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- Import Excel to PostgreSQL locally and privately, avoid uploading Excel file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from Excel to PostgreSQL in 4 steps
Choose Excel file -> Set PostgreSQL table -> Preview PostgreSQL table -> Import Excel to PostgreSQL
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” for “Excel to PostgreSQL”.
Select the “Excel” file type.
then show the wizard.
Step #1. Open an Excel file.
Step #2. Select a PostgreSQL table and config fields.
Step #3. Preview PostgreSQL table.
Step #4. Import Excel to PostgreSQL.
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EXCEL → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in EXCEL | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) | integer |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) | bigint |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) | double precision |
| Text | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text | varchar(n) |
| Long text | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row | text |
| Date | a serial number plus a date cell format | date |
| Datetime | a serial number plus a date-time cell format | timestamp |
| Binary | not representable as data | bytea |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) | boolean |
| JSON | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value | jsonb |
Dialect differences
EXCEL is a file format and PostgreSQL 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 EXCEL | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 5432 |
| identifiers | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | — | TEXT |
| binary | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column | BYTEA |
| separator | Cells, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package | — |
| typing | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error | — |
| shape | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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