SQL Server Bulk Insert Row Terminator Issues

We often need to import data into SQL Server from a file. Sometimes unwanted end of line characters are part of the source file and these can create issues when importing the data. One of the ways to avoid this issue is to use SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), but it doesn't always make sense to use SSIS for simple operations. Rahul Mehta explains that he uses BULK INSERT sometimes faces issues with Line Feeds and Carriage Returns. In this post, Rahul shows some examples and explains how to fix the issue.

Data import files

ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS

Dynamic SQL procedure for bulk insert

https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit/blob/master/Stored_Procedure/usp_BulkUpload.sql

SQL-only ETL using a bulk insert into a temporary table (SQL Spackle)

This article demonstrates a method of importing a data file directly into a temporary table and selectively inserting data from the temporary table into a SQL Server table, all in a single set of SQL commands.

Error logging with Bulk Insert

Bulk Insert statement has an important feature of error logging which is rarely used.

ERRORFILE and MAXERRORS option with BULK INSERT

ERRORFILE and MAXERRORS option are rarely used important arguments in BULK INSERT so, I will try to highlight the use of these arguments in this script.

T-SQL insert using SSIS Data Pump

This article describes a T-SQL procedure to insert data using the SSIS Data Pump