{"id":45666,"date":"2026-09-14T02:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=45666"},"modified":"2026-09-16T03:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:53:15","slug":"dbloader-3-6-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/pr\/dbloader-3-6-released.html","title":{"rendered":"DBLoader 3.6 Released: Fixed-Width Text, YAML & Table Filter"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 14, 2026 \u2014 Withdata Software announces DBLoader 3.6<\/a><\/strong>, a cross-platform desktop tool for importing files into databases and exporting databases to files. This release adds fixed-width text<\/strong> and YAML<\/strong> in both directions, a new \u201cOptions \/ Output Settings\u201d page, and a table filter above the database object tree.<\/p>\n

\"DBLoader<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New in DBLoader 3.6<\/h2>\n

1. Fixed-Width Text, Both Ways<\/h3>\n

DBLoader can now import<\/strong> data from fixed-width text files \u2014 the column widths are detected from the data and can be adjusted before importing. It can also export<\/strong> to fixed-width text, again with widths detected from the data and editable, so the output lines up exactly the way a legacy system or mainframe expects.<\/p>\n

2. YAML, Both Ways<\/h3>\n

On the import side, DBLoader reads the common YAML shapes: a list of mappings (each mapping is one record), a mapping whose values are lists (column-oriented), and a single mapping of scalar values. Nested mappings are flattened into dotted column names such as meta.vip<\/code>, and large flat files are streamed in chunks to keep memory low.<\/p>\n

On the export side, you control the encoding, the indent, and block vs. flow style, and flattened columns can be written back as nested mappings. Values that contain line breaks become literal block scalars, and reading the file back gives the same columns and values.<\/p>\n

3. Options \/ Output Settings & Table Filter<\/h3>\n