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I am using MySQL Workbench 5.2.28 for designing my database schema. I need to insert default data into some tables which can be done using the "Inserts" tab. However, it seems like it only allows entering data manually, one row at a time. I have an OUTFILE with several hundred rows that I would like to insert.
Is this possible with MySQL Workbench? Would creating separate MySQL scripts for importing default data be a better approach?
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Open MySQL Workbench > Home > Manage Import / Export (Right bottom) / Select Required DB > Advance Exports Options Tab >Complete Insert [Checked] > Start Export. For 6.1 and beyond, thanks to ryandlf: Click the management tab (beside schemas) and choose Data Export.
In order to start adding data to a table, right-click the table (in the SCHEMAS pane) to be modified and click Select Rows. You will then find yourself in a window that allows you to enter data (Figure E). In this window, you can either use the result grid or open the form editor.
You can also use INSERT ... TABLE in MySQL 8.0. 19 and later to insert rows from a single table. INSERT with an ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE clause enables existing rows to be updated if a row to be inserted would cause a duplicate value in a UNIQUE index or PRIMARY KEY .
Insert is for adding data to the table, update is for updating data that is already in the table.
I am now using separate sql scripts for inserting my data as there doesn't seem to be an easy way to add bulk inserts to MySQL workbench.
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