using bcp to copy between servers gives SQLState 22008

Question

I'm trying to copy data from one database to another (on different servers) whose tables have identical schema, every time I run the below query I get an error saying the following...

"SQLState = 22008 NativeError = 0 Error = [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0]Invalid date format"

The query is this...

EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1    
GO    
RECONFIGURE    
GO

EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1    
GO
RECONFIGURE
GO


DECLARE @MasterServerName varchar(40)    
DECLARE @MasterServerUserName varchar(20)    
DECLARE @MasterServerPassword varchar(20)    
DECLARE @SlaveServerName varchar(40)    
DECLARE @SlaveServerUserName varchar(20)    
DECLARE @SlaveServerPassword varchar(20)

DECLARE @ExportFile varchar (40)    
DECLARE @ExportFile1 varchar (40)    
DECLARE @ExportFile2 varchar (40)    
DECLARE @ExportFile3 varchar (40)    
DECLARE @ExportFile4 varchar (40)

SET @MasterServerName='{SQL_Server_Name}'    
SET @MasterServerUserName='{SQL_USER_LOGIN}'    
SET @MasterServerPassword='{SQL_USER_PASSWORD}'

SET @SlaveServerName='{SLAVE_NAME}\{SLAVE_INSTANCE}'    
SET @SlaveServerUserName='{SLAVE_USER_LOGIN}'    
SET @SlaveServerPassword='{SLAVE_USER_PASSWORD}'

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SET @ExportFile1='C:\ExportTracking1.txt'    
SET @ExportFile2='C:\ExportTracking2.txt'    
SET @ExportFile3='C:\ExportTracking3.txt'    
SET @ExportFile4='C:\ExportTracking4.txt'


DECLARE @BCP varchar(8000)

----------------------------------------------
--Collecting tracking data from the slave server
-----------------------------------------------

SET @BCP =
'bcp "select * FROM <DATABASE_NAME>.dbo.<TABLE_NAME> where ExportID="9999999"" queryoutout '+@ExportFile1+' -c -U'+@SlaveServerUserName+' -P'+@SlaveServerPassword+' -S'+@SlaveServerName+' -C{850}'
PRINT @BCP
EXEC xp_CMDshell @BCP

-----------------------------------------------
--Adding tracking data to the master server
-----------------------------------------------


SET @BCP =
'bcp <DATABASE_NAME>.dbo.<TABLE_NAME> in '+@ExportFile1+' -e C:\error1.txt -c -U'+@MasterServerUserName+' -P'+@MasterServerPassword+' -S'+@MasterServerName+' -C{850}'
PRINT @BCP
EXEC xp_CMDshell @BCP


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EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 0    
GO    
RECONFIGURE    
GO 

EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0    
GO    
RECONFIGURE
GO

Can anyone please help shed some light on why this error is occurring?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Lee

Answer 1

Less probable but also possible, please check the language and regional settings of the windows servers running the sql instances.