I'm trying to import a flat file .csv into SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio. My process is:
Right-click the Database
Choose Task > Import Flat File
The .csv file contains more than 1100 columns with the size of 36KB . However, SQL Server warns
Sum of the columns' FillWeight values cannot exceed 65535. (System.Windows.Forms)
How can I solve this problem? Thanks!
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What are the possible solution to solve the char length issue.
I have a .CSV file which needs to be imported into a SQL Server table by SSMS.
The file contains µg which needs to be imported as "µg".
I use import data function in SSMS.
How to do this?
I am looking for help to migrate my mysql over to mssql.
I have taken the database from MySQL and created a .csv file.
But from here I get stuck.
I hope you can help me to understand this.
Using Sql Server Import Wizard
1) Open Sql Server Managment Studio
2) Go Import Wizard.
3) Point the Wizard at your file (I would recommend saving the csv to excel tho).
4) Map Columns to appropriate datatypes and lengths.
Open Sql Server Management Studio; connect to your server.
Right click your database in Object Explorer, and go to Tasks -> Import Data...
In the wizard that pops up, choose a Data Source of "Flat File Source", and browse to your csv file for File Name.
For Format, choose "Delimited".
For Text Qualifier, type in one double-quote character: ". This is an important step that will let SQL read in strings properly.
Depending on your file, check or un-check the "Column names in the first data row"
For the most part, this will import your file in. You may need to tweak some of the settings under the Advanced section if your data has text > 50 characters or numeric characters, but the Preview section will show you how the file looks so far.
I have a CSV file with 10 columns. I want to import to SQL Server table with only 5 columns using powershell. Can anyone help in this ?
I suggest that Change your excel file to 5 sight column, and then using SQL Server Import\Export wizard or SSIS (if your convert is each day periodic) or PowerShell to convert your data.
You can you following reference in order to use PowerShell to convert your file:
SQL SERVER – Powershell – Importing CSV File Into Database
I have a very large tab-delimited text file I'm trying to import into SQL Server 2008. Some of the field names are greater than 50 characters and when I try to change the column mappings using Management Studio, I'm unable to change the data type (default is varchar) or the size (default is 50). The Edit SQL button is also grayed out. What gives with this?
I am importing the data through the import wizard in SSMS (right click on database name, tasks, import)
Sometimes, if you run the wizard and you get an error, it creates a table. You have to go into SQL, delete the table and then start over. Otherwise, SQL Wizard does not allow you to edit the table once it has been created.