Import Data From Excel Or Text

Text Was Truncated Every Time I Try To Import From Excel

Like the title says.. I am trying to import an Excel 2000 spreadsheet to SQL Server to do some manipulations/aggregations. The Excel file has several cells with long text (detailed product descriptions) in them. Since this is a quick Import/Export I am using the Wizard rather than the SSIS Designer. I specify the value of the field as being varchar(max), and this is confirmed by the Edit SQL button. However, every time I try to run it I get an error on the Details column, stating that "Text was truncated". I have tried changing it from varchar(max) to text (and also tried nvarchar(max) and ntext) but still get the same error. What the heck am I doing wrong? I cannot just get rid of the column in question because we need its contents. Is this some issue with Excel and not SQL Server? If so, is there any way to fix it?

Import Long Text From Excel Into Table

Hi everyone,

I've got an excel file that I want to import into a database table.
The longest text in a cell is 385 characters.
I've made the fields in the table nvarchar(1024).

I created a data flow task for the import.

When I run this task, I get the following error:

[Excel Source [1]] Error: There was an error with output column "Line Text" (52) on output "Excel Source Output" (9). The column status returned was: "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page.".
[Excel Source [1]] Error: The "output column "Line Text" (52)" failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition on "output column "Line Text" (52)" specifies failure on truncation. A truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified component.



is it possible that there is a restriction on the length of the text ?

regards,

Filip

Excel Import TEXT 9760020 Imports 9.76002e+006

Hello,

I have a problem with the Import of an Excel file and hope one of you can help me out.

There is a column with mixed data (format is TEXT) in an excel file and I want to import it as Text (DT_WSTR (255)).
So far everything works fine but some fields like "9760020" imports "9.76002e+006".

My settings so far are:



Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=<FileName>;Extended Properties="EXCEL 8.0;HDR=NO;IMEX=1"

In addition I altered the registry entry


TypeGuessRows to 0 (ImportMixedType = Text)


Has someone got a solution?

Thankx

How Do Create Table From Excel (based On Excel Column Name) And Import Data From It?

l've the following situation,

l've some excel files controlled by Vendor which changing frequently. The only thing does not change is the header name of each column.

So my question is, is there any way to create a new table based on the excel file selected including the column name in SSIS? So that l can use the data reader as source to select those columns l am interested on and start the integration.


Thanks.

Regards,
Yong Boon, Lim


p/s : The excel header is at the row 7.

SQL Server 2008 :: Import Of Excel Or Text File Into Database

I have an .xlsx file where I need to import the data into a table. If there is not a way to do this, is there a way to import either a tab del file or different type of .csv file into the database?

Do not want to use the SSIS or import feature from SQL2008 as I tried to save the steps and running it wont work either.

SSIS Wizard Cannot Import Text Columns Longer Then 255 Using Excel Source

(Applies to SQLServer 2005 SP1)

We have found that using the SSIS "Import and Export Wizard" using the "Microsoft Excel" data source that there appears to be a maximum column length of 255 characters for any row.

Even when defining the destination table columns as nvarchar(4000), the wizard fails with the errors shown below.

We have found no workaround except manually changing the imput data. There doesn't appear to be any "Advanced" options for the Excel importer as there are for the flat-text importer. So, no question here, just posting the bug so that *next* time someone searches the web for an answer, this post comes up

MessagesError 0xc020901c: Data Flow Task: There was an error with output column "English String" (18) on output "Excel Source Output" (9). The column status returned was: "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page.". (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard) Error 0xc020902a: Data Flow Task: The "output column "English String" (18)" failed because truncation occurred, and the truncation row disposition on "output column "English String" (18)" specifies failure on truncation. A truncation error occurred on the specified object of the specified component. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard) Error 0xc0047038: Data Flow Task: The PrimeOutput method on component "Source - Sheet1$" (1) returned error code 0xC020902A. The component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard) Error 0xc0047021: Data Flow Task: Thread "SourceThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047038. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard) Error 0xc0047039: Data Flow Task: Thread "WorkThread0" received a shutdown signal and is terminating. The user requested a shutdown, or an error in another thread is causing the pipeline to shutdown. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard) Error 0xc0047021: Data Flow Task: Thread "WorkThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047039. (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)


edit: After searching further this is documented under "Excel Source"
in BOL which provides a registry-based workaround.  I guess the issue
is that the wizard considers truncation to be  a 'fail' case and
there's no easy way to override this behaviour, specify the column
types nor determine which line is in error)



Truncated text. When the driver determines that an Excel column contains
text data, the driver selects the data type (string or memo) based on the
longest value that it samples. If the driver does not discover any values longer
than 255 characters in the rows that it samples, it treats the column as a
255-character string column instead of a memo column. Therefore, values longer
than 255 characters may be truncated. To import data from a memo column without
truncation, you must make sure that the memo column in at least one of the
sampled rows contains a value longer than 255 characters, or you must increase
the number of rows sampled by the driver to include such a row. You can increase
the number of rows sampled by increasing the value of TypeGuessRows under
the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftJet4.0EnginesExcel registry
key.
)

Import Data From Excel-Sheet Via OleDb In VB.Net - How To Get A Columns Data As String?

Hello,

i want to import data from an excel sheet into a database. While reading from the excel sheet OleDb automatically guesses the Datatype of each column. My Problem is the first A Column which contains ~240 Lines. 210 Lines are Numbers, the latter 30 do contain strings. When i use this code:







Code BlockDim sConn As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & conf_path_current & file_to_import & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=NO"""
Dim oConn As New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConn)
Dim cmd1 As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand("Select * From [Table$]", oConn)
Dim rdr As OleDb.OleDbDataReader = cmd1.ExecuteReader
Do While rdr.Read()
Console.WriteLine(rdr.Item(0)) 'or rdr(0).ToString
Next




it will continue to read the stuff till the String-Lines are coming.
when using Item(0), it just crashes for trying to convert a DBNull to a String, when using rdr(0).ToString() it just gives me no value.

So my question is how to tell OleDB that i want that column to be completly read as String/Varchar?

Thanks for Reading

- Pierre from Berlin


[seems i got redirected into the wrong forum, please move into the correct one]

Transact SQL :: Excel Data Import Truncate Data Length To 255

I am trying to import data from an excel Sheet to SQL Database using OPENROWSET. After import I found that all the cells containing data of more than 2000 length got truncated to  255 characters only. I tried finding the solution and found that We need to have the data with length more than 255 in first 8 rows of Excel sheet. It worked for me also. But In real scenario the data that I cant do the manual work on excel. I tried out with Dot Net utility and SSIS package also but the truncation is still the issue.

INSERT into tmp_Test
SELECT
*
FROM
OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0','Excel
12.0;Database=D:Book1.xlsx', [Sheet1$])

How To Import Data From Excel Into MS SQL In .Net?

Hi, I'm building a web application in VB.NET 1.1 where users will upload Excel files at this webpage and the web application will transfer the data from the uploaded Excel file into MS SQL 2000. There are around 600-700 records and about 56 columns in the Excel file which is to be uploaded daily. There will be a few different files which I need to implement for as well.
 I've sourced for and tried alot of methods. But either they can't satisfy my requirements or they just can't simply work.
- Most simple and direct way I've tried is creating a oledb connection to the Excel file in the following codes...
Function TestUploadData1(ByVal vFile As String) As String    Dim Oleda As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter    Dim Olecn As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection    Dim dt1 As DataTable
   Olecn = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection( _ "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _ "Data Source=" & vFile & ";" & _ "Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes")    Olecn.Open()
   Dim ExcelCommand As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand("SELECT INTO [ODBC;Driver={SQL Server};Server=(local);Database=dbSSC;Trusted_Conn ection=yes].[tblOutstanding] FROM [Report$];", Olecn)    ExcelCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
   Olecn.Close() End Function
But from the above codes I kept getting the error "Could not find installable ISAM." at the line Olecn.Open(). I've tried to set the registry to C:WindowsSystem32msexcl40.dll but to no avail...
- I've tried another method using the OpenRowSet in the following codes Function TestUploadData2(ByVal vFile As String) As String    Dim cn As SqlConnection    Dim cm As SqlCommand    Dim strSQL As String cn = New SqlConnection("server=localhost; user ID=accessSSC; password=accessSSC541; database=dbSSC")
   cn.Open()
   strSQL = "INSERT INTO tblOutstanding SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0','Excel 8.0;Database=" & vFile & ";HDR=Yes','SELECT * FROM [Report$]')"    cm = New SqlCommand(strSQL, cn)    cm.ExecuteNonQuery()
   cn.Close() End Function
For the above codes, I kept getting the error "Ad hoc access to OLE DB provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' has been denied. You must access this provider through a linked server." at the line cm.ExecuteNonQuery() and I've tried to disable the Ad Hoc settings in the registry and tried to create a link server but to no avail as well...
- I've tried DTS but I'd need to DTS package to run whenever the users upload a file. Is there an easy way that I can run the designated DTS package to run through my .Net web application?
Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks & Regards, Keith Chang

Import Data From Excel

Hi:

I imported data from Excel to a table on SQL Server throught Data Transformation Services.

All data with a under score(like 1_5, 7_5) were replaced by Nulls. Is there any comment

about that?

Thanks a lot!

Regards,

Kevin Jin

Import Data From Excel To MS SQL Using DTS

Hi guys,
I need to import data from excel to MS SQL table, but I already have data in MS SQL table, I just want to update one column.
How can I do that?

SQL '05 Import Excel Data

Hi,

On SQL 2005 I am trying automatically through the import 'wizard' import data from excel into an existing table that I have created. I can't find a way to do this without creating a new table. Any takes?

Import Data From Excel

How to create SSIS Package to import data from excel

Import Data From Excel To Sql

Hi!
I'm trying to import data from an excel file into a sql table.I'm using MS SQL.For import,I use openrowset.The SQL command looks like this(in my asp page):


SQLstr = "SELECT * INTO dbo.shopping_TSR FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database="+Server.MapPath("\fileuploader\upload\tmb2.xls")+"', 'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]')"


I'm getting the following error:
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB Provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' IDBInitialize::Initialize returned 0x80004005: The provider did not give any information about the error.]

What could be the cause of this error?
The .xls file and the sql table are on differen t servers.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

Import Data From Excel Into Ms Sql

Import Data From Excel?

Hello,

I have an Excel spreadsheet that I am loading data from and I want to prevent SSIS from making assumptions about the data contained within the spreadsheed and to just treat every column as a string (i.e. Unicode string [DT_WSTR]). How is this done?

I know I could do a conversion once the data is loaded, but I am wondering if there is a way to specify this in the Excel Source settings without having to add a Data Conversion task to the Data Flow.

TIA...

Import Data From Excel To Sql

hi there

can I get help about import data from excel sheet to sql server by C#?
from excel to xml and from xml to sql server? or excel to sql directry?

thanks for your fast response.
waeldief@msn.com

Data Import Excel XML Defaults Which File Governs Excel Defaults?

I'm importing a multi tab spreadsheet using Import wizard, which I understand to use the same internals as SSIS. The total number of columns in the spread sheet will be over 500. The import wizard defaults everything to varchar 255. I understand there is an XML file I can manipulate to change this and they are located

C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server100DTSMappingFiles

Assuming one of these will control Excel defaults, which one is it? None of the names lend themselves to the Excel as a source. SqlClientToMSSql10?

Import Data Through Excel File

 
hii all,
        i've to import bulk data from excel file to sql server 2000 , i'm using asp.net 1.1 with C# and i've to make a front end(windows application) for this.
help me out if any1 knows that...
Thanks & Regards
anant vijay

Import Excel Data Into Sql Express

hi,
i need to import excel data(2000 records) into sql server table.
i did all possible ways. but still i am getting the error
 
 
OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" for linked server "(null)" returned message "Could not find installable ISAM.".
Msg 7303, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" for linked server "(null)".
 
i used the query SELECT * FROM OPENDATASOURCE('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',
'Data Source=C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLdata.xls;Extended Properties=Excel 11.0',HDR=YES,Sheet1$)
 
and also
SELECT *
FROMOPENDATASOURCE('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Data Source=C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLdata.xls;
Extended Properties=''Excel 11.0''')...[Sheet1$]
 
but no luck
i have configured linked server through management studio express.
 
can any one suggest me how to achieve this.
is there any easy way
 
Thanks

Import Data From Excel To SQLserver

Hi all!

I need to import data from excel file to SQLserver. What is the best way to do this?
Please give as much explanations as possible (code example would be very-very helpful).

Any ideas are wellcome.
Thanks.

Import Data From Excel To SqlServer

Hello,

I want to import data from an excel sheet to SqlServer....
I use a linked server...
I execute the following code:

EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'ExcelSource',
'Jet 4.0',
'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0',
'c:MyExcel.xls',NULL,
'Excel 5.0'
GO

sp_addlinkedsrvlogin N'ExcelSource', false, sa, N'ADMIN', NULL
GO

SELECT * FROM ExcelSource...Sheet1$
GO

and I get the error:

Server: Msg 7314, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
OLE DB provider 'ExcelSource' does not contain table 'Sheet1$'. The table either does not exist or the current user does not have permissions on that table.
OLE DB error trace [Non-interface error: OLE DB provider does not contain the table: ProviderName='ExcelSource', TableName='Sheet1$'].

When I execute the command:

select * from OpenRowset('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database=c:ook1.xls',Sheet1$)

I get the same error...

Can anyone help me?

Thanks
Korina

Failed To Import Excel Data

Hi,

can anyone help on this? I have the created to read in excel file data. I used the Excel source task and configured it. I configured the task to read in a file call transaction.xls and there is only 1 sheet in the workbook called transaction as well. When I configured the connection manager, I can see the data preview. And I saved it. When I execute it, it gave me the error below. Really have no idea what caused the problem. for additional info, we do not have the microsoft office installed in this server, only ms sql. Do I need to install the ms office in the server in order to have this work?

Error Msg:
SSIS package "ImportTranx.dtsx" starting.
Information: 0x4004300A at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Error: 0xC020801C at Data Flow Task, Source - Transaction$ [1]: The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "SourceConnectionExcel" failed with error code 0xC0202009.
Error: 0xC0047017 at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: component "Source - Transaction$" (1) failed validation and returned error code 0xC020801C.
Error: 0xC004700C at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: One or more component failed validation.
Error: 0xC0024107 at Data Flow Task: There were errors during task validation.
SSIS package "ImportTranx.dtsx" finished: Success.

Import Data From Excel To Tabels

Sir ,

I want to import data From Excel sheet to Sql server tables
.and I want only import only Limited Columns not all

Pls Help me out


Yaman

Way To Import Data From CSV Or Excel Spreadsheet

I am looking for a way to import data from a CSV or Excel spread sheet and add the data directly into an Extended field instead of a regular field in the table. for example: let's say I have a comma delimited field with the following info:

NDC_M_FORMULARY,CUSTOM_EXTSIG,Custom EXT SIG
NDC_M_FORMULARY,DRUG_CODE,Alternate key, user defined
NDC_M_FORMULARY,CHARGE_CODE,From the Charge code table

The first column is the table name
Second Column is the Column name in the table
The third column contains the description that I would like to store in the Value in the Extended Property Name "MS_Description"

BTW,I did find the following T-SQL which returns the Extended description for a specific Extended Property

Here it is:

SELECT
[Table Name] = i_s.TABLE_NAME,
[Column Name] = i_s.COLUMN_NAME,
[Description] = s.value
FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS i_s
LEFT OUTER JOIN

[code]...

Import Excel Data To SQL Error

I am attempting to import an excel sheet to SQL and keep coming up with the following error:

Error during transformation ... row number 29
TransformCopy conversion error: Destination does not allow null
Source column 'ProductID' (DBTYPE_R8),
Destination column 'ProductID' (DBTYPE_STR)

When I look at row 29, the ProductID is '1240000A' and not NULL.
All prior ProductID's had no Alpha characters ans appeared as 7 digits eg. '1240000'. I Previewed the data before the transformation and for some reason the ProductID '1240000A' appears as NULL, even though the Excel Sheet has the value '1240000A' entered. Help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Import Excel Data To --&> SQL Db Table

Hey folks,
My first post and I hope not my last!!

I am very new to the entire world SQL Server databases. I am starting from scratch.

Currently I have a little Website I am doing for myself that is .asp based and will allow users to query some sports boxscores. I hope to create a user interface that will allow folks to seperate team results based on certain criteria...

It is just a hobby of mine that I have been doing for year with excel and now hope to let others like me do it aswell.

here is what I got.

MSSQL 2005 Server with a database.
Iam using SQL 2005 Server Express Studio. Therefore, do not have access to SSIS or DTS or anything like that.

However, I want to import several hundred records into a db I created (hosted by Crystal tech). Since, I don't have access to the Server root directory, I can't use the BULK INSERT statement.

I am looking for a method to query an excel file (or .csv something..) that is stored on my local drive and upload it to the Server db tables.

I would like to do this either through SQL with a query. Or I would to add this VB code to the current VB that I use in my Excel file.

any ideas..??

Thank you for supporting me in advance.

Import Excel Data Error

I am using the import Wizzard in SQL Server 2005 for the first time and trying to import some excel data into the db table.

I keep getting this error. Any ideas??

- Validating (Error)
Messages
Error 0xc02020f6: Data Flow Task: Column "game_ID" cannot convert between unicode and non-unicode string data types.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Error 0xc004706b: Data Flow Task: "component "Destination - cfb_boxscores" (137)" failed validation and returned validation status "VS_ISBROKEN".
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Error 0xc004700c: Data Flow Task: One or more component failed validation.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Error 0xc0024107: Data Flow Task: There were errors during task validation.
(SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)

Import Data From Excel To Another Database?

I wanted to see what would a way for me to import data from an excel document into an existing database. I have a database in which I want to clear out the current entries and import data from the excel document into that database. What is the best way of doing this??

Any help or comment will be appreciated.

Nishi

How To Import Data From An Excel Document

Hi, I want to import data into my sql server 2005 express database from a excel document. Roughly described I have all columns/data in a excel sheet that I will import to a table with same columns in my sql database. How do I do this in the best way because I'm sure this finctionality/possibility must be available?

Import Excel Data Into Sql Table

Hi!
I have to develop an application for transfering data from an excel file into a sql table.The excel file is uploaded to a server.The database(and the table) is on another server.At first,I used openrowset for transferring data to the table.My sql command looked like this(in my asp page):

SQLstr = "SELECT * INTO dbo.shopping_TSR FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database="+Server.MapPath("upload/tmb2.xls")+";hdr=yes', 'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]')"

I kept getting this error:
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB Provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0'IDBInitialize::Initialize returned 0x80004005: The provider did not give any information about the error.]

After reading a few articles,I think the cause of my error is that the excel file is uploaded into the folder where the asp script is located.I have 2 servers : one running the asp scripts and one containing the database.
Is my error generated by the fact that the excel file is on a different server than the sql server?How could I make this work?

How Import Data Using DTS From Excel 2007?

Hi,

I wants to import data using DTS package from Excel 2007. I have tried this by using DSN but i'm not getting Excel 2007 types.

Please suggest me how to Connect to Excel 2007 using DTS package to import data.

Thanks!