Want to bulk import HTML files into DB2 tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a HTML to DB2 converter for DB2 for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, 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.
- Import HTML to DB2 locally and privately, avoid uploading HTML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import HTML files into DB2 tables
Login to DB2 -> Choose HTML files -> Set DB2 tables -> Import HTML files to DB2 tables
Choose DB2 and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “HTML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains HTML files.
2. Config first HTML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map DB2 tables to HTML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import HTML files to DB2 tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in DB2 table
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See also:
HTML → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in HTML | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <td>1234</td> | INTEGER |
| Bigint | <td>9007199254740993</td> | BIGINT |
| Decimal | <td>1234.56</td> | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | <td>1.234e+10</td> | DOUBLE |
| Text | <td>text</td> | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) | CLOB |
| Date | <td>2026-09-18</td> | DATE |
| Datetime | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | not representable in a cell | BLOB |
| Boolean | <td>true</td> | SMALLINT |
| JSON | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
HTML 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 HTML | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Whatever text was rendered | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | data: URIs inside src attributes | BLOB |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header | — |
| typing | None | — |
| shape | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup | 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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