Re: Copy command and import - MS SQL Server to Postgres

I know this doesn't answer your question, but have you considered doing it with DTS instead of BCP?
I used it recently to migrate an Access database to PostGreSQL and it worked great. One of the big advantages is the ability to transform the data as it is being converted.
It is also built in to MSSQL Server. I have used it numerous times for data transformations within SQL Server and have always enjoyed working with it.
""Goutam Paruchuri"" <gparuchuri(at)oneil(dot)com> wrote in message news:B2C547DF42419645804F05B54290755ADC7C89(at)DAYTONEX(dot)oneilinc(dot)net(dot)(dot)(dot)
Iam trying to import data from ms-sql server to postgres. I export the data which has datetime columns in sql server using BCP. I use the following to import back into postgres.

copy tablename from 'c:\\bcpdata\\mcfa\\tablename.txt' with delimiter as '\t'

I get the following error !!
invalid input syntax for type timestamp: ""

My input file has the timestamp value like

2004-09-30 11:31:00.000

Any clues ???

Thanks !
Goutam

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