Want to batch import TXT (Text) documents into SQLite TEXT (CLOB) column?
Try Withdata DBBlobEditor, a SQLite TEXT (CLOB) editor, Bulk import TXT into SQLite, 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.
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Batch import TXT documents to SQLite TEXT (CLOB) column
Run DBBlobEditor, login to SQLite.
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 SQLite TEXT (CLOB).
then you can see importing results
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TXT → SQLite reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | INTEGER |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | INTEGER |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | NUMERIC |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | REAL |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | TEXT |
| Long text | written as-is | TEXT |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | TEXT |
| Binary | not representable | BLOB |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | INTEGER |
Dialect differences
TXT is a file format and SQLite 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 SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | None by convention | "double quotes" or [brackets] |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | TEXT (no date type) |
| long text | — | TEXT |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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