Want to import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate Azure table?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a SQL to Azure converter, Import each table data in a SQL file to a separate Azure table, 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.
- Import SQL to Azure locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate Azure table
Select tables in SQL file -> Set Azure tables -> Import SQL data to Azure
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a SQL file, select tables.
2. Show existing Azure tables, choose “Import Type”.
3. Set Azure tables.
4. Show summary, set “Convert Rows”.
5. Import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate Azure table.
View imported data in Azure table
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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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