ExcelToDatabase: batch import excel into database automatically

What is it?

ExcelToDatabase is an automatical tool which can batch import multiple excel files into database(mysql/oracle/sqlserver/postgresql/access/hive/sqlite/dm). Automation is its main feature beacuse the tool can import data into database automatically and no need you to provide a mapping. Batch is the another feature beacuse of automation, so you can import 10 or 10000 excels one time but not one by one. Scheduler make you can import excel to database at any time.

Features

Automation

Based on the excel, the tool can create table and import data into the database automatically, or just append/merge the data based on the automatical mapping between the excel and databases.

Batch

Usually you only can import excel one by one using the other tool. But now, you can import all excels you want one time.

Easy

You only need to provide the location of excels and the connect information of database, the tool can work until all the excels are imported

Fast:

The fastest, no others

Intelligent:

When you manually import excel into database, whether if you feel sad when error occurs? DO NOT WORRY! The tool can deal with them!

Advanced:

Rich options could be custom choose to make more fuction come true.

Schedule:

You can make a schedule using it on windows/linux.

Realtime

Sync data in excel into database in realtime.

Security

DO NOT connect to internet. Work on offline to protect data

Where to get it

The packaged executable program(ExcelToDatabase.exe on windows) is available,

you can download it from sourceforge.

Usage

Start Program ExcelToDatabase.exe

Choose and Input

Choose the directory or excel files; 
Input target database information; 

Click Start

Supported Environments:

• Windows
• MySQL/Oracle/SQLServer/PostgreSQL/Access/Hive/SQLite/DM
• Excel(xls,xlsx,xlsm,csv)

Menu

Configuration

Open/Save/Import Configuration

Database

you can choose one database according to your target database

Data Source

• Files: choose Files as your data source, in this case, you can select one or more excel files to import
• Directory: choose Directory as your data source, in this case, excels under the directory will be imported

Scheduler

New/Edit/Import a schedule task. Programmer is crontab

Options:

Excel：

Choose directory or files as your data source

Database Connection:

Input connection information of your target database

Excel Options：

Recursion of Directories

  Recursive sub directories to find all excel files

Only Import Excel Last Modified

Only Import Excel Last Modified since last imported

Speeding Read Large Excel

only supported windows installed office and file format is xlsx/xls
suggest only open for large excel file)

Encoding of CSV：

Tools can auto-detect encoding of csv files(default), 
and you can choose or input other value

Excel Password

input excel password

Sheet Index or Names

sheet index as:1,sheet names as:Sheet1,Sheet2

Ignore Sheets Start With

if @,sheet name starts witj @ will be ignored

The Header on Row

eg: 1,default is 1,multiple header as: 1-3

The Data Start From Row：

eg: 2,default is header row+1

Skip Footer Rows

eg:1

Trim Field Values

trim()

Skip Blank Lines：

Skip Blank Rows

Replace Space Character to Null

Replace Values to Null：

values populated(comma separated) will be replaced to null

Remove Duplicate by Columns

Fill Blank Cell using Last Cell

Database Options

Drop Table if Exists

sql:drop table if exists

Truncate Table

sql:delete from

Create Table if not Exists

sql:create table if not exists

Append All Data to One Table：

import all data to the table populated

Case to Append All Data to the Same Table

Same Sheet Name、Same Excel Name、Similar Excel Name

Use Sheet as Table Name

defaule use excel file name as table name if not checked

Replace symbol to _ in Indentifier

Transform Chinese in Indentifier to The First Letter

Transform chinese in table name and column name to the first letter of its pinyin

Extract Table Name Using Regexp

Add Table Prefix/Suffix：

The value populated will be added to table name before/after

Add a Key Column, Value is The Row Number：

Add a Key Column, Value is The Row Number

Excel Name(support regexp) Save to

Allow Increase Column Length When not Enough

sql:alter table modify column

When excel has redundant column

Nothing/Ignore redundant column/Add new column in table(sql:alter table add column)

When excel data duplicate with table

Nothing:sql:insert into
Ignore:sql:insert ignore into
Update: sql:delete then insert

Replace Table Data by Columns

delete table data by value of the columns

Max Connections

parallel insert

Other Options

Truncate Logs Before Start

Popout Results when Completed

ODBC Driver

Run Sql Before Starting

When starting import, run sql in the sql file choosed before

Run Sql After Comleting

When complete import, run sql in the sql file choosed after

How the tool works?

Some logic is described below when the tool work

How to define table name：

If only one sheet in excel >> excel name
If multipule sheets in excel >> excel name + '_' + sheet name
If table name is more than the limit of database >> cut off  

How to define column name：

Default is the first row, but if the first row is all blank, next row will be used
If column name is blank, abcd will be set as column name
If column name is repeated, number like '0' will be added as its suffix

How to define column type：

Varchar(255) is default. If max length of column more than 255, text/clob will be set.

Getting Help

• Email: ryjfgjl@qq.com