Want to update data from TSV file to MySQL ?
Using File To DB, a native GUI tool for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, you can update data from TSV file to MySQL (MariaDB, Percona) easily and fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert locally and securely, avoid uploading large or private TSV file(s) to online services.
Update data from TSV file to MySQL (MariaDB, Percona)
Login to MySQL -> Choose TSV file -> Set MySQL table -> Update TSV to MySQL
Choose MySQL and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TSV” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source TSV file.
2. Select a MySQL table and config fields.
Set “Load Type” to “Update”, choice “By Key”.
3. Preview data.
4. Update TSV data to MySQL (MariaDB, Percona).
View updateed data
Update TSV data to MySQL in command line
Save session, and then create .bat file for Windows command line, or .sh file for Linux / macOS.
Set scheduled tasks for updating TSV data to MySQL
You can schedule and automate this “TSV to MySQL” conversion task by:
1) Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file.
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TSV → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | INT |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | BIGINT |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | DOUBLE |
| Text | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | unquoted; newlines break the row | LONGTEXT |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | DATE |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | DATETIME |
| Binary | not representable | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) | JSON |
Dialect differences
TSV is a file format and MySQL is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in TSV | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 3306 |
| identifiers | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it | `backtick` |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | — | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | Not supported - must be encoded | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
| separator | Tab | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
