Convert SQL to Excel

Want to convert SQL file to Excel file?

If you want to export SQL Server to Excel, see this page: SQL Server to Excel.

If you want to export SQLite to Excel, see this page: SQLite to Excel.

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Convert SQL to Excel

Choose SQL file -> Set Excel file -> Convert SQL to Excel

“Start a New Convert” for “SQL to Excel”.

convert SQL file to Excel file - task window

Select From “File” “SQL” To “File” “Excel”.

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1. Open source SQL file.

Support large SQL file ( > 4GB ).

transform SQL file to Excel file - open a SQL file

Source SQL file’s content is like this:

SQL to Excel converter - source SQL file

2. Config target Excel file.

generate Excel file by SQL file - config Excel file

3. Set rows options.

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4. Convert SQL to Excel.

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After converting, you can view the output Excel file.

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SQL → EXCEL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in SQL	in EXCEL
Int	`INT`	`1234 (a real numeric cell)`
Bigint	`BIGINT`	`9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text)`
Decimal	`DECIMAL(p,s)`	`1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals)`
Float	`DOUBLE PRECISION`	`1.234E+10 (numeric cell)`
Text	`VARCHAR(n)`	`text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text`
Long text	`TEXT / CLOB`	`text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row`
Date	`DATE`	`a serial number plus a date cell format`
Datetime	`TIMESTAMP`	`a serial number plus a date-time cell format`
Binary	`BLOB / BYTEA`	`not representable as data`
Boolean	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`	`TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell)`
JSON	`JSON / TEXT`	`a text cell; the quotes are part of the value`

Dialect differences

Both SQL and EXCEL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in SQL	in EXCEL
identifiers	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`	`Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value`
dates	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`	`Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo...`
binary	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`	`Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column`
separator	`Statement terminators (;)`	`Cells, not delimiters`
encoding	`No declaration`	`UTF-8 internally, declared in the package`
typing	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`	`Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error`
shape	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`	`Multiple sheets, each a flat grid`
ceiling	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`	`1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w...`

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