Good old FTP and flat file import will do the trick reliably and never take a day off. Here are the basic steps to automate an FTP download in Windows followed by a CSV insert into MS SQL Server.

Learn how to use SQL to import and export data between different formats and platforms, such as CSV, Excel, and different databases.

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To import data from a CSV file into a SQL database, you need to create a table that matches the structure and data types of the file, and then use the COPY or BULK INSERT command to load the data.