Want to batch import TXT (Text) documents into DB2 CLOB column?
Try Withdata DBBlobEditor, a DB2 CLOB editor, Bulk import TXT into DB2, East and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch import TXT documents to DB2 CLOB column
Run DBBlobEditor, login to DB2.
Click “Start New Task – Import LOB From Files” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Configure import TXT settings.
2. Bulk import TXT files to DB2 CLOB.
then you can see importing results
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TXT → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | INTEGER |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | BIGINT |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | DOUBLE |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | CLOB |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | DATE |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | not representable | BLOB |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | SMALLINT |
Dialect differences
TXT is a file format and DB2 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 TXT | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | None by convention | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | Not supported | BLOB |
| separator | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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