Want to import data from TXT file to SQL Server?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to SQL Server converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to SQL Server, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert locally and privately, avoid uploading large or private TXT file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from TXT file to SQL Server
Login to SQL Server -> Choose TXT file -> Set SQL Server table -> Import TXT to SQL Server
Choose SQL Server and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a TXT file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a SQL Server table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in SQL Server table.
4. Import TXT data to SQL Server.
View imported data in SQL Server table
Import TXT to SQL Server in command line
Save “TXT to SQL Server” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to SQL Server in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to SQL Server in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to SQL Server in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to SQL Server
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to SQL Server” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to SQL Server” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to SQL Server” conversion.
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See also:
- SQL Server import multiple TXT files into a single table
- Bulk import TXT files into SQL Server tables
TXT → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | int |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | bigint |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | float |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | date |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | datetime2 |
| Binary | not representable | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | bit |
Dialect differences
TXT is a file format and SQL Server is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in TXT | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | None by convention | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | — | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | Not supported | varbinary(max) |
| separator | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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