title: Importing XML files to Azure SQL Database
body: <p>I have a large amount of XML files that I transfer via ftp to an azure website folder on a daily basis. I currently use c# to transfer the data to azure sql server tables. However, it is extremely slow.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way I can run an Azure SQL job to bulk import these files and if so, how do I access the files in the web apps folder?</p>
  
  <p>I know how to do this on a standard SQL server with XML files residing on a share drive but am unsure how to do this in azure.</p>