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Importing Data (Tools/APIs)

Import data programmatically.

Background Information

The Management Portal provides two generic options for importing data:

You can also import data from .txt files or .csv files into SQL tables by using the LOAD DATA SQL command. This command also enables you to import data from JDBC sources by using a SQL Gateway Connection.

Available Tools

Enables you to import text files into SQL tables. For information, see %SQL.ExImDataOpens in a new tab, the utility class from which %SQL.Import.MgrOpens in a new tab inherits.

Availability: All namespaces.

Enables you to import objects from relational databases. It includes support for data scrubbing.

Availability: All namespaces.

Provides the following methods, which you can use to import from CSV files:

  • CSV()

  • CSVTOCLASS()

Availability: All namespaces.

Includes the Import() class method

Availability: All namespaces.

Numerous tools within InterSystems IRIS® data platform provide more specific import options, documented elsewhere.

See Also

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