Want to import data from TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file to Clipper?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to Clipper converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to Clipper, 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 TXT file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file to Clipper
Login to Clipper -> Choose TXT file -> Set Clipper table -> Import TXT to Clipper
Choose Clipper and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a Clipper table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in Clipper table.
4. Import TXT data to Clipper.
View imported data in Clipper table
Import TXT to Clipper in command line
Save “TXT to Clipper” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to Clipper in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to Clipper in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to Clipper in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to Clipper
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to Clipper” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to Clipper” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to Clipper” conversion.
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See also:
Semicolon-delimited text → Clipper reference
What is a semicolon-delimited file?
A semicolon-delimited file is a plain-text file where each line is one record and a semicolon ; separates the fields. It is the usual CSV variant in locales where the decimal separator is a comma, so a comma inside a number would otherwise be ambiguous.
Name;Age;City
Alice;30;New York
Bob;41;San FranciscoTo open it in Excel: Data → From Text/CSV, then set the delimiter to ;.
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Semicolon-delimited text | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | quoted only when it contains a semicolon or a quote | Character(n) |
| Long text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records | Memo |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | Date |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | (none) |
| Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string | (none) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer | Logical |
| JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled | (none) |
Dialect differences
Semicolon-delimited text is a file format and Clipper 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 Semicolon-delimited text | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported | — |
| separator | Semicolon ";" | — |
| encoding | Often ANSI or Latin-1 in European exports; UTF-8 needs a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory | — |
No counterpart
- Semicolon-delimited text values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- Semicolon-delimited text values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- Semicolon-delimited text values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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