Asterisk in sql script [duplicate] - sql

Question

I have a folder called "Dump." This folder consists of various .CSV Files.
The folder Location is 'C:\Dump'
I want to Import the contents of these files into SQL Server.
I want the rough code along with proper comments so that I understand it.
I have tried a few codes that I found on the Net. But they haven't quite worked out for me for some strange reason.
The steps I would like to have are
Step 1: Copy all the File Names in the folder to a Table
Step 2: Iterate through the table and copy the data from the files using Bulk Insert.
Someone do please help me out on this one. Thanks a lot in advance :)

Answer 1

--BULK INSERT MULTIPLE FILES From a Folder
--a table to loop thru filenames drop table ALLFILENAMES
CREATE TABLE ALLFILENAMES(WHICHPATH VARCHAR(255),WHICHFILE varchar(255))
--some variables
declare #filename varchar(255),
#path varchar(255),
#sql varchar(8000),
#cmd varchar(1000)
--get the list of files to process:
SET #path = 'C:\Dump\'
SET #cmd = 'dir ' + #path + '*.csv /b'
INSERT INTO ALLFILENAMES(WHICHFILE)
EXEC Master..xp_cmdShell #cmd
UPDATE ALLFILENAMES SET WHICHPATH = #path where WHICHPATH is null
--cursor loop
declare c1 cursor for SELECT WHICHPATH,WHICHFILE FROM ALLFILENAMES where WHICHFILE like '%.csv%'
open c1
fetch next from c1 into #path,#filename
While ##fetch_status <> -1
begin
--bulk insert won't take a variable name, so make a sql and execute it instead:
set #sql = 'BULK INSERT Temp FROM ''' + #path + #filename + ''' '
+ ' WITH (
FIELDTERMINATOR = '','',
ROWTERMINATOR = ''\n'',
FIRSTROW = 2
) '
print #sql
exec (#sql)
fetch next from c1 into #path,#filename
end
close c1
deallocate c1
--Extras
--delete from ALLFILENAMES where WHICHFILE is NULL
--select * from ALLFILENAMES
--drop table ALLFILENAMES

Answer 2

This will give you separate tables for each file.
--BULK INSERT MULTIPLE FILES From a Folder
drop table allfilenames
--a table to loop thru filenames drop table ALLFILENAMES
CREATE TABLE ALLFILENAMES(WHICHPATH VARCHAR(255),WHICHFILE varchar(255))
--some variables
declare #filename varchar(255),
#path varchar(255),
#sql varchar(8000),
#cmd varchar(1000)
--get the list of files to process:
SET #path = 'D:\Benihana\backup_csv_benihana_20191128032207_part_1\'
SET #cmd = 'dir ' + #path + '*.csv /b'
INSERT INTO ALLFILENAMES(WHICHFILE)
EXEC Master..xp_cmdShell #cmd
UPDATE ALLFILENAMES SET WHICHPATH = #path where WHICHPATH is null
delete from ALLFILENAMES where WHICHFILE is null
--SELECT replace(whichfile,'.csv',''),* FROM dbo.ALLFILENAMES
--cursor loop
declare c1 cursor for SELECT WHICHPATH,WHICHFILE FROM ALLFILENAMES where WHICHFILE like '%.csv%' order by WHICHFILE desc
open c1
fetch next from c1 into #path,#filename
While ##fetch_status <> -1
begin
--bulk insert won't take a variable name, so make a sql and execute it instead:
set #sql =
'select * into '+ Replace(#filename, '.csv','')+'
from openrowset(''MSDASQL''
,''Driver={Microsoft Access Text Driver (*.txt, *.csv)}''
,''select * from '+#Path+#filename+''')'
print #sql
exec (#sql)
fetch next from c1 into #path,#filename
end
close c1
deallocate c1

Answer 3

For Step 1 Maybe you can look at:
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/forum/threads/copying-filenames-to-sql-table.11546/
or
How to list files inside a folder with SQL Server
and then Step 2
How to cast variables in T-SQL for bulk insert?
HTH

Answer 4

You might need to enable the xp_cmdshell first:
sp_configure 'show advanced options', '1'
RECONFIGURE
go
sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', '1'
RECONFIGURE
go
And, to enable ad_hoc,
sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
GO
sp_configure 'Ad Hoc Distributed Queries', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
GO

Answer 5

To solve step 1, xp_dirtree can also be used to list all files and folders.
Keep in mind that it is an undocumented function. Security precautions must be considered. Intentionally crafted filenames could be an intrusion vector.

Answer 6

In python you can use d6tstack which makes this simple
import d6tstack
import glob
c = d6tstack.combine_csv.CombinerCSV(glob.glob('*.csv'))
c.to_mssql_combine('mssql+pymssql://usr:pwd#localhost/db', 'tablename')
See SQL examples. It also deals with data schema changes, creates table and allows you to preprocess data. It leverages BULK INSERT so should be just as fast.

Answer 7

to expand upon the answer by SarangArd you can replace temp with the following if your file name matches your table name.
' + Left(#filename, Len(#filename)-4) + '

Answer 8

This code will create a new table per CSV file that is imported.
Best to populate empty database from CSV files.
CREATE TABLE ALLFILENAMES
(
WHICHPATH VARCHAR(255)
,WHICHFILE VARCHAR(255)
)
DECLARE #filename VARCHAR(255),
#path VARCHAR(255),
#sql VARCHAR(8000),
#cmd VARCHAR(1000)
SET #path = 'L:\DATA\SOURCE\CSV\' --PATH TO YOUR CSV FILES (CHANGE TO YOUR PATH)
SET #cmd = 'dir ' + #path + '*.csv /b'
INSERT INTO ALLFILENAMES(WHICHFILE)
EXEC Master..xp_cmdShell #cmd
UPDATE ALLFILENAMES
SET WHICHPATH = #path
WHERE WHICHPATH IS NULL
DECLARE c1 CURSOR
FOR SELECT WHICHPATH
,WHICHFILE
FROM ALLFILENAMES
WHERE WHICHFILE LIKE '%.csv%'
OPEN c1
FETCH NEXT FROM c1 INTO #path,
#filename
WHILE ##fetch_status <> -1
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE #Header
(
HeadString NVARCHAR(MAX)
)
DECLARE #Columns NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''
DECLARE #Query NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''
DECLARE #QUERY2 NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''
DECLARE #HeaderQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''
SELECT #HeaderQuery = #HeaderQuery + 'bulk insert #Header from ''' + #path + #filename + '''
with(firstrow=1,lastrow=1)'
EXEC (#HeaderQuery)
SELECT #Columns = (SELECT QUOTENAME(value) + ' nvarchar(max)' + ','
FROM #Header
CROSS APPLY STRING_SPLIT(HeadString,',') FOR xml PATH(''))
IF ISNULL(#Columns,'') <> ''
BEGIN
SET #Columns = LEFT(#Columns,LEN(#Columns) - 1)
SELECT #Query = #Query + 'CREATE TABLE ' + Replace(#filename,'.csv','') + ' (' + replace(#Columns,'"','') + ')'
PRINT #Query
EXEC (#QUERY)
END
SELECT #QUERY2 = #QUERY2 + 'bulk insert ' + replace(Replace(#filename,'.csv',''),'.TPS','') + ' from ''' + #path + #filename + '''
with(firstrow=2,FORMAT=''csv'',FIELDTERMINATOR='','',ROWTERMINATOR=''\n'')'
EXEC (#QUERY2)
DROP TABLE #Header
FETCH NEXT FROM c1 INTO #path,
#filename
END
CLOSE c1
DEALLOCATE c1