creating bcp format file for sql server 2005 - sql

Question

I am stuck in creating bcp format file. My client is using MSSQL 2005 and I am remotely connecting through RDC. I am creating format file on the target client MSSQL Server using the following command,
bcp myDatabase.TableName format nul -c -x -f someFile..xml -T
but the it prompt me with error
An Error has occured while establishing a connection to the server.
My View pointing to a table having structure as under:
Colum Name DataType
SKU Varchar(20)
ASIN Varchar(20)
Price Float
Quantity Int
MarketplaceTitle Varchar(50)
Note: I have been through many similar questions but had no luck.
Anyone can please provide me with a format file for the above View?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

It sounds like your issue is actually connecting to your database, not the format file.
I've created a quick test:
-- DROP TABLE dbo.Test
CREATE TABLE dbo.Test(
SKU Varchar(20),
[ASIN] Varchar(20),
Price Float,
Quantity Int,
MarketplaceTitle Varchar(50)
);
and here's a slightly more verbose syntax:
bcp YourDatabaseName.dbo.Test format nul -c -x -f c:\YourDir\format.xml -T -S YourServerName
so for me, this looks like this:
bcp sandbox.dbo.Test format nul -c -x -f c:\Test\format.xml -T -S "(local)"
Here's the file generated:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<BCPFORMAT xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/bulkload/format" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<RECORD>
<FIELD ID="1" xsi:type="CharTerm" TERMINATOR="\t" MAX_LENGTH="20" COLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS"/>
<FIELD ID="2" xsi:type="CharTerm" TERMINATOR="\t" MAX_LENGTH="20" COLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS"/>
<FIELD ID="3" xsi:type="CharTerm" TERMINATOR="\t" MAX_LENGTH="30"/>
<FIELD ID="4" xsi:type="CharTerm" TERMINATOR="\t" MAX_LENGTH="12"/>
<FIELD ID="5" xsi:type="CharTerm" TERMINATOR="\r\n" MAX_LENGTH="50" COLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS"/>
</RECORD>
<ROW>
<COLUMN SOURCE="1" NAME="SKU" xsi:type="SQLVARYCHAR"/>
<COLUMN SOURCE="2" NAME="ASIN" xsi:type="SQLVARYCHAR"/>
<COLUMN SOURCE="3" NAME="Price" xsi:type="SQLFLT8"/>
<COLUMN SOURCE="4" NAME="Quantity" xsi:type="SQLINT"/>
<COLUMN SOURCE="5" NAME="MarketplaceTitle" xsi:type="SQLVARYCHAR"/>
</ROW>
</BCPFORMAT>
HTH.