My plan was to get the text file and do a Bulk insert into a holder table in Sql server 2000 via the bulk insert command inside a stored procedure.

SQL Bulk Insert has been tuned over the years to work well with the Microsoft .NET Framework. This tutorial shows you how to take advantage of its power.

How to Bulk Insert CSV Into SQL. Microsoft's SQL Server software, used in thousands of businesses ranging from storefront operations to multinational companies, has capabilities to bulk-insert ...

Flat File Import into SQL Server 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.