{"id":3608,"date":"2024-05-12T19:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/?page_id=3608"},"modified":"2024-10-25T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:04:00","slug":"import-csv-file-into-sqlite-database","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-csharp\/import-csv-file-into-sqlite-database\/","title":{"rendered":"SQLite C#: Import CSV File into a Table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to import data from a CSV file into a table in SQLite database using C#.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To import data from a CSV file into a table in an SQLite database using a C# program, you follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, read data from the CSV file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second, iterate over each line and insert them into the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following program illustrates how to read data from <code>authors.csv<\/code> file that consists of two columns first name and last name, and insert each line into the <code>authors<\/code> table in the <code>pub<\/code> database:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> CsvHelper;\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> System.Globalization;\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">namespace<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Pub<\/span>;\n\n<span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> record <span class=\"hljs-title\">Author<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> FirstName, <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> LastName<\/span>)<\/span>;\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Program<\/span>\n{\n    <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> IEnumerable&lt;Author&gt; <span class=\"hljs-title\">ReadAuthorsFromCSV<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> filePath<\/span>)<\/span>\n    {\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> reader = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> StreamReader(filePath);\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> csv = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> CsvReader(reader, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);\n        \n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Skip header of the csv file<\/span>\n        csv.Read();\n\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Read the header of the csv file to map to fields<\/span>\n        csv.ReadHeader(); \n\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">while<\/span> (csv.Read())\n        {\n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> firstName = csv.GetField&lt;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span>&gt;(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Firstname\"<\/span>);\n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> lastName = csv.GetField&lt;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span>&gt;(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Lastname\"<\/span>);\n\n            <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">yield<\/span> return new <span class=\"hljs-title\">Author<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">firstName, lastName<\/span>)<\/span>;\n        }\n    }\n    <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Main<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><\/span>)<\/span>\n    {\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> csvFilePath = <span class=\"hljs-string\">@\"c:\\db\\authors.csv\"<\/span>;\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> sql = <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"INSERT INTO authors(first_name, last_name) VALUES (@first_name, @last_name)\"<\/span>;\n\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">try<\/span>\n        {\n            <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Open a new database connection<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> connection = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> SqliteConnection(<span class=\"hljs-string\">@\"Data Source=C:\\db\\pub.db\"<\/span>);\n            connection.Open();\n\n            <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Insert lines of CSV into the authors table<\/span>\n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">foreach<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> author <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">in<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">ReadAuthorsFromCSV<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">csvFilePath<\/span>))<\/span>\n            {\n                <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> command = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> SqliteCommand(sql, connection);\n                command.Parameters.AddWithValue(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"@first_name\"<\/span>, author.FirstName);\n                command.Parameters.AddWithValue(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"@last_name\"<\/span>, author.LastName);\n                command.ExecuteNonQuery();\n            }\n        }\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">catch<\/span> (SqliteException ex)\n        {\n            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);\n        }\n    }\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this program, we use the <code>CsvHelper<\/code> package that you can install by running the following command in the Package Manager Console:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\">Install-Package CsvHelper<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Check out this tutorial for more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csharptutorial.net\/csharp-file\/csharp-read-csv-file\/\">how to read a CSV file in C# using the <code>CsvHelper<\/code> package<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that you can <a href=\"http:\/\/authors.csv\">download the authors.csv file here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How the program works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Declaring Author record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Declare an Author record that includes two fields <code>FirstName<\/code> and <code>LastName<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> record <span class=\"hljs-title\">Author<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> FirstName, <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> LastName<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defining ReadAuthorsFromCSV() method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>ReadAuthorsFrom<code>CSV<\/code>()<\/code> method reads data from a CSV file specified by a <code>filePath<\/code> and returns an enumerable sequence of <code>Author<\/code> records.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> IEnumerable&lt;Author&gt; <span class=\"hljs-title\">ReadAuthorsFromCSV<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> filePath<\/span>)<\/span>\n{\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> reader = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> StreamReader(filePath);\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> csv = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> CsvReader(reader, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);\n\n    <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Skip header of the csv file<\/span>\n    csv.Read();\n\n    <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Read the header of the csv file to map to fields<\/span>\n    csv.ReadHeader();\n\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">while<\/span> (csv.Read())\n    {\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> firstName = csv.GetField&lt;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span>&gt;(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Firstname\"<\/span>);\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> lastName = csv.GetField&lt;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span>&gt;(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Lastname\"<\/span>);\n\n        <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">yield<\/span> return new <span class=\"hljs-title\">Author<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">firstName, lastName<\/span>)<\/span>;\n    }\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>How it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, create a <code>StreamReader<\/code> from the <code>CSV<\/code> file specified by the <code>filePath<\/code>. The <code>using<\/code> statement ensures that the <code>StreamReader<\/code> is properly closed:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> reader = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> StreamReader(filePath);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, create a <code>CsvReader<\/code> to parse <code>CSV<\/code> data. The <code>CultureInfo.InvariantCulture<\/code> ensures consistent parsing across different locales:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> csv = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> CsvReader(reader, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Third, read the first line from a CSV file, the header line. It advances the reader to the next line in the CSV file:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\">csv.Read();<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Fourth, read the header row of the CSV file to map the column names to fields:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\">csv.ReadHeader();<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Fifth, start a loop that iterates over each line in the CSV file. The <code>Read()<\/code> method reads the next line from the <code>CSV<\/code> file and returns true if successful, or false if there are no more lines:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">while<\/span> (csv.Read())<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Sixth, retrieve the values of the <code>FirstName<\/code> and <code>LastName<\/code> columns and assign them to the <code>firstName<\/code> and <code>lastName<\/code> variables respectively:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> firstName = csv.GetField&lt;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span>&gt;(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Firstname\"<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Finally, yield a new <code>Author<\/code> record for each row in the CSV file. The <code>yield return<\/code> allows the method to return multiple <code>Author<\/code> records iteratively without loading them all in memory simultaneously:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">yield<\/span> return new <span class=\"hljs-title\">Author<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">firstName, lastName<\/span>)<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defining main() method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, declare a variable and initialize it with the path to the CSV file:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> csvFilePath = <span class=\"hljs-string\">@\"c:\\db\\authors.csv\"<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, declare a variable and initialize it with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-insert\/\">SQL INSERT<\/a> statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> sql = <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"INSERT INTO authors(first_name, last_name) VALUES (@first_name, @last_name)\"<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>@first_name<\/code> and <code>@last_name<\/code> placeholders are parameterized values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, create a new <code>SqliteConnection<\/code> object that connects to the SQLite database located at <code>C:\\db\\pub.db<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-14\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> connection = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> SqliteConnection(<span class=\"hljs-string\">@\"Data Source=C:\\db\\pub.db\"<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-14\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>using<\/code> statement ensures that the connection is automatically closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourth, open the database connection:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-15\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\">connection.Open();<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-15\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Fifth, iterate over each <code>Author<\/code> record returned by the <code>ReadAuthorsFromCSV()<\/code> method:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-16\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">foreach<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> author <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">in<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">ReadAuthorsFromCSV<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">csvFilePath<\/span>))<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-16\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Sixth, bind the values of the <code>FirstName<\/code> and <code>LastName<\/code> properties of the <code>Author<\/code> record to the <code>@first_name<\/code> and <code>@last_name<\/code> parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-17\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\">command.Parameters.AddWithValue(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"@first_name\"<\/span>, author.FirstName);\ncommand.Parameters.AddWithValue(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"@last_name\"<\/span>, author.LastName);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-17\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Seventh, execute the <code>SQL INSERT<\/code> command to insert a new row into the <code>authors<\/code> table with the first name and last name derived from the <code>Author<\/code> record:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-18\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"> command.ExecuteNonQuery();<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-18\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Finally, the <code>catch()<\/code> block catches any <code>SqliteException<\/code> that may occur during the execution of the try block. If an exception occurs, it displays the exception message to the console:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-19\" data-shcb-language-name=\"C#\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"cs\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-cs\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">catch<\/span> (SqliteException ex)\n{\n    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-19\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">C#<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">cs<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <code>CsvHelper<\/code> package to read data from a <code>CSV<\/code> file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call the <code>ExecuteNonQuery<\/code> of the <code>SqliteCommand<\/code> object to execute an SQL 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