Bringing text into a database

I have a report that is generated out of another system, that is 180
characters wide. It resembles the layout of an old COBOL type of report.
What I need to do to is to bring it into a database. I've set the field
to be 180 characters (have tried char, varchar, nvarchar, text) but when
I go to import the data, I notice that it gets truncated around position
150 or so, no matter what data type I choose.
What I want to do is to bring this report in, as a single field, and be
able to move it out as a single line.
What's the limit on varchar, char, text and so on? Why is the wizard
truncating the firstline around position 150?
Thanks,
BCThe limit is 8000. Perhaps the wizard is the issue. Can you create the DTS
package manually? It may be that the input row contains a character that's
supposed to be used as a delimiter.
Tom
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Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
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I have a report that is generated out of another system, that is 180
characters wide. It resembles the layout of an old COBOL type of report.
What I need to do to is to bring it into a database. I've set the field
to be 180 characters (have tried char, varchar, nvarchar, text) but when
I go to import the data, I notice that it gets truncated around position
150 or so, no matter what data type I choose.
What I want to do is to bring this report in, as a single field, and be
able to move it out as a single line.
What's the limit on varchar, char, text and so on? Why is the wizard
truncating the firstline around position 150?
Thanks,
BC|||Tom Moreau wrote:
> The limit is 8000. Perhaps the wizard is the issue. Can you create the D
TS
> package manually? It may be that the input row contains a character that'
s
> supposed to be used as a delimiter.
>
The wizard in DTS is the same wizard. Best I can figure is that a CRLF
is at the end of each line, and it varies as to what position it's in.
It appears that the first line of the report dictates where the "hard"
column end appears thoughout the rest of the report.
BC|||CRLF is the standard row terminator. You may need a hex editor to track
down exactly where it is.
Tom
----
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
www.pinpub.com
.
"Blasting Cap" <goober@.christian.net> wrote in message
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Tom Moreau wrote:
> The limit is 8000. Perhaps the wizard is the issue. Can you create the
> DTS
> package manually? It may be that the input row contains a character
> that's
> supposed to be used as a delimiter.
>
The wizard in DTS is the same wizard. Best I can figure is that a CRLF
is at the end of each line, and it varies as to what position it's in.
It appears that the first line of the report dictates where the "hard"
column end appears thoughout the rest of the report.
BC