I never want to see those 2 words used together ever again.

These reductive posts are so old and tired.

No, it’s a standalone utility that you can download and install separate from SQL Server. It just adds BCP.exe to your command line.

Docs

Look for the link that says “Download Microsoft Command Line Utilities 15 for SQL Server (x64)”.

Try BCP. I’m fairly new to the Microsoft landscape too, but found using BCP really helped with efficiency on loading.

I think there are a lot of manipulator accounts in Lemmy. As with any social media platform, be wary of misinformation. Sometimes it’s blatant misinformation, sometimes it’s more subtle with small nudges.