How to import all files from a folder to MongoDB? - mongodb

Question

I have a folder containing CSVfiles. I want to upload the data of all the CSVs to MongoDB. I have tried the following command:
for i in *.csv; do mongoimport -d mydatabase -c ${i%.*} --type csv --file $i --headerline ; done
I have modified it to suit my scenario. The modified command is as follows:
for i in "C:\Users\lenovo-pc\Desktop\Testing sample csv\*.csv"; do mongoimport -d Better -c TESTCSV --type csv --file $i --headerline ; done
But It is giving error: i was unexpected at this time.
I would like to know how I can upload all the CSVs from a folder at once. I do not want to upload them one by one. Kindly help.

Answer 1

Try this:
for %i in (*.csv) do mongoimport -d Better -c TESTCSV --type csv --file "%i" --headerline
Make sure you run this from the directory in which the *.csv files are present.

Answer 2

I've made this script for Windows that imports all CSVs in the same folder and names each collection with the name of the respective CSV.
You need to copy these lines in a .bat file, then edit the variables MONGO_HOME and db as you need:
TITLE MongoDB CSV Importer
SET "MONGO_HOME=C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.6"
SET db=datasets
for %%v in (*.csv) do "%MONGO_HOME%\bin\mongoimport.exe" -d %db% -c %%~nv --type CSV --file %%v --headerline
TITLE "Import completed!"
PAUSE
and this works the same for Linux shell scripts (.sh):
db="datasets"
for entry in *".csv"
do
coll=$(echo "$entry" | cut -f 1 -d '.')
echo $name
mongoimport -d $db -c $coll --type CSV --file $coll".csv" --headerline
done
echo "end of import."
Hope this helps