If the file is large, you can use cfexec to BCP the file into a table then run a stored procedure to process the table and put the data where it really needs to be. If the file is small, just loop through it and do a series of inserts then call a stored procedure to process the table.
Justin > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:40 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Importing a text file into SQL Server table > Hello list. I have a text file that is comma and double-quote > separated, with a line break that separates the lines. The > first row contains the header information. What I am wanting > to do is to import this into a SQL Server 2K table. I know > that I can use DTS to do this, but I need to do this in > ColdFusion code instead as a scheduled task. I have always in > the past just used DTS Wizard to do this, not straight SQL. > So, my question is, how do you import a text file into SQL > Server? What would my query look like? I already have the > cffile code in place looking at the text file. > > Thanks, > > Bruce > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm