge" out
"D:\SQLData\TEST\archive.bcp" -n -e"D:\SQLData\TEST\error.txt" -q
-oj
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> When I run the following from the command line (referencing SQL 2K):
> bcp [cms user messaging archive].dbo.archivepurge out D:\SQLData\TEST\
> archive.bcp -n -eD:\SQLData\TEST\error.txt
> I get the following message:
> Copy direction must be either 'in', 'out' or 'format'.
> usage: bcp {dbtable | query} {in | out | queryout | format} datafile
> [-m maxerrors] [-f formatfile] [-e errfile]
> [-F firstrow] [-L lastrow] [-b batchsize]
> [-n native type] [-c character type] [-w wide character
> type]
> [-N keep non-text native] [-6 6x file format] [-q quoted
> identifier]
> [-C code page specifier] [-t field terminator] [-r row terminator]
> [-i inputfile] [-o outfile] [-a packetsize]
> [-S server name] [-U username] [-P password]
> [-T trusted connection] [-v version] [-R regional enable]
> [-k keep null values] [-E keep identity values]
> [-h "load hints"]
> Please help.
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