How to import data from Excel to SQL Server

How to import data from Excel to SQL Server

Introduction

In this article you will see how to use the SQL Server import an MS Excel file on your computer to a database on your SQL Server.


Open The Sql Query window select the database and Type

create database samp

go

sp_configure 'show advanced options',1 

reconfigure with override 

go 

sp_configure 'Ad Hoc Distributed Queries',1 

reconfigure with override 

go

SELECT * into temptable

FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',

                'Excel 8.0;DATABASE=C:\Users\RAJU\Desktop\pincodes.xls;IMEX=1',

                'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]')

select * from temptable

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