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SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier while importing JSON file in MongoDB

mongoimport --db test --collection collection1 --file c:/test.json

I got SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier when executing the above command.

What is the problem of this script?

Thank you very much

Solution

  • I had the same issue when i tried to import json file from MongoDB Shell.
    You can query it from command prompt.
    My directory stucture: 

    C:\Program files\MongoDB\Server\3.0\bin\mongoimport.exe  
C:\filename.json

    e.g. 

    C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.0\bin> ./mongoimport --db dbname --collection collection_name C:\filename.json

    Output should be: 

    2015-08-18T09:34:25.617-0700    connected to: localhost
2015-08-18T09:34:25.632-0700    imported 10 documents

    Now switch back to MongoDB Shell: 

     C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.0\bin> ./mongo
 use dbname
 db.collection_name.find().pretty()