Want to import data from TXT file to Redshift?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to Redshift converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to Redshift, 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 Redshift
Login to Redshift -> Choose TXT file -> Set Redshift table -> Import TXT to Redshift
Choose Redshift 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 Redshift table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in Redshift table.
4. Import TXT data to Redshift.
View imported data in Redshift table
Import TXT to Redshift in command line
Save “TXT to Redshift” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to Redshift in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to Redshift in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to Redshift in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to Redshift
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to Redshift” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to Redshift” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to Redshift” conversion.
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TXT → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | varchar(max) |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | date |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | timestamp |
| Binary | not representable | (none) |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | boolean |
| JSON | written as-is | super |
Dialect differences
TXT is a file format and Redshift 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 Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 5439 |
| identifiers | None by convention | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | timestamp, date |
| long text | — | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| 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 | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- TXT values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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