How to Insert xml data into SQL Server table?

Question

How to import below XML data into SQL Server table with three columns?

Answer 1

Try this:

DECLARE @input XML = ' 
 
   
   
  
 


 SMITH 
 MARY 
 N 


 SMITH2 
 MARY2 
 N2 


'

INSERT INTO dbo.YourTable(ColName, ColFirstName, ColOther)
   SELECT
      Name = XCol.value('(value)[1]','varchar(25)'),
      FirstName = XCol.value('(value)[2]','varchar(25)'),
      OtherValue = XCol.value('(value)[3]','varchar(25)')
   FROM 
      @input.nodes('/dataset/data/row') AS XTbl(XCol)