Reading movies information from a CSV file

The examples provided in this chapter assume that:

• You have launched your Talend Studio and opened the Integration perspective.

• You have installed all the required third-part libraries and database drivers in your Talend Studio.

• You have properly installed and configured the MySQL database software, and created a database named gettingstarted.

In this scenario, you will learn:

• How to create a data integration Job. See Creating your first Job for details.

• How to add and link components in a data integration Job. See Adding and linking components for details.

• How to create file metadata in the Repository. See Preparing the movies metadata for details.

• How to configure and execute a data integration Job. See Configuring and executing your Job for details.

If you want to replicate the example described in this document and use the exact input data, you can download tdi_gettingstarted_source_files.zip from the Downloads tab in the left panel of this page, and then save the source files in your local directory C:\getting_started\input_data\.