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Using | as field terminator in BCP queryout

Hello Experts,

I am using BCP to export data from a SQL statement to a test file using queryout.  I want to use | as my field terminator, but only seem to be able to get it to output , as a field terminator using -t,

Is it possible to use | as a field terminator?

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Can you post the command-line you're using?

-t| should work according to BOL.
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Thanks Daniel,

Below is the script...and the error I am receiving.  If I remove the | or replace it with ,....it runs fine.

declare @move_dt                                    datetime
            , @move_yyyymmdd                              varchar(8)
            , @move_letter_file_location            varchar(2000)
            , @bcp_move_cmd                                    varchar(2000)



set @move_dt = convert(datetime,'7/1/2008',101)
set @move_yyyymmdd = right(replicate('0',4) + cast(datepart(yyyy, @move_dt) as varchar(4)),4) + right(replicate('0',2) + cast(datepart(mm, @move_dt) as varchar(2)),2) + right(replicate('0',2) + cast(datepart(dd, @move_dt) as varchar(2)),2)


set @move_letter_file_location = '\\server\move_' + @move_yyyymmdd + '.txt'

set @bcp_move_cmd = 'bcp "select * from database..address_view where (right(replicate(''0'',4) + cast(move_yyyy as varchar(4)),4)) + (right(replicate(0,2) + cast(move_mm as varchar(2)),2)) + (right(replicate(0,2) + cast(move_dd as varchar(2)),2)) =  ''' + @move_yyyymmdd + ''' order by 3" queryout "'
set @bcp_move_cmd = @bcp_move_cmd + @move_letter_file_location + '" -t| -c -SDEV_SQL -T'

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @bcp_move_cmd



ERROR

'-c' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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