Batch import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files to SQL Server without programming

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Want to batch import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files to SQL Server ?

Using FileToDB, a native GUI tool, you can batch import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files to SQL Server easily and fast, no need to program, just a few mouse clicks!

Support Windows, Linux, macOS.

Support large TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files (big than 4GB).

Support multiple PIPE file encodings: ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-8BOM, UCS-2LE (Unicode Little Endian), UCS-2BE (Unicode Big Endian), CP1250 (Central European), CP1251 (Cyrillic), CP1252 (Western European), CP1253 (Greek), CP1254 (Turkish ), CP1255 (Hebrew), CP1256 (Arabic), CP1257 (Baltic), CP1258 (Vietnamese), CP437 (United States), CP850 (Western European), CP852 (Central European), CP866 (Cyrillic), CP874 (Thai), CP932 (Japanese), CP936 (Chinese Simplified), CP949 (Korean), CP950 (Chinese Traditional), ISO-8859-1 (Western European), ISO-8859-2 (Central European), ISO-8859-15 (Latin 9), KOI-8 (Cyrillic), Macintosh (Western European).

Here you can download and install FileToDB.

Batch import data from TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files to SQL Server

Choose SQL Server and logon.

convert PIPE file to SQL Server  table - Choose SQL Server and logon

Click “Wizard – N Files To 1 Table” at task dialog.

convert PIPE file to SQL Server  table - task window

Select the “TXT” file type.

Import file data to SQL Server table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Select a folder that constains TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files.

Batch import PIPE files data To SQL Server  - select a folder

2. Config first TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file importing options.

Batch import PIPE files data To SQL Server  - config first file

3. Select a SQL Server table and config fields.

Bulk load PIPE files data To SQL Server  - select table

4. Preview data.

Batch transfer PIPE files data To SQL Server  - preview

5. Import TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files to the SQL Server table.

Batch copy PIPE files data To SQL Server  - import data

View imported data

Batch copy PIPE files data To SQL Server  - view data

You can schedule and automate this converting task by:

1) Save session and create .bat file.

2) Set scheduled task.


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