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Export data from MariaDB table to TXT file
Connect to MariaDB -> Choose MariaDB table -> Set TXT file options -> Export MariaDB to TXT
Choose MariaDB and connect.

“Export From Table” for “MariaDB to TXT”.

Select TXT file type.

1. Choose MariaDB table.

2. Set TXT file options.
You can set “Delimiter” to:
- “,” : for exporting MariaDB to comma separated text file
- “TAB” : for exporting MariaDB to tab separated text file
- “|” : for exporting MariaDB to pipe separated text file
- “;” : for exporting MariaDB to exporting MariaDB toor semicolon separated text file
- “#” : for exporting MariaDB to hash tag separated text file
- “WHITESPACE” : for exporting MariaDB to whitespace delimited text file

3. Set rows options.

4. Export MariaDB data to TXT file.

After exporting, you can view output TXT files.

More about MariaDB to TXT converter
See also:
- Export MariaDB query results to TXT
- Export multiple similar MariaDB tables to one TXT file
- Batch export MariaDB tables to TXT files
MariaDB → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MariaDB | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | written as-is |
| Date | DATE | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | DATETIME | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | not representable |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | JSON | written as-is |
Dialect differences
MariaDB is a database server and TXT 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 MariaDB | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | None by convention |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | Not supported |
| separator | — | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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