To open the SQL.BAK file in Excel, locate the file & rename it, restore .BAK file to SQL server, then export it to Excel. Continue reading to learn the detailed steps! If you want to open the SQL .BAK ...

Ensure your SQL Server table structure matches your Excel file columns The script assumes the first row of your Excel file contains column headers For large files, use batch mode (-b flag) for better ...

Now that you’ve automated the fetching of your flat file via FTP, the next step is to automatically import that file into SQL Server. To do this, we’ll use an SQL Server Agent Job.