Copy data from a flat file to a temporary table

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Copy data from a flat file to a temporary table

CanuckBuck

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April 30, 2008 at 1:39 pm

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Is there any mechanism for other than bcp or bulk copy, (read; that a normal user can use) to copy data from a csv to a temporary table?

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 1

It depends on what you're copying and what front-end you have on the database.

For example, in MS Access, which can be used as a front end for SQL Server databases, there are Import wizards that will get data into tables. I assume a .NET form could be built for the same thing.

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CanuckBuck Hall of Fame Points: 3915 More actions · Answer 2

I'm effectively using a simple sql script with variables and hoping to pass in the name of the CSV in one of the variables.

Something like this

IF OBJECT_ID(N'TempDb..#SCOPE',N'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #SCOPE

CREATE TABLE #SCOPE (HoleId VARCHAR(13))

CREATE INDEX SCOPE_PK ON #SCOPE(HoleId)

BULK INSERT #SCOPE FROM 'D:\wells.csv' WITH(FIELDTERMINATOR = ',')

This is the message I get back

Msg 8104, Level 16, State 2, Line 4

The current user is not the database or object owner of table '#SCOPE'. Cannot perform SET operation.

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 3

I just tried that script, and it seems to work for me. Maybe you need to use Execute As?

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736478 More actions · Answer 4

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May 1, 2008 at 7:47 am

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You could use OPENQUERY as well.

CanuckBuck Hall of Fame Points: 3915 More actions · Answer 5

I believe that the source of my problem is that I (and the users who will use this SQL script) do not - and would never be permitted to - have the appropriate privialges to run a Bulk Insert command. :crying:

The database that I'm working in is an enterprise database. Essentially I want to load a list of PK's into a temporary table so I can join to a table in the database and do some processing.

It is very common and natural for my users to have a list of these PK's in a csv file.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004406 More actions · Answer 6

It only takes bulk admin privs... if your DBA won't allow you to have it, (s)he can give you privs to run a job that uses a proxy.

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