Can Sql Server BULK INSERT read from a named pipe/fifo?

Question

Is it possible for BULK INSERT/bcp to read from a named pipe, fifo-style?

That is, rather than reading from a real text file, can BULK INSERT/bcp be made to read fro

Answer 1

Does BCP accept STDIN? If so, you might want to try just piping it straight through without creating a named pipe...for instance:

gunzip authors.txt.gz | bcp schema.tablename