Cannot bulk load because the file(type mismatch or invalid character for the specified code)

Question

Unable to insert following Text.csv file which contains

ID,Address,Name,Subject
1,43-79,NYC, Aron , Works for IT,Networking
2, 43-89,CA ,Mike , Works for IT,Developer

How can i insert this data into SQL table(tabl1) which has ID,ADDRESS,NAME,SUBJECT column.

BULK  
INSERT tabl1  
FROM 'C:\Downloads\Test.csv'  
WITH  
(  
FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',  
ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'  
)  
GO

If i use comma , i get an error.So how can i insert this data.

Answer 1

Your issue is due to the comma in the column value 'Works for IT,Networking' You can use Pipe symbol | instead of comma.

Sample file will be like this.

1|43-79|NYC|Aron|Works for IT,Networking
2|43-89|CA|Mike|Works for IT,Developer

Sql Query

BULK
INSERT tabl1
FROM 'C:\Downloads\Test.csv'
WITH
(
DATAFILETYPE = 'char',
FIELDTERMINATOR = '|',
ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
)