title: Import data from Excel to SQL Server or Azure SQL Database. description: This article describes methods to import data from Excel to SQL Server or Azure SQL Database. Some use a single step, ...

Ensure your SQL Server table structure matches your Excel file columns The script assumes the first row of your Excel file contains column headers For large files, use batch mode (-b flag) for better ...

SQL is a powerful and versatile language for data analysis, but sometimes you need to work with data in different formats and platforms. For example, you might want to import data from a CSV file ...

Other methods could include converting Excel data into SQL statements to run via an “import” webpage on your website. You can then handle and run the SQL statements using PHP on the server ...

Now that you’ve automated the fetching of your flat file via FTP, the next step is to automatically import that file into SQL Server. To do this, we’ll use an SQL Server Agent Job.

Importing data from Excel to SQL Server requires going back in time, so to speak. Yes, back to 32-bits at runtime. As much as it can be a pain, a lot of projects still require that you import data ...