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SQL SERVER - Using SSIS to Import CSV File into Salesforce Online Database with dotConnect for Salesforce from Devart

SQL SERVER – Using SSIS to Import CSV File into Salesforce Online Database with dotConnect for Salesforce from Devart

April 18, 2013
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, Devart

CSV file not matching your table? SSIS can still help. Here is how to import CSV data of products and prices into Salesforce with dotConnect for Salesforce.

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Querying External Files With PolyBase

October 7, 2012
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Cloud Computing, CSV, File format, SQL Server

PolyBase and SQL Server external tables expose CSV and Parquet files through schemas, while query plans show whether filters reduce remote work.

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Moving Data Out of SQL Server in Open Formats

February 26, 2012
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, ETL, File format, JSON, SQL Server

Move SQL Server data into open formats such as CSV, JSON, and Parquet while preserving types, NULLs, encoding, and readable files.

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Reading Fixed-Width Text Files With OPENROWSET and a Format File

February 13, 2012
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, File format, SQL Datatype, SQL Server

Read fixed-width text files with OPENROWSET and an XML format file, trim fields, validate conversions, and load only acceptable rows.

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Importing CSV Files Without Surprises

June 19, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, ETL, File format, SQL Server

Importing CSV files Without Surprises covers quoted delimiters, UTF-8 encoding, dates, staging tables, and SQL Server BULK INSERT FORMAT = ‘CSV’.

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SQL SERVER - Import CSV File into Database Table Using SSIS

SQL SERVER – Import CSV File into Database Table Using SSIS

May 12, 2011
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SSIS

How to import CSV file into database table using SSIS, step by step with images, so you can automate the load instead of running Bulk Insert by hand.

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Fast Exports With bcp

July 18, 2010
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Command Line, CSV, SQL Server, SQL Utility

Fast exports with bcp compares native and character files, shows a format file, and explains where batch size helps and how to check a large export.

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