Want to import multiple TSV files into a single Percona table?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TSV to Percona converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TSV to Percona, 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 files to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import multiple TSV files into a single Percona table
Login to Percona -> Choose TSV files -> Set Percona table -> Import TSV files to Percona table
Choose Percona and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TSV” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains TSV files.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TSV files.
2. Config first TSV file importing options.
3. Select a Percona table and config fields.
4. Preview data will be in Percona table.
5. Import multiple TSV files to the Percona table.
View imported data in Percona table
Import multiple TSV files to Percona in command line
Save “multiple TSV files to Percona” session, then you can:
- Import multiple TSV files to Percona in Windows command line.
- Import multiple TSV files to Percona in Linux command line.
- Import multiple TSV files to Percona in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing multiple TSV files to Percona
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TSV to Percona” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TSV to Percona” conversion.
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See also:
TSV → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Percona 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 Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
Convert your data online, free
Free in-browser converters for CSV, Excel, JSON, XML and SQL: Withdata Online Data Conversion. Large files, batch conversion or scheduling? See the offline desktop apps, or browse all data conversion tools.
New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
