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Export data from MySQL table to TSV file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to MySQL -> Choose MySQL table -> Set TSV filename template including date -> Export MySQL to TSV using current date as file name
Choose MySQL and logon.
“Export From Table” for “TSV to MySQL“.
Select TSV file type.
1. Choose MySQL table.
2. Set TSV file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export MySQL table data to TSV file. Dynamically created TSV file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output TSV files.
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MySQL → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 1234 |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | DATE | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | DATETIME | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | not representable |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | JSON | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
MySQL is a database server and TSV 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 TSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | — | Tab |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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