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

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

Using mssql-cmd, a Command-Line client for SQL Server, you can import data from TSV file to SQL Server easily and fast.

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Import data from TSV 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.tsv 
      > delimiter=TAB 
      > 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.tsv delimiter=TAB quote=" header=y quit=y

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

See parameters detail.

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