Want to import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file to DB2?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to DB2 converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to DB2, 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 DB2
Login to DB2 -> Choose TXT file -> Set DB2 table -> Import TXT to DB2
Choose DB2 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 DB2 table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in DB2 table.
4. Import TXT data to DB2.
View imported data in DB2 table
Import TXT to DB2 in command line
Save “TXT to DB2” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to DB2 in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to DB2 in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to DB2 in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to DB2
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to DB2” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to DB2” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to DB2” conversion.
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See also:
Pipe-delimited text → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Pipe-delimited text | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | INTEGER |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | BIGINT |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | DOUBLE |
| Text | quoted only when it contains a pipe or a quote | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records | CLOB |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | DATE |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string | BLOB |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer | SMALLINT |
| JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Pipe-delimited text 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 Pipe-delimited text | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | Not supported | BLOB |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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