Fast and effective way of importing 1 million records from excel file into Microsoft SQL Server table

Cindy See 206 Reputation points
2022-09-05T07:38:23.4+00:00

May I know the fast and effective way to import 1 million records from 1 excel file into 1 table?

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  1. CathyJi-MSFT 21,136 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-09-05T08:18:28.627+00:00

    Hi @Cindy See ,

    Suggest you using SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. You can refer to below MS document to get more methods.

    Import data from Excel to SQL Server or Azure SQL Database


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  2. Cindy See 206 Reputation points
    2022-09-06T02:52:23.583+00:00

    What type of connection manager in SSIS should I use to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2019?


  3. Cindy See 206 Reputation points
    2022-09-07T02:04:38.007+00:00

    I run a stored procedure of the table using administrator account from Management Studio to openrowset the excel data into the sql table but encountering this error.
    Please advise.
    I have already installed the microsoft access database engine 2010 on the db server.

    The 32-bit OLE DB provider "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0" cannot be loaded in-process on a 64-bit SQL Server.