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Batch export data from Oracle tables to TXT files
Login to Oracle -> Select Oracle tables -> Set TXT file options -> Export Oracle tables to TXT
Choose Oracle and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select TXT file type.
1. Select Oracle tables to export.
2. Set TXT options.
3. See Oracle tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export Oracle data to TXT files.
After exporting, you can view output TXT files.
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See also:
- Export Oracle table to TXT
- Export Oracle query results to TXT
- Export multiple similar Oracle tables to one TXT file
Oracle → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | CLOB | written as-is |
| Date | DATE | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | BLOB | not representable |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
Dialect differences
Oracle 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 Oracle | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | None by convention |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY | — |
| dates | DATE, TIMESTAMP | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| long text | CLOB, NCLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB, BFILE | 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 |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
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