Use SQL INSERT to Create Directories with FileTable

Question

Is there a way to create directories in a FileTable without using File I/O APIs? Is it just as simple as creating a SQL INSERT statement?

This is my first experience with SQL Server 2012 and I'm not familiar with the limits of the FileTable from within SQL Server.

Answer 1

The following worked for me. Hopefully this helps out someone else.

INSERT INTO FileTable0 (name,is_directory,is_archive) VALUES ('Directory', 1, 0);

• You should also check out Bob Beauchemin's Techdays 2012 video for more details on FileStream and its evolution into FileTable.