Note If you're uncertain about how to format a data file for bulk importing, use the bcp utility to export data from the table into a data file. The formatting of each data field in this file shows ...

Connect to an Access Data Source (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard) [!INCLUDE sqlserver-ssis] This topic shows you how to connect to a Microsoft Access data source from the Choose a Data Source or ...

To open the SQL .BAK files in Excel, locate the .bak file on your hard drive, right-click it and select & rename it with XLS file extension.

Now that you’ve automated the fetching of your flat file via FTP, the next step is to automatically import that file into SQL Server. To do this, we’ll use an SQL Server Agent Job.

We are excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.3! Download SSMS 17.3 and review the Release Notes to get started. SSMS 17.3 provides support for almost all feature ...