FIX: BULK INSERT Replaces Current Datetime Column Value with Previous Column Value if Data File Contains All Spaces (296849)

SYMPTOMS

When the BULK INSERT T-SQL command is used to import a datetime value from a character or Unicode file in which neither the date nor time value is provided, and instead space characters exist in the data file for the column, the datetime value from the previous datetime row imported is used. The datetime value, however, should be inserted as NULL because the datetime value did not exist.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix

NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   File name    Platform
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   s80285i.exe  x86 - SQL Server 2000 original release fix
   s80404i.exe  x86 - SQL Server Service Pack 1 fix

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.