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.

You now have your original file dumpfilename.sql that you can import into your database. To begin the import process, use the command: mysql -u [username] -p [database_name] < [dumpfilename.sql] ...

How to Import a Spreadsheet Into an OpenOffice Database. ... Save your new database file under a new filename. Double-click the "Sheet1" icon in the "Tables" view port to see your data.