Import Data from SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

hi to everyone. I'm developing a web application using C#.NET and MS SQL
Server 2000 database backend. But the user wants to transfer a huge data
from his SPSS application because it will take large amount of time to input
each of the item. My question is: Is there a way to import data from SPSS
application to the database using MS SQL Server 2000.
Specifications:
Import Data From a data file (SPSS Standard Version 11.0.0)
Hope you'll reply as soon as possible. You idea will greatly help me.
Thank you and God Bless.Hi
If this information is in a reasonably formatted file you can use BULK
INSERT command, DTS or the BCP utility to import the information. This can
be scheduled as a job and you can archive the file once loaded.
There is plenty of information on BULK INSERT, DTS and BCP in Books Online,
also check out http://www.sqldts.com/ for more DTS articles such as
http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?231
and http://www.sqldts.com/default.aspx?246
You will need some method of loading the data file onto your server or
somewhere accessable from the server. It may be necessary to hold the data
in a staging table(s) if it requires additional work before loading into
your destination table(s).
John
"rolly-hubport" <rollyhubport@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hi to everyone. I'm developing a web application using C#.NET and MS SQL
> Server 2000 database backend. But the user wants to transfer a huge data
> from his SPSS application because it will take large amount of time to
> input
> each of the item. My question is: Is there a way to import data from SPSS
> application to the database using MS SQL Server 2000.
> Specifications:
> Import Data From a data file (SPSS Standard Version 11.0.0)
>
> Hope you'll reply as soon as possible. You idea will greatly help me.
> Thank you and God Bless.
>
>|||Hi,
If u will use BCP or Bulk insert u have to manually define the table
name.
use dts package tranfer data from one server to another and u have
option to select the tables.
hope this helps u
from
doller