Am trying to import Excel 2003 data into SQL table for SQL Server 2008.
Tried to add a linked server but have met with little success.
Now am trying to check if there's a way to use the BCP utility to do a BULK insert or BULK operation with OPENROWSET, using a format file to get the Excel mapping.
First of all, how can I create a format file for a table, that has differently named columns than the Excel spreadsheet colums?
Next, how to use this format file to import data from say a file at: C:\Folder1\Excel1.xsl
into table Table1 ?
Thank you.
There's some examples here that demonstrate what the data file should look like (csv) and what the format file should look like. Unless you need to do this lots I'd just hand-craft the format file, save the excel data to csv, then try using bcp or OPENROWSET.
The format file specifies the column names for the destination. The data file doesn't have column headings so you don't need to worry about the excel (source) cols being different.
If you need to do more mapping etc, then create an SSIS package. You can use the data import wizard to get you started, then save as SSIS package, then edit to your heart's content.
If it's a one-off I'd use the SQL data import size, from right-click on database in mgmt studio. If you just have a few rows to import from excel I typically open a query to Edit Top 200 rows, edit the query to match the columns I have in excel, then copy and paste the rows from excel into SQL mgmt studio. Doesn't handle errors very well, but quick.
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I am moving Excel data into SQL Server 2012 using the Import/Export wizard.
The Excel sheet has 377 columns, but when I am importing the file into SQL Server, only 255 columns are appearing in the table. Where are the rest of the columns?
Unfortunately this is a limitation of the ACE driver so not easy to overcome.
An easy solution that I see is to open up the Excel sheet in Excel, then save as CSV. Then use the Import wizard to import the CSV.
I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but the Import/Export wizard is actually using SSIS. In one of the last screens, you have the option to save the SSIS package (.dtsx).
To get the workaround with the names ranges to work, you'll first need to import the two ranges in two separate tables and then join them together to fill up the final table.
Maybe this helps as well: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dataaccesstechnologies/archive/2011/01/22/importing-excel-2010-data-into-sql-server.aspx
i recently used a MS excel database and imported it into an database but i want to get all the insert statements that the import made.
Is it possible? All i can see is the executed database in my object explorer but i want all the insert statements of the imported data??
OK let me try explain again :) i have thousands of rows of data in an excel spreadsheet, how do i convert the rows of data to a database. I'm asking like this now because i think i just messed up on the previous try:(
Export the table in sql format
The Format of Output of .sql file is In the form
Create Table Statements
Insert each entry statement So Open that .sql file and copy all INSERT statement
Hope this was your requirement
Hi i am using SQL Server 2008.
How can I import an Excel file into the database, which is the easiest way and simple to do?
OpenRowSet
BulkCopy
Linked Servers
SSIS
I have the above options to Import Excel to Database.
In my opinion SSIS wizard is best way to import excel data where you get row and column wise whole view of table data which will be inserted and also specify column names and contraints and parse data using query.
UPDATE :
If the data in your excel file does not require any processing to match your database table then I recommend you save your excel file as a csv and use a combination of BULK INSERT and the BCP.exe program.
To use BULK INSERT you will need a format file which defines how your datafile matches up to your database table. You can write this by hand to match the existing database table or you can use the following command to generate the format file you need:
bcp [ServerName].[SchemaName].[TableName] format nul -c -f [FormatFileOutputName].fmt -S[ServerHostName] -U[DbUserName] -P[DbUserPassword]
Now you will have 2 files:
DatafileName.csv
FormatFileName.fmt.
Use BULK INSERT within Sql Server to insert your data.
Note: If the columns in your datafile are in a different order than your database table then you can simply edit the generated format file to have them map correctly.
Trying (and largely succeeding) to export the results of a query from SQL Server to Excel, like so:
insert into OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',
'Excel 8.0;Database=c:\exported excel files\exported_data.xls;',
'SELECT * FROM [Query$]') SELECT dbo.blabbityblah FROM dbo.the_table
It works! Sort of. It does export the data to the excel file, but it puts it all in there as text, even though some of the columns are datetime and most of them are numbers. None of them are being convert()-ed in the query itself. I've tried preformatting the cells in the actual Excel file before running the query, but it ignores the existing formating and spits it all out as text again.
There's got to be a way to do this, right?
excel dont have data type, its text based and preformat not work becus it replace existing file. if u want datatype try MS Access.
Look into using a schema.ini file to define the datatypes in a csv or txt. when you open either in excel you may achieve what you want
[sample_out.csv]
Format=CSVDelimited
DecimalSymbol=.
Col1=DATE datetime
Col2=FName Text
Another approach you may want to look at depending on your needs is to use the import and export wizard. You can customize a query for the data and specify the data type in the wizard. If you are using a SKU other than Express you can the run it right away or save the SSIS package is generated for further manipulation.
What's the easiest way to export data to excel from SQL Server 2000.
I want to do this from commands I can type into query analyzer.
I want the column names to appear in row 1.
In Query Analyzer, go to the Tools -> Options menu. On the Results tab, choose to send your output to a CSV file and select the "Print column headers" option. The CSV will open in Excel and you can then save it as a .XLS/.XLSX
Manual copy and paste is the only way to do exactly what you're asking. Query Analyzer can include the column names when you copy the results, but I think you may have to enable that somewhere in the options first (it's been a while since I used it).
Other alternatives are:
Write your own script or program to convert a result set into a .CSV or .XLS file
Use a DTS package to export to Excel
Use bcp.exe (but it doesn't include column names, so you have to kludge it)
Use a linked server to a blank Excel sheet and INSERT the data
Generally speaking, you cannot export data from MSSQL to a flat file using pure TSQL, because TSQL cannot manipulate anything outside the database (using a linked server is sort of cheating). So you usually need to use some sort of client application anyway, whether it's bcp.exe, dtswiz.exe or your own program.
And as a final comment, MSSQL 2000 is no longer supported (unless your company has an extended maintenance agreement) so you may want to look into upgrading at some point.