Import data from CSV to SQL Server via command line on Windows

Want to import data from CSV file to SQL Server via command line on Windows?

Using mssql-cmd, you can import data from CSV file to SQL Server easily and fast, no need to program.

Here you can download mssql-cmd Windows version.

No need to install SQL Server client library.

Convenient to deploy to cloud. No need to run installation file, just uncompress and run, immediately.

Import data from CSV file to SQL Server via command line on Windows

1. In interactive mode:

mssql-cmd> load loadtype=replace
      > table=media_messages 
      > datafile=f:\media_messages.csv 
      > delimiter=, 
      > quote=" 
      > header=y;

2. In batch mode:

mssql-cmd dsn="pan:withdata@192.168.0.102/test" task=load loadtype=replace table=media_messages datafile=f:\media_messages.csv delimiter=, quote=" header=y quit=y

“loadtype=replace” will delete all data in table before inserting.

See parameters detail.

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