sql - BULK INSERT with variable file name

Question

i am trying to bulk insert into Db using sql server 2005

Below is the code.

declare @path varchar(500) 
set @path = 'E:Supportest.csv'; 

Create table #mytable( name varchar(max), class varchar(max), roll varchar(max) )

BULK INSERT #mytable FROM @path <-- Error line
WITH ( FIELDTERMINATOR = ',', ROWTERMINATOR = '
' ); 
Go 
select * from #mytable
drop table #mytable

Problem: issue is that my file path is dynamic and comes from a variable instead of hard coding which is not working If i change the error line to below it works

 BULK INSERT #mytable FROM 'E:Supportest.csv'; 

Please advise how to fix this

Answer 1

Try to use Dynamic SQL:

declare @sql varchar(max)
set @sql = 'BULK INSERT #mytable FROM ''' + @path + ''' WITH ...
exec (@sql)