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Link to external file

I'm new to SQL Server. We are using ver 2005. Can I link to an
external text file and view/use it as a native table the way MS-Access
allows you to use linked Excel or text files in an Access query? TIA.
Jun 27 '08 #1
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You could use sp_addlinkedserver. Documentation is here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190479.aspx

brgds

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