Want to import data from TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file to SQLite?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to SQLite converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to SQLite, 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.
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Import data from TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file to SQLite
Login to SQLite -> Choose TXT file -> Set SQLite table -> Import TXT to SQLite
Choose SQLite 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 (“;” semicolon delimited text) file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a SQLite table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in SQLite table.
4. Import TXT data to SQLite.
View imported data in SQLite table
Import TXT to SQLite in command line
Save “TXT to SQLite” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to SQLite in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to SQLite in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to SQLite in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to SQLite
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to SQLite” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to SQLite” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to SQLite” conversion.
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See also:
Semicolon-delimited text → SQLite reference
What is a semicolon-delimited file?
A semicolon-delimited file is a plain-text file where each line is one record and a semicolon ; separates the fields. It is the usual CSV variant in locales where the decimal separator is a comma, so a comma inside a number would otherwise be ambiguous.
Name;Age;City
Alice;30;New York
Bob;41;San FranciscoTo open it in Excel: Data → From Text/CSV, then set the delimiter to ;.
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Semicolon-delimited text | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | INTEGER |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | INTEGER |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | NUMERIC |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | REAL |
| Text | quoted only when it contains a semicolon or a quote | TEXT |
| Long text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records | TEXT |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | TEXT |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | TEXT |
| Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string | BLOB |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer | INTEGER |
| JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled | TEXT |
Dialect differences
Semicolon-delimited text is a file format and SQLite 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 Semicolon-delimited text | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) | "double quotes" or [brackets] |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports | TEXT (no date type) |
| long text | — | TEXT |
| binary | Not supported | BLOB |
| separator | Semicolon ";" | — |
| encoding | Often ANSI or Latin-1 in European exports; UTF-8 needs a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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