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Bulk import SQL files into SQL Server tables
Login to SQL Server -> Choose SQL files -> Set SQL Server tables -> Import SQL files to SQL Server tables
Choose SQL Server 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 SQL Server tables to SQL files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import SQL 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 SQL file to SQL Server
- Batch import data from multiple SQL files to a single SQL Server table
SQL → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 SQL | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ... | datetime, 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 |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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