Question

I would like to use BULK INSERT to load a few hundred raw data tables into SQL Server. The format of these tables would be similar, although not identical (they come from excel sheets which are not tightly version controlled).

I want to know if there is a way to dynamically generate the table required on SQL Server depending on the headers in the file to be loaded, and then do the BULK INSERT thereafter.

Answer 1

You can connect to those Excel tables using OPEN ROWSET. Then, do the following:

SELECT *
FROM Excel
INTO NewTable
WHERE 0=1

This will transfer the schema. Is this what you want?