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Expand Up @@ -283,3 +283,20 @@ Use the ":option:`--ignoreBlanks <mongoimport --ignoreBlanks>`" option
to ignore blank fields. For :term:`CSV` and :term:`TSV` imports, this
option provides the desired functionality in most cases: it avoids
inserting blank fields in MongoDB documents.


Note on importing csv data into mongodb:
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mongodb accepts csv data in UTF-8 format only.

The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, for one, saves data in ANSI format default.

If you are importing csv data into mongodb from a Microsoft Excel 2007 or later spreadsheet, explicitly choose UTF-8 as the format you want used to save the exported from the Excel spreadsheet.

If you are importing csv data into mongodb from a Microsoft Excel 2003 or earlier spreadsheet, import the csv data from the Excel spreadsheet into Microsoft Notepad. Have Notepad explicitly save this csv data in UTF-8 format.

Im port the csv data saved in UTF-8 mode into mongodb using the mongo import utility.