Question

insert string array to database

Asked by: westerntour

Hi Expert,
I'm doing the project that need to download data from web page as a string array and use these data insert to database.  Any help will be great.
Here is my example code
-----------
try
         {
            Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
            Connection dbConn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:BMAC");
            if (dbConn == null)  
            {
               System.out.println("Connection to database failed");
            }
            else
            {                        
            try
         {
            InetTemplate obj = new Inet () ;
            String strContent = obj.getURL("http://my_webpage");
            String strData = obj.getData(strContent);
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new StringReader(strData));            
            String line;
            int count = 0;
            array = new String[120];
                  
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
            {
               array[count] = new String((line)+ "\r\n ");      
               count++;
            }
      }
       catch (Exception e)
            {
               System.out.println(e.getMessage());
               System.exit(0);
            }

     Statement stmt = dbConn.createStatement();
      String      dbSQL = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE col_Name=''";            
            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(dbSQL);
            if (!rs.next())
            {
                dbSQL = "INSERT INTO table (col_Name) VALUES (";
            for (int i=0;i<array.length;i++)
            {
            dbSQL  += "' " + array[i] + " ',";
            }
            dbSQL += ")";
            stmt.executeUpdate(dbSQL);
            }
              rs.close();
       }
                             
            dbConn.close();
            Statement stmt = null;
                                 
         }
             catch (Exception e)
            {
            }

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2006-05-25 at 17:05:33ID21864529
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Answers

 

by: objectsPosted on 2006-05-25 at 17:09:50ID: 16765572

>    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(dbSQL);

why do you do a select if you want to *insert* the strings?

sounds like u should be instead looping thru your array inserting a row for each string

for (int i=0; i<array.length; i++) {
   // insert array[i]


}

A PreparedSTatement could be used for this

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-25 at 18:44:50ID: 16765893

I assume that your select statement is use to find out if the data is already in the database before you insert?

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-25 at 19:00:20ID: 16765950

If you are.. try this script (provided you know how many fields the table have and the field name). Just replace the  'DATA1', 'DATA2', 'DATA3'.... with the value in the array, and field1, field2... with the field name in the table.

insert into table_1
      select top 1
      'DATA1', 'DATA2', 'DATA3'
      from table_1
      where
      not exists (
            select * from table_1
            where      field1 = 'DATA1'
            and      field2 = 'DATA2'
            and       field3 = 'DATA3')

using PreparedStatement:

String query =
        "insert into table_1 " +
      "select top 1 " +
      "?,?,? " +
      "from table_1 " +
      "where  " +
      "not exists ( " +
            "select * from table_1 " +
            "where      field1 = ? " +
            "and      field2 = ? " +
            "and       field3 = ?)";

PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(query);

stmt.setString(1, array1[0]);
stmt.setString(2, array1[1]);
//and so on

stmt.executeUpdate();
-----------------------------------

hope this helps.... if not, just ignore me ;-)


 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-25 at 19:03:53ID: 16765963

note that the 'top 1' must be there, else it will insert more than 1.. (the number of insert = the total row you have in the table, i guess)

 

by: westerntourPosted on 2006-05-25 at 21:50:57ID: 16766423

Note that before I insert array to table, all records were deleted (table is empty). String array have data like this:

String [] array = {"SAN 2012","LOS 2005","SFO 2010",...} (this array has about 100 list that are the same lenght)

I need to insert these data into 2 column of the database.

 

by: westerntourPosted on 2006-05-25 at 22:05:45ID: 16766476

In general, I have to download the data on web page and populate the database with that information. What should I start?
Web page as like this:

SAN    1012
LOS    2005
SFO    2010

and so on (100 lines)

 

by: objectsPosted on 2006-05-25 at 22:05:59ID: 16766478

Doesn't sound like you need to do an insert then.

batch update may be the way to go

http://javaalmanac.com/egs/java.sql/BatchUpdate.html

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-25 at 23:23:31ID: 16766694

PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(query);

for(int i = 0; i < your_array.length; i++){
    String str = your_array[i];
    stmt.setString(1, str.substring(0, str.indexOf(' '));
    stmt.setString(2, str.substring(str.indexOf(' '));

    stmt.addBatch();
}
stmt.executeBatch();

 

by: westerntourPosted on 2006-05-26 at 00:01:05ID: 16766802

it's error at:
stmt.setString(1, str.substring(0, str.indexOf(' '));
      ^
 stmt.setString(2, str.substring(str.indexOf(' '));
       ^

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-26 at 00:09:22ID: 16766875

what's the error msg?

 

by: objectsPosted on 2006-05-26 at 00:13:22ID: 16766911

u can avaoid using substring()

for(int i = 0; i < your_array.length; i++){
    String[] str = your_array[i].split(" ");
    stmt.setString(1, str[0]);
    stmt.setString(2, str[1]);

    stmt.addBatch();
}
stmt.executeBatch();

 

by: westerntourPosted on 2006-05-26 at 00:23:38ID: 16767008

Not the error msg, it can't compile

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-26 at 00:37:44ID: 16767125

when u compile the source code, it will shows error message, we need to know that.

btw, are u using any IDE or just notepad?

and maybe you can post your code:
the query and the loop part

 

by: mayankeaglePosted on 2006-05-26 at 01:53:58ID: 16767481

>> stmt.setString(1, str.substring(0, str.indexOf(' '));

You forgot an ) at the end:

stmt.setString ( 1, str.substring ( 0, str.indexOf ( ' ' ) ) ) ;

 

by: mayankeaglePosted on 2006-05-26 at 01:54:25ID: 16767482

One ) for indexOf (), one for substring (), one for setString ()

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-26 at 01:56:42ID: 16767493

argh!!! my mistake..

 

by: CEHJPosted on 2006-05-26 at 01:58:17ID: 16767499

>>
it's error at:
stmt.setString(1, str.substring(0, str.indexOf(' '));
>>

Your statement should be something like

"insert into table x (first_col, second_col) values (?,?)";

>>stmt.setString(2, str.substring(str.indexOf(' '));

should be

stmt.setString(2, str.substring(str.indexOf(' ') + 1);


 

by: mayankeaglePosted on 2006-05-26 at 02:09:47ID: 16767548

>> argh!!! my mistake..

2 pairs of eyes are always better than 1 ;-)

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-26 at 02:19:11ID: 16767629

not to mention my pair = old eyes...

 

by: westerntourPosted on 2006-05-26 at 21:41:23ID: 16774129

>>"insert into table x (first_col, second_col) values (?,?)";
That means I put the question mark (?) or the real value in value(?,?).

 

by: objectsPosted on 2006-05-26 at 22:05:55ID: 16774195

the question mark

 

by: InNoCenT_Ch1ldPosted on 2006-05-28 at 18:05:08ID: 16781375

you put the REAL value using setString (in your case, if they are String)

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