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Import data into SQL from Google Spreadsheet or Microsoft Excel
-- Split string Table-Valued function
CREATE FUNCTION SplitString
(
@Input NVARCHAR(MAX),
@Character CHAR(1)
)
RETURNS @Output TABLE (
Item NVARCHAR(1000)
)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @StartIndex INT, @EndIndex INT
SET @StartIndex = 1
IF SUBSTRING(@Input, LEN(@Input) - 1, LEN(@Input)) <> @Character
BEGIN
SET @Input = @Input + @Character
END
WHILE CHARINDEX(@Character, @Input) > 0
BEGIN
SET @EndIndex = CHARINDEX(@Character, @Input)
INSERT INTO @Output(Item)
SELECT SUBSTRING(@Input, @StartIndex, @EndIndex - 1)
SET @Input = SUBSTRING(@Input, @EndIndex + 1, LEN(@Input))
END
RETURN
END
GO
-- Enclose each cell in single quote
-- =ARRAYFORMULA("'"&<range>&"'")
-- Transform column in Google Spreadsheet to row
-- =join(",";<range>)
CREATE TABLE #TempTable ([Name] NVARCHAR(max))
INSERT INTO #TempTable
SELECT * FROM dbo.SplitString('string',',') -- string_split
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