Problem: I'm using Sybase::BCP to import data and seeing nothing but NULL in the target table. Here's the code: 

$bcp = new Sybase::BCP $user, $passwd, $server;
$bcp->config(INPUT => 'testStud2.bcp',
             OUTPUT => 'tempdb..agStudDB',
             FIELDS => 6,
             SEPARATOR => '|',
             ERRORS => 'BCP.err');
$bcp->run;

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Sample data: 
"AARDVARK, GLOIN"|04|1770 FAKE ADDRESS|(509) 666-6666|0888888|114
"AARDVARK, CHOMPERS"|06|1770 FAKE ADDRESS|(509) 665-6666|0999999|212

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Using standard BCP puts my friends the Aardvarks in the table, but using Sybase::BCP inside Perl gives me the following: 

1> select * from tempdb..agStudDB
2> go
 name                                                                 
+            grade 
        address                                                       
+                   prime_phone         
        altid                ent   
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+----------- ------
        --------------------------------------------------------------
+------------------ --------------------
        -------------------- ------
 NULL                                                                 
+            NULL  
        NULL                                                          
+                   NULL                
        NULL                 NULL  
 NULL                                                                 
+            NULL  
        NULL                                                          
+                   NULL                
        NULL                 NULL  

(2 rows affected)

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So it looks like it's getting there, just not as expected. Any ideas ( preferably not involving standard bcp )?

Long live the Monks!

Bubnoff

Just tried this with Sybase::BLK and got:

This version of Sybase::CTlib doesn't support the CS_SERVERADDR property at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.8/Sybase/BLK.pm line 363

In reply to Using Sybase::BCP ~ getting NULL values by bubnoff

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