[Eug-lug] Importing a .csv file into MySql

[larry price]

On 8/22/07, Ron LeVine <levine.ron at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I have a .csv file from a spreadsheet that I want to import into a MySQL db.
> Unfortunately, the format of the file is not the same as the field list in
> MySQL so I think I need a script to parse the file and then do the MySQL
> commands to place the data where it goes.
>

This is a very straightforward data filter script, the general pattern
goes like this

using your favourite scripting language

read each line of the file into a hash table (dictionary)

write the output function that does whatever formatting, interpolation
and calculation you need to produce the database table row you need
from the hash structure you have.

apply the output function to each line, and either stuff the result
into the database directly, or into a file for importation later.

(for larger data sets the copy function your DBMS has is significantly
faster than inserting row by row)






> I am not much of a script guy. Anyone care to assist on this???
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ron
>
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