{"id":9291,"date":"2018-03-20T13:15:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=9291"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:26:52","slug":"batch-import-data-from-txt-files-to-azure-sql-database-without-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/txttosql\/batch-import-data-from-txt-files-to-azure-sql-database-without-programming.html","title":{"rendered":"Batch import data from TXT files to Azure SQL database without programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to batch import data from TXT files to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/cloud-platform\/sql-server\">SQL Server<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/\">FileToDB<\/a>, a native GUI tool, you can batch import data from TXT files to SQL Server easily and fast, no need to program, just a few mouse clicks!<\/p>\n<p>Support Windows, Linux, macOS.<\/p>\n<p>Support large TXT files (big than 4GB).<\/p>\n<p>Support multiple TXT file encodings: ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-8BOM, UCS-2LE (Unicode Little Endian), UCS-2BE (Unicode Big Endian), CP1250 (Central European), CP1251 (Cyrillic), CP1252 (Western European), CP1253 (Greek), CP1254 (Turkish ), CP1255 (Hebrew), CP1256 (Arabic), CP1257 (Baltic), CP1258 (Vietnamese), CP437 (United States), CP850 (Western European), CP852 (Central European), CP866 (Cyrillic), CP874 (Thai), CP932 (Japanese), CP936 (Chinese Simplified), CP949 (Korean), CP950 (Chinese Traditional), ISO-8859-1 (Western European), ISO-8859-2 (Central European), ISO-8859-15 (Latin 9), KOI-8 (Cyrillic), Macintosh (Western European).<\/p>\n<p>Here you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/download.html\">download<\/a> and install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/\">FileToDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Batch import data from TXT files to SQL Server<\/h2>\n<p>Choose SQL Server and logon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/logon\/choose_sql-server_logon.png\" alt=\"convert online TXT file to SQL Server table - Choose SQL Server and logon\" width=\"430\" height=\"442\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Wizard &#8211; N Files To 1 Table&#8221; at task dialog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/task-window.png\" alt=\"convert online TXT file to SQL Server table - task window\" width=\"722\" height=\"399\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the &#8220;TXT&#8221; file type.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/select-file-type.png\" alt=\"Import file data to database table - select file type\" width=\"547\" height=\"236\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then show the wizard.<\/p>\n<p>1. Select a folder that constains TXT files.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/txttodb\/wizard-import-folder-source-folder-txt.png\" alt=\"Batch import TXT files data To SQL Server - select a folder\" width=\"724\" height=\"573\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Config first TXT file importing options.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/txttodb\/wizard-import-folder-first-file-txt.png\" alt=\"Batch import TXT files data To SQL Server - config first file\" width=\"724\" height=\"573\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Select a SQL Server table and config fields.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/txttodb\/wizard-import-dest-table-no-schema.png\" alt=\"Bulk load TXT files data To SQL Server - select table\" width=\"724\" height=\"573\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Preview data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/txttodb\/wizard-import-folder-summary.png\" alt=\"Batch transfer TXT files data To SQL Server - preview\" width=\"724\" height=\"573\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Import.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/txttodb\/wizard-import-folder-convert-txt.png\" alt=\"Batch copy TXT files data To SQL Server - import data\" width=\"724\" height=\"573\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View imported data<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/txttodb\/wizard-import-folder-view.png\" alt=\"Batch copy TXT files data To SQL Server - view data\" width=\"629\" height=\"480\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can schedule and automate this converting task by:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/withdata.com\/file-to-db\/cmd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1) Save session and create .bat file.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/withdata.com\/dbtodb\/schedule-task.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2) Set scheduled task.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/\">More about FileToDB &#8211; the tool to batch import data from TXT files to SQL Server <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>30-day free trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/download.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/btn_download_green.png\" alt=\"Download FileToDB\" width=\"165\" height=\"50\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to batch import data from TXT files to SQL Server ? Using FileToDB, a native GUI tool, you can batch import data from TXT files to SQL Server easily and fast, no need to program, just a few mouse clicks! Support Windows, Linux, macOS. Support large TXT files (big than 4GB). 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