In this post, I am sharing a demonstration of BULK INSERT for inserting data from flat file into the table of SQL Server.

As an ELT developer or database developer, this is a ubiquitous requirement to import external file data into the table of SQL Server.

Please check below demonstration and try it your self.

Create a sample table:

CREATE TABLE dbo.tbl_Employees
(
	empid int
	,empname varchar(10)
	,empgender varchar(6)
	,empsalary int
)
GO

Add sample data in .csv file and save it:

Use BULK INSERT for inserting data into the table:

BULK INSERT dbo.tbl_Employees
FROM 'D:\empdata.csv'
WITH
(
	FIRSTROW = 2,
	FIELDTERMINATOR = ';',  --delimiter
	ROWTERMINATOR = '\n',   --For next row
	TABLOCK,
	CODEPAGE = 'ACP'
);

SELECT *FROM dbo.tbl_Employees

empid       empname    empgender empsalary
----------- ---------- --------- -----------
1           anvesh     male      150000
2           roy        male      120000
3           jenny      female    60000
4           nupur      female    90000