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Export data from Oracle table to Excel xlsx file
Login to Oracle -> Choose Oracle table -> Set Excel file options -> Export Oracle to Excel xlsx file
Choose Oracle and logon.
Click “Export From Table” at task dialog.
Select Excel file type.
then show the Export Single Table form.
1. Select Oracle table.
2. Enter Excel xlsx file name.
3. Preview Excel.
4. Export Oracle to Excel xlsx file.
After exporting, you can view output Excel file.
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Oracle → Excel (.xlsx) reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in Excel (.xlsx) |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | 1234 (a real numeric cell) |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text |
| Long 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 | not representable as data |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) |
| JSON | CLOB | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value |
Dialect differences
Oracle is a database server and Excel (.xlsx) 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 Oracle | in Excel (.xlsx) |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY | — |
| dates | DATE, TIMESTAMP | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... |
| long text | CLOB, NCLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB, BFILE | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column |
| separator | — | Cells, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package |
| typing | — | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid |
| ceiling | — | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
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