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transfering large amounts of data sql using c#

Asked by: kesea

What is the best way to transfer a large amount of data
Say 1.7 Million rows by 8 columns of data into SQL server.  I have an ODBC connection to a prioritary database and I can read the data out (the database is very dumb and can basically just do a read).  I then am importing this into SQL.  

I was doing this line by line using an insert and doing about 150 rows/second, but that takes hours.  Any other way to do this faster?  A code sample in VB.net or C# would be great of putting a bunch of data into a and writing it to SQL.

string sqlConnectionString = "Data Source=ABC-cgy10;database=ABC;user id=A;pwd=B";
            string tableName = "ABCWTimesheetCurrentTTTTimesheetDetail";
            currentCount_i++;
            I_callback.StepTo(0);
            I_callback.SetText("ABCWTimesheetCurrentTTTTimesheetDetail(" + currentCount_i.ToString() + "/" + NumberOfDatabase_i.ToString() + ")");
            // SQL Server Connection String
            SqlConnection sqlPayrollConnection = new SqlConnection(sqlConnectionString);
            sqlPayrollConnection.Open();
 
            string myConnString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=ABC-cgy10;Initial Catalog=ABC;User Id=A2;Password=B";
            //create the database connection
            OleDbConnection aConnection = new OleDbConnection(myConnString);
 
            //*Let's check if the entry exists! /
            string sqlString = "drop table " + tableName;
            OleDbCommand aCommand = new OleDbCommand(sqlString, aConnection);
            aConnection.Open();
            OleDbDataReader aReader = aCommand.ExecuteReader();
            //Give the starting point of where to get the data from.
            aConnection.Close();//*/
 
            // Establish the database server
            string connectionString = "Data Source=ABC-cgy10;Initial Catalog=ABC;User Id=A;Password=B";
            SqlConnection connection2 =
                 new SqlConnection(connectionString);
            Server server = new Server(new ServerConnection(connection2));
 
            // Create table in my personal database
            Database db = server.Databases["ABCPAYROLL-ST"];
 
            // Create new table, called TestTable
            Table newTable = new Table(db, "ABCWTimesheetCurrentTTTTimesheetDetail");
 
            // Add "Employee_ID" Column
            Column Employee_ID_Column = new Column(newTable, "Employee_ID");
            Employee_ID_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Regular_Hours" Column
            Column Regular_Hours_Column = new Column(newTable, "Regular_Hours");
            Regular_Hours_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Regular_Hours" Column
            Column Overtime_Hours_Column = new Column(newTable, "Overtime_Hours");
            Overtime_Hours_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Regular_Hours" Column
            Column Other_Premium_Hours_Column = new Column(newTable, "Other_Premium_Hours");
            Other_Premium_Hours_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Regular_Hours" Column
            Column Total_Hours_Column = new Column(newTable, "Total_Hours");
            Total_Hours_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Regular_Hours" Column
            Column Date_Column = new Column(newTable, "Date");
            Date_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Verify_Field_1" Column
            Column Verify_Field_1_Column = new Column(newTable, "Verify_Field_1");
            Verify_Field_1_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Verify_Field_2" Column
            Column Verify_Field_2_Column = new Column(newTable, "Verify_Field_2");
            Verify_Field_2_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Regular_Hours" Column
            Column Verify_Field_3_Column = new Column(newTable, "Verify_Field_3");
            Verify_Field_3_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Verify_Field_4" Column
            Column Verify_Field_4_Column = new Column(newTable, "Verify_Field_4");
            Verify_Field_4_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Verify_Field_5" Column
            Column Verify_Field_5_Column = new Column(newTable, "Verify_Field_5");
            Verify_Field_5_Column.DataType = DataType.VarChar(20);
 
            // Add "Timesheet_Date" Column
            Column Timesheet_Date_Column = new Column(newTable, "Timesheet_Date");
            Timesheet_Date_Column.DataType = DataType.DateTime;
 
            // Add Columns to Table Object
            newTable.Columns.Add(Employee_ID_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Regular_Hours_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Overtime_Hours_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Other_Premium_Hours_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Total_Hours_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Date_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Verify_Field_1_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Verify_Field_2_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Verify_Field_3_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Verify_Field_4_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Verify_Field_5_Column);
            newTable.Columns.Add(Timesheet_Date_Column);
 
            // Physically create the table in the database
            newTable.Create();
 
            string queryString = "SELECT * FROM CURRENT_TTT_TIMESHEET_DETAIL";
            using (OdbcConnection connection = new OdbcConnection("DSN=ABCWTimesheet;UID=A;PWD=B"))
            {
                OdbcCommand command = new OdbcCommand(queryString, connection);
                connection.Open();
                OdbcDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
 
                int count_i = 0;
                int startCount_i = Environment.TickCount;
                int lastCount_i = Environment.TickCount;
 
                //Give the starting point of where to get the data from.
                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    if (reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Date")).ToString().Length > 0)
                    {
                        string sqlstring = "insert into " + tableName + " (" +
                            "Employee_ID, Regular_Hours, Overtime_Hours, Other_Premium_Hours, Total_Hours, Date," +
                            "Verify_Field_1, Verify_Field_2, Verify_Field_3, Verify_Field_4, Verify_Field_5, Timesheet_Date" +
                            ") VALUES (" +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Employee_ID")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Regular_Hours")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Overtime_Hours")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Other_Premium_Hours")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Total_Hours")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + String.Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy}", Convert.ToDateTime(reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Date")).ToString())) + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Verify_Field_1")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Verify_Field_2")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Verify_Field_3")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Verify_Field_4")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Verify_Field_5")).ToString() + "'," +
                            "'" + String.Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy}", Convert.ToDateTime(reader.GetValue(reader.GetOrdinal("Timesheet_Date")).ToString())) + "'" +
                            ")";
                        SqlCommand updateCommand = new SqlCommand(sqlstring, sqlPayrollConnection);
                        updateCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
                    }
                    count_i++;
                    if (count_i % 2000 == 0)
                    {
                        int progress_i = count_i / 20000;
                        if (progress_i < 100)
                            I_callback.StepTo(progress_i);
                        lastCount_i = Environment.TickCount;
                        int rowsPerSecond = (count_i * 1000) / (lastCount_i - startCount_i);
                        I_callback.SetProgressText("Reading/Writing at " + rowsPerSecond + " rows per second");
                    }
                }
                // Call Close when done reading.
                reader.Close();
                connection.Close();
                aConnection.Close();
            }
        }

                                  
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by: Auric1983Posted on 2009-05-27 at 12:33:49ID: 24486635

kesea,

You could use SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)  and create a job to import to SQL.  I can't say for sure that it would be faster, but it might be worth inspecting.

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3580216/SQL-Server-2005-Import--Export-Wizard.htm

 

by: keseaPosted on 2009-05-27 at 13:10:49ID: 24486987

Doesn't work with this POS axium ODBC driver.  So I am stuck with an intermediary.  This is what I am using now as a solution..

http://blogs.msdn.com/nikhilsi/archive/2008/06/11/bulk-insert-into-sql-from-c-app.aspx

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