Changing the Bulk import location

When you activate bulk import, you enter the SQL Server credentials and the location of the files to import. You can change the location of the bulk import data files folder later, without having to reactivate the database for Bulk Import.

Before you begin

The database must be set up to use bulk import. For more information see Activating bulk import

About this task

You can change the location of the bulk import data files folder later, without having to reactivate the database for Bulk Import. This changes the path for all users of Bulk Import:
Note: This folder must be shared. iBase users must have a Windows account that has read/write permissions for this folder. The account under which SQL Server runs requires read permission for this folder.

Procedure

  1. Open File > Database Properties > Advanced.
  2. Enter the UNC path of the folder in Bulk Import Data Files Folder.