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Convert CSV file to SQL Server data using Bytescout Spreadsheet SDK
How to convert CSV to SQL Server data using Bytescout Spreadsheet SDK for .NET
These source code samples export CSV to SQL Server data using Bytescout Spreadsheet library for C# and VB developers.
Input CSV file:

Output - CSV data exported to SQL Server:

Visual Basic .NET
Imports Bytescout.Spreadsheet Imports System.Data.SqlClient Class Program Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String()) Try ' MODIFY THE CONNECTION STRING WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS!!! Dim connectionString As String = "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=true;" Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString) connection.Open() ' Drop test database if exists ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "IF DB_ID ('CsvTests') IS NOT NULL DROP DATABASE CsvTests") ' Create empty database ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE DATABASE CsvTests") ' Switch to created database ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "USE CsvTests") ' Create a table for CSV data ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE TABLE CsvTest (Name VARCHAR(40), FullName VARCHAR(255))") ' Load CSV document Using document As New Spreadsheet("sample.csv", ";") ' ";" - delimiter Dim worksheet As Worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets(0) For row As Integer = 0 To worksheet.UsedRangeRowMax Dim insertCommand As [String] = String.Format("INSERT CsvTest VALUES('{0}','{1}')", worksheet.Cell(row, 0).Value, worksheet.Cell(row, 1).Value) ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, insertCommand) Next End Using ' Check the data successfully exported Using command As New SqlCommand("SELECT * from CsvTest", connection) Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader() If reader IsNot Nothing Then Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Exported CSV data:") Console.WriteLine() While reader.Read() Console.WriteLine([String].Format("{0} | {1}", reader(0), reader(1))) End While End If End Using Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine("Press any key.") Console.ReadKey() End Using Catch ex As Exception Console.WriteLine("Error: " & ex.Message) Console.ReadKey() End Try End Sub Private Shared Sub ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection As SqlConnection, query As String) Using command As New SqlCommand(query, connection) command.ExecuteNonQuery() End Using End Sub End Class
Visual C#
using System; using Bytescout.Spreadsheet; using System.Data.SqlClient; namespace ExportToSQLServer { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { try { // MODIFY THE CONNECTION STRING WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS!!! string connectionString = "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=true;"; using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString)) { connection.Open(); // Drop test database if exists ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "IF DB_ID ('CsvTests') IS NOT NULL DROP DATABASE CsvTests"); // Create empty database ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE DATABASE CsvTests"); // Switch to created database ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "USE CsvTests"); // Create a table for CSV data ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE TABLE CsvTest (Name VARCHAR(40), FullName VARCHAR(255))"); // Load CSV document using (Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet("sample.csv", ";")) // ";" - delimiter { Worksheet worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets[0]; for (int row = 0; row <= worksheet.UsedRangeRowMax; row++) { String insertCommand = string.Format("INSERT CsvTest VALUES('{0}','{1}')", worksheet.Cell(row, 0).Value, worksheet.Cell(row, 1).Value); ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, insertCommand); } } // Check the data successfully exported using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("SELECT * from CsvTest", connection)) { SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader(); if (reader != null) { Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Exported CSV data:"); Console.WriteLine(); while (reader.Read()) { Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} | {1}", reader[0], reader[1])); } } } Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Press any key."); Console.ReadKey(); } } catch(Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message); Console.ReadKey(); } } static void ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(SqlConnection connection, string query) { using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(query, connection)) { command.ExecuteNonQuery(); } } } }
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