T-SQL from XML file

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Error when XML Path within a parameter

you have to be a bit more curious and try things SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET (BULK 'C:\XML\Products.xml' , SINGLE_BLOB) AS XMLDATA gives you 0x3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D22312E302220656E636F64696E673D225..... hence it cannot insert that into an xml column data so you have to convert it to xml EXEC (' INSERT INTO XmlImportTest(xmlFileName, xml_data) SELECT ''' + @xmlFileName + ''', xmlData FROM ( SELECT CONVERT (XML, BulkColumn,2) --SELECT * --@xml = CONVERT(XML…