Generate sql insert script from excel worksheet

Question

I have a large excel worksheet that I want to add to my database.

Can I generate an SQL insert script from this excel worksheet?

Answer 1

Use the ConvertFrom-ExcelToSQLInsert from the ImportExcel in the PowerShell Gallery

NAME
    ConvertFrom-ExcelToSQLInsert
SYNTAX
    ConvertFrom-ExcelToSQLInsert [-TableName] <Object> [-Path] <Object> 
      [[-WorkSheetname] <Object>] [[-HeaderRow] <int>] 
      [[-Header] <string[]>] [-NoHeader] [-DataOnly]  [<CommonParameters>]
PARAMETERS
    -DataOnly
    -Header <string[]>
    -HeaderRow <int>
    -NoHeader
    -Path <Object>
    -TableName <Object>
    -WorkSheetname <Object>
    <CommonParameters>
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
        OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
        about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
ALIASES
    None
REMARKS
    None

Answer 2

There is a handy tool which saves a lot of time at

http://tools.perceptus.ca/text-wiz.php?ops=7

You just have to feed in the table name, field names and the data - tab separated and hit Go!

Answer 3

Here is a link to an Online automator to convert CSV files to SQL Insert Into statements:

CSV-to-SQL

Answer 4

Depending on the database, you can export to CSV and then use an import method.

MySQL - http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/load-data.html

PostgreSQL - http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/sql-copy.html

Answer 5

You can create an appropriate table through management studio interface and insert data into the table like it's shown below. It may take some time depending on the amount of data, but it is very handy.

Answer 6

You can use the following excel statement:

="INSERT INTO table_name(`"&$A$1&"`,`"&$B$1&"`,`"&$C$1&"`, `"&$D$1&"`) VALUES('"&SUBSTITUTE(A2, "'", "\'")&"','"&SUBSTITUTE(B2, "'", "\'")&"','"&SUBSTITUTE(C2, "'", "\'")&"', "&D2&");"

This improves upon Hart CO's answer as it takes into account column names and gets rid of compile errors due to quotes in the column. The final column is an example of a numeric value column, without quotes.