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So after searching on here, I couldn't find an answer to this problem I am having.

I am trying to import StackExchange's DB Dump into SQL Server to do some testing and learning overall. However, they come in this format:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<votes>
  <row Id="1" PostId="1" VoteTypeId="2" CreationDate="2010-07-20T00:00:00.000" />
  <row Id="2" PostId="1" VoteTypeId="2" CreationDate="2010-07-20T00:00:00.000" />
  <row Id="3" PostId="2" VoteTypeId="2" CreationDate="2010-07-20T00:00:00.000" />
  <row Id="4" PostId="2" VoteTypeId="2" CreationDate="2010-07-20T00:00:00.000" />
</votes>

Now, importing through the wizard didn't work. So here I am trying to find a way to write code or do something to import this.

The thing is, the data isn't separated by tags, but complete rows. So instead of having: 

<Posts>
<id> 1 </id> 
<PostId> 1</PostId>
</Posts>

I have that thing above. So I can't exactly just take the tags and their values with something like @xData.value etc... Which is the solution I found on other posts here.

Maybe the solution is much simpler and I am missing something, donno. Your help would be appreciated

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    Have you tried SODDI? I'm not sure which importer you're talking about. My company also hosts an imported and backed up torrent of the full import already done. – Erik Darling May 28 '18 at 0:03
  • Oh wow... I am a faculty student, so there's a lot I am still learning. Didn't even know about SODDI. Thanks a lot :D It worked perfectly – Chessbrain May 28 '18 at 0:31
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    Glad to hear it worked. Good luck with your project. – Erik Darling May 28 '18 at 0:40

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