Create Table syntax - flat file

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Jim Czerniak asked Feb 12, '10

Is there some way to use the create table statement...something like...

CREATE TABLE c:\test.xxx columns....etc.

To create a flat file to hold table data, to where I could then use an INSERT statment to add data to the file.

I think I remember seeing a way to do something like this, but now I can't seem to find the syntax.

sql-server-2000 stored-procedures

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Answer 1 · 2010-02-15T10:32:56Z

RickD answered Feb 15, '10

No, but you can BCP the data out to a file, it can either be pushed out from the table as is, or you can use a format file, something like:

I can't think of any way of inserting any new data without shelling out to the command line..

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