Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Reading and write a text file with SQL Server 2008

1. /*-- To allow advanced options to be changed.
EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO
-- To update the currently configured value for advanced options.
RECONFIGURE;
GO
-- To enable the feature.
EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1;
GO
-- To update the currently configured value for this feature.
RECONFIGURE;
GO
*/

2. --------INSERT DATA INTO SERVER AND STORE THE TEXT FILE INTO SERVER

DECLARE
 @saveas VARCHAR(2048)
,@query VARCHAR(2048)
,@bcpquery VARCHAR(2048)
,@bcpconn VARCHAR(64)
,@bcpdelim VARCHAR(2)

 SET @query      = 'select * from tbl_name'
 SET @saveas     = 'D:\tbl_name.txt'
 SET @bcpdelim   = '|'
 SET @bcpconn    = '-T' -- Trusted
 SET @bcpconn    = '-U sql_database -P sql_password -d database_name -S server_name' -- SQL authentication


SET @bcpquery = 'bcp "' + replace(@query, char(10), '') + '" QUERYOUT "' + @saveas + '" -c -t^' + @bcpdelim + ' ' + @bcpconn
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @bcpquery

3. --------TAKE COPY THE TXT FILE FROM SERVER AND PAST Destination machine
BULK INSERT dbo.tbl_bulkinsert
FROM 'D:\tbl_name.txt'
WITH ( FIELDTERMINATOR ='|', FIRSTROW =1 )



4. SELECT * FROM tbl_bulkinsert

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