I currently have a report in Excel based off a database which contains the following columns:
Table Name, Column Name, Data Type, Max Length, Precision, Scale
I would like to know if I can import this into another copy of SQL Server to recreate the empty database. I currently have no access to the source database and so need to go from this meta data.
Thanks for the responses - my approach was to concatenate up a create statement in Excel which could then be copied and pasted into SQL Server.
So
CREATE TABLE table_name
(
column_name1 data_type(size),
column_name2 data_type(size),
column_name3 data_type(size),
....
);
Was formed into
"CREATE TABLE" & table_name"&
"("&
column_name1 &" "& data_type &"("& size &"),"&
....
and run down my list of fields.
Took around 5 minutes to enter in a few hundred tables into SQL from the report.
Related
I have created the following temp table in SQL Server Management Studio:
CREATE TABLE ##LoginMap
(
ObjectId NVARCHAR(50),
UserPrincipleName NVARCHAR(500),
Username NVARCHAR(250),
Email NVARCHAR(500),
Name NVARCHAR(250)
)
These are the same names as the column headers in the excel sheet I am trying to get the data from.
The file name is called Test Loadsheet and the sheet name is AgilityExport_04Aug2022_164839.
I am trying to insert the data into the temp table like so:
INSERT INTO ##LoginMap
SELECT *
FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',
'Excel 12.0; Database=C:\temp\Test LoadSheet.xlsx', [AgilityExport_04Aug2022_164839]);
GO
However, I am getting the error:
The OLE DB provider "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0" for linked server "(null)" does not contain the table "AgilityExport_04Aug2022_164839". The table either does not exist or the current user does not have permissions on that table.
Where have I gone wrong with this? And what do I need to do in order to successfully get the data from each column into my table?
You have file name as Test Loadsheet in one spot, but then in your query you have it as Test LoadSheet.xlsx. Try and see if this is holding it up.
Found a link on importing data from excel to SQL if you are interested:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/import-export/import-data-from-excel-to-sql?view=sql-server-ver16#openrowset
I went about this a different way. In the excel sheet I am using a made a formula like so:
="INSERT INTO ##LoginMap(ObjectId, DisplayName, AzureEmail, AzureUsername) VALUES('"&A2&"', '"&B2&"', '"&C2&"', '"&D2&"');"
I then had this repeated for each row. This then gave me an insert statement for each that I could simply copy and paste into SSMS and allow to run the query
I have to take 198 SQL Tables structures. Normally, I know about SP_HELP and ALT+F1 to get single table structure.
How can i get structure multiple tables? If i provide list of table names, output should be structure(Table name(field name, Data type, Length)) of all those tables.
I have only read access to SQL DB.
And, I am new to SQL.
Environment details:
Client Tool: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2014
I have searched in SO, there are answers for single table. But, that doesn't solve my question.
This query will return a list of all tables and their columns with a lot of details about data_type, size, nullability and so on:
USE YourDatabaseNameHere;
SELECT t.TABLE_TYPE, c.*
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES t
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c ON t.TABLE_SCHEMA=c.TABLE_SCHEMA
AND t.TABLE_NAME=c.TABLE_NAME
WHERE t.TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'; --With 'VIEW' you'd find views, or just omit the WHERE...
You can use a simple Excel to connect to the database and read this result into a Sheet.
UPDATE
Did not read, that you can use SSMS. Just paste the query into a new query window and execute it. The result can be copy-pasted into excel...
I suggest to use DB Schema tool, which is used to design the database and understand the existing relational database mapping.
By using SQL Server 2008 R2
This will create a script for you then you will be able to run it on other sql server it will create the same Data Base with all talbes.
Right Click On Data Base Name
Go to Task
Go to Generate
Scripts SQL Server 2008 R2 DataBase Image
Next > Next > Next > SetYourPath Next > Finish
first Pic second Pic 3rd Pic 4th Pic 5th Pic
I am trying to move tables from access to SQL Server programmatically.
I have some limitation in the system permissions, ie: I cannot use OPENDATASOURCE or OPENROWSET.
What I want to achieve is to transfer some table from Access to SQL Server and then work on that tables through vba (excel)/python and T-SQL.
The problem is in the timing that it is required to move the tables.
My current process is:
I work with vba macros, importing data from excel and making same transformation in access, to then import into the SQL Server
destroy the table in the server: "DROP TABLE"
re-importing the table with DoCmd.TransferDatabase
What I have notice is that the operation seems to be done based on a batch of rows and not directly. It is taking 1 minutes and half each 1000 rows. The same operation on Access it would have taken few seconds.
I understood that it is a specific way of SQL Server to use import by batches of 10 rows, probably to have more access on data: Micorsoft details
But in the above process I just want a copy the table from access to the SQL as fast as possible as then I would avoid cross platform links and I will perform operation only on the SQL Server.
Which would be the faster way to achieve this goal?
Why are functions like OPENDATASOURCE or OPENROWSET are blocked? Do you work in a bank?
I can't say for sure which solution is the absoute fastest, but you may want to consider exporting all Access tables as separate CSV files (or Excel files), and then run a small script to load each of those files into SQL Server.
Here is some VBA code that saves separate tables as separate files.
Dim obj As AccessObject, dbs As Object
Set dbs = Application.CurrentData
For Each obj In dbs.AllTables
If Left(obj.Name, 4) <> "MSys" Then
DoCmd.TransferText acExportDelim, , obj.Name, obj.Name & ".csv", True
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, obj.Name, obj.Name & ".xls", True
End If
Next obj
Now, you can very easily, and very quickly, load CSV files into SQL Server using Bulk Insert.
Create TestTable
USE TestData
GO
CREATE TABLE CSVTest
(ID INT,
FirstName VARCHAR(40),
LastName VARCHAR(40),
BirthDate SMALLDATETIME)
GO
BULK
INSERT CSVTest
FROM 'c:\csvtest.txt'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
)
GO
--Check the content of the table.
SELECT *
FROM CSVTest
GO
--Drop the table to clean up database.
DROP TABLE CSVTest
GO
https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/02/06/sql-server-import-csv-file-into-sql-server-using-bulk-insert-load-comma-delimited-file-into-sql-server/
Also, you may want to consider one of these options.
https://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-office-tips/ms-access-to-sql-database/
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/move-access-data-to-a-sql-server-database-by-using-the-upsizing-wizard-5d74c0df-c8cd-4867-8d07-e6e759d72924
I have a set of excel files with a total of around 130,000 lines. Each line has a column with an ID and a column with a name. I need to update an existing column in one table in the database and fill each ID row with its matching name.
This only needs to be done once so I was going to just use a formula in excel to make each line a query (=CONCATENATE("UPDATE Table SET Name = '", $C1, "' WHERE ID = ", $A1)) then copy all of those queries out and run them in Sql Server Management studio. Is this an OK way to do it or will the server choke on 130,000 individual queries?
What is the proper way to do it?
Thanks!
Import your Excel workbook to a new table, then join that with your existing table on the ID field and build an update query from that.
Create an SSIS package to import the data. You can have Sql Server create the SSIS package for you by right clicking on the target database name, then select "Task" from the pop up window, and then select import data. Follow the GUI and in the first window select "Microsoft Excel" as the data source.
I have the following problem
1-i have a database with a table called prod and 3 attributes Codep varchar (15) Namep varchar (40) and DateR datetime
2- I have a excel file with a sheet called prod and 3 columns with the same names of table columns(the first row have the columns names ) I have some info like 50 rows...
3 - when I try to import the excel data to SQL server 2008 it try to create a new table with the name prod$ I don't want that. I want import the data to my existing table prod no create a new one
What should I do to SQL import wizard recognize my excel sheet and insert the data into my table ?
the wizard lets you choose the destination, just click on the drop down
Tutorial with screenshots
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertutorial/203/simple-way-to-import-data-into-sql-server/
Query:
SELECT * INTO XLImport3 FROM OPENDATASOURCE('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',
'Data Source=C:\test\xltest.xls;Extended Properties=Excel 8.0')...[Customers$]