MySQL import in phpmyadmin (CSV) chokes on quotes
- by Andrew Swift
I am trying to import a .csv file into a MySQL table via phpMyAdmin.
The .csv file is separated by pipes, formated like this:
data|d'ata|d'a"ta|dat"a|
data|"da"ta|data|da't'a|
dat'a|data|da"ta"|da'ta|
The data contains quotes. I have no control over the format in which I recieve the data -- it is generated by a third party.
The problem comes when there is a | followed by a double quote. I always get an "invalid field count in CSV input on line N" error.
I am uploading the file from the import page, using Latin1, CSV, terminated by |, separated by ".
I would like to just change the "enclosed by" character, but I keep getting "Invalid parameter for CSV import: Fields enclosed by". I have tried various characters with no success.
How can I tell MySQL to accept this format in phpMyAdmin?
Setting up these tables is the first step in writing a program that will use uploaded gzipped .csv files to maintain the catalog of an e-commerce site.
