I tried mongo import like this
mongoimport -d test -c foo importfile.json
mongoimport --host localhost --db local --collection lecturer --type json --file temp.json --headerline --upsert
and I've got same error message "Syntax Error: missing ; before statement (shell):1"
what's wrong with my code & how to import if my data stored in C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop ?? please help, thank's in advance
mongoimport is intended to run in command prompt and not in the mongo shell. Try exiting out of the shell and running the command.
try to use CSV is a good.
mongoimport -d mydb -c things --type csv --file locations.csv --headerline --upsert
You can convert by ms excel.
I had the same problem and was able to figure it out after a brief struggling and googling.
1. Navigate to the bin directory in command prompt
(cd c:..\bin)
2. Run the mongoimport command but you have to specify the full path of your json file.
That solves the problem
One solution is:
First, in cmd, change to the directory containing mongoexport.exe file, then type your command.
C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin> .\mongoexport.exe -d foo -c bar -o output.json
mongoimport
is to be run on the terminal and not inside the mongo shell. To run mongoimport
in terminal, you will need to install the same. On ubuntu, you can do :
apt get install mongo-tools
Hope this helps :)
Open the "Mongo/Server/3.4/bin" folder of mongo db in another command window and try again.It Will work.