Import Excel to SQLite

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Import data from Excel file to SQLite

load Excel data to SQLite table - Choose SQLite and logon

Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” for “Excel to SQLite”.

import Excel data to SQLite table - task window

Select the “Excel” file type.

Import EXCEL file data to SQLite table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Open an Excel file.

Import Data From Excel File To SQLite - open Excel file

Here is the file’s content.

Import Data From Excel File To SQLite - source Excel file

2. Select a SQLite table and config fields.

Load Data From Excel File To SQLite - select table

3. Preview data will be in SQLite table.

Transfer Data From Excel File To SQLite - preview

4. Import Excel data to SQLite.

Import Data From Excel File To SQLite - import data

View imported data in SQLite table

Convert Excel to SQLite - view data

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EXCEL → SQLite reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in EXCEL	in SQLite
Int	`1234 (a real numeric cell)`	`INTEGER`
Bigint	`9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text)`	`INTEGER`
Decimal	`1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals)`	`NUMERIC`
Float	`1.234E+10 (numeric cell)`	`REAL`
Text	`text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text`	`TEXT`
Long text	`text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row`	`TEXT`
Date	`a serial number plus a date cell format`	`TEXT`
Datetime	`a serial number plus a date-time cell format`	`TEXT`
Binary	`not representable as data`	`BLOB`
Boolean	`TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell)`	`INTEGER`
JSON	`a text cell; the quotes are part of the value`	`TEXT`

Dialect differences

EXCEL is a file format and SQLite 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 SQLite
port	`—`	`(file-based)`
identifiers	`Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value`	`"double quotes" or [brackets]`
row limit	`—`	`LIMIT n`
dates	`Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo...`	`TEXT (no date type)`
long text	`—`	`TEXT`
binary	`Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column`	`BLOB`
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
SQLite	`sqlite3 .dump`
SQLite (load)	`.import (sqlite3)`

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