I've started reading about how bcp does bulk insert. I'm not sure how sql server does validation (i.e., data type). Using bcp, if 5 records are sent to sql server does sql server perform validation record by record and then insert the 5 records all at once? Thanks for the help!
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In short, yes. Of course the answer is not that succinct. You can redirect the records that fail validation to an error file. Now, "to import data into a table, you must either use a format file created for that table or understand the structure of the table and the types of data that are valid for its columns", from BOL.
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