[DOCS-11072] Problem running "mongoimport command" Created: 30/Nov/17  Updated: 27/Oct/23  Resolved: 09/Apr/18

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug Priority: Minor - P4
Reporter: Docs Collector User (Inactive) Assignee: Stennie Steneker (Inactive)
Resolution: Works as Designed Votes: 0
Labels: collector-298ba4e7, mts
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
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Environment:

Windows OS


Participants:
Days since reply: 5 years, 44 weeks, 2 days ago

 Description   

Generally this should work as per the documentation, but it ain't working if you are trying to execute from the server after connecting to "mongo.exe"

mongoimport --db test --collection restaurants --drop --file ~/downloads/primer-dataset.json

Instead, before even entering the mongo.exe console, at bin, the below command is importing the data -

mongoimport.exe --db test --collection restaurants --drop --file ~/downloads/primer-dataset.json



 Comments   
Comment by Stennie Steneker (Inactive) [ 09/Apr/18 ]

mongoimport.exe is a command-line utility similar to mongo.exe and must be run from within an O/S shell (for example, Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell).

If you try to run mongoimport from within a mongo shell session, the expected outcome will be a syntax error similar to:

ReferenceError: mongoimport is not defined.

Note that the DOCS project is for reporting documentation errata or suggestions. For appropriate channels for MongoDB-related support discussion please refer to Technical Support options in the MongoDB documentation.

Regards,
Stennie

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