importing dbf files into mysql

hi guys.

i have an xls sheet in openoffice.org. i'm workin on a small project and i need to convert this sheet into a mysql database. i see that openoffice allows me to save the spreadsheet as a .dbf file. does mysql support direct importing of fields from the .dbf file into a mysql database? if so whats the procedure?

i currently have the gui tools for mysql. are there any other packages i have to download for this?

thanks in advance.

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  • slashfear
    slashfear
    Hi Rohit,

    You can use Load data as shown below,


    LOAD DATA [LOW_PRIORITY | CONCURRENT] [LOCAL] INFILE '[I]file_name[/I]'
        [REPLACE | IGNORE]
        INTO TABLE [I]tbl_name[/I]
        [CHARACTER SET [I]charset_name[/I]]
        [{FIELDS | COLUMNS}
            [TERMINATED BY '[I]string[/I]']
            [[OPTIONALLY] ENCLOSED BY '[I]char[/I]']
            [ESCAPED BY '[I]char[/I]']
        ]
        [LINES
            [STARTING BY '[I]string[/I]']
            [TERMINATED BY '[I]string[/I]']
        ]
        [IGNORE [I]number[/I] LINES]
        [([I]col_name_or_user_var[/I],...)]
        [SET [I]col_name[/I] = [I]expr[/I],...]
    
    For further help or reference you can visit the following link ( which can give you the clear picture of how to do that process) :

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    Hope the information was useful for you!!!!😁

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