How to Import Excel Data into SQL Server | BULK INSERT Tutorial | Part 22

Welcome to Part 22 of our Database Systems series! In our last lecture, we learned how to use the standard DML INSERT command to add rows to our tables one by one. But what happens when the university administration hands you an Excel file with 10,000 new admissions? In this lecture, we tackle real-world data migration. We explore the powerful BULK INSERT command in T-SQL, which allows you to take massive amounts of data from external files (like Excel and CSV) and load them directly into your SQL Server database in a matter of seconds. 📌 In this video, you will learn: The BULK INSERT Syntax: How to write the command to read flat files from your hard drive. The CSV Requirement: Why SQL Server cannot read native .xlsx Excel files and how to properly prepare your data by saving it as a comma-separated values (CSV) file. Handling Headers: How to use the FIRSTROW parameter to skip column titles in your spreadsheet. Formatting Parameters: Defining FIELDTERMINATOR and ROWTERMINATOR so the database knows exactly how to read your file. Practice Assignment: Create a quick Excel spreadsheet with 5 columns of dummy student data (ID, Name, Age, Major, City). Save it as a .csv file. Then, open SSMS, build a matching table, and write a BULK INSERT script to load your spreadsheet into the database! #SQLServer #BulkInsert #DataMigration #LearnSQL #ComputerScience #DBMS #TSQL #DatabaseProgramming #ExcelToSQL