This chapter explains how to use the bulk copy utility, bcp, to move data between Adaptive Server and an operating system file.
bcp provides a convenient, high-speed method for transferring data between a database table or view and an operating system file. bcp can read or write files in a wide variety of formats. When copying in from a file, bcp inserts data into an existing database table; when copying out to a file, bcp overwrites any previous contents of the file.
For a detailed description of bcp syntax, see bcp.
