Showing posts with label SQL Server importing XML files. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SQL Server importing XML files. Show all posts

Monday, 26 May 2014

SQL Server importing XML files

CREATE TABLE XmlImportTest
(
xmlFileName VARCHAR(300),
xml_data xml
)
GO
DECLARE @xmlFileName VARCHAR(300)
SELECT @xmlFileName = 'c:\TestXml.xml'
-- dynamic sql is just so we can use @xmlFileName variable in OPENROWSET
EXEC('
INSERT INTO XmlImportTest(xmlFileName, xml_data)
SELECT ''' + @xmlFileName + ''', xmlData
FROM
(
SELECT *
FROM OPENROWSET (BULK ''' + @xmlFileName + ''' , SINGLE_BLOB) AS XMLDATA
) AS FileImport (XMLDATA)
')
GO
SELECT * FROM XmlImportTest
DROP TABLE XmlImportTest
Ref:http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp/archive/2007/06/18/60235.aspx