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Question:  Transferring data from text file

Answer: How to transfer data from a text file to SQL table, Which is the best method to do that?


August 08, 2008 00:41:50 #1
 sakthi.jaganathan Oracle Expert  Member Since: August 2008    Total Comments: 7 
RE: Transferring data from text file
 
By using OPENROWSET command

Example:
                   INSERT INTO dbo.ImportTest
SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',
'Excel 8.0;Database=C:ImportData.xls', 'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]')

We can do it in anotherway also by using BULK INSERT

Example:
                
                      BULK INSERT dbo.ImportTest
                      FROM 'C:ImportData.txt'
                      WITH ( FIELDTERMINATOR =',', FIRSTROW = 2 )

              
     

 

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