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# Connect to a Flat File Data Source (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)
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This topic shows you how to connect to a **flat file** (text file) data source from the **Choose a Data Source** or **Choose a Destination** page of the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. For flat files, these two pages of the wizard present different sets of options, so this topic describes the flat file source and destination separately.
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This topic shows you how to connect to a **flat file** (text file) data source from the **Choose a Data Source** or **Choose a Destination** page of the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. For flat files, these two pages of the wizard present different sets of options, so this topic describes the flat file source and the flat file destination separately.
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## An alternative for simple text import
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If you have to import a text file into SQL Server, and you don't need all the configuration options available in the Import and Export Wizard, consider using the **Import Flat File Wizard** in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). For more info, see the following articles:
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- [What’s new in SQL Server Management Studio 17.3
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](https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dataplatforminsider/2017/10/10/whats-new-in-sql-server-management-studio-17-3/)
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- [Introducing the new Import Flat File Wizard in SSMS 17.3](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Introducing-the-new-Import-Flat-File-Wizard-in-SSMS-173)
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## Connect to a flat file source
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title: "Import and Export Data with the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard | Microsoft Docs"
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| Data source | Do I have to download additional files? |
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|**Enterprise databases**<br/>[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], Oracle, DB2, and others.|SQL Server or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) installs the files that you need to connect to [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. But SSDT doesn't install all the files that you need to connect to other enterprise databases such as Oracle or IBM DB2.<br/><br/>To connect to an enterprise database, you typically have to have two things:<br/><br/>1. **Client software**. If you already have the client software installed for your enterprise database system, then you typically have what you need to make a connection. If you don't have the client software installed, ask the database administrator how to install a licensed copy.<br/><br/>2. **Drivers or providers**. Microsoft installs drivers and providers to connect to Oracle. To connect to IBM DB2, get the Microsoft® OLEDB Provider for DB2 v5.0 for Microsoft SQL Server from the [Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Feature Pack](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=52676).|
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|**Text files** (flat files)|No additional files required.|
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|**Enterprise databases**<br/>[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], Oracle, DB2, and others.|SQL Server or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) installs the files that you need to connect to [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. But SSDT doesn't install all the files that you need to connect to other enterprise databases such as Oracle or IBM DB2.<br/><br/>To connect to an enterprise database, you typically have to have two things:<br/><br/>1. **Client software**. If you already have the client software installed for your enterprise database system, then you typically have what you need to make a connection. If you don't have the client software installed, ask the database administrator how to install a licensed copy.<br/><br/>2. **Drivers or providers**. Microsoft installs drivers and providers to connect to Oracle. To connect to IBM DB2, get the Microsoft® OLEDB Provider for DB2 v5.0 for Microsoft SQL Server from the [Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Feature Pack](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=52676).<br/><br/>For more info, see [Connect to a SQL Server Data Source)](connect-to-a-sql-server-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md) or [Connect to an Oracle Data Source)](connect-to-an-oracle-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).|
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|**Text files** (flat files)|No additional files required.<br/><br/>For more info, see [Connect to a Flat File Data Source (SQL Server Import and Export Wizard)](connect-to-a-flat-file-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).|
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|**Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access files**|Microsoft Office doesn't install all the files that you need to connect to Excel and Access files as data sources. Get the following download - [Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=54920).<br/><br/>For more info, see [Connect to an Excel Data Source](../../integration-services/import-export-data/connect-to-an-excel-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md) or [Connect to an Access Data Source](../../integration-services/import-export-data/connect-to-an-access-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).|
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|**Azure data sources**<br/>Currently only Azure Blob Storage.|SQL Server Data Tools don't install the files that you need to connect to Azure Blob Storage as a data source. Get the following download - [Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Integration Services Feature Pack for Azure](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=49492).<br/><br/>For more info, see [Connect to Azure Blog Storage](../../integration-services/import-export-data/connect-to-azure-blob-storage-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).|
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|**Open source databases**<br/>PostgreSQL, MySql, and others.|You have to download additional files to connect to these data sources.<br/><br/>- For **PostgreSQL**, see [Connect to a PostgreSQL Data Source](../../integration-services/import-export-data/connect-to-a-postgresql-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).<br/>- For **MySql**, see [Connect to a MySQL Data Source](../../integration-services/import-export-data/connect-to-a-mysql-data-source-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).|

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title: "Import and export data from SQL Server and Azure SQL Database | Microsoft Docs"
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You can import and export data with the BCP command-line utility. For more info, see [Import and Export Bulk Data by Using the bcp Utility](import-bulk-data-by-using-bulk-insert-or-openrowset-bulk-sql-server.md).
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### Use the Import Flat File Wizard
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If you don't need all the configuration options available in the Import and Export Wizard and other tools, you can import a text file into SQL Server by using the **Import Flat File Wizard** in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). For more info, see the following articles:
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- [Introducing the new Import Flat File Wizard in SSMS 17.3](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Introducing-the-new-Import-Flat-File-Wizard-in-SSMS-173)
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### Use the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
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You can import data to, or export data from, a variety of sources and destinations with the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. To use the wizard, you must have SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) installed. For more info, see [Import and Export Data with the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard](../../integration-services/import-export-data/import-and-export-data-with-the-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md).
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