Import fails on text field - help

Hi,
I am trying to import an xls file into SQL Server 2005. It usually
works fine, except for when I try to import the "Notes" column. The
notes column is just a really long text field. The table I'm attempting
to import to has Notes defined as a varchar(4000) - I changed it from
the default 255, which is more than sufficient.
I don't recall having this problem in 2000. So how I can get this to
work'
Thanks!!
Error message:
- Executing (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc020901c: Data Flow Task: There was an error with output column
"Notes" (78) on output "Excel Source Output" (9). The column status
returned was: "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no
match in the target code page.".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc020902a: Data Flow Task: The "output column "Notes" (78)"
failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition
on "output column "Notes" (78)" specifies failure on truncation. A
truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified
component.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0047038: Data Flow Task: The PrimeOutput method on component
"Source - HCMembers_Load$" (1) returned error code 0xC020902A. The
component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called
PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the
component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0047021: Data Flow Task: Thread "SourceThread0" has exited
with error code 0xC0047038.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0047039: Data Flow Task: Thread "WorkThread0" received a
shutdown signal and is terminating. The user requested a shutdown, or
an error in another thread is causing the pipeline to shutdown.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
Error 0xc0047021: Data Flow Task: Thread "WorkThread0" has exited with
error code 0xC0047039.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)Hi
Have you tried varchar(MAX) or nvarchar(MAX) instead?
John
"tootsuite@.gmail.com" wrote:

> Hi,
> I am trying to import an xls file into SQL Server 2005. It usually
> works fine, except for when I try to import the "Notes" column. The
> notes column is just a really long text field. The table I'm attempting
> to import to has Notes defined as a varchar(4000) - I changed it from
> the default 255, which is more than sufficient.
> I don't recall having this problem in 2000. So how I can get this to
> work'
> Thanks!!
> Error message:
> - Executing (Error)
> Messages
> Error 0xc020901c: Data Flow Task: There was an error with output column
> "Notes" (78) on output "Excel Source Output" (9). The column status
> returned was: "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no
> match in the target code page.".
> (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
> Error 0xc020902a: Data Flow Task: The "output column "Notes" (78)"
> failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition
> on "output column "Notes" (78)" specifies failure on truncation. A
> truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified
> component.
> (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
> Error 0xc0047038: Data Flow Task: The PrimeOutput method on component
> "Source - HCMembers_Load$" (1) returned error code 0xC020902A. The
> component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called
> PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the
> component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing.
> (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
> Error 0xc0047021: Data Flow Task: Thread "SourceThread0" has exited
> with error code 0xC0047038.
> (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
> Error 0xc0047039: Data Flow Task: Thread "WorkThread0" received a
> shutdown signal and is terminating. The user requested a shutdown, or
> an error in another thread is causing the pipeline to shutdown.
> (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
> Error 0xc0047021: Data Flow Task: Thread "WorkThread0" has exited with
> error code 0xC0047039.
> (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
>