Sure; bcp is pretty straightforward. It can handle all sorts of formats on the data file (much more flexible than exp/imp or sql*loader in my experience)
I maintain a sybase dba page here: www.bossconsulting.com/sybase_dba Click on "my personal faq" link then scroll down to the "bcp specific" pages. there's a few topics in there that you may find interesting. the basic commands are pretty easy: % bcp database..table in/out datafile.csv -Uuser -Ppassword -Sservername -c (-c tells you ascii mode). You can also specify a control file, if the data isn't in the most pristine format. You can also create a test target table for your data on sybase , do a test bcp OUT to get a copy of the control file. Or insert a test record, bcp THAT out and see how bcp expects the data to be formatted. I suggest taking this offline if you want further help. hope this helps, boss > > OK folks I'm out on the dark side, once again. Does anyone remember how MicroSlop's > BCP utility in SQL*server works? I've got a user who bought a third party > SQL*server application, I won't go there, and he needs to move some data from a > desktop to a laptop SQL*server database. > > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Oracle Certified 8i DBA > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Goulet, Dick > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Todd Boss INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
