Good old FTP and flat file import will do the trick reliably and never take a day off. Here are the basic steps to automate an FTP download in Windows followed by a CSV insert into MS SQL Server.

Using PowerShell, Adam shows you one way to compare a .CSV file full of employee accounts with Active Directory users.

In the second part of this series, Brien shows how to import a .CSV file into a PowerShell array, including two methods for zooming in on just the specific data you need and filtering out the rest.

What makes a CSV file unique is the way its content is organized. Here's what you need to know about CSV files and how to use them.