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bcp_getcolfmt

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Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)

Used to find the column format property value.

Syntax

  
RETCODE bcp_getcolfmt (  
        HDBC hdbc,  
        INT field,  
        INT property,  
        void* pValue,  
        INT cbvalue,  
        INT* pcbLen);

Arguments

hdbc
Is the bulk copy-enabled ODBC connection handle.

field
Is the column number for which the property is retrieved.

property
Is one of the property constants.

pValue
Is the pointer to the buffer from which to retrieve the property value.

cbValue
Is the length of the property buffer in bytes.

pcbLen
Pointer to length of the data that is being returned in the property buffer.

Returns

SUCCEED or FAIL.

Remarks

Column format property values are listed in the bcp_setcolfmt topic. The column format property values are set by calling the bcp_setcolfmt function, and the bcp_getcolfmt function is used to find the column format property value.

Behavior changes may be observed when connecting to a SQL Server 2012 (11.x) (or later) server computer, compared to earlier SQL Server versions. For more information, see Metadata Discovery.

bcp_getcolfmt Support for Enhanced Date and Time Features

The types used with the BCP_FMT_TYPE property for date/time types are as specified in Bulk Copy Changes for Enhanced Date and Time Types (OLE DB and ODBC).

For more information, see Date and Time Improvements (ODBC).

See Also

Bulk Copy Functions