{"id":15245,"date":"2023-12-28T09:18:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=15245"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:28:33","slug":"upsert-data-from-txt-pipe-delimited-text-file-to-sqlite-without-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/txttosqlite\/upsert-data-from-txt-pipe-delimited-text-file-to-sqlite-without-programming.html","title":{"rendered":"Upsert data from TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file to SQLite without programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to upsert data from TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file to  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlite.org\/\">SQLite<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>Upsert: inserts rows into a table if they do not already exist, or updates them if they do.<\/><\/p>\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/\">FileToDB<\/a>, a native GUI tool, you can upsert data from TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file to SQLite  easily and fast, no need to program, just a few mouse clicks!<\/p>\n<p>Support Windows, Linux, macOS<\/p>\n<p>Here you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/download.html\">download<\/a> and install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/\">FileToDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Upsert data from TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file to SQLite <\/h2>\n<p> Choose SQLite and logon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/logon\/choose_sqlite_logon.png\" alt=\"convert online PIPE file to SQLite  table - Choose SQLite and logon\" width=\"430\" height=\"442\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Click &#8220;Wizard &#8211; 1 File To 1 Table&#8221; at task dialog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/task-window.png\" alt=\"convert online PIPE file to SQLite  table - task window\" width=\"722\" height=\"399\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Select the &#8220;TXT&#8221; file type.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/select-file-type-file-txt.png\" ALT=\"Import file data to database table - select file type\" width=\"596\" height=\"236\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>then show the wizard.<\/p>\n<p>1. Open a TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/wizard-import-file-source-file-pipe.png\" ALT=\"Upsert Data From TXT File To SQLite  - open TXT file\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>2. Select a table and config fields.<\/p>\n<p>Set &#8220;Load Type&#8221; to &#8220;Upsert&#8221;, choice &#8220;By Key&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/wizard-upsert-dest-table.png\" ALT=\"Upsert Data From TXT File To SQLite  - select table\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>3. Preview data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/wizard-import-preview-pipe.png\" ALT=\"Upsert Data From TXT File To SQLite  - preview\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>4. Upsert TXT data to SQLite .<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/wizard-import-convert-pipe.png\" ALT=\"Upsert Data From TXT File To SQLite  - Upsert data\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>View upserted data<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/file-to-db\/wizard-import-view.png\" ALT=\"Copy Data From TXT File To SQLite  - view data\" width=\"629\" height=\"480\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>You can schedule and automate this converting task by: <\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/withdata.com\/file-to-db\/cmd.html\" target=\"_blank\">1) Save session and create .bat file.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/withdata.com\/dbtodb\/schedule-task.html\" target=\"_blank\">2) Set scheduled task.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/\">More about FileToDB &#8211; the tool to upsert data from TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file to SQLite <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>30-day free trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/file-to-db\/download.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/btn_download_green.png\" alt=\"Download FileToDB\" width=\"165\" height=\"50\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to upsert data from TXT (&#8220;|&#8221; pipe delimited text) file to SQLite ? Upsert: inserts rows into a table if they do not already exist, or updates them if they do. 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