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Excel 2007 Data Loader To SQL 2008 Server

This document describes a simple Excel data loader for SQL Server 2008 that uses the SqlBulkCopy class. It loads data from an Excel file into a DataTable and then uses SqlBulkCopy to bulk load the data into an existing SQL table matching the column structure. The code includes a Windows form with buttons to open an Excel file and upload the data. It loads over 10,000 records in under 3 seconds by using SqlBulkCopy for fast bulk loading of the data.

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57 views

Excel 2007 Data Loader To SQL 2008 Server

This document describes a simple Excel data loader for SQL Server 2008 that uses the SqlBulkCopy class. It loads data from an Excel file into a DataTable and then uses SqlBulkCopy to bulk load the data into an existing SQL table matching the column structure. The code includes a Windows form with buttons to open an Excel file and upload the data. It loads over 10,000 records in under 3 seconds by using SqlBulkCopy for fast bulk loading of the data.

Uploaded by

Katie Benson
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© © All Rights Reserved
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Simple Excel 2007 Data Loader to SQL

2008 Server

Introduction
This is a very simple Excel 2007 data loader to SQL 2008 database. I am
using SqlBulkCopy class to make data load fast. (10K record loaded in
less than 3s).

One catch: You will need existing table in SQL DB with matching columns.
I skipped dynamic table creation to keep the code simple.

Using the Code


This is the most basic version, without error checking to make the code clear.
Below is the completed code behind the form.

Button 1 - Opens the Excel file.

Button 2 - Uploads data to SQL Server.


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

namespace SimpleExcelLoader
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
string filename="";
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog();
openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\\";
openFileDialog1.Filter = "Excel 2007 files
(*.xlsx)|*.xlsx|All files (*.*)|*.*";
openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2;
openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true;
if (openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
filename = openFileDialog1.FileName;
textBox1.Text = filename;
button2.Enabled = true;
toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "File Selected.
Enter DB Info and click Upload Data";
}
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string server = textBox2.Text;
string db = textBox3.Text;
string user = textBox4.Text;
string pass = textBox5.Text;
string tableName=textBox6.Text;
string serverConnectionString="Server="+server+";
Database="+db+";Uid="+user+";Pwd="+pass+";";

//step 1
// Load Excel data into DataTable
string connectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;
Data Source=" + filename + ";Extended Properties='Excel
12.0;HDR=YES;'";
string strSQL = "SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]";
OleDbConnection excelConnection = new
OleDbConnection(connectionString);
excelConnection.Open(); // This code will open excel file.
OleDbCommand dbCommand = new OleDbCommand(strSQL,
excelConnection);
OleDbDataAdapter dataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(dbCommand);
// create data table
DataTable dTable = new DataTable();
//fill table with Excel data
dataAdapter.Fill(dTable);

//step 2
//connect to server

using (SqlConnection destinationConnection =


new SqlConnection(serverConnectionString))
{
destinationConnection.Open();

using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy =


new SqlBulkCopy(destinationConnection))
{
//Destination Table must match columns in Excel
sheet
bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = tableName;

try
{
// Write from the source to the destination.
bulkCopy.WriteToServer(dTable);
toolStripStatusLabel1.Text="Data Uploaded";
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
toolStripStatusLabel1.Text=ex.Message;
}

destinationConnection.Close(); }}

// dispose used objects


dTable.Dispose();
dataAdapter.Dispose();
dbCommand.Dispose();
excelConnection.Close();
excelConnection.Dispose();
}}}

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