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How to import a text file with '|' delimited data to PostgreSQL database? [closed]

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I have a text file with | delimited data that I want to import to a table in PostgreSQL database. PgAdminIII only exports CSV files. I converted the file to a CSV file using MS excel but still was unsuccessful importing data to PostgreSQL database.

It says an error has occurred: Extradata after last expected column. CONTEXT: COPY , line1:

What I am doing wrong here?

Column header:

KNUMBER,APPLICANT,CONTACT,STREET1,STREET2,CITY,STATE,ZIP,DEVICENAME,DATERECEIVED,DECISIONDATE,DECISION,REVIEWADVISECOMM,PRODUCTCODE,STATEORSUMM,CLASSADVISECOMM,SSPINDICATOR,TYPE,THIRDPARTY,EXPEDITEDREVIEW,,  

Sample data:

K000001,BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED/ INC.,RON  BENNETT,5905 NATHAN LN.,,MINNEAPOLIS,MN,55442,WALLGRAFT TRACHEOBRONCHIAL ENDOPROSTHESIS AND UNISTEP DELIVERY SYSTEM,1/3/00,6/5/00,SE,SU,JCT,Summary,SU,,Traditional,N,N,,
K000002,USA INSTRUMENTS/ INC.,RONY  THOMAS,1515 DANNER DR.,,AURORA,OH,44202,MAGNA 5000 PHASED ARRAY CTL SPINE COIL,1/3/00,2/23/00,SE,RA,MOS,Summary,RA,,Traditional,N,N,,

Table Schema:

CREATE TABLE medicaldevice1
(
  medical_device_id serial NOT NULL,
  k_number character varying(8),
  applicant character varying(150) NOT NULL,
  contact character varying(50),
  street1 character varying(80),
  street2 character varying(40),
  city character varying(50),
  state character varying(8),
  zip character varying(16),
  device_name character varying(500) NOT NULL,
  date_received character varying(8),
  decision_date character varying(8),
  decision character varying(2),
  review_advise_comm character varying(2),
  product_code character varying(3),
  state_or_summary character varying(16),
  class_advise_comm character varying(2),
  ssp_indicator character varying(25),
  third_party character varying(2),
  expedited_review character varying(4),
  CONSTRAINT medical_device_id_pk PRIMARY KEY (medical_device_id)
)

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