BulkInsertTask.FormatFile Property

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property FormatFile As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As BulkInsertTask
Dim value As String

value = instance.FormatFile

instance.FormatFile = value

public string FormatFile { get; set; }

public:
virtual property String^ FormatFile {
    String^ get () sealed;
    void set (String^ value) sealed;
}

abstract FormatFile : string with get, set
override FormatFile : string with get, set

final function get FormatFile () : String
final function set FormatFile (value : String)

Implements

IDTSBulkInsertTask.FormatFile

Remarks

A format file describes the data file that contains stored responses created by using the bcp utility on the same table or view. The format file should be used in the following cases:

• The data file contains more or fewer columns than the table or view.

• The columns are in a different order.

• The column delimiters vary.

• There are other changes in the data format.

Format files are typically created by using the bcp utility. The file can be modified with a text editor as needed. For more information, see bcp Utility.

Examples

The following example creates a BulkInsertTask, and then shows the default settings of the properties, including the FormatFile, by using the TaskHost. The example then sets two fields to demonstrate how to set field values.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.BulkInsertTask;

namespace Microsoft.SqlServer.SSIS.Samples
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Package pkg = new Package();
            Executable exec1 = pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:BulkInsertTask");
            TaskHost th = exec1 as TaskHost;

            // List the default values of the Bulk Insert task
            // by using the Properties collection of the TaskHost.
            Console.WriteLine("BatchSize             {0}", th.Properties["BatchSize"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("CheckConstraints      {0}", th.Properties["CheckConstraints"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("CodePage              {0}", th.Properties["CodePage"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("DataFileType          {0}", th.Properties["DataFileType"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("DebugMode             {0}", th.Properties["DebugMode"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("DestinationConnection {0}", th.Properties["DestinationConnection"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("DestinationTableName  {0}", th.Properties["DestinationTableName"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("FieldTerminator       {0}", th.Properties["FieldTerminator"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("FireTriggers          {0}", th.Properties["FireTriggers"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("FirstRow              {0}", th.Properties["FirstRow"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("FormatFile            {0}", th.Properties["FormatFile"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("KeepIdentity          {0}", th.Properties["KeepIdentity"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("KeepNulls             {0}", th.Properties["KeepNulls"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("LastRow               {0}", th.Properties["LastRow"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("MaximumErrors         {0}", th.Properties["MaximumErrors"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("RowTerminator         {0}", th.Properties["RowTerminator"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("SortedData            {0}", th.Properties["SortedData"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("SourceConnection      {0}", th.Properties["SourceConnection"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("SqlStatement          {0}", th.Properties["SqlStatement"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("SuspendRequired       {0}", th.Properties["SuspendRequired"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("TableLock             {0}", th.Properties["TableLock"].GetValue(th));
            Console.WriteLine("UseFormatFile         {0}", th.Properties["UseFormatFile"].GetValue(th));

            Console.WriteLine("--------------------------");
            // Show how to set a property by using the TaskHost Properties.
            th.Properties["CheckConstraints"].SetValue(th, true);
            th.Properties["DataFileType"].SetValue(th, DTSBulkInsert_DataFileType.DTSBulkInsert_DataFileType_Native);
            Console.WriteLine("New value of CheckConstraints and DataFileType:  {0}, {1}", th.Properties["CheckConstraints"].GetValue(th), th.Properties["DataFileType"].GetValue(th));
        }
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.BulkInsertTask
 
Namespace Microsoft.SqlServer.SSIS.Samples
    Class Program
        Shared  Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            Dim pkg As Package =  New Package() 
            Dim exec1 As Executable =  pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:BulkInsertTask") 
            Dim th As TaskHost =  exec1 as TaskHost 
 
            ' List the default values of the Bulk Insert task
            ' by using the Properties collection of the TaskHost.
            Console.WriteLine("BatchSize             {0}", th.Properties("BatchSize").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("CheckConstraints      {0}", th.Properties("CheckConstraints").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("CodePage              {0}", th.Properties("CodePage").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("DataFileType          {0}", th.Properties("DataFileType").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("DebugMode             {0}", th.Properties("DebugMode").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("DestinationConnection {0}", th.Properties("DestinationConnection").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("DestinationTableName  {0}", th.Properties("DestinationTableName").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("FieldTerminator       {0}", th.Properties("FieldTerminator").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("FireTriggers          {0}", th.Properties("FireTriggers").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("FirstRow              {0}", th.Properties("FirstRow").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("FormatFile            {0}", th.Properties("FormatFile").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("KeepIdentity          {0}", th.Properties("KeepIdentity").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("KeepNulls             {0}", th.Properties("KeepNulls").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("LastRow               {0}", th.Properties("LastRow").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("MaximumErrors         {0}", th.Properties("MaximumErrors").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("RowTerminator         {0}", th.Properties("RowTerminator").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("SortedData            {0}", th.Properties("SortedData").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("SourceConnection      {0}", th.Properties("SourceConnection").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("SqlStatement          {0}", th.Properties("SqlStatement").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("SuspendRequired       {0}", th.Properties("SuspendRequired").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("TableLock             {0}", th.Properties("TableLock").GetValue(th))
            Console.WriteLine("UseFormatFile         {0}", th.Properties("UseFormatFile").GetValue(th))
 
            Console.WriteLine("--------------------------")
            ' Show how to set a property by using the TaskHost Properties.
            th.Properties("CheckConstraints").SetValue(th, True)
            th.Properties("DataFileType").SetValue(th, DTSBulkInsert_DataFileType.DTSBulkInsert_DataFileType_Native)
            Console.WriteLine("New value of CheckConstraints and DataFileType:  {0}, {1}", th.Properties("CheckConstraints").GetValue(th), th.Properties("DataFileType").GetValue(th))
 
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Sample Output:

BatchSize 0

CheckConstraints False

CodePage RAW

DataFileType 0

DebugMode False

DestinationConnection

DestinationTableName

FieldTerminator Tab

FireTriggers False

FirstRow 1

FormatFile

KeepIdentity False

KeepNulls False

LastRow 0

MaximumErrors 0

RowTerminator {CR}{LF}

SortedData

SourceConnection

SqlStatement System.String[]

SuspendRequired False

TableLock False

UseFormatFile False

--------------------------

New value of CheckConstraints and DataFileType: True, 1

See Also

Reference