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apannu
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 Posted - 2008-04-18 : 09:40:33
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| i wat to import data into sql server 2005,problem is data is not in tabular form.,can anyone help??? |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-04-18 : 09:43:17
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| what is your source? is it some flat file? then use SSIS or export/import file. |
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apannu
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Posted - 2008-04-18 : 15:12:04
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2008-04-18 : 15:12:50
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| Post some sample data from the file.Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/ |
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apannu
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Posted - 2008-04-18 : 15:12:52
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| its a kind of form |
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apannu
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Posted - 2008-04-18 : 15:40:52
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| Date: xxxxx Client ID (office only): xxxx Project Name: xxxxx Client Information Company Name: xxxxxxx Department: xxxxx |
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apannu
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Posted - 2008-04-18 : 15:52:46
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Originally posted by tkizer
Post some sample data from the file.Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/
its like:Date: xxx Client ID ():xxx Project Name: xxx Client Information Company Name:xxx Department:xxx |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2008-04-18 : 16:11:04
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| It is not going to be easy to get that data imported into SQL Server. I believe you are going to need to parse the file programmatically. Hopefully you have some programming experience to do it.Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/ |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2008-04-19 : 03:00:27
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| If the data in tabular format, you can use OPENROWSET specified here http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=49926Search at www.vbcity.com to get some code related to read the data not in tabular formatMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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