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How to transfer CSV data to a PostgreSQL table

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wc_intel
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Triggering a file change detection in Google Drive and then inserting it into a PostgreSQL table with condition checks. If the file already exists in certain tables, it should be dropped; otherwise, it should be inserted.

Thank you very much.

 
Posted : 17/03/2025 4:07 pm
Franz
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The workflow proceeds as follows:

  1. Initially, load the CSV file (for instance, using the “Read File” or “Extract From File” node within your callin.io workflow).
  2. Once the file is loaded, each row from the CSV is treated as a distinct data item.
  3. Subsequently, retrieve the necessary values from the database that will be used for comparison.
  4. Employ an “IF” node to evaluate the conditions, and then proceed to insert the required data as appropriate.

It's worth noting that the Postgres Node also provides an “Insert or Update” capability. In certain scenarios, this feature might be sufficient for your requirements.

After using the “Extract From File” node, you will have multiple items, with one item corresponding to each row in the CSV. This implies that subsequent nodes will process these items concurrently (in parallel). If your CSV file contains a large number of rows, utilizing a Loop Node could be more efficient. This method allows you to specify a suitable batch size to manage the number of items processed at any given time.

 
Posted : 17/03/2025 4:26 pm
wc_intel
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I’m developing a completely automated AI agent for cold email outreach, but there are numerous paths and decisions, and not enough straightforward tutorials. I’m piecing together knowledge bit by bit.

Your insights provide a clearer picture—many thanks! I’m also creating an AI voice agent to automatically call businesses I scrape into a .csv, so my starting point is marketing first.

I’ve configured callin.io on EC2 and integrated PostgreSQL 17—significantly faster than SQLite. However, regarding the “how-to”, there’s much less documentation available than anticipated. Perhaps it’s still a “make a lot of money” kind of niche.

Once I have this operational, the subsequent step involves an AI chatbot (likely with a vector DB in Pinecone), integrated into my Next.js site. I’m contemplating embedding it via cdnjs, but I’m open to suggestions for a superior method.

Hopefully, I’m still in the blue ocean phase.

 
Posted : 17/03/2025 5:32 pm
wc_intel
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Thank you very much.

Can we utilize an AI agent and its instructions to accomplish this?

I'm attempting it, but the analysis of each row appears to be very slow.

 
Posted : 21/03/2025 11:30 am
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Posted : 19/06/2025 11:31 am
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