Want to batch export data from MySQL tables to TXT files?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a MySQL to TXT converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export MySQL data to TXT, Easy and Fast.
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- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch export data from MySQL tables to TXT files
Login to MySQL -> Select MySQL tables -> Set TXT file options -> Export MySQL tables to TXT
Choose MySQL and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select TXT file type.
1. Select MySQL tables to export.
2. Set TXT options.
3. See MySQL tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export MySQL data to TXT files.
After exporting, you can view output TXT files.
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See also:
- Export MySQL table to TXT
- Export MySQL query results to TXT
- Export multiple similar MySQL tables to one TXT file
MySQL → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | 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
MySQL 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 MySQL | 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 |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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