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how to import .xls file into SQLite database?

I have an issue with importing .xls file into SQLite database. I am working on windows xp and using a SQLite manager for maintain the database. I can import the .csv file to the database by using ...
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Import 4 million rows

Hi I need to import about 4 million records into my DB. The file is a csv. I have tried MyAdminphp and it times out. Then i tried Razor SQL and it's way too slow. Any suggestions for handling this ...
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Dealing with empty strings while loading a table from a CSV

I am trying to load a CSV file into a table. The CSV file contains some empty strings for example: 1,2,,4 I want to load the empty field as null. One way I know is to use \N i.e: 1,2,\N,4 but it ...
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Loading data in mysql using LOAD DATA INFILE, replication safe?

I am trying to load data into mysql database form CSV file. I found that we could use LOAD DATA INFILE command to do it. But as per the mysql documentation it is not replication safe. (See here) Is ...
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import csv data stored in a blob column

Here's what i need to do: Users will upload CSV files into SQL Server 2012 blob column Each night, i would like to take each file and import the data into table I will have 2 web sites using the ...
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Set field values to newly imported rows in PostgreSQL table with existing data

I have a PostgreSQL table with existing data, and needs to import all the rows in a CSV file into that table. I am using pgadmin3's Import tool to do the import. Question: For the newly imported ...
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Getting error while importing large data through csv

I am new Postgres. I am getting constraint violation errors while importing a large CSV file. I want to disable all of the database constraints temporarily - I do not know how to do this.
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Update oracle sql database from CSV

I tried google at first but no luck. Is it possible to update tables from csv file? I am using SQL developer and I am using a script to export edited rows to a csv file. I would like to update the ...
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Command line export and import CSV in SQL Server 2008 R2

I have a database xyz and 100+ tables and has to perform the following operations on the command line: I need to create CSV of all tables in one go. CSV with column separator ,, fields enclosed by " ...
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Export Postgres table on remote server to CSV file on local machine?

I have access to DB on remote server where I can do only select command, So, I can execute: COPY products TO '/tmp/products.csv' DELIMITER ','; But on that server I don't have permission to ...
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Apply in a CSV file to multiple databases

Recently, I have been working with a client whom has asked us to provide their dataset for use in a mobile application we are making for them. The requirements for this project include the ability to ...
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Can PostgreSQL's COPY create CSV with Locale-specific number formatting?

I want to create a CSV with PostgreSQL 9.1 COPY that directly opens correctly with a double-click in crazy German Excel 2010. Using ";"-Delimiter is easy. The encoding is solved, but Excel only ...
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Understanding the time difference between data grid initial display and export/full display using Toad for Oracle

I am trying to run a query on a local Oracle DB and output the results to a .CSV file. The query runs in a decent amount of time (usually less than 5 minutes), but returns tens of thousands (possibly ...
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Permission Denied Copy [closed]

I am a beginner learning how to load data and I can't figure out why I can't load this data into postgres. I am using postgres 8.4 on MAC OS. copy tname from '/Users/Shared/folder/file.cxv' ...
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Can I query a tab-delimited file from SSMS?

Is it possible to query a tab-delimited file from Sql Server Management Studio to view its data without saving it anywhere? I know you can BULK INSERT from a tab-delimited file using something like: ...
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excel sheet input to mysql

I want to add about 1000 records to a table that contains 31 fields. The worst part is those 1000 records are in the form of an excel sheet having some columns left unfilled. Is there any easy way to ...
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MySQL Import CSV with Multiple Field Separators

I'm trying to import this CSV file into MySQL that appears to be optionally enclosed by more than one character. Unfortunately, MySQL only supports one character as a field separator. I am stuck ...
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Doing a comparison on two csv files with no Primary Key

I'm wondering if in SSIS there is a way to compare two csv files(with the same structure) with no reference key to make a record unique. To give you a better picture from what I mean; In initial load ...
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How to troubleshoot COPY FROM inserting less rows then expected?

I have a CSV (tab-delimited in fact) file with 7,590,051 lines, according to wc -l, which I want to import using COPY FROM. I removed the table's primary key, so it has no constraints. I ran COPY ...
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How to import a.csv file into a postgresql database using \copy?

I am trying to import a .csv file into a postgresql database. I am using pgadmin III for that on a win7 machine. My query looks like that: \COPY pop_grid(GRID_ID, POP_TOT, YEAR, METHD_CL, CNTR_CODE, ...
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Conversion of GRIB and NetCDF to my database [closed]

I have downloaded "High Resolution Initial Conditions" climate forecast data for one day. The file had an .tar.gz extension so I extracted it in my local directory and I get the files listed here: ...
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Which tools can be used to clean CSV files prior to bulk insert?

Which tools and programming libraries are you aware of that can help accelerate CSV manual correction process when column separator characters are encountered within data elements? I'm currently not ...
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Import CSV file into SQLServer [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Convert varchar column to datetime Hi I am using the SQL server Import wizard to import a CSV file into what will be a new table in my database. An example of the CSV ...
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Behavior of PostgreSQL COPY FROM

Let me preface this question by stating that my experience with DBA is limited to an introductory undergraduate university course, and that I'm just getting started with PostgreSQL. I would like to ...
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sql data to a csv-file via cobol

I 'm using the following code : string 'insert into ' delimited by size 'tgamGameTeams ' delimited by size '(Id,Name,RemainingBudget,TeamGamePoints,GameId) ' ...
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MySQL import csv only gets half the lines

I use the following command to read in a csv: LOAD DATA INFILE '/Users/Tyler/Desktop/players_escaped.txt' INTO TABLE players FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '^' LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'; The ...
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MySQL - CSV UPDATE (not INSERT) into existing table?

I have a table with the following columns: id | name | city The table has 1000 entries in it. I have a CSV file with a limited number of lines like this: id,city 34,Denver 45,Kansas City 145,New ...
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Access exporting to CSV is weirdly slow

I have searched but could not find anything similar. If I just run the query, I can get the result pretty quickly (~5 mins); but after I saved the query to export as CSV, the exporting part is ...
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What's the easiest way to re-format CSV exports from MySQL into Excel/ flat-file fields?

I've just had some database backup problems on a website I run containing some important lead data. Unfortunately, I've now lost one of the key MySQL tables, which means my data has lost its ...
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Options for dumping Oracle queries to text files with no database server filesystem access

I've an application currently producing reports using UTL_FILE and DIRECTORY. We are migrating this application to an environment in which there will be no filesystem access on the database server ...
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psql denies access to file when using COPY FROM

When I do this: COPY "mytable" FROM '/my/file.csv' WITH DELIMITER AS ',' CSV; On this: -rw-r--r-- 1 peter peter 54819176 2011-07-21 13:17 file.csv psql tells me this: ERROR: could not open ...
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Save Results as CSV *with* headers in SSMS

With SQL Server 2008 R2, when I save the results as a CSV there are no headers. I can work around this by copying and pasting with the "Copy with Headers" , or just grab the headers and paste them in ...
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How many disk seeks does it take to write one row on SQLite?

As far as I understand, there can be one disk-seek per rotation of a harddisk, therefore I am interested to know how many disk seeks are needed for writing a row to an SQLite table, including locking ...