SQL Server bcp Utility and the Numeric Data Type
In response to a recent customer request, we have produced a custom build of the SQL Server ODBC driver, which alters how our bulk copy tool behaves with regards to numeric columns. With the custom build, if you try to insert a number that will not fit into the target column, the bcp utility will insert the value zero.
The following commands demonstrate the new behaviour:
$ cd /usr/local/easysoft $ ./unixODBC/bin/isql.sh -v SQLSERVER_SAMPLE myuser mypassword SQL> USE mydb SQL> CREATE TABLE mytable (mycol numeric(7,7)) $ more ~/Documents/myvalues 7.2e-10 7e-10 0.0000000000000000000000000072 $ ./sqlserver/bcp/bcp mydb.dbo.mytable in ~/Documents/myvalues -S mymachine\\myinstance -U myuser -c $ ./unixODBC/bin/isql.sh -v SQLSERVER_SAMPLE myuser mypassword SQL> USE mydb SQL> select * from mytable +----------+ | mycol | +----------+ | 0.0000000| | 0.0000000| | 0.0000000| +----------+
If you would like this version of bcp, please contact our Support team ().
