Want to bulk import SQL files into Azure tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a SQL to Azure converter for Azure for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Easy and Fast, Even other type database SQL.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Import SQL to Azure locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import SQL files into Azure tables
Login to Azure -> Choose SQL files -> Set Azure tables -> Import SQL files to Azure tables
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains SQL files.
2. Config first SQL file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Azure tables to SQL files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import SQL 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 SQL file to Azure
- Batch import data from multiple SQL files to a single Azure table
SQL → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | int |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | datetime2 |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | bit |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
SQL 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 SQL | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | — | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | varbinary(max) |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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