Want to export data from MariaDB table to TXT using current date as file name?
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Export data from MariaDB table to TXT file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to MariaDB -> Choose MariaDB table -> Set TXT filename template including date -> Export MariaDB to TXT using current date as file name
Choose MariaDB and logon.
“Export From Table” for “TXT to MariaDB“.
Select TXT file type.
1. Choose MariaDB table.
2. Set TXT 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 MariaDB table data to TXT file. Dynamically created TXT file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output TXT files.
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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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