Want to import multiple TSV files into a single xBase table?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TSV to xBase converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TSV 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 TSV files to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Import multiple TSV files into a single xBase table
Login to xBase -> Choose TSV files -> Set xBase table -> Import TSV files to xBase table
Choose xBase and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TSV” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains TSV files.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TSV files.
2. Config first TSV file importing options.
3. Select a xBase table and config fields.
4. Preview data will be in xBase table.
5. Import multiple TSV files to the xBase table.
View imported data in xBase table
Import multiple TSV files to xBase in command line
Save “multiple TSV files to xBase” session, then you can:
- Import multiple TSV files to xBase in Windows command line.
- Import multiple TSV files to xBase in Linux command line.
- Import multiple TSV files to xBase in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing multiple TSV files to xBase
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TSV to xBase” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TSV to xBase” conversion.
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See also:
TSV → xBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column | Character(n) |
| Long text | unquoted; newlines break the row | Memo |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | Date |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | (none) |
| Binary | not representable | (none) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE | Logical |
| JSON | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) | (none) |
Dialect differences
TSV 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 TSV | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported - must be encoded | — |
| separator | Tab | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
No counterpart
- TSV values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in xBase.
- TSV values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in xBase.
- TSV values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in xBase.
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).