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- Import HTML to Azure locally and privately, avoid uploading HTML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Bulk import HTML files into Azure tables
Login to Azure -> Choose HTML files -> Set Azure tables -> Import HTML files to Azure tables
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “HTML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains HTML files.
2. Config first HTML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Azure tables to HTML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import HTML files to Azure tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Azure table
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See also:
- Import data from HTML file to Azure
- Batch import data from multiple HTML files to a single Azure table
HTML → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in HTML | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <td>1234</td> | int |
| Bigint | <td>9007199254740993</td> | bigint |
| Decimal | <td>1234.56</td> | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | <td>1.234e+10</td> | float |
| Text | <td>text</td> | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | <td>2026-09-18</td> | date |
| Datetime | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> | datetime2 |
| Binary | not representable in a cell | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | <td>true</td> | bit |
| JSON | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
HTML is a file format and Azure SQL 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 HTML | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Whatever text was rendered | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | — | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | data: URIs inside src attributes | varbinary(max) |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header | — |
| typing | None | — |
| shape | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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