BCP in (Duplicate Key Error)

  • I'm running a BCP IN to a table that has a unique index with ignore duplicate key. I'm getting the error 'Duplicate Key was ignored', but my bcp is failing. I'm importing about 6.8 million recs and I've set my maxerror switch to 7 million. Can anyone tell me how I can make the bcp ignore the dup. key error and continue running?

    Thanks,

    Jeff Matthews


    Jeff Matthews

  • I could be wrong... but I beleive the ignore dupe key is best used with T-SQL's Insert. Not BCP. I am not sure if it will work with Builk Insert.

    -JG


    -JG

  • Sorry BCP has a maximum of 65000 something ignores then no matter what your setting is it stops ignoring. You could break into batches with firstrow lastrow options. But the way you are doing this you might just want to setup an import table (with no need for uniques) and do a distinct into the destination table then truncate the import table.

    "Don't roll your eyes at me. I will tape them in place." (Teacher on Boston Public)

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