Import Database

The glShopper import function allows you to import a tab-delimited text file into the database. Database imports are generally used to retrieve data from glShopper export files or from other spreadsheet and database applications that can generate tab delimited text files. You can manually create import files using the glShopper Create Template function. NOTE: A text based import file must contain at least one string per line.

To import a tab-delimited text file click on the tool bar icon or select the Import option from the file menu. Once selected a File Selection Box will be displayed:

A list of all the text files stored in your glShopper home directory will appear. Alternately, you can use the File Selection Box to search for text files in other directories or on other drives. NOTE: All import files must end with a ".txt" file extension. After selecting or entering the file name click on the Open button.

The import function parses the text file line by line searching for text strings separated by tabs. If an entry is already in the database, the import function will give you the option to update this entry, skip this entry, or update this entry and all others without prompting. After completion, the import function will report the number of new items that were imported and the number of items that were updated.