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Anonymous
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Importing 4GB Census Data

I'm trying to import a 4GB CSV file into Power Bi but since the file is so big I've been looking into using SQL.

 

I downloaded SQLiteStudio and am trying to use the Command Prompt to create a database but am running into the problem below.

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Please help!!

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lbendlin
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What happened when you imported the CSV?  That should normally work (assuming your PC is powerful enough)

 

Note that SQLite is a file based database. There will be no real difference to the CSV.  You will also need to install a custom driver that can allow Power BI to read from SQLite files via ODBC.

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