Summary
This update improves SQL Server 2014 functionality by adding support for importing and exporting UTF-8 data to and from SQL Server, as follows:
- UTF-8 import support is added to the BCP utility and to the BULK INSERT Transact-SQL command.
- UTF-8 export support is added to the BCP utility.
More Information
After you install this update, you can import UTF-8 data to SQL Server by running the following BULK INSERT Transact-SQL command:
BULK INSERT table_name FROM 'drive:pathfile_name' WITH (CODEPAGE = '65001', DATAFILETYPE = 'Char')
To import UTF-8 data to SQL Server, use the BCP utility and run the following command:
bcp table_name in "drive:pathfile_name" -c -C 65001
To export UTF-8 data to SQL Server, use the BCP utility and run the following command:
bcp table_name out "drive:pathfile_name" -c -C 65001
This update is included in the following service pack for SQL Server: