How to use Bulk Insert

Introduction Bulk Insert:

The Bulk Insert task provides the quickest way to copy large amounts of data into a SQL Server table or view. For example, suppose your company stores its million-row product list on a mainframe system, but the company’s e-commerce system uses SQL Server 2005 to populate Web [...]

What is BCP Utility in SQL server?

Introduction BCP Utility:
The bcp utility bulk copies data between an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and a data file in a user-specified format. The bcp utility can be used to import large numbers of new rows into SQL Server tables or to export data out of tables into [...]

Tips And Tricks For Advanced MS SQL Server Developers

Tips And Tricks For Advanced MS SQL Server Developers:

Use “TRUNCATE TABLE” statement instead of “DELETE” clause if you want to delete all rows from a table. It is much faster then “DELETE” statement without any conditions. “TRUNCATE TABLE” frees all the space occupied by that table’s data and indexes, without logging [...]