Inserting data from JSON files into mongo

mongo_insert_from_json_file.md

Inserting data into mongo collection from JSON file

var file = cat('./20-new.json');  # file name
use testdb                        # db name
var o = JSON.parse(file);         # convert string to JSON
db.forms.insert(o)                # collection name

Inserting data using 'meteor mongo' into collection from JSON file

var file = cat('./20-new.json');        # file name
var o = JSON.parse(file);               # convert string to JSON

o.forEach(function (f) { 
  f._id = ObjectId().valueOf();         # set _id to value that will work with Meteor
  f.Date = ISODate(f.Date);             # need convert dates to ISODate
  f.dob = ISODate(f.dob); 
  f.doj = ISODate(f.doj); 
  db.students.insert(f);                # insert on item into collection
  }
 );