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Batch extract EXCEL files from SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) column
Run DBBlobEditor, login to SQL Server.
![Bulk export excel files from SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) - login to SQL Server](https://www.withdata.com/images/logon/choose_sql-server_logon.png)
Click “Start New Task – Export LOB To Files” at task dialog.
![Batch extract excel files from SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) - Task Window](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/task-list.png)
then show the wizard.
1. Configure “[IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) to EXCEL” settings.
![Batch dump excel files from SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) - config](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/batch-export-excel-config.png)
2. Bulk export SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) to EXCEL files.
![Batch save SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) to excel files - export](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/batch-export-excel-export.png)
then you can see exporting EXCEL files
![Batch convert SQL Server [IMAGE, VARBINARY(MAX)] (BLOB) to excel files - view](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/batch-export-excel-view.png)
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SQL Server → EXCEL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) |
| Float | float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row |
| Date | date | a serial number plus a date cell format |
| Datetime | datetime2 | a serial number plus a date-time cell format |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | not representable as data |
| Boolean | bit | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value |
Dialect differences
SQL Server is a database server and EXCEL 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 SQL Server | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | 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 |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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