ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Convert TXT to SQL Server

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ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Convert TXT to SQL Server

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How to convert TXT to SQL server in C# using ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

The tutorial shows how to convert TXT to SQL server in C#

These source code samples are listed and grouped by their programming language and functions they use. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is the SDK to create, read, modify and calculate spreadsheets. Formula calculations are supported, import and export to and from JSON, CSV, XML, databases, arrays. It can be used to convert TXT to SQL server using C#.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK for C# plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to convert TXT to SQL server. Follow the instructions from the scratch to work and copy the C# code. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample C# codes.

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Program.cs

      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 ('TxtTests') IS NOT NULL DROP DATABASE TxtTests");
					// Create empty database
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE DATABASE TxtTests");
					// Switch to created database
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "USE TxtTests");
					// Create a table for TXT data
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection,
											  "CREATE TABLE TxtTest (Name VARCHAR(40), FullName VARCHAR(255))");

					// Load TXT document
					using (Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet()) 
					{
						document.LoadFromFile("sample.txt", "\t"); // \t - TAB delimiter
						Worksheet worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets[0];

						for (int row = 0; row <= worksheet.UsedRangeRowMax; row++)
						{
							String insertCommand = string.Format("INSERT TxtTest 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 TxtTest", connection))
					{
						SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();

						if (reader != null)
						{
							Console.WriteLine();
							Console.WriteLine("Exported TXT 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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sample.txt

      Homer	Homer Jay Simpson
Marjorie	Marjorie Marge Simpson (Bouvier)
Bartholomew	Bartholomew Jojo Bart Simpson
Lisa	Lisa Marie Simpson
Margaret	Margaret Maggie