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Importing a CSV file using BULK INSERT command into SQL Server table

public void BulkUpload(DataTable prodSalesData)
    {
        //DataTable prodSalesData = new DataTable("ProductSalesData");

        // Create Column 1: SaleDate
        DataColumn dateColumn = new DataColumn();
        dateColumn.DataType = Type.GetType("System.DateTime");
        dateColumn.ColumnName = "SaleDate";

        // Create Column 2: ProductName
        DataColumn productNameColumn = new DataColumn();
        productNameColumn.ColumnName = "ProductName";

        // Create Column 3: TotalSales
        DataColumn totalSalesColumn = new DataColumn();
        totalSalesColumn.DataType = Type.GetType("System.Int32");
        totalSalesColumn.ColumnName = "TotalSales";

        // Add the columns to the ProductSalesData DataTable
        prodSalesData.Columns.Add(dateColumn);
        prodSalesData.Columns.Add(productNameColumn);
        prodSalesData.Columns.Add(totalSalesColumn);

        // Let's populate the datatable with our stats.
        // You can add as many rows as you want here!

        // Create a new row
        DataRow dailyProductSalesRow = prodSalesData.NewRow();
        dailyProductSalesRow["SaleDate"] = DateTime.Now.Date;
        dailyProductSalesRow["ProductName"] = "Nike";
        dailyProductSalesRow["TotalSales"] = 10;

        // Add the row to the ProductSalesData DataTable
        prodSalesData.Rows.Add(dailyProductSalesRow);




        // Copy the DataTable to SQL Server using SqlBulkCopy
        using (SqlConnection dbConnection = new SqlConnection((SqlHelper.CONN_STRG)))
        {
            dbConnection.Open();
            using (SqlBulkCopy s = new SqlBulkCopy(dbConnection))
            {
                s.DestinationTableName = prodSalesData.TableName;

                foreach (var column in prodSalesData.Columns)
                    s.ColumnMappings.Add(column.ToString(), column.ToString());

                s.WriteToServer(prodSalesData);
            }
        }

    }

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