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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
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- Import HTML to SQL Server locally and privately, avoid uploading HTML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import HTML files into SQL Server tables
Login to SQL Server -> Choose HTML files -> Set SQL Server tables -> Import HTML files to SQL Server tables
Choose SQL Server 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 SQL Server tables to HTML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import HTML files to SQL Server tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in SQL Server table
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See also:
- Import data from HTML file to SQL Server
- Batch import data from multiple HTML files to a single SQL Server table
HTML → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in HTML | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 HTML | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Whatever text was rendered | datetime, 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 |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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