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The data types that are specified in the mapping schema (XSD or XDR type and sql:datatype) are generally ignored, except in the following cases:
In XSD:
- If the type is dateTime or time, you must specify the sql:datatype because XML Bulk Load performs data conversion before sending the data to Microsoft SQL Server.
- When you are bulk loading into a column of uniqueidentifier type in SQL Server and the XSD value is a GUID that includes braces ({ and }), you must specify sql:datatype="uniqueidentifier" to remove the braces before the value is inserted into the column. If sql:datatype is not specified, the value is sent with the braces and the insert fails.
For more information about sql:datatype, see Data Type Coercions and the sql:datatype Annotation [SQLXML 4.0].
In XDR:
- If the dt:type is datetime, time, dateTime.tz, or time.tz, you must specify both the dt:type and sql:datatype data types because XML Bulk Load performs data conversion before it sends the data to SQL Server.
- If your XML data is of type uuid, sql:datatype must be specified; dt:type="uuid" is also required, unless the data is string data. If you do not specify dt:uuid, XML Bulk Load accepts strings with braces (and removes them if needed).
- If the XML data is bin.base64 or bin.hex, you must specify the XML data type with dt:type. XML Bulk Load then loads the data into SQL Server as a hexadecimal representation of the data.