Thursday, December 30, 2010

How to read a file from sql server

Create FUNCTION [dbo].[uftReadfileAsTable]
(
@Path VARCHAR(255),
@Filename VARCHAR(100)
)
RETURNS
@File TABLE
(
[LineNo] int identity(1,1),
line varchar(8000))

AS
BEGIN

DECLARE @objFileSystem int
,@objTextStream int,
@objErrorObject int,
@strErrorMessage Varchar(1000),
@Command varchar(1000),
@hr int,
@String VARCHAR(8000),
@YesOrNo INT

select @strErrorMessage='opening the File System Object'
EXECUTE @hr = sp_OACreate 'Scripting.FileSystemObject' , @objFileSystem OUT


if @HR=0 Select @objErrorObject=@objFileSystem, @strErrorMessage='Opening file "'+@path+'\'+@filename+'"',@command=@path+'\'+@filename

if @HR=0 execute @hr = sp_OAMethod @objFileSystem , 'OpenTextFile'
, @objTextStream OUT, @command,1,false,0--for reading, FormatASCII

WHILE @hr=0
BEGIN
if @HR=0 Select @objErrorObject=@objTextStream,
@strErrorMessage='finding out if there is more to read in "'+@filename+'"'
if @HR=0 execute @hr = sp_OAGetProperty @objTextStream, 'AtEndOfStream', @YesOrNo OUTPUT

IF @YesOrNo<>0 break
if @HR=0 Select @objErrorObject=@objTextStream,
@strErrorMessage='reading from the output file "'+@filename+'"'
if @HR=0 execute @hr = sp_OAMethod @objTextStream, 'Readline', @String OUTPUT
INSERT INTO @file(line) SELECT @String
END

if @HR=0 Select @objErrorObject=@objTextStream,
@strErrorMessage='closing the output file "'+@filename+'"'
if @HR=0 execute @hr = sp_OAMethod @objTextStream, 'Close'


if @hr<>0
begin
Declare
@Source varchar(255),
@Description Varchar(255),
@Helpfile Varchar(255),
@HelpID int

EXECUTE sp_OAGetErrorInfo @objErrorObject,
@source output,@Description output,@Helpfile output,@HelpID output
Select @strErrorMessage='Error whilst '
+coalesce(@strErrorMessage,'doing something')
+', '+coalesce(@Description,'')
insert into @File(line) select @strErrorMessage
end
EXECUTE sp_OADestroy @objTextStream
-- Fill the table variable with the rows for your result set

RETURN
END

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