Comments on: SQLXML : How To Save XML Query Results to a File Using BCP http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/ ramblings, discoveries, tutorials on sql server and other database stuff Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Andrew Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:35:57 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/#comment-1444 This is very cool ... thanks so much for posting this. This is very cool … thanks so much for posting this.

]]> By: emime http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 emime Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:13:48 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/#comment-1356 I want to add a very important note. With bigger result sets I got a line brakes (and consequently the stored xml corrupted). The only thing that solved the problem was to add the options -r -t without argument. This instructs bps to override newline (default \n) and tab (default \t) with a null character (that is your final xml will not have line brakes or tabs but will be well formed!!!). Furthermore, you can use batch to fix the limit size. Here the final instruction fragment for the bcp I used: <code> SELECT @SQLCmd = 'bcp ... queryout ... -w -r -t -b 4000' </code> I want to add a very important note. With bigger result sets I got a line brakes (and consequently the stored xml corrupted). The only thing that solved the problem was to add the options -r -t without argument. This instructs bps to override newline (default \n) and tab (default \t) with a null character (that is your final xml will not have line brakes or tabs but will be well formed!!!).
Furthermore, you can use batch to fix the limit size. Here the final instruction fragment for the bcp I used:

SELECT @SQLCmd = 'bcp ... queryout ... -w -r -t -b 4000'

]]> By: emime http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 emime Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:18 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/#comment-1350 Thanks, it's useful and worked for me. Just a note: * the -S option is required only in case of remote execution of bpc. I had to cut it. * VARCHAR(500) may be too much limiting Thanks, it’s useful and worked for me.
Just a note:
* the -S option is required only in case of remote execution of bpc. I had to cut it.
* VARCHAR(500) may be too much limiting

]]> By: belle http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 belle Fri, 29 May 2009 18:55:58 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/#comment-1017 Thanks John! :) Happy to hear that! Thanks John! :) Happy to hear that!

]]> By: John http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 John Fri, 29 May 2009 18:33:50 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/#comment-1016 Less is more. Besides being short, sweet, and very elegant I use the little script in processing my XML almost every day. Keep it up Belle! Less is more. Besides being short, sweet, and very elegant I use the little script in processing my XML almost every day.

Keep it up Belle!

]]> By: Sergei http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Sergei Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:21:38 +0000 http://www.sqlmusings.com/2009/03/21/sqlxml-how-to-save-xml-query-results-to-a-file-using-bcp/#comment-170 Thank you! It is very useful (at least to me). Thank you! It is very useful (at least to me).

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