I am working on SQL Server 2000. As you know, there is an application that’s shows query results (Query Analyzer) The data is shown there, on a grid, and you can save that grid in a csv file. That’s great.
Now, I want to INSERT those csv values into a Table. Does SQL Server provide any method?? And I mean, automatic or semi-automatic methods (like when you read an Excel from Query Analyzer).
Because, for example, with a Bulk insert I can accomplish that but, it involves a lot of work.
I am considering developing an application that does that (maybe in python) But, I don’t want to if anything else already exists.
If you just need CSV exports/imports, I’d use BCP. It’s much faster, it’s easier to use for those requirements (at least in my opinion).