How to read text file in SQL SERVER 2008

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How to read text file data in sql server 2008???

I have a one text file and data insert into database.

Posted 10-Oct-13 20:50pm

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Updated 11-Nov-19 23:27pm

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Richard MacCutchan 11-Oct-13 3:19am

With notepad.

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Prasad Khandekar · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-10T23:10:00

Solution 1

Hello,

You can use BULK INSERT[^] for this.

e.g.

SQL

BULK INSERT csv_test
FROM 'F:\csv_data.txt'
WITH
(
    FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
    ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
)
GO

The above examples inserts data from a CSV text file into SQL server table.

Regards,

Posted 10-Oct-13 23:10pm

Prasad Khandekar

OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-10T23:13:00

Assuming that you mean to read the file in C# and insert it into your SQL Db (otherwise why mention C# in the tags?) then exactly how you do it depends on what kind of column you have created in SQL.
If it is VARCHAR:

C#

string myFileString = File.ReadAllText(path);
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnect))
    {
    con.Open();
    using (SqlCommand com = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO myTable (myColumn) VALUES (@TEXT)", con))
        {
        com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@TEXT", myFileString);
        com.ExecuteNonQuery();
        }
    }

If it is VARBINARY:

C#

byte[] myFiledata = File.ReadAllBytes(path);
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnect))
    {
    con.Open();
    using (SqlCommand com = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO myTable (myColumn) VALUES (@DATA)", con))
        {
        com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@DATA", myFileData);
        com.ExecuteNonQuery();
        }
    }