SQL SERVER - Import CSV File Into SQL Server Using Bulk Insert - Load Comma Delimited File Into SQL Server

This is very common request recently - How to import CSV file into SQL Server? How to load CSV file into SQL Server Database Table? How to load comma delimited file into SQL Server? Let us see the solution in quick steps.
CSV stands for Comma Separated Values, sometimes also called Comma Delimited Values.
Create TestTableUSE TestData
GO
CREATE TABLE CSVTest
(ID INT,
FirstName VARCHAR(40),
LastName VARCHAR(40),
BirthDate SMALLDATETIME)
GO
Create CSV file in drive C: with name csvtest.txt with following content. The location of the file is C:\csvtest.txt1,James,Smith,19750101
2,Meggie,Smith,19790122
3,Robert,Smith,20071101
4,Alex,Smith,20040202

BULK
INSERT CSVTest
FROM ‘c:\csvtest.txt’
WITH
(
FIELDTERMINATOR = ‘,’,
ROWTERMINATOR = ‘\n’
)
GO
Check the content of the table.SELECT *
FROM CSVTest
GO
Drop the table to clean up database.SELECT *
FROM CSVTest
GO