Want to import data from TXT file to DBF?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to DBF converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT 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 privately, avoid uploading large or private TXT file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from TXT file to DBF
Login to DBF -> Choose TXT file -> Set DBF table -> Import TXT to DBF
Choose DBF 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 file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a DBF table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in DBF table.
4. Import TXT data to DBF.
View imported data in DBF table
Import TXT to DBF in command line
Save “TXT to DBF” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to DBF in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to DBF in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to DBF in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to DBF
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to DBF” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to DBF” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to DBF” conversion.
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TXT → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | Character(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | Memo |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | Date |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | (none) |
| Binary | not representable | (none) |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | Logical |
| JSON | written as-is | (none) |
Dialect differences
TXT 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 TXT | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | None by convention | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported | — |
| 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 | — |
No counterpart
- TXT values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- TXT values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- TXT values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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