Want to update data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file to MySQL ?
Using File To DB, a native GUI tool for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, you can update data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file to MySQL (MariaDB, Percona) easily 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 securely, avoid uploading large or private TXT file(s) to online services.
Update data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file to MySQL (MariaDB, Percona)
Login to MySQL -> Choose TXT file -> Set MySQL table -> Update TXT to MySQL
Choose MySQL and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file.
2. Select a MySQL table and config fields.
Set “Load Type” to “Update”, choice “By Key”.
3. Preview data.
4. Update TXT data to MySQL (MariaDB, Percona).
View updateed data
Update TXT data to MySQL in command line
Save session, and then create .bat file for Windows command line, or .sh file for Linux / macOS.
Set scheduled tasks for updating TXT data to MySQL
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to MySQL” conversion task by:
1) Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file.
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TXT → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | INT |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | BIGINT |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | DOUBLE |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | LONGTEXT |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | DATE |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | DATETIME |
| Binary | not representable | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | written as-is | JSON |
Dialect differences
TXT is a file format and MySQL 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 MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 3306 |
| identifiers | None by convention | `backtick` |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | — | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | Not supported | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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