Is your data in CSV format, or close to that?<br><br>If so, then use the LOAD DATE INFILE<br><br>Example:<br><br><pre class="programlisting">LOAD DATA INFILE 'filename.csv' INTO TABLE <em class="replaceable"><code>your_table_name</code></em><br>
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"'<br> LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'<br> IGNORE 1 LINES;<br></pre><br>Here are the details on that command:<br><br><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/load-data.html">http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/load-data.html</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Insurance Squared Inc. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gcooke@insurancesquared.com">gcooke@insurancesquared.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
What kind of tools are available to get a decent sized pile of data into a mysql database via keyboard? i.e. I've got tables full of rows and columns of data that I have to input via a keyboard and end up as a nice mysql database.<br>
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