Want to import data from TSV file to HiperSix?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TSV to HiperSix converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TSV to HiperSix, Easy 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 privately, avoid uploading large or private TSV file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from TSV file to HiperSix
Login to HiperSix -> Choose TSV file -> Set HiperSix table -> Import TSV to HiperSix
Choose HiperSix and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TSV” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a TSV file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TSV file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a HiperSix table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in HiperSix table.
4. Import TSV data to HiperSix.
View imported data in HiperSix table
Import TSV to HiperSix in command line
Save “TSV to HiperSix” session, then you can:
- Import TSV to HiperSix in Windows command line.
- Import TSV to HiperSix in Linux command line.
- Import TSV to HiperSix in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TSV to HiperSix
You can schedule and automate this “TSV to HiperSix” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TSV to HiperSix” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TSV to HiperSix” conversion.
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See also:
TSV → HiperSix reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in HiperSix |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column | Character(n) |
| Long text | unquoted; newlines break the row | Memo |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | Date |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | (none) |
| Binary | not representable | (none) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE | Logical |
| JSON | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) | (none) |
Dialect differences
TSV is a file format and HiperSix 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 HiperSix |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported - must be encoded | — |
| 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 | — |
No counterpart
- TSV values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in HiperSix.
- TSV values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in HiperSix.
- TSV values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in HiperSix.
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
