Want to import data from TXT file to PostgreSQL?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to PostgreSQL converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to PostgreSQL, 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 PostgreSQL
Login to PostgreSQL -> Choose TXT file -> Set PostgreSQL table -> Import TXT to PostgreSQL
Choose PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in PostgreSQL table.
4. Import TXT data to PostgreSQL.
View imported data in PostgreSQL table
Import TXT to PostgreSQL in command line
Save “TXT to PostgreSQL” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to PostgreSQL in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to PostgreSQL in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to PostgreSQL in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to PostgreSQL
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to PostgreSQL” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to PostgreSQL” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to PostgreSQL” conversion.
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See also:
- PostgreSQL import multiple TXT files into a single table
- Bulk import TXT files into PostgreSQL tables
TXT → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | integer |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | bigint |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | double precision |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | varchar(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | text |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | date |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | timestamp |
| Binary | not representable | bytea |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | boolean |
| JSON | written as-is | jsonb |
Dialect differences
TXT is a file format and PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 5432 |
| identifiers | None by convention | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | — | TEXT |
| binary | Not supported | BYTEA |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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