Want to export data from DB2 query to XML file?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Export data from DB2 query to XML file
Login to DB2 -> Enter DB2 query -> Set XML file options -> Export DB2 query to XML
Choose DB2 and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select XML file type.
1. Enter DB2 query.
2. Set XML file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export DB2 query results to XML file.
After exporting, you can view output XML files.
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See also:
- Export DB2 table to XML
- Export multiple similar DB2 tables to one XML file
- Batch export DB2 tables to XML files
DB2 → XML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | <int>1234</int> |
| Bigint | BIGINT | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> |
| Float | DOUBLE | <float>1.234e10</float> |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | <char>text</char> |
| Long text | CLOB | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) |
| Date | DATE | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) |
| Binary | BLOB | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | <bool>true</bool> |
| JSON | CLOB | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree |
Dialect differences
DB2 is a database server and XML 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 DB2 | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | — |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) |
| long text | CLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text |
| separator | — | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | Declared in the XML declaration |
| typing | — | None in the markup itself |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Arbitrary tree |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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