BUG: BCP No Error If Last Line of Data File Is Incomplete
Article ID: 164918
Article Last Modified on 10/16/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q164918
BUG #: 16565 (Windows NT: 6.5)
SYMPTOMS
Errors are not reported when using the Bulk Copy Program (BCP) to copy a
data file that contains two or more records and the last record is
incomplete. However, If any other row other than the last record is
incomplete, BCP reports the following error message:
DB-LIBRARY error:
"Attempt to bulk-copy an oversized row to the SQL Server."
This problem occurs with SQL Server 6.0 Service Pack 3 and SQL Server 6.5
versions of Ntwdblib.dll.
WORKAROUND
The only workaround at this time is to use a text editor such as Notepad
or Wordpad to see if the last row of data is incomplete. This will let you
know ahead of time, before performing BCP, that the last row is not
complete. You can also place data in the incomplete row. Replacing the
Ntwdblib.dll file with an earlier version does not resolve this problem
because of the incomplete row.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server
versions 6.0 and 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: null import load
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