If you want to import multiple worksheets from an Excel workbook, you typically have to run any of these tools once for each sheet. You can use the following tools to import data from Excel: Export to text first (SQL Server and SQL Database)ĭirectly from Excel (SQL Server on-premises only) You may need to install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to use some of these tools. There are a number of methods to import data from Excel. To learn more about the solution that interests you, follow the provided links. A complete description of complex tools and services like SSIS or Azure Data Factory is beyond the scope of this article. This article summarizes the frequently used methods and provides links for more detailed information.

Some methods let you import data in a single step directly from Excel files other methods require you to export your Excel data as text (CSV file) before you can import it. There are several ways to import data from Excel files to SQL Server or to Azure SQL Database. Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database

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