Want to parse online TSV file and save to DBF?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TSV to DBF converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Import cloud TSV to DBF, 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 securely, avoid uploading large or private TSV file(s) to online services.
Import cloud TSV file to DBF table
Choose DBF and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select “Source Type” with “Url”.
then show the wizard.
1. Input the TSV file URL, and download the file.
2. Open the saved TSV file.
3. Config target DBF table.
4. Set rows options.
5. Import cloud TSV to DBF.
See DBF table
Import cloud TSV to DBF in command line
Save “TSV to DBF” session, then you can:
- Import cloud TSV to DBF in Windows command line.
- Import cloud TSV to DBF in Linux command line.
- Import cloud TSV to DBF in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing cloud TSV to DBF
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TSV to DBF” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TSV to DBF” conversion.
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TSV → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF 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 DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF.
- TSV values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- TSV values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
