SQL Server Error Msg 15803 – FORMATFILE option cannot be used to read distributed files. You can either remove it to try determining schema from data files, or use WITH clause of OPENROWSET instead to define schema inline.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “15803 – FORMATFILE option cannot be used to read distributed files. You can either remove it to try determining schema from data files, or use WITH clause of OPENROWSET instead to define schema inline.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

15803 – FORMATFILE option cannot be used to read distributed files. You can either remove it to try determining schema from data files, or use WITH clause of OPENROWSET instead to define schema inline.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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