KB2989810 - FIX: Error in bcp_init when you do bulk copy with local temp table as input parameter in SQL Server Native Client 11.0

Applies To
SQL Server 2012 Developer SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Express SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

Assume that you use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014. When you use the bcp_init function in SQL Server Native Client 11.0 to do bulk copy, and set a local temp table as the input parameter, the function fails, and you receive the following error message:

Note

"SQL Diag:42000:1:11525:[Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 11.0][SQL Server] The metadata could not be determined because statement 'select * from <TableName>⁠' uses a temp table.\n"

Resolution

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.

Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2014 /en-us/help/2999197

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2012 SP2 /en-us/help/2983175

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.