diff --git a/R/BulkLoad.R b/R/BulkLoad.R
index 58cdcf89..5b22bf30 100644
--- a/R/BulkLoad.R
+++ b/R/BulkLoad.R
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ checkBulkLoadCredentials <- function(connection) {
     envSet <- FALSE
     container <- FALSE
     
-    if (Sys.getenv("AZR_STORAGE_ACCOUNT") != "" && Sys.getenv("AZR_ACCOUNT_KEY") != "" && Sys.setenv("AZR_CONTAINER_NAME") != "") {
+    if (Sys.getenv("AZR_STORAGE_ACCOUNT") != "" && Sys.getenv("AZR_ACCOUNT_KEY") != "" && Sys.getenv("AZR_CONTAINER_NAME") != "") {
       envSet <- TRUE
     }
     
@@ -391,7 +391,11 @@ bulkLoadSpark <- function(connection, sqlTableName, data) {
   
   csvFileName <- tempfile("spark_insert_", fileext = ".csv")
   write.csv(x = data, na = "", file = csvFileName, row.names = FALSE, quote = TRUE)
+  destinationCsvFileName <- basename(csvFileName)
   on.exit(unlink(csvFileName))
+  
+  sqlDataTypes <- sapply(data, getSqlDataTypes, dbms = connection@dbms)
+  selectFields <- paste0(.sql.qescape(names(data), TRUE), "::", sqlDataTypes, collapse = ", ")
 
   azureEndpoint <- getAzureEndpoint()
   containers <- AzureStor::list_storage_containers(azureEndpoint)
@@ -399,13 +403,13 @@ bulkLoadSpark <- function(connection, sqlTableName, data) {
   AzureStor::storage_upload(
     targetContainer, 
     src=csvFileName, 
-    dest=csvFileName
+    dest=destinationCsvFileName
   )  
 
   on.exit(
     AzureStor::delete_storage_file(
       targetContainer, 
-      file = csvFileName,
+      file = destinationCsvFileName,
       confirm = FALSE
     ),
     add = TRUE
@@ -416,8 +420,9 @@ bulkLoadSpark <- function(connection, sqlTableName, data) {
     packageName = "DatabaseConnector",
     dbms = "spark",
     sqlTableName = sqlTableName,
-    fileName = basename(csvFileName),
-    azureAccountKey = Sys.getenv("AZR_ACCOUNT_KEY"),
+    selectFields = selectFields,
+    fileName = destinationCsvFileName,
+    azureContainerName = Sys.getenv("AZR_CONTAINER_NAME"),
     azureStorageAccount = Sys.getenv("AZR_STORAGE_ACCOUNT")
   )
   
@@ -426,7 +431,7 @@ bulkLoadSpark <- function(connection, sqlTableName, data) {
       DatabaseConnector::executeSql(connection = connection, sql = sql, reportOverallTime = FALSE)
     },
     error = function(e) {
-      abort("Error in DataBricks bulk upload. Please check DataBricks/Azure Storage access.")
+      abort(paste("Error in DataBricks bulk upload. Please check DataBricks/Azure Storage access.\n", e))
     }
   )
   delta <- Sys.time() - start
diff --git a/R/InsertTable.R b/R/InsertTable.R
index 99a5f702..a86ec95f 100644
--- a/R/InsertTable.R
+++ b/R/InsertTable.R
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ validateInt64Insert <- function() {
 #' Credentials are configured directly into the System Environment using the 
 #' following keys: Sys.setenv("AZR_STORAGE_ACCOUNT" =
 #' "some_azure_storage_account", "AZR_ACCOUNT_KEY" = "some_secret_account_key", "AZR_CONTAINER_NAME" =
-#' "some_container_name").
+#' "some_container_name"). Prerequisites for Azure Databricks instances: Create an Access Connector 
+#' for Azure Databricks to provide a secure bridge between Unity Catalog and Azure Data Lake 
+#' Storage (ADLS Gen2), create the required storage credentials using the access connector, 
+#' and configure the bulk-loading storage account as an external location using the access 
+#' connector and storage credentials.
 #'
 #' PDW: The MPP bulk loading relies upon the client
 #' having a Windows OS and the DWLoader exe installed, and the following permissions granted: --Grant
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ insertTable.DatabaseConnectorJdbcConnection <- function(connection,
     }
   }
   isSqlReservedWord(c(tableName, colnames(data)), warn = TRUE)
-  useBulkLoad <- (bulkLoad && dbms %in% c("hive", "redshift") && createTable) ||
+  useBulkLoad <- (bulkLoad && dbms %in% c("hive", "redshift", "spark") && createTable) ||
     (bulkLoad && dbms %in% c("pdw", "postgresql") && !tempTable)
   useCtasHack <- dbms %in% c("pdw", "redshift", "bigquery", "hive") && createTable && nrow(data) > 0 && !useBulkLoad
   if (dbms == "bigquery" && useCtasHack && is.null(tempEmulationSchema)) {
diff --git a/inst/sql/sql_server/sparkCopy.sql b/inst/sql/sql_server/sparkCopy.sql
index e9b43853..ea1756b8 100644
--- a/inst/sql/sql_server/sparkCopy.sql
+++ b/inst/sql/sql_server/sparkCopy.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 COPY INTO @sqlTableName
-FROM 'abfss://@azureStorageAccount.dfs.core.windows.net/@fileName'
-WITH (
- CREDENTIAL (AZURE_SAS_TOKEN = '@azureAccountKey')
-)
+FROM (
+  SELECT @selectFields
+  FROM 'abfss://@azureContainerName@@azureStorageAccount.dfs.core.windows.net/@fileName'
+) 
 FILEFORMAT = CSV
 FORMAT_OPTIONS (
-   'header' = 'true',
-   'inferSchema' = 'true'
-);
+   'header' = 'true'
+)
+COPY_OPTIONS('mergeSchema' = 'true');