Want to import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files into a single xBase table?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to xBase converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to xBase, 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 files to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files into a single xBase table
Login to xBase -> Choose TXT files -> Set xBase table -> Import TXT files to xBase table
Choose xBase and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.
2. Config first TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file importing options.
3. Select a xBase table and config fields.
4. Preview data will be in xBase table.
5. Import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to the xBase table.
View imported data in xBase table
Import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to xBase in command line
Save “multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to xBase” session, then you can:
- Import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to xBase in Windows command line.
- Import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to xBase in Linux command line.
- Import multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to xBase in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing multiple TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files to xBase
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to xBase” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to xBase” conversion.
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Semicolon-delimited text → xBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Semicolon-delimited text | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | quoted only when it contains a semicolon or a quote | Character(n) |
| Long text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records | Memo |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | Date |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | (none) |
| Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string | (none) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer | Logical |
| JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled | (none) |
Dialect differences
Semicolon-delimited text is a file format and xBase 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 xBase |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported | — |
| 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 | — |
No counterpart
- Semicolon-delimited text values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in xBase.
- Semicolon-delimited text values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in xBase.
- Semicolon-delimited text values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in xBase.
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