Want to export data from DBF query to CSV file?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a DBF to CSV converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export DBF data to CSV, Easy and Fast.
- 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 DBF query to CSV file
Login to DBF -> Enter DBF query -> Set CSV file options -> Export DBF query to CSV
Choose DBF and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Enter DBF query.
2. Set CSV file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export DBF query results to CSV file.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export DBF table to CSV
- Export multiple similar DBF tables to one CSV file
- Batch export DBF tables to CSV files
DBF → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | 1234 |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | Float | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | Character(n) | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | Memo | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | Date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | (none) | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | (none) | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | Logical | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | (none) | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
DBF is a database server and CSV 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 DBF | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | — | Not supported |
| separator | — | Comma "," |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory |
No counterpart
- CSV has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- CSV has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- CSV has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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