There seems to have been many discussions on this but I couldn't find something specific to what I am looking for. I am trying to import excel to sql server 2014 express edition.
I already try it using Import and Export Wizard and it success but I want make scheduling because i'm going to import excel to sql every week. From what I've learn it can be done with SSIS but from this site i read that SQL server Express doesn't provide SSIS.
Can anyone tell me another way to make scheduling import excel to sql server 2014 express edition. Thank you in advance.
As SQL server Express 2014 does not have agent Jobs, You need to rely on other tools. I would suggest to have a Stored procedure to import data from excel file to tables. You can write simple .NET app that execute the SP. Then you can configure the .NET app in windows task scheduler to run weekly basis.
Well, if can't use sql server agent or SSIS the only option I can think of is to write a script to import your data.
You can use C# to create a .net framework console application and schedule it with Windows task schedule.
Here is an article with a code that you can use as a basis to import data from excel to your sql server database.
It is not the optimal solution, but given your limitations and your purpose it may work.
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Due to circumstances beyond my control, I'm currently not able to create a table on one of my company's databases, and I got a project where I need to break down and get stats from a large data file. I can open it in Excel, but its not very happy about it. What I'd like to be able to do is create a local database where I could use the import wizard to import an excel file to a new table. Is this possible? If so, how would I do it?
SQL server has a free express edition of their database http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server-editions/sql-server-express.aspx. It probably has a cumulative data limit though (Oracle express does, I don't know much about sql server express).
i'm currently working on a asp.mvc application with entity framework as db backend which will be running on ms azure platform.
on my development machine i'm running a sqlexpress instance which hosts my development database (like i said may app connects via entity framework to it).
deploying the database schema from my local sqlexpress to sql azure is pretty easy via the entity framework database generation wizard (for whatever reasons the wizard always wants to create some clustered indexes which i correct manually in the generated sql file).
but i can't figure out a way to keep my data! the auto generated sql script always dumps all my tables and creates new ones...thats ok for initial setup, but not to upgrade a existing database.
there must be a nice way to perform a schema update without dataloss...please help! i have already tried sql management studio (r2) and SQLAzureMW (available on codeplex)...but they don't do the job :(
please don't tell me i have to code my own tool to do that!
looking for your help
thx
Edit: here's how i do it now
I use the SQL scripts created by the EF migration wizard for my local SQL Express and modify them myself to be compatible with SQL Azure. Is less work that one might think and works perfect :)
Have you tried to use BCP to export and then import your data? I believe you should be able to use BCP to export data from your SQL Express instance into a file, and then import data from the file into SQL Azure. The SQL Azure team has a blog posting that describes using BCP with SQL Azure - Link.
Additionally, in the future, the upcoming release of SQL Azure Data Sync CTP2 might be able to help you out.
Out of curiosity, what problems where you having with SQLAzureMW?
RedGate is famous for SQL server synchronization and data synchronization for deployment purposes.
They have a v9 beta out of their DataCompare and SchemaCompare products that are compatible with SQL Azure. I've been using both successfully and like them alot.
They are pricey when purchased, if you are a small business.
http://www.red-gate.com/Azure
This sounds vary similar to this question, the only answer to which is "wait for the next version of entity framework". I'll admit that I don't use EF, but I make my changes to tables the old school way with SQL Server Management Studio and scripts. ALTER TABLE FTW.
EDIT: If you don't have access to SQL Server Management studio, the new version of the SQL Azure portal includes a Silverlight based application that allows you to run queries and scripts
i have a very simple excel file that i need to import into a table in sql server 2008.
one of the fields is a bit complex and i dont think it can be saved effectively to a csv, since it sometimes has comas and single quotes in it. it screwed up the formatting when i save to a csv. so i would like to try to import directly from the xls file.
does anyone know how to import from xls to sql server ?
For Express, run C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\DTSWizard.exe
try using the sql server management studio
right click in your database -> Tasks -> Import Data..
check this link for more info
How to: Run the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
SQL Server has an import wizard that works with .xls files.
The import wizard generates an SSIS package for you. If you want more control, you can create the SSIS package yourself in Visual Studio.
SQL Server Integration Services for the win. Check this out!
Every month I get an updated list of USPS ZIP codes, which I dutifully import into my SQL Server 2005 database. It's really a simple process, and during the import process, there's a little tick-box that allows me to "Save as SSIS package". Which, of course, I did.
But this is the really crazy part... now that I've saved it - where is it? There is no documentation I can find that tells me where this supposed SSIS package can be found, so I can run it again!
When you connect to SQL Server, connect to Integration Services, not Database Engine. You should be able to find your packages within the structure that appears.
You have two targets to save too:
SQL Server (stored in MSDB)
File System (you get to choose folder etc)
What did you choose?
Currently, if I want to output a SQL script for a table in my database, in Management Studio, I can right click and output a create script.
Is there an equivalent to output an SQL script for a database's maintenance plan?#
Edit
The company I work for has 4 servers, 3 servers and no sign of integration, each one running about 500,000 transactions a day. The original maintenance plans were undocumented and trying to create a default template maintenance plan.
You can't export them as scripts, but if your intention is to migrate them between server instances then you can import and export them as follows:
Connect to Integration Services and expand Stored Packages>MSDB>Maintenance Plans. You can then right click on the plan and select import or export
I don't think you can do that with Maintenance Plans, because those are DTS packages, well now they are called SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services).
There was a stored procedure from which you could add maintenance plans, but I think that it may be deprecated. (sp_add_maintenance_plan). I don't have a SQL 2005 to test here.
The question is, why would you want to export the complete mp? :) If it's for importing in other server, then a ssis package could be useful. I suggest you take a look in that direction, because those you can export/import among servers.