Symptoms. When you use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014, the bulk copy program (bcp) utility (Bcp.exe) may crash. Note This issue occurs on a rare condition. Resolution. The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server. Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2014 SP1 /en-us/help/3075950.

Describes an update that adds UTF-8 encoding support for the BCP utility and the BULK INSERT Transact-SQL command in SQL Server 2014 SP2.

Fixes an issue that occurs when you use the bcp utility to import data from large text files on a Chinese version of Windows system.

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.

Cause. This problem occurs because the following components are installed in the wrong location: SQL Powershell (Sqlps.exe) Log shipping executable (SQLLogship.exe) Bcp.exe and other components. The jobs that are created by using one of these components are located in different locations on both nodes.

FIX: Hotfixes are available for MDAC 2.8. Microsoft now distributes Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 hotfixes as a single update file. Because these hotfixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous MDAC 2.8 fix release.

This article describes cumulative update package 12 (build 12.0.4511.0) for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This update contains fixes that were released after the release of SQL Server 2014 SP1.

This update contains fixes that were released after the release of SQL Server 2012 SP3. Notes. Cumulative updates are now available at the Microsoft Download Center. Only the most recent cumulative update that was released for SQL Server 2012 SP3 is available at the Download Center.

How to obtain this cumulative update package. The following update is available from the Microsoft Download Center: Download the latest cumulative update package for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1) now.

How to obtain this cumulative update package. The following update is available from the Microsoft Download Center: Download the latest cumulative update package for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 now. If the download page does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the cumulative update package.