Want to import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file to Azure?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to Azure converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to Azure, 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 TXT file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file to Azure
Login to Azure -> Choose TXT file -> Set Azure table -> Import TXT to Azure
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a Azure table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in Azure table.
4. Import TXT data to Azure.
View imported data in Azure table
Import TXT to Azure in command line
Save “TXT to Azure” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to Azure in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to Azure in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to Azure in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to Azure
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to Azure” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to Azure” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to Azure” conversion.
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See also:
Pipe-delimited text → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Pipe-delimited text | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | int |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | bigint |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | float |
| Text | quoted only when it contains a pipe or a quote | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | date |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | datetime2 |
| Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer | bit |
| JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Pipe-delimited text is a file format and Azure SQL 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 Pipe-delimited text | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | — | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | Not supported | varbinary(max) |
| separator | Pipe "|" | — |
| 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; row count bounded by memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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