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ASP.NET SQLBulkCopy String Length Problem

Hello,
Trying to use SQLBulkCopy to upload a data table into SQL.
I'm getting this error:

String or binary data would be truncated.
sqlBulkcopy.WriteToServer(dtCustom)

The SQL column is defined as nvarchar(50)
I changed the column to nvarchar(150) and same problem
One of the actual lines that's blowing it is: Enter the Location of Inspection
This character length is 32 with spaces
If I remove "on" then it works and imports.

So what's the deal with a column defined as 50 nvarchar and 32 characters going into it.?

Any ideas?

Lokesh B R

Hi,

Please check the table structure and i think you will find the length of one or more fields where the length is not big enough to hold the data which you are inserting.

Check the data is having any spaces at beginning.

Vitor Montalvão

Maybe the error message is misleading you. Sometimes happens, unfortunaly.
Can you check if there is more columns in that line that it should? Verify what field separator character are you using.

JS List

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The file being read in is XML and here' s the actual info
<hover>Enter the Location of Inspection</hover>

And just for the heck of it I did do a TRIM at one point - same problem.
Also adjusted the database field to 150 length and no change.
Here's the column definition in SQL
nvarchar(50)

Funny thing is if I alter the text to
<hover>Enter the Location of Inspecti</hover>
it goes in. 30 Chars with spaces / 26 without spaces

Is there anything with the nvarchar?

Vitor Montalvão

I never worked with the SQLBulkCopy but how can you assure the table columns mapping with the the XML file?

JS List

ASKER

I read the xml file into a datatable. Then upload the datatable to the SQL table.
Here's some of the code:

Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable
Dim dc As DataColumn

dc = New DataColumn()
dc.DataType = Type.GetType("System.Int32")
dc.ColumnName = "I_CUST_CSTM_FLD"
dt.Columns.Add(dc)

dc = New DataColumn()
dc.DataType = Type.GetType("System.String")
dc.ColumnName = "I_CUST"
dt.Columns.Add(dc)

dc = New DataColumn()
dc.DataType = Type.GetType("System.String")
dc.ColumnName = "C_ACT_TYP"
dt.Columns.Add(dc)

dc = New DataColumn()
dc.DataType = Type.GetType("System.String")
dc.ColumnName = "T_FLD_HOVER"
dt.Columns.Add(dc)

Dim reader As XmlTextReader = New XmlTextReader(CustomPath)
Do While reader.Read()

Select Case reader.NodeType

 Case XmlNodeType.Element
     thisElementName = reader.Name.ToString().ToLower()
     If (thisElementName = "customfields.customfield") Then
	 rowC = dtCustom.NewRow()
     End If

 Case XmlNodeType.Text
     If (thisElementName = "id") Then
	 rowC("I_CUST_CSTM_FLD") = CInt(reader.Value.ToString())
     End If

     If (thisElementName = "companyid") Then
	 rowC("I_CUST") = reader.Value.ToString()
     End If

     If (thisElementName = "activityType") Then
	 rowC("C_ACT_TYP") = reader.Value.ToString()
     End If

     If (thisElementName = "hover") Then
	 rowC("T_FLD_HOVER") = reader.Value.ToString()
     End If
   End Select
 Loop

dtCustom.Rows.Add(rowC)        '  Adds last record in to table
reader.Close()

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JS List

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WOW that was it. You know I had the datatable columns named the same as in the SQL table. And I read someplace where you didn't have to map when the names were the same.

Thanks a bunch Vitor

JS List

ASKER

The column mappings were the correct answer.