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 ...

Learn the steps for importing data from a file to a SQL database using different tools and methods, such as the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard, SSIS, BULK INSERT, or OPENROWSET.

When it comes to handling large volumes of data in SQL Server—especially importing and exporting flat files like CSVs or TXT files—the BCP (Bulk Copy Program) utility is one of the most powerful tools ...

SQL Servers allow the import or export of database diagrams to another database. All the information related to a database is stored in the dtproperties table. Therefore, to import or export a ...

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.

We have an ancient AS/400 730 system that still houses some old budget/financial data. We'd like to decommission this box, and migrate the data to a SQL server. The data won't be modified or ...

A Microsoft data platform MVP on the state of SQL Server today -- how it's evolved in Microsoft's Azure-first word, the best features to emerge in recent years and troubleshooting gotchas.

Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a known issue impacting Windows apps using ODBC database connections after installing the November 2022 Patch Tuesday updates.