Question

I have a mysql database with a single table, that includes an autoincrement ID, a string and two numbers. I want to populate this database with many strings, coming from a text file, with all numbers initially reset to 0.

Is there a way to do it quickly? I thought of creating a script that generates many INSERT statements, but that seems somewhat primitive and slow. Especially since mysql is on remote site.

Answer 1

Yes – use LOAD DATA INFILE docs are here Example :

LOAD DATA INFILE 'csvfile'
INTO TABLE table
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
IGNORE 0 LINES
(cola, colb, colc)
SET cold = 0,
cole = 0;

Notice the set line – here is where you set a default value.

Depending on your field separator change the line FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','