Copy Job (Preview) On-Prem SQL Server Error: 'FORMAT' is not a recognized built-in function name.

[jisaac]

Hello,

I was trying out the Copy Job (Preview) item as what it is meant to be will be very useful for me. I attempted to pull data from a SQL Server running an older version. I was greeted with this error:

Failure happened on 'Source' side.

ErrorCode=SqlOperationFailed,'Type=Microsoft.DataTransfer.Common.Shared.HybridDeliveryException,Message=A database operation failed with the following error: ''FORMAT' is not a recognized built-in function name.',Source=,''Type=System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException,Message='FORMAT' is not a recognized built-in function name.,Source=.Net SqlClient Data Provider,SqlErrorNumber=195,Class=15,ErrorCode=-2146232060,State=10,Errors=[{Class=15,Number=195,State=10,Message='FORMAT' is not a recognized built-in function name.,},],'

According to this article, the 'FORMAT' function was introduced in SQL Server 2012. My server is running a version prior to that. Is there anyway to work around this to allow the Copy Job to work?

Thanks,

Jacob

[Anonymous]

Hi @jisaac ,

Copy Job is a preview feature of Data Factory, in order to get a better solution to your problem, I suggest you can go to the official forum of Data Factory to ask a question, there will be a professional for you to solve the problem.

Get Help with Data Factory - Microsoft Fabric Community

Here is an official document on how to use Copy Job, it may help you:

How to create a Copy job (preview) in Data Factory - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

Best Regards,
Yang
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[Anonymous]

Hi @jisaac ,

Is my follow-up just to ask if the problem has been solved?

If so, can you accept the correct answer as a solution or share your solution to help other members find it faster?

Thank you very much for your cooperation!

Best Regards,
Yang
Community Support Team

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