georgheretis (2/12/2016)
hii am import an Excel to a SQL Server ( using DB>TASKS>IMPORT DTA ...) and so on
i am creating an NEW table called 'aaa' from the Excel
the problem is that the data in one column in the original Excel has the following type
3461196008
3461196017
0100035.2
0100036.2
tha datatype of the specific column (table aaa) is float
the problem is when i am trying to see the data in SQL Server ( select * from aaa)
where tha data have the "0100035.2" is all of them null
i tried to change the datatype but the problem remaining , i cannot see the "0100035.2"
i will appreciate any help
thanks
Try adding IMEX=1 to the extended properties of your Excel connection string and redefine your initial staging table where all columns character types (N/VARCHAR).
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