I have inherited a SSIS package which contains a bulk import task.
The bulk import tasks uses the following format file:
8.0
38
1 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 1 branch_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
2 SQLCHAR 0 10 "" 2 sfkacct_number Latin1_General_CI_AS
3 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 3 sfkacct_depot Latin1_General_CI_AS
4 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 4 sfkacct_nominee_name Latin1_General_CI_AS
5 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 5 sfkacct_domicile Latin1_General_CI_AS
6 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 6 secore_transaction_status Latin1_General_CI_AS
7 SQLCHAR 0 11 "" 7 secore_transaction_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
8 SQLCHAR 0 16 "" 8 customer_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
9 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 9 market_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
10 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 10 counterparty_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
11 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 11 transaction_type Latin1_General_CI_AS
12 SQLCHAR 0 18 "" 12 security_quantity Latin1_General_CI_AS
13 SQLCHAR 0 10 "" 13 security_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
14 SQLCHAR 0 12 "" 14 security_number Latin1_General_CI_AS
15 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 15 security_group Latin1_General_CI_AS
16 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 16 trade_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
17 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 17 contractual_settlement_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
18 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 18 actua1_settlement_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
19 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 19 revised_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
20 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 20 settlement_currency Latin1_General_CI_AS
21 SQLCHAR 0 20 "" 21 settlement_amount Latin1_General_CI_AS
22 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 22 cash_currency Latin1_General_CI_AS
23 SQLCHAR 0 14 "" 23 cashacct_number Latin1_General_CI_AS
24 SQLCHAR 0 10 "" 24 broker_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
25 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 25 broker_description Latin1_General_CI_AS
26 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 26 beneficiary_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
27 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 27 beneficiary_details1 Latin1_General_CI_AS
28 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 28 beneficiary_details2 Latin1_General_CI_AS
29 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 29 beneficiary_details3 Latin1_General_CI_AS
30 SQLCHAR 0 16 "" 30 failcode_org Latin1_General_CI_AS
31 SQLCHAR 0 16 "" 31 failcode_lst Latin1_General_CI_AS
32 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 32 failcode_description Latin1_General_CI_AS
33 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 33 status_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
34 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 34 secore_transaction_inputdate Latin1_General_CI_AS
35 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 35 secore_transaction_valuedate Latin1_General_CI_AS
36 SQLCHAR 0 6 "" 36 yearmonth Latin1_General_CI_AS
37 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 37 domicile Latin1_General_CI_AS
38 SQLCHAR 0 1 "\r\n" 38 instruction_mode Latin1_General_CI_AS
Coudl anyone tell me what the 8.0 at the top of the file represents?
It is the version number of the bcp.
MSDN Link
It looks like
SQL Server 2000 – 8.0
SQL Server 2005 – 9.0
SQL Server 2008 – 10.0