Load data from .DAT file

Hi All,

I am using Bulk Insert task to laod data from .dat file to SQL table but getting an error below.

[Bulk Insert Task] Error: An error occurred with the following error message: "Cannot fetch a row from OLE DB provider "BULK" for linked server "(null)".The OLE DB provider "BULK" for linked server "(null)" reported an error. The provider did not give any information about the error.The bulk load failed. The column is too long in the data file for row 1, column 1. Verify that the field terminator and row terminator are specified correctly.".

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

Check out http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=146250&SiteID=1

Some possible solutions are discussed there.

Thanks,
Loonysan

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I've tried those solutions but no luck.

There is another .dat file(much bigger) for different table which works fine.......I have setup the same parameters on both files...one works other fails.

|||have you tried to convert the file to another format using excel?|||Try using the OLE DB stage.|||can the ole db destination handle .dat files? i didn't see any mention of that in the documentation.|||

I found the solution. I had a Format file which I fixed it especially for decimal data types. After fixing the format file it ran pretty smooth and fast :)

Thanks everyone who replied.

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and how to get data from .dat file using by sql statement
thanks for your help
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