Execute SQL on CSV files via JDBC

Question

I need to apply an SQL query to CSV files (comma-separated text files). My SQL is predefined from another tool, and is not eligible to change. It may contain embedded select

Answer 1

If you are wanting to treat csv files as databases from within a Java program, you should look at the h2 database engine. It has really nice support for reading/writing CSV files and working with in-memory databases. It's a successor to hsql, faster and with added features. You can read about the csv support in the h2 tutorial.