Best way to import txt-file to MS-SQL ?

create new or recreate TmpStList table with just 3 columns
instead of 4

Hi!

Tryed that, but test1 field is emty ?

Hi!

Need help solving this issue ASAP.

I am stuck...

"Tryed that, but test1 field is emty "

What is test1? Is it a column of tmpStList table? can you post tmpStList table structure?

Hi!

test1 is a colum in table tmpStlist

tmpStlist

stFName  varchar(50)
stLName varchar(50)
stEmail varchar(100)

Other table > StudentList

StID int identity
test1 int
stFName  varchar(50)
stLName varchar(50)
stEmail varchar(100)
OrderID int

if you need to keep
test1 is a colum in table tmpStlist
create new table and do bulk insert there
if not delete test1 column from tmpStlist table

tmpStlist

stFName  varchar(50)
stLName varchar(50)
stEmail varchar(100)

Hi!

Can't delete test1. Have a textfile like:

1,"Kelly 2","Reynold","kelly@reynold.com"
22,"John 2","Smith","bill@smith.com"
37,"Sara 2","Parker","sara@parker.com"

Maby better to import textfile to tmbtable
and loop and insert data into a new table. And use
 SUBSTRING in the loop.

Another problem is that if i import another textfile.
That contains of same test1 value. The BULK insert wil fail...

Must be able to yust update, and not insert.

Realy need to solve this issue

ok
I got it now

you have no problems with

"Kelly 2","Reynold","kelly@reynold.com"
"John 2","Smith","bill@smith.com"
"Sara 2","Parker","sara@parker.com"

but have problem to bulk this

1,"Kelly 2","Reynold","kelly@reynold.com"
22,"John 2","Smith","bill@smith.com"
37,"Sara 2","Parker","sara@parker.com"
--

please confirm that TmpStList has 3 columns?

also can you please post the error when you import the "bad "file data?

it means due to import 4 parts file data

you need to create new table TmpStList and use it

CREATE TABLE TmpStList
(
ID varchar (50) NOT NULL,   ----<<<<<new
 stFName varchar (50) NOT NULL,
 stLName varchar (50) NOT NULL,
 stEmail varchar (100) NOT NULL
)
go

Hi!

Tryed to make this Stored procedure now:

ALTER PROCEDURE "dbo"."ps_StudentList_Import6"
@PathFileName varchar(100),
@OrderID integer,
@FileType tinyint
AS


DECLARE @SQL varchar(2000)
IF @FileType = 1
 BEGIN
  
  SET @SQL = "BULK INSERT TmpStList6 FROM '"+@PathFileName+"' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = '"",""') "
 END
ELSE
 BEGIN
  
  SET @SQL = "BULK INSERT TmpStList6 FROM '"+@PathFileName+"' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = ',') "
 END


EXEC (@SQL)


INSERT StudentList6 (test1,StFName,StLName,StEmail,OrderID)
SELECT  CASE WHEN @FileType = 1 THEN test1 END,
        CASE WHEN @FileType = 1 THEN SUBSTRING(StFName,2,DATALENGTH(StFName)-1)
             ELSE StFName
        END,
        SUBSTRING(StLName,1,DATALENGTH(StLName)-0),
        CASE WHEN @FileType = 1 THEN SUBSTRING(StEmail,1,DATALENGTH(StEmail)-1)
             ELSE StEmail
        END,
        @OrderID
FROM tmpStList6


TRUNCATE TABLE TmpStList6

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Get this error message:

10:13:58  [ALTER - 0 row(s), 0.000 secs]  1) [Error Code: 207, SQL State: 42S22]  Invalid column name 'BULK INSERT TmpStList6 FROM ''. 2) [Error Code: 207, SQL State: 42S22]  Invalid column name '' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = '","') '. 3) [Error Code: 207, SQL State: 42S22]  Invalid column name 'BULK INSERT TmpStList6 FROM ''. 4) [Error Code: 207, SQL State: 42S22]  Invalid column name '' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = ',') '.
... 1 statement(s) executed, 0 row(s) affected, exec/fetch time: 0.000/0.000 sec  [0 successful, 0 warnings, 1 errors]


test1 is a int field, i used this code to make tables:

CREATE TABLE StudentList
(
 StID int IDENTITY NOT NULL,
 test1 int,
 StFName varchar(50) NOT NULL,
 StLName varchar(50) NOT NULL,
 StEmail varchar(100) NOT NULL,
 OrderID int NOT NULL
)
go
CREATE TABLE TmpStList
(
 test1 int,
 stFName varchar (50) NOT NULL,
 stLName varchar (50) NOT NULL,
 stEmail varchar (100) NOT NULL
)
go

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Hi!

Make this stored procedure (create procedure):

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
go
CREATE PROCEDURE ps_StudentList_Import6
@PathFileName varchar(100),
@OrderID integer,
@FileType tinyint
AS

--Step 1: Build Valid BULK INSERT Statement
DECLARE @SQL varchar(2000)
IF @FileType = 1
 BEGIN
  -- Valid format: "John","Smith","john@smith.com"
  SET @SQL = "BULK INSERT TmpStList6 FROM '"+@PathFileName+"' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = '"",""') "
 END
ELSE
 BEGIN
  -- Valid format: John,Smith,john@smith.com
  SET @SQL = "BULK INSERT TmpStList6 FROM '"+@PathFileName+"' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = ',') "
 END

--Step 2: Execute BULK INSERT statement
EXEC (@SQL)

--Step 3: INSERT data into final table
INSERT StudentList6 (Stteste,StFName,StLName,StEmail,OrderID)
SELECT  CASE WHEN @FileType = 1 THEN Stteste
            ELSE Stteste
        END,
        CASE WHEN @FileType = 1 THEN SUBSTRING(StFName,2,DATALENGTH(StFName)-1)
             ELSE StFName
        END,
        SUBSTRING(StLName,1,DATALENGTH(StLName)-0),
        CASE WHEN @FileType = 1 THEN SUBSTRING(StEmail,1,DATALENGTH(StEmail)-1)
             ELSE StEmail
        END,
        @OrderID
FROM tmpStList6

--Step 4: Empty temporary table
TRUNCATE TABLE TmpStList6
go

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But when i run the stored procedure, (the new created procedure)
i get this error message:

10:39:43  [@CALL - 0 row(s), 0.000 secs]  1) [Error Code: 4864, SQL State: S1000]  Bulk load data conversion error (type mismatch or invalid character for the specified codepage) for row 1, column 1 (Stteste). 2) [Error Code: 4864, SQL State: S1000]  Bulk load data conversion error (type mismatch or invalid character for the specified codepage) for row 2, column 1 (Stteste). 3) [Error Code: 4832, SQL State: S1000]  Bulk load: An unexpected end of file was encountered in the data file. 4) [Error Code: 7399, SQL State: S1000]  The OLE DB provider "BULK" for linked server "(null)" reported an error. The provider did not give any information about the error. 5) [Error Code: 7330, SQL State: S1000]  Cannot fetch a row from OLE DB provider "BULK" for linked server "(null)".

You said
"Hi!

test1 is a colum in table tmpStlist"

but then you said

"tmpStlist

stFName  varchar(50)
stLName varchar(50)
stEmail varchar(100"

so my question remains (just check above) - "Tryed that, but test1 field is emty "

What is test1? Is it a column of tmpStList table? If not it should be as you try to get data from the text field like 1,22,37 ... values right? Should those go into StudentList.test1 int??

If yes add that column to your tmpStlist and change its structure like below:

test1 int,
stFName  varchar(50),
stLName varchar(50),
stEmail varchar(100)

thanks