I have inherited a SSIS package which contains a bulk import task. The bulk import tasks uses the following format file:
8.0
38
1 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 1 branch_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
2 SQLCHAR 0 10 "" 2 sfkacct_number Latin1_General_CI_AS
3 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 3 sfkacct_depot Latin1_General_CI_AS
4 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 4 sfkacct_nominee_name Latin1_General_CI_AS
5 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 5 sfkacct_domicile Latin1_General_CI_AS
6 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 6 secore_transaction_status Latin1_General_CI_AS
7 SQLCHAR 0 11 "" 7 secore_transaction_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
8 SQLCHAR 0 16 "" 8 customer_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
9 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 9 market_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
10 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 10 counterparty_reference Latin1_General_CI_AS
11 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 11 transaction_type Latin1_General_CI_AS
12 SQLCHAR 0 18 "" 12 security_quantity Latin1_General_CI_AS
13 SQLCHAR 0 10 "" 13 security_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
14 SQLCHAR 0 12 "" 14 security_number Latin1_General_CI_AS
15 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 15 security_group Latin1_General_CI_AS
16 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 16 trade_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
17 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 17 contractual_settlement_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
18 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 18 actua1_settlement_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
19 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 19 revised_date Latin1_General_CI_AS
20 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 20 settlement_currency Latin1_General_CI_AS
21 SQLCHAR 0 20 "" 21 settlement_amount Latin1_General_CI_AS
22 SQLCHAR 0 3 "" 22 cash_currency Latin1_General_CI_AS
23 SQLCHAR 0 14 "" 23 cashacct_number Latin1_General_CI_AS
24 SQLCHAR 0 10 "" 24 broker_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
25 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 25 broker_description Latin1_General_CI_AS
26 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 26 beneficiary_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
27 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 27 beneficiary_details1 Latin1_General_CI_AS
28 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 28 beneficiary_details2 Latin1_General_CI_AS
29 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 29 beneficiary_details3 Latin1_General_CI_AS
30 SQLCHAR 0 16 "" 30 failcode_org Latin1_General_CI_AS
31 SQLCHAR 0 16 "" 31 failcode_lst Latin1_General_CI_AS
32 SQLCHAR 0 35 "" 32 failcode_description Latin1_General_CI_AS
33 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 33 status_code Latin1_General_CI_AS
34 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 34 secore_transaction_inputdate Latin1_General_CI_AS
35 SQLCHAR 0 8 "" 35 secore_transaction_valuedate Latin1_General_CI_AS
36 SQLCHAR 0 6 "" 36 yearmonth Latin1_General_CI_AS
37 SQLCHAR 0 2 "" 37 domicile Latin1_General_CI_AS
38 SQLCHAR 0 1 "\r\n" 38 instruction_mode Latin1_General_CI_AS
Coudl anyone tell me what the 8.0 at the top of the file represents?