Want to export data from multiple similar MySQL tables to one SQL file?
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Export multiple similar MySQL tables to a single SQL file
Login to MySQL -> Select MySQL tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export MySQL to SQL
Choose MySQL and logon.
Click “Export Similar Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select similar MySQL tables.
2. Set SQL file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export multiple similar MySQL tables to a single SQL file.
After exporting, you can view output SQL file.
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See also:
MySQL → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Float | DOUBLE | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | TEXT / CLOB |
| Datetime | DATETIME | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | JSON | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
MySQL is a database server and SQL is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in MySQL | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | — | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | — | No declaration |
| typing | — | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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