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How to handle SQL Server BCP bulk insert if extra fields come in data file than we defined in format file

I am using non-xml format file to perform bulk import from a data file. Format File: 12.0 4 1 SQLCHAR 0 7 "\t" 1 DepartmentID "" 2 SQLCHAR 0 100 "\t" 2 Name "" 3 SQLCHAR 0 100 "\t" 3 GroupName "" 4 SQLCHAR 0 24 "\r\n" 4 ModifiedDate "" If I have defined number of fields 4 in format file and I am getting 4 fields and sometimes more than 4 fields in data file. How to handle this situation dynamically from failure.I don't want to make any changes in format file manually.
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