I have CSV file which have a couple of data columns.
The CSV file looks like
field1: Test1
field2: Test2
field3: Test3, Test4, Test5
In this case which library can I use as field terminator I mean if I use this query to insert CSV file into shopifyitem
table as you assume that the data field inserted not correctly
BULK INSERT shopifyitem
FROM 'c:\test.csv'
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
)
So which field terminator can I use?
Thank you so much in advance....
I don't think you're going to be able to import that format without some type of pre-processing. As Aaron implied, that's not a standard CSV.
If you can't get the file re-formatted, there are several ways to get the data into an importable format:
http://www.timmitchell.net/post/2013/01/14/ragged-flat-file-processing-in-ssis/
http://www.rad.pasfu.com/index.php?/archives/38-Script-Component-as-Source-SSIS.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms136060.aspx (scroll down to the "Flat File Source Example")
These are all SSIS solutions which leverage .NET for the bulk of the work. I prefer SSIS simply because of the built in productivity tools. It could be done with any text processor like a console app or powershell script (if you really have some time on your hands).
I prefer the script component source with a stream reader, but Tim Mitchell has an interesting alternative.
This is the code for importing text or csv file into the database:
String SQL = "BULK INSERT [staging_db].[dbo].[TEST] FROM 'D:\\test.txt' WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',ROWTERMINATOR = '\n')";
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace SqlBulkInsertExample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DataTable prodSalesData = new DataTable("ProductSalesData");
// Create Column 1: SaleDate
DataColumn dateColumn = new DataColumn();
dateColumn.DataType = Type.GetType("System.DateTime");
dateColumn.ColumnName = "SaleDate";
// Create Column 2: ProductName
DataColumn productNameColumn = new DataColumn();
productNameColumn.ColumnName = "ProductName";
// Create Column 3: TotalSales
DataColumn totalSalesColumn = new DataColumn();
totalSalesColumn.DataType = Type.GetType("System.Int32");
totalSalesColumn.ColumnName = "TotalSales";
// Add the columns to the ProductSalesData DataTable
prodSalesData.Columns.Add(dateColumn);
prodSalesData.Columns.Add(productNameColumn);
prodSalesData.Columns.Add(totalSalesColumn);
// Let's populate the datatable with our stats.
// You can add as many rows as you want here!
// Create a new row
DataRow dailyProductSalesRow = prodSalesData.NewRow();
dailyProductSalesRow["SaleDate"] = DateTime.Now.Date;
dailyProductSalesRow["ProductName"] = "Nike";
dailyProductSalesRow["TotalSales"] = 10;
// Add the row to the ProductSalesData DataTable
prodSalesData.Rows.Add(dailyProductSalesRow);
// Copy the DataTable to SQL Server using SqlBulkCopy
using (SqlConnection dbConnection = new SqlConnection("Data Source=ProductHost;Initial Catalog=dbProduct;Integrated Security=SSPI;Connection Timeout=60;Min Pool Size=2;Max Pool Size=20;"))
{
dbConnection.Open();
using (SqlBulkCopy s = new SqlBulkCopy(dbConnection))
{
s.DestinationTableName = prodSalesData.TableName;
foreach (var column in prodSalesData.Columns)
s.ColumnMappings.Add(column.ToString(), column.ToString());
s.WriteToServer(prodSalesData);
}
}
}
}
}
Try using:
ROWTERMINATOR = '0x0a'