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sql server odbc : data migration

whitegoose NO[at]SPAM inorbit.com
4/20/2004 7:12:13 PM

Hi all.

I need to to a lot of data migration from excel spreadsheets, access
databases, and SQL Server databases into a SQL Server database.

In the past I would have achieved this using a combination of linked
servers and ad hoc connections using opendatasource(). However my new
site is having trouble with Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 and I'm worried
that I may have to come up with a different way to do the migration.

Can anyone let me know any other ways (other than linked servers and
DTS - which is not flexible enough for my situation here) that I can
get data from Excel and Access into SQL Server?

No idea is too simple.

Thanks,

Hari
4/21/2004 10:42:03 AM

Hi,

Easiest and fastest way is using DTS to move data from Access and Excel. If
DTS is really not feasible then save the Access / Excel files to a comma
seperated csv / text file and then use "BULK INSERT" to load the data into
SQL Server.

Thanks
Hari
MCDBA

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Greg O
4/21/2004 1:28:31 PM

Hi Josh,
Well I tend to create insert statements in the excel sheet or access query.

That always works for me

Statement formula's usually look like
="insert into Table(Col1,Col2,Col3) values('" & a1 & "'," & b1 & ",'" & c1 &
"')"
then I copy the values into notepad and then into ISQL

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