First SQL has to be running under an account that has access to that directory. Then it is easiest if you make a share, then you reference it as \\sernername\sharename\filename
Steve Sent from my iPhone On May 3, 2011, at 12:48 AM, Kam Heydari <heyda...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi, > Anyone know how to pass file name to the bulkload when sqlserver and > coldfision servers are on different physical servers; The following xml load > works when both SQl and CF servers are residing on the same physical server. > - How I can refer to the local file where sqlserver can access it? > - Any alternative ways? > Thanks > K > > EXEC(' > INSERT INTO [ProjectXML](Code, Reference, xmlFileName, [xmlDocument]) > SELECT '''+'2503'+''','''+'455'+''', ''' + > 'C:\ColdFusion9\runtime\servers\coldfusion\SERVER-INF\temp\wwwroot-tmp\neotmp6410035959573708012.tmp' > + ''', xmlData FROM ( SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET (BULK ''' + > 'C:\ColdFusion9\runtime\servers\coldfusion\SERVER-INF\temp\wwwroot-tmp\neotmp6410035959573708012.tmp' > + ''' , SINGLE_BLOB) AS XMLDATA ) AS FileImport (XMLDATA) ') > > Error when on different servers: > Message: Error Executing Database Query. > Detail: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]Cannot bulk load > because the file > "C:\ColdFusion9\runtime\servers\coldfusion\SERVER-INF\temp\wwwroot-tmp\neotmp4527544419188947137.tmp" > could not be opened. Operating system error code 3(The system cannot find > the path specified.). > sqlStatement: HY000 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:344155 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm